[Vwdiesel] Ways of cooling an AAZ

[Chris Geiser]

Definitely look to the radiator then.... either blocked, or insufficient for
this engine?  Check with infrared thermometer for cool spots in radiator as
a sign that its got areas that are blocked.

CG

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 On Sep 24, 2010 10:04 AM, "Pablo Moretti" <pmoretti at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Bill, I´ve already changed the head gasket, previous owner had an
> incorrect one, too thin so it was over compressed, so that´s not the cause
> of the heat. There are not original Diesel Golfs here in Uruguay, this one
> had a 1.8 L petrol engine, now an AAZ. All of them made in Mexico. Maybe
> there are some parts like the exhaust and radiator, that belongs to the
old
> engine. There is no oil in water, it is not the gasket. I really don´t
know
> why it heats up so much.
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:40 AM, William J Toensing
> <toensing at wildblue.net>wrote:
>
>> You won't want to hear this but my guess is a blown or leaky head gasket.
>> Pablo, what year is your VW which I presume is a Golf diesel. I am not
>> familiar with what year & model an AAZ is. You live in Uruguay. VW &
other
>> manufacturers will make different models & have different names for
various
>> parts of the world. One thing to look for is a black oily film in the
>> coolant expansion tank. This happened with my Nissan & Mazda diesels but
not
>> with my VW diesels. What was a Rabbit in the USA & Canada was a Golf in
>> Europe & I think, the rest of the world. What is known as the Dasher &
>> Quantum in the USA & Canada was, to my knowledge, always known as a
Passat
>> in Europe.
>> Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA
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