[Vwdiesel] More coolant issues

[Stephen Kraus]

I pulled the water pump, and it was so STIFF it would not turn unless I put
WD-40 in the weep hole. Opinions?

On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Brian and Ruth Decker <decker at toledotel.com
> wrote:

> Rabbit engines are sometimes hard to fill with coolant after being empty or
> near empty. Besides filling the coolant jar I remove the top hose from the
> radiator and fill the block through the radiator hose from there. That
> usually does the job. Always make sure the engine is cool before removing
> the radiator hose.
> Brian Decker
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Stephen Kraus
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 12:43 AM
> To: LBaird119 at aol.com
> Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] More coolant issues
>
> 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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