Out of curiosity was the engine up to temperature before the failure? After
ten miles it should have been. While you didn't see the steam if you heard
gurgling there was also boiling or flashing as coolant flashed off and
cooler came back in contact with the hot stuff. These are the events the
water boxer is not tolerant of. Your engine has suffered a trauma. May not
be a problem immediately but these are the events that needs to be avoided
to get long life out of these engines.

Common leaks in the front include the heater hose fitting on the water pump
inlet pipe, The hose on the t-stat housing, crossover hose, and the housing
itself. A head gasket is also a possibility.

Hopefully it is something easy to fix. Good luck.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
JRodgers
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 2:03 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: On the Road Again - NOT!

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