I always keep a close watch on the inside rear view mirror.  Any coolant or
oil leaks end up on the back window and become obvious before any buzzer
sounds!
TEMiller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?

> On 5/19/2005 11:38 AM Joy Hecht wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >Unfortunately yesterday I had an old coolant hose leak on the highway in
Indiana, and by the time the buzzer alerted me to the van overheating I'd
blown my engine.
> >
> <snip>
>
> Poor Joy. Is she having trouble, or what?
>
> In the interest of learning from the experience of others, is there
> anything a fellow can do if his Vanagon springs a major coolant leak
> like that? Her buzzer (does my 84 have one? I don't think so) sounded
> too late to prevent conversion of engine into scrap metal.
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> KG6RCR
>