[Vwdiesel] Ways of cooling an AAZ

[Pablo Moretti]

Radiator is not blocked, since it was cleaned yesterday, I´ll check
radiator´s size tonight, as Mark said.

On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Chris Geiser <cfgeiser at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>
> **Sent with mobile device.
>  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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