[Vwdiesel] More coolant issues

[Stephen Kraus]

Well....

It wasn't a steady stream. But if I added coolant it would cough it out. I
have drained the block and head and am going to refill and flush tommorrow
morning. Tested the thermostat tonight, works well

On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 1:40 AM, <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 7/17/2010 9:51:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com writes:
>
> > so I fixed the leak on my 81 rabbit. But NOW the engine is running hot
> > and
> > coolant is coughing out of the overflow tank, it won't keep coolant in! I
> > initially thought blown headgasket, however I am not getting bubbles and
> > no
> > white smoke....it just steams and throws up coolant! Should I try
> > replacing
> > the water pump? Also I have a new thermostat installed...but the
> > overheating
> > is recent.
> >
>
>   You checked for bubbles in the reservoir or the return stream from
> the small hose?  You have to check for a steady stream, if it's
> intermittent, then you probably have a gasket leak or low coolant.
>    Loren
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