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Subject:Re: BACK HOME SAFE! (VANAGON OVERHEATING!)
From:David Beierl
Date:Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:39:38 -0400

At 08:21 PM 4/21/2013, PB wrote:
>THANKS, VANAGON FRIENDS!

:)

>I'm back home now, and all is well.

Excellent.

>  As for the water situation, I SAW water in the tank, but it was about 3"
>below the cap.

That's the point when you get warned by the blinker.  In normal
operation that tank runs completely full, no bubble.  It vents a bit
to the overflow tank as it comes up to full temperature, and sucks
coolant back from the tank when it cools off.  So your warning system
was functioning perfectly.

Yrs,
d