Right behind the license plate. There is a "full" mark molded into the
plastic. The level should be round that. If it comes near the fill hole--or
above it so that it spills--you have a problem there.

Jim

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 1:02 PM David <fjazzbass@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> Overflow in the rear (license plate) or expansion on the inside of engine
> cavity?
>
> thanks, Dave...
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Also if no one has mentioned it yet, be sure to check your overflow tank.
>> If coolant spills out when you open it, it's coming out when you are
>> driving and you don't know it. Replace the cap.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 12:38 PM Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Internal leak would be into the crankcase, and you'd know about that!
>> > Blown internal head gasket ring would over-pressurize the system and
>> > coolant would come out of the overflow bottle.  Keep looking, the front
>> > heater valve above the spare or a cracked expansion tank can leak under
>> > pressure and you don't always see it.
>> >
>> > Since you have metal coolant tubes to the radiator, I doubt those are
>> > leaking like the plastic tubes do, but I'd make sure all connections are
>> > tight. Last, it could be the outer rubber head gaskets with a slow
>> leak. :-(
>> >
>> > Stuart
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> > Of David
>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 7:02 AM
>> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> > Subject: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
>> >
>> > On my 85 1.9 (second set of heads...that we did 11 years ago) I'm
>> > suspecting internal leakage...
>> >
>> > I have had a lot of coolant loss over a long period of time...I topped
>> up
>> > the bottle- thinkng that maybe when a heater control switch was switched
>> > out that we just didn't get all the air out of the system...
>> >
>> > I did have another external leak that I fixed- but something just
>> doesn't
>> > seem right.
>> >
>> > Just finished pouring about a gallon of antifreeze into the system this
>> > AM- and doing some bleeding...what's next? How can I locate this
>> internal
>> > leak?
>> > Or would there be some other not so obvious places? Rear heater is
>> > bypassed...maybe lost coolant from that operation and it's only showing
>> up
>> > now...something aint right!
>> >
>> > The engine runs like a champ- full power - after my more recent
>> electrical
>> > (I believe to have been) issues- reseating all major suspects...it runs
>> and
>> > idles wonderfully....
>> >
>> > Any advice is welcome... do we have to check for exhaust in the coolant?
>> >
>> > Dave
>> > 85 1.9 GL MT
>> >
>>
>
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