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Re: washer fluid into coolant!



Scott Williams <sfwilliams@home.com> writes:

> I'll tell you what a real problem is. I was rallying through hill 
> and dale a couple of years ago and popped a leak in a radiator hose. I
did have 
> extra water in the car for emergencies like this so I stopped to fill
her 
> up.
> Unfortunately this was in the middle of a 25 mile special stage and 
> it began to run dry again. Hmm...
> 
> Coincidentally, both my co-driver and I *really* had to take a major 
> leak. We were in total pain, dancing in our racing seats 'cause we'd
been 
> guzzling water in the summer heat. So... we stopped again and decided
to solve both the car's and our own personal issues. We took turns, of
course but it must have looked mighty funny to the drivers that passed
us. "Hey, look at those two perverts humpin the Rabbit!" :^)
> 
> And now the really fun part: All was well with the cooling system 
> until we got to about the last two miles where it started all over
again. Damn! 
> So, my co-driver did the ol' turn on the heat and the fan at full blast

> trick. Ahh, the water temperature came down nicely. However, a rank
stench 
> filled the cockpit. It was then and there that I remembered my leaky
heater 
> core. 8^(
> 
> %#@*#!!!

Now that's funny... LOL!

Btw Scott, are you going to CINCY?

Peter
'79 Scirocco 16V project car
'84 Scirocco 2.0L
'83 GTI 
'80 Scirocco                                                             
    
'88 Scirocco 16V

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