RE:COOLANT EVERYWHERE

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <970519132917_612116571@emout15.mail.aol.com> SMH100@aol.com writes:

> Last night after I changed the oil in my car, I went for a drive, when my car
> over heated!  I had to push my car off the road and wait for a tow.  The
> coolant I later realized was coming out of the resevoir cap.  It seems to me
> that the Thermostat is shot, however could anybody give me more insight as to
> what else the problem is.

More likely the thermoswitch at the base of the radiator.  The thermostat has 
no anti-overheating function - its function is to _keep_ warm water in the 
engine until it reaches operating temperature.  Overheating is stopped by the 
radiator fan - and it sounds like yours isn't working.  The thermoswitch is 
usually the culprit.

Sometimes, the pressure cap on top of the expansion tank fails ...

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club