Re: Leak Developed

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>Ok speaking from experience, this year has the wonderful PLASTIC fitting at 
the head and this is very common to be prone to leakage. I think new ones 
from the stealership are about 20$. Dont forget to buy new o-rings for the 
sensors that are in this water neck. Once again, VERY COMMON. HTH.


>From: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>
>To: Christopher Grossi <cgrossi@dwc.edu>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Leak Developed
>Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 18:16:01 -0800
>
>Christopher Grossi wrote:
> >
> >         I have a coolant look on the side of my 8v 92 Jetta block. It's 
>not the
> > thermostat, but on the side above the tranny. There is like 2 or 3 hoses
> > that come together there into a "T" and it's dripping from the bottom.
> > Anyone know exactly what that is right there. I am guessing it's the
> > coolant sensor, but I am not sure since it's not on top of the 
>thermostat?
> > Also anyone know what it might cost to get something like that fixed?
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
>It may be that the Hoses are shot, you may want to visit our online
>vendors of choice to get replacements. After all, how old are those
>hoses, anyway?
>
>Expect corrosion to have built up on the metal pipe fittings, this gunk
>should be scraped off before (re)fitting the hoses back on.
>
>hth,
>TBerk
>
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