RE: 16v overheating problems?

["Jason Arms" <redbug64@hotmail.com>]

Thanks for all the suggestions about my sis's overheating problem... i will 
look into it, its looking like she will need to find a radiator for it now 
:(

Jason Arms (Essex, VT)

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>From: "Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com>
>To: Jason Arms <redbug64@hotmail.com>
>Subject: RE: 16v overheating problems?
>Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 08:04:32 -0700
>
>Try keeping the overflow full without running the engine.  It will
>eventually fill the engine block.  No water in the block is why your
>thermostat isn't opening.
>
>LARRY E. FRY ('87 16V)
>Senior Engineering Technician
>GKN Aerospace, Chem-tronics, Inc.
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>El Cajon, CA   92022  USA
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>
>		-----Original Message-----
>		From:	Jason Arms [mailto:redbug64@hotmail.com]
>		Sent:	Tuesday, July 24, 2001 6:09 AM
>		To:	scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>		Subject:	16v overheating problems?
>
>		List,
>
>		Last night i changed the thermostat and fan switch on Sara's
>'86.5 16v
>		because she was having overheating problems.  She bought low
>temp ones at
>		waterfest.
>
>		After i completed the job, i filled the overflow tank with
>coolant and
>		started the car.  The temp gage got to about 3/4 to max
>reading and i
>		decided to shut the car off because the coolant wasnt going
>into the car,
>		just staying in the overflow, and the fan was not kicking
>on.
>
>		This is the second time i have replaced both the fan switch
>and the
>		thermostat and the second time this has happened.  Whats
>going on here???  I
>		also swapped out her VERY bad coolant temp sensors on the
>side of the head
>		with some ones i had laying around that werent quit as
>shitty as the ones
>		she had.  Nothing works!  what the hell?
>
>		Jason Arms (Essex, VT)
>
>		'81 Scirocco S ***Coming AUGUST to a driveway of mine***
>		'81 Scirocco S (newest additon)
>		'87 Scirocco 16v
>		'88 Jetta GLI 16v (New winter car)
>		'64 Sunroof Beetle (livin' a new life)
>		****
>		ICQ# 91932895
>		AIM Username: xscirocco16vx
>		My web page (work in progress!)
>		http://www.crosswinds.net/~xscirocco16vx/index.htm
>
>
>
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