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Subject:hot vanagon
From:Rus
Date:Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:41:50 -0800

> HEY all
>
> I have another question about my 87 vanagon. I got a
> different engine installed after a head cracked on
> my
> old motor and its been doing GREAT..up til
> today...so
> weird how things just pop up out of the blue, I
> drive
> it to work just like i have for several weeks and
> this
> morning just before i got to work the temp needle
> pegged HOT and the oil buzzer and light came on and
> when i got to work man steam was everywhere....but
> my
> coolant light never did come on.......it has before
> so
> i know it works.
> so i check the oil and i have to admit it was a
> little
> low.....drove it back home and low and behold its
> still hot as hell and on comes the oil light and
> buzzer.......I got a bosch filter on it......Oh and
> on
> the way home the heater never did get
> warm......which
> was strange....it was fine the night before.
> i was thinking thermostate....but can that affect
> the
> oil temp and such????
> also is that a coolant line that runs around the top
> inside of the engine compartment?
> Thanks
> Rus
> in bartlesville
>
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