Words from the 2 mechanic down there: We are familiar with overheating
problems, it's always hot here!!!

See my last post on fitting  rad there

It's a 20 years old VW, you NEED to think OUTISDE the box!

It's a long saga, sorry for those who have to read that, but in a way, i
think it's interesting, this can happen to one of us!

Ben

Jake de Villiers wrote:

> Ben, if she just needs to get going, she could wire a replacement rad
> to the front bumper and bypass the original.
>
> It wouldn't be particularly elegant, and the fan would take some
> creativity, but it would sure cool the engine on the way to a place
> with a proper rad.
>
> Just thinking outside (literally!) the box.
>
> Jake
>
> On 2/7/07, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca <mailto:huotb@videotron.ca>>
> wrote:
>
>     First, thanks to everyone! i have red every post, here on on p-mail.
>
>     Why do i care, because i do! this is not Ben the mechanic but
>     simple the
>     westy guy! I call that the Westy spirit. You all know that i
>     perfectly know
>     the cooling system, i have made that section of the van one of my
>     specialty.
>     so i'm here sitting in the cold and i can do nothing!
>     She is a GREAT lady, at 62yo, i can only say BRAVO! On the phone,
>     i could
>     fell her fear for the worse... as she is stuck in a very small
>     village far
>     enough from any big town. She is not alone, she is travelling with
>     a friend,
>     a big guy! And yes, you guys don't know me, i'm crasy enough to
>     take the
>     plane and go there.... I may sound a bit rough here (on the list)
>     sometime
>     but i have a very big heart, to big.
>
>
>     I now agree on a few things, the pump went bad, i yes, that
>     happen, she is
>     gonna check today if it's leaking from the hole (all bad-new pump
>     i have
>     seen were leaking), BUT, a pump going bad quick can also happen
>     when the
>     Alternator is "shaking" (unbalance, broken bracket...), but, she
>     is running
>     on a modified braket that i made for her!
>
>     the rad is bad (my choice for now)
>
>     Loose head due to stud failure.
>
>     I made her a list of "how to" check everything, they are working
>     on it as i
>     write.
>
>     I will keep you up to date... i have to think of a way of fixing
>     that rad!
>
>     Ben
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>
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