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Subject:Re: Blinking temperature light
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:36:03 -0400

At 01:18 PM 7/29/2013, Goetz Aust wrote:
>Question- am I Ok to drive the 40-50 miles home if I just watch the
>temperature and keeping it below the 3/4 mark? Or do I need stop every time
>the flashing light goes on?

Open the engine hatch and check coolant level in the pressure
bottle.  The system is trying to tell you that the coolant is below
the minimum level in the pressure bottle, something like 2-3 inches
down from the top.

Yours,
David