[Vwdiesel] 9k rebuilt '82 Diesel Westy coolant temp rising, (fwd)

[Andrew .Libby]

I think the chance is pretty good that he has a partial obstruction, but
the obstruction is most likely a partially clogged radiator especially if
it is original.



On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Val Christian <val at mongo.mongobird.com>wrote:

> I had something similar, but not identical, and I seem to write (again)
> about
> it every year.  I had a thermostat fail.  For a year or so the part which
> fell
> partially obscured the water flow, and the car was pleasantly warm inside
> when it was -10F outside.
>
> Then one night, at about +15F, the part made it's final journey to the
> impeller blades of the pump.  There it blocked total flow, and things
> rapidly overheated.
>
> So what is the chance you have a partial obstruction in your coolant
> system?
>
>