You won’t lose much coolant on smooth roads with it open, if any, and that tank is open to atmospheric pressure with the cap on anyway. The cap is there to keep dust and dirt out as well as coolant in.

 

Stuart

 

From: Jennifer Rabbitt [mailto:yoursocialconcierge@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 6:20 PM
To: stuartmacm@gmail.com
Cc: VW list <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: Re: Lost coolant cap?

 

I was afraid to drive home but I drove slowly through the parking lot…. nothing dropped out.

It must be in the bumper!!

 

I was also worried about the coolant — driving the 6 miles from Laguna to Newport.

But it was cool and raining and no coolant was lost into the rag I wedged in there.

 

I feel less dumb now. 

Ordered the replacement cap and hope to have a spare for the next butter-finger incident.

 

[Glad it wasn’t the oil cap!!]

 

Thanks everyone I feel better.

 

-JennRabb

 

On Jan 9, 2018, at 6:01 PM, <stuartmacm@gmail.com <mailto:stuartmacm@gmail.com> > <stuartmacm@gmail.com <mailto:stuartmacm@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

It's in the bumper. Might be more trouble than it's worth to get out, or
could have worked it's way out by now. Get a spare here while you are at it:
http://www.gowesty.com/product/fluid-tanks-reservoirs/3602/cap-for-coolant-o
verflow-reservoir-?v=

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jennifer Rabbitt
Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 5:21 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> 
Subject: Lost coolant cap?

Has anyone ever dropped their coolant cap behind the license plate?

My hands were slippery in the rain and it dropped behind and just
DISAPPEARED.

I felt like a dope, but it was actually not very hard to do.

Tell me I am not the only one?

Jennifer Rabbitt 
90 TinTop AKA the VeuveBus