Re: 16v overheating problems?

["Victor Farren" <vfarren@dis.cdie.org>]

Sounds like your fan has crapped out or your fan is shot.  Run a +ve and -ve wire from the battery directly to the fan to see if it works.  If it doesn't then replace the fan.  If the fan does work then check for faulty wiring.

Is the water pump making noises?  All water pumps that I have seen give up the ghost make a god awful grinding/rattling noise as the impeller grinds away at the water pump housing.  run the car, put a screw driver or other such long metallic rod (git yer mind outta the gutter!) up to the water pump and put your ear at the other end.  Listen for knocking/grinding sounds.

Victor

Victor

>>> "Jason Arms" <redbug64@hotmail.com> 07/27 7:04 AM >>>
List,

OK.  Just to remind everyone, the car is my sisters black 1.8L 16v.  I 
changed the thermostat and fan switch with new low temp ones.  Drilled 2 
1/8" holes in the indent in the thermostat to let any air bubbles through, 
filled up the overflow tank, started the car and watched the temp needle go 
up and try to overheat.  The coolant was bubbling and erupting out of the 
overflow tank.  Fan does not ever kick on.  Could i have a bad waterpump?  
It seems to be the last link to the cooling system.  If it is, how is that 
so?

Jason Arms (Essex, VT)

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>From: Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@shell.netacc.net>
>To: redbug64@hotmail.com (Jason Arms)
>Subject: Re: 16v overheating problems?
>Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 12:34:37 -0400 (EDT)
>
> >
>
>Also remember to drill a couple of tiny holes in the flat indented spot
>around the thermostat.  This will let the air bubbles out.
>
>==Brett
>
> > 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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