My car thinks that the coolant is low

[Andrew Lundy]

How do you know the car thinks the coolant is low and doesn't think the car
is overheating??  It's the same warning light!!!  The warning light looks
like a thermometer with waves underneath it!!  Is that what your warning
light looks like??

I want to be sure your not confusing it with another warning light!!
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Andrew Lundy
fast928 at prodigy.net
90 80q
91 90
95 90q


----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Strong" <pjstrong at mtu.edu>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 2:28 PM
Subject: My car thinks that the coolant is low


> After driving for almost 2 hours yesterday in my 89 80Q, the low coolant
> light came on.  Pulled over, checked the coolant level and it might of
been
> just a tad low, so I added some more antifreeze/water and finished up the
> last 20 miles of my trip.  The low coolant light still was on so drove
> moderate the rest of the way.
>
> I checked the coolant level again this morning and it seemed fine.  But
> within 30 seconds of starting the car when the engine is either warm or
> cold, the low coolant light comes on.  The car seemed to warm up as
ussual,
> but I decided that it would be a bad idea if I went for a driving test to
> ckeck it out.
>
> What's the deal here?  The coolant level is fine in the reservoir... so
why
> does the autocheck light come on saying that the coolant is low?  Is it
> possible that the water pump died?  How do I check for this without
risking
> damaging my car?
>
> Phil
>
>