Sometimes I wish there was a "Like" button for list emails! Being a
banjo player that used to carry a pager, I had to laugh at that one.
Learned my lesson long ago . . . :)

I have the same problem trying to keep the coolant actually in the
engine. You would think after replacing a certain number of coolant
lines that that would happen with less frequency, but that doesn't
seem to be the case. Sigh...

One thing I have learned about coolant, leaks, and such, is that my
van definitely does not like drive-throughs. I went through a period
where any time I stopped at a drive-through on a long trip, the
cooling system over-pressurized, or something, and sprung a leak. No
more drive-throughs...

Funny things, our vans...
Marc Perdue

On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 6:04 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, that’s an issue!  That old ’84 went 220k with one leaking head replacement by the dealer under warranty at 45k, and one water pump.
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> From: Jim Felder [mailto:jim.felder@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 2:59 PM
> To: Stuart MacMillan
> Cc: Vanagon mailing list
> Subject: Re: replacing hose with minimal coolant loss
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> On Dec 9, 2014, at 4:56 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Good one!  That was a typo, I meant G-05, phosphate-free HOAT formula.
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> Use the overpriced VW purple long life if you prefer, or change the short life coolant every two years.  I’m getting too old for that drill that often, even with the Libby bong.
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> From: Jim Felder [mailto:jim.felder@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 2:30 PM
> To: Stuart MacMillan
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> Subject: Re: replacing hose with minimal coolant loss
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> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
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>  I now use Zerex G-03 long life.
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> On a Vanagon? You are a true optimist, my man, in the category of an accordion player who carries a beeper!
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