Re: cooling problem

["Bill Collins" <photo@intrex.net>]

I second the thermostat idea.  I have had this happen with almost every water cooled VW I have ever owned!

Bill

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Night Shadow <soltwede@privateI.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 10:39:47 -0700 (MST)

>
>Sticking theromostat?
>
>Eric
>
>
>On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Jason T. Nelson wrote:
>
>> I have an 88 Scirocco 16V with a cooling problem. There are no coolant leaks
>> that I can find at all, but all of the sudden (as in, fine one day, next
>> day boom) the coolant gets insanely hot after about 15 minutes after a cold
>> start. I see no air blockage and the radiator fan turns on just fine like
>> it should, but I still overhead. My mechanic replaced the temp sensor and
>> is at a loss as to why I'm still overheating. Any suggestions as to what
>> else I could check?
>> 
>> -- 
>> Jason T. Nelson <jtn@jtn.cx>
>> BOFH Extraordiaire & Sysadmin Ombudsman
>> http://www.jtn.cx/~jtn/
>> disclaimer: My opinions are my own. Don't bother my employer about them.
>> 
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>
>Eric
>
>80 Scirocco (GF's Daily Driver)
>81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
>91 Cabriolet (2.0 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
>97 Golf Trek (Parts car)
>00 Golf GL TDI (My Daily Driver)
>
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