At 06:05 PM 6/27/2009, William Landsman wrote:
>got there no problems, but the temp gauge moved up quicker than it had the
>whole trip here from SD, even going up hills.  Once I was home I checked
>level of coolant, and was just fine, oil is good, other fluids great as well
>upon quick inspection and no hoses seemed to be leaking.

Smell/taste the fluid -- coolant tastes sweet (and is poisonous, so
taste discreetly!).  When you say "checked the coolant" -- the tank
you need to check is the one under the engine hatch, not visible
through the license-plate door.  A small leak over time will draw
down the visible overflow tank, but a big one now will not.

But from the description, I'm betting it's coolant from the water pump.

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"