[Vwdiesel] Ways of cooling an AAZ

[mark shepherd]

Is the radiator correctly sized?
I always thought that the coolant operates around boiling point for water 
anyway.
Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pablo Moretti" <pmoretti at gmail.com>
To: <LBaird119 at aol.com>
Cc: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Ways of cooling an AAZ


>
> *Thanks Loren, if I take the thin line that takes water to the reservoir,
> coolant is pushed in an intermittent way, should be like that? First of 
> all
> I think is necessary to reconnect the oil cooler. Where do I have to 
> connect
> it? To which tube?
>
> Thanks
> Pablo.
> *
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 3:04 AM, <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>  As stated, first check for a solid stream of coolant in the small line 
>> to
>> the
>> reservoir.  Bubbles, spurts, steam are all bad signs of a blown head
>> gasket.
>>  If no bubbles then you want a good, solid stream of coolant coming back.
>>
>> If not, then you're looking at a circulation or flow rate issue, like
>> clogged
>> passages or a bad water pump, collapsing hose, etc.
>>
>>  Gotta analyze the system and see where the problem/s can be.  First is
>> heat.
>> Excess heat?  Bad injector, plugged intake, exhaust, intercooler not
>> getting
>>  cooling air, leaking head gasket.
>> Transfer of heat?  Low coolant, poor circulation, restrictions, straight
>> water,
>>  thermostat, plugged heater or radiator.
>> Elimination of heat?  Bad cooling fan, thermoswitch, fuse, etc.  Plugged
>> radiator
>> fins.
>>
>>  Check temp in the reservoir with a thermometer, check the radiator hoses
>> and
>> radiator once it's at full temp, check for proper circulation etc. 
>> Follow
>> the heat.
>>     Loren
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