Well, I tried out the 30 second wait before starting, and lo and behold, no
blinking light.

I haven't sat in traffic long enough at this point for it to get too hot,
but I was thinking...

The A/C compressor is bad, so I disconnected it, and when I turn the A/C
controls on, I see that it also automatically turns on the cooling
fan...Until I can scratch up enough dough and time for a new radiator, I'm
going to see if I can use that fan for a little extra cooling...Obviously
not a wonderful or permanent solution, but hopefully it will get me through
the week.

Thanks everyone for your knowledge and suggestions--I do appreciate it very
much!

Joe T.

>From: Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
>To: joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com>
>CC: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>Subject: Re: Blinking Coolant LED light and other cooling issues
>Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 12:04:43 -0700
>
>RE: Cooling/Overheating problem
>The symptoms you describe are nearly identical to the problem I had
>with my '85 (same engine/cooling system).  The bottom line was a bad
>radiator.  Worked fine (except climbing mountain passes) at normal
>highway cruise speeds, but insufficient cooling capacity in trafic,
>etc.
>I used to run mountain passes with the front and rear heaters on full
>blast to get just enough cooling capacity to survive.
>The blinking light  problem I'll leave to others with more detailed
>knowledge.

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