Its plastic Neil - crappy VW plastic at that.

On Dec 3, 2007 10:41 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow! A melted thermostat housing. I'd say you *may* have dodged a real big
> bullet there!
> --- :^)
> Was the thermostat replaced? Any wiring near the thermostat housing with
> damaged casing?
>
> Neil.
>
> On 12/3/07, Bill Stokes <bstokes4@juno.com> wrote:
> >
> > While crusin' over a long bridge I threw my belts and the alternator
> > light went on first, then a few minutes later the temp light went on
> with
> > about 2 miles left to be able to coast into a service station off the
> > bridge.  All the coolant was lost and it got so hot it melted the upper
> > thermostat housing where the coolant escaped.   Since this incident, I
> > have put about 700 miles on the car in city and highway driving
> > conditions keeping close tabs for any coolant loss under the engine
> > and/or oil consumption.  So far, there has been no evidence of any
> damage
> > using these two criteria.  The car runs as good as it ever did.
> >
> > My question is what areas should targeted for more trouble shooting
> since
> > this car got very hot.  Should all the hoses be changed because of the
> > risk of integrity loss due to the high heat.  Also, what other
> components
> > should be checked if any.  I don't want to have a catastrophic failure
> on
> > a trip due to this heat event.  I am thinking positively and feeling
> that
> > after 700 miles, no fluid loss, good running, and no oil consumption I
> > may have dodged the bullet.  Any comments would be appreciated as to the
> > best thing to ensure any future failures as a result of this event.
> >
> > Bill in St. Petersburg
> >
>
>
>
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>
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