2000 A6 2.7T overheating

[kf21857 at comcast.net]

I appreciate the suggestion but the symptom I am describing is caused by the complete failure of something,  i.e. a stuck thermostat, not a small leak.  In another car I might suspect a broken fan belt but that isn't the problem here.

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
>  > The coolant level was down a couple of quarts but not
> > extremely low.
> 
> Er, you lost half a gallon of coolant and that isn't an "issue"?
> 
> My '89 90Q used to eat up a half liter every six months (before the 
> Barrs stop leak application...) and I though it was a Bad Thing.
> 
> You need to find your leak and fix it.  Odds are, you're gonna chase 
> that leak throughout the cooling system, and eventually replace everything.
> 
> -- 
> Huw Powell
> 
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