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Re: cooling



My ex's '87 16v did this after she first bought it. 
contantly heating up and such.  Shoot, we couldn't
even sit in line at the street races without almost
overheating.  I replace the thermostat and fan switch
with 160degree pieces and it solved the problem...
George-

--- Travis Bedford <tmb16v@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, back to the list after a few years. I own an '87
> Scirocco 16v. Recently 
> car overheated and lost all the coolant. Checked all
> the hoses and ran 
> coolant through the system to check for leaks. I
> found none. Refilled the 
> resevoir and drove the car to see if it would
> overheat. It did not. It ran 
> just a bit below middle on the guage. Checking the
> possibilities in Bentley. 
> One of them is timing. I did install a TT cam
> sprocket that is retarded 4 
> degrees. Any suggestions?
> 
> Travis.
> 87 16v
> Arizona.
> 
>
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