Thanks Robert and Robert.  I don't feel quite so alone.  I'm finishing my beer here at Denny's and will head for bed soon.  I'll try to assess problem early.  
Thanks also to who ever was trying to call me.  Bad connection.
Doug E.
84 Van no Go
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Stevens 
  To: Doug Elledge ; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 10:02 PM
  Subject: Re: broke down in Seattle

  My first thought is that you may have a bad hose at the bottom of the radiator, or may just be a clamp problem.
  With light in the morning you may better be able to see the problem. It may help to go ahead and heat up the 
  engine, as long as you have access to enough coolant/water to keep things safe, so that you can get the
  leak to happen while you can see it.
  Here are some shops in the Seattle area that are posted on the roadhaus.com site Doug:

  Fine Tuning 
  14101 Aurora Ave Bldg B 
  Seattle, Washington 98103 
  Phone: 206.522.5503 
  2062553094 
  customersupport@finetuningperformance.com 
  http://www.finetuningperformance.com 
   
  Owner: Chris DeLong  

  Type Of Shop: Repair 
  Will Work On: Anything, German Repair 
   
  It's on the N Side of 141st between Aurora, & Linden.

  This next one has quite a few GOOD recommends:
  Louis Foreign Car Repair 
  7301 Roosevelt Way NE 
  Seattle, Washington 98115 
  Phone: 206-524-3366 
  775-475-0993 
  louisvwaudi@hotmail.com 
   
  Owner: Dan Richardson  

  Type Of Shop: Repairs 
  Will Work On: Aircooled, Watercooled, Eurovan

  Northwest Connecting Rod 
  1705 S. 93rd St. Unit F-7 
  Seattle, Washington 98108 
  Phone: 206.763.2487  

  Type Of Shop: motor rebuild,install 
  Will Work On: VW engines of all kinds (machine shop)

  Specialty Motors 
  12510 15th Ave NE 
  Seattle, Washington 98125 
  Phone: 206.367.4403 
  dustin@specmotors.com 
  http://www.specmotors.com 
   
  Owner: Dean Auve  

  Type Of Shop: Repair, rebuild 
  Will Work On: Any VW 
   
  Head Mechanic is Chris (owns a Syncro himself)

  Wolfsburg Motorwerks 
  5010 14th Avenue NW 
  Seattle, Washington 98107 
  Phone: 206.789.0182 
  jack@wolfsburgmotorwerksinc.com 
  http://www.vintagemotorwerks.com 
   
  Owner: Jack Morris  

  Type Of Shop: VW Porsche Restoration and service 
  Will Work On: Any VW or Porsche. Specialize in old porsches, vw, 
   
  Ballard neighborhood of Seattle

  This next one has ALL GOOD reviews:
  Wagenschmitt 
  University District 
  Seattle, Washington 98107 
  Phone: 206.545.3500 
   
  Owner: Mike Schmitt  

  Type Of Shop: Repair, rebuild 
  Will Work On: Air-cooled/Watercooled Volkswagen/Porsche

  Bob
  Salt Lake, best of luck.

  On Nov 29, 2010, at 10:24 PM, Doug Elledge wrote:

    Seeking a little help or at least some moral support.
    Drove over Stevens Pass to Seattle for a Drs. appointment and my '84 was running like a champ.  Between Monroe and Bothel my heater started blowing cold.  I got into Bothel and bought antifreeze and water from a grocery.  Added them and drove a little further but still no heat. Bought 3 more gallons of water and started adding them as the engine ran. Finally I saw fluid running out of the front.  Passenger side under the radiator. It's too dark and I'm too tired to look at it tonight but I need to get it resolved early tomorrow to get to my appointment by 11:30.  I'm using WIFI at Denny's around the corner from where I'm going to stealth camp in the QFC parking lot on hiway 527 and the 405. Can anyone guess what I'm going to find and how hard it will be to fix. I've never explored that part of my van much before. Anyone nearby that I could hire to help?
    Thanks.
    I'll hang out here for a while and then check again in the AM.
    Doug Elledge
    '84 Vango   not so much