[Vwdiesel] help! no coolant flow!

[Patrick Dolan]

Could be.  On which engines?  I have been out of the retail side for quite a while, and my hobby stuff never seems to chew up any pumps at all.

----- Original Message -----
From: brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net>
Date: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:00 am
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] help! no coolant flow!

> Wasn't there an issue with plastic implellers on some water pumps 
> failing?
> 
> 
> On 1/18/09, LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 1/17/2009 10:50:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > pmdolan at sasktel.net writes:
> >
> > > Probably froze the rad.  What was coolant specific gravity and 
> local> temp?
> > >
> >
> > Ouch!  Didn't think that one!  Usually I see blown head gaskets
> > do such things.  On domestic V-8's the heat and temp gauge
> > usually fuctuate in opposite directions.  Temp goes down, heater
> > starts getting warm, as the temp climbs, the heat output goes
> > away.  Air locking.
> > The VW diesels end up blowing the coolant out before they can
> > cycle!  Try filling it back up slowly, warm up at a fast idle 
> and keep
> > the cap off.  Rev a bit here and there and see if you get water or
> > hopefully a steady stream out the return line.   Hopefully a steady
> > stream!  Worst case will be mostly air then steam.  :-(
> >    Loren
> >
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