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Subject:The little red light
From:Tony Peet
Date:Thu, 2 Dec 1999 18:56:12 PST

Yes...a sneaky spot for a leak....

It's my understanding that if the coolant tank sensor is leaking, there will
be a noticable small pool of coolant or coolant residue
in the rim around the sensor ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TANK.  ie  It is not
necessary to take out the sensor to check for a leak.

Tony
'91 Syncro Westy ('teepee')
Pacific Grove, CA

>
>It is probably the coolant tank sensor leaking. If you lift your deck
>lid, it is the coolant tank to the left of the tank you see when you
>pull the license plate. On top of the coolant tank there is a sensor.
>You have to carefully remove the wire around the sensor and unplug it.
>The you can replace the sensor or see if the is any coolant on the
>electrical connectors and dry it out.
>Just my 2 cents,
>Steve Hajasz
>90 Vanagon
>90 Vanagon GL
>84 Rabbit
>And a storage unit filled with air cooled Beetle parts

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