oh ok.

Was recalling the 1.9 WBX I had briefly. IIRC it had a metal t-stat housing.

Neil.

On 12/3/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
> > "Jaco"  (Bustorius) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >
> > Engine swap beginings: http://musomuso.googlepages.com/home
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
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>

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Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
"Jaco"  (Bustorius) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

Engine swap beginings: http://musomuso.googlepages.com/home