>From: John-Reed Maffeo <rlpa80@EMAIL.SPS.MOT.COM>
>Reply-To: John-Reed Maffeo <rlpa80@EMAIL.SPS.MOT.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Coolant Explosion - Followup and Response Summary
>Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:25:59 -0700
>

>
>
>More Questions:
>
>1. Did the excess pressure in the system contribute to headgasket
>         leaks?
>

Good question.

>2. Is anyone else experiencing a problem with the overflow tank
>         continually running dry? It seems that the cap lets
>         coolant get sucked out of the overflow tank but not
>         back in.
>

Yes... I replaced the waterpump on my '85 Transporter a year ago and have
been dickering with coolant ever since.  I've often wondered if I bled the
system well enough.  The shop manual called for jacking the front of the van
up 37 ft. (or something crazy like that) and I made do with something less
than that.  I have had no trouble with engine temperature but, like you, I
have been adding coolant to the overflow tank.  The good news is that this
problem seems to be "working itself out" of late.

>3. How can one tell if the quantity of coolant in the system
>         is correct and/or that there are no 'air pockets' in
>         the system.
>

Another good question!

>
>Thanks Again,
>
>John-Reed Maffeo '86 Syncro - Glacie
>Mesa, Arizona

J.Peter '85 Transporter
Alfred, NY

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