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Subject:Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
From:Jim Felder
Date:Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:21:27 -0600

I just drove it for 15 miles. Before I drove it, I opened the coolant
Enough to burp a bunch of hot air out through the coolant tank. Then drove
about 12 of those 15 miles just fine. The last 3 miles it started to
overheat again. I pulled over and parked it again and the temperatures
dropped. Got to be a head gasket or thermostat wouldn't you think?

On Thursday, December 10, 2015, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> No it hasn't boiled over.
>
> On Thursday, December 10, 2015, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','warmerwagen@yahoo.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Has it boiled over?
>> Robert
>> 1982 Westfalia
>>
>> Sent from Outlook Mobile<https://aka.ms/blhgte>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:47 AM -0800, "Jim Felder" <
>> jim.felder@GMAIL.COM
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jim.felder@GMAIL.COM');><mailto:
>> jim.felder@GMAIL.COM
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jim.felder@GMAIL.COM');>>> wrote:
>>
>> Stock diesel Vanagon water pump set up. 1.6 TD. All was fine before.
>>
>> On Thursday, December 10, 2015, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ralphmeyermann@gmail.com');>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > What motor, water pump and pulley set up do you have?
>> > On Dec 10, 2015 12:43 PM, "Dan N" <dn92610@gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','dn92610@gmail.com');> <javascript:;>>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > could it be the water pump? it's looking like a weak coolant flow thru
>> > > radiator
>> > >
>> >
>>
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