Last time I checked, the coolant distributors were on the passenger side...

Happye Frydaye

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 11:24 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: On the Road Again - NOT!

if you have the original 'coolant distribution tower' ..

cleverly hidden by VW behind the firewall where you'd never see it ..
If original, yours  was due to be replaced, from a time-age-deterioration
viewpoint about 4 yrs. ago.

if it is that part..they just crumble and break..
the best thing is to get the part # off the old one..
and order a new one from Van Cafe ...or what I recommend anyway.

an engineer once famously said 'it is the nature of fluids to leak.'

'fluids' include gases too btw.

On 3/21/2014 11:03 AM, JRodgers wrote:
> Took Ol' Red out for another run this morning. So I tooling down I-65
> about 10 miles out of town when the low level warning light comes on.
> O kept speed to maneuver through traffic to the side of the road and
> while I'm maneuvering temp gauge needle rises so the bottom of the
> needle just barely touches the top of the little flashing red light.
> Then I'm off the road, engine off, and coasting to a stop. Stopped - I
> can hear water gurgling/boiling but no steam. Then I look under the
> van and coolant is pouring front the front of the driver-side rear
> tire to the rear of the driver-side front tire.
>
> Clearly - I have a cooling system issue.
>
> God Bless AAA! They came to my rescue and Ol' Red is home. Now for
> another round of Vanagon Ownership Fun and Games!!!
>
> John
>