

| Subject: | Re: 85 vanagon 1.9 gl |
| From: | Roger Sisler |
| Date: | Mon, 2 May 2005 18:21:55 -0400 |
Take your spare tire out. This will aid in cooling till you figure out what is the problem.Turning on your heater will also act like a radiater.With no thermistat installed,I have to go w/bad radiater.When my water pump went bad, water came out the pump berring profusley.I had to fill up with roadside swamp water (atleast it was distilled,never mind the leaves).Dont know how to check for a bad pump otherwise, except to remove a hose and see if water pumps out fast.W/no thermistat, you can do this.Did the problem occur suddenly or gradually and when the outside temp went up this spring? If you have a/c,you can turn on the radiater fan by turning on the a/c.If your going more than 30mph you dont need a fan anyway.Could be a temp switch that screws into the radiater front if your fan does not turn on,or a fuse.The fan itself is almost bullit proof.If your timing is way off, your van may over heat in the city.
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