RE: Own Work and update on 88 16v

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

Warren you need either a headgasket or a radiator.

Chris DeLong
ICQ#45030867
Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
'91 GLi 2.0 16V
'77 Rabbit 16V
'80 'Vert (parting out!)
'61 17 Window type II
'91 Vanagon
'78 Rabbit
'78 Rabbit (for sale)
'87 GTi 16V



>From: "Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com>
>To: Warren Price <warren16v@hotmail.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: Own Work and update on 88 16v
>Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 12:06:00 -0800
>
>Warren-
>   Man, I can't figure out why your fan won't come on normally.  You've 
>done
>everything I would have.  Have you checked to see if there is voltage to 
>the
>thermoswitch (radiator fan switch) with the defrost OFF?  Checked the 
>fuses?
>(probably a dumb question, but you'd be surprised....)
>BTW, what car is exibiting these symptoms?
>
>Good luck.
>
>Larry  sandiego16V
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Warren Price [mailto:warren16v@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 11:15 AM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Own Work and update on 88 16v
>
>
>I would say I do roughly 70% of the work on my Scirocco on my own.  I
>certainly do everything I can possibly do on my own and some things I
>probably shouldn't try to do.
>
>I had posted a while back with a lengthy list of questions.  I just wanted
>to say that I appreciated all the response.  I started on the cooling 
>system
>
>last night.  I replaced the radiator fan switch.  The fan will still not
>come on automatically, it will however come on when the defrost is on.  I
>replaced the thermostat because the coolant coming out of the radiator
>seemed awfully cool.  I figure if the thermostat was stuck shut then that
>would certainly result in overheating but might also prevent the fan from
>kicking on since the radiator would not be heating up.  Alas, the fan still
>won't come on unless the climate control is in defrost mode.  In the 
>process
>
>I also flushed the system and replaced the coolant.  I guess I'll try a new
>radiator and/or water pump next.
>
>The other stuff will have to wait for now.  I still think I'm going to have
>to change out that driver side motor mount.  The more I look at it, the 
>more
>
>it looks like it's going to be a real bitch.  I did the front and rear on 
>my
>
>own with no problem.  I had the passenger side mount done at a garage and
>I'm thinking I may have to have the driver side mount done by somebody.
>
>Warren Price
>
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