

| Subject: | Re: Coolant Movement Problems |
| From: | Brien Dews |
| Date: | Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:51:07 -0400 |
I'll be there Sunday afternoon! On 6/22/05, joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com> wrote: > You got it! > > Actually there's a concert up at Red Rocks this weekend, Friday, Saturday > and Sunday, Widespread Panic...Because they are kind of a hippie-followed > band, there are usually many, many Vanagons up there. (I actually sold my > first Vanagon in the lot there in 2001 to a kid from Glenwood Springs.) > > If any listmembers are planning to attend, look for the Bronze Beige > Mettalic '85 Wolfsburg Westfalia with an LSU flag on top, in the north upper > lot...Beers are definitely on me! > > Joe T. > > >From: Tom Miller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM> > >Reply-To: Tom Miller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: Re: Coolant Movement Problems > >Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:43:18 -0400 > > > >Next Westy meet is in Denver! Beer's on Joe! > >;-) > >TEM > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "joe trussell" <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM> > >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > >Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:49 PM > >Subject: Re: Coolant Movement Problems > > > > > > > Thanks to everybody who has responded on my issue; I truly appreciate > >it! > > > > > > Now for the excruciatingly embarrassing part... > > > > > > I recently installed an instrument cluster from an '84. Per a > >suggestion > > > from Zoran, I let the engine run until nice and hot and nearly maxing > >out > >on > > > the temp gauge, then switched the new cluster out for my old original > > > cluster. > > > > > > The temp on the original cluster gauge shows just slightly north of the > >LED, > > > while the new cluster shows nearly maxed out. I switched them back and > > > forth several times because I didn't believe my eyes the first time. > > > > > > After a new radiator, flushing the system, two bleeds, and replacing the > > > thermostat, I now realize that it was a bad gauge. I think that the > >second > > > bleeding yesterday took care of any bubbles, because I didn't have any > > > leakage out of the second overflow tank after running it as hot as > >possible > > > just now. > > > > > > I apologize for being an idiot, but on the plus side the cooling system > >is > > > basically new, and the problem has been solved. > > > > > > I owe everybody on the list a cold, cold beer for wasting valuable > >time!! > > > > > > Joe T. > > > Denver, CO > > > '85 Wolfsburg Westy > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > > > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ >
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