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Crazy Thing Happened Today




> This would be true on a car that had no opperating fan motor. Since he
> had no opperating water pump, coolant is not circulating thru the
> radiaror OR the heater core. There is no cooling taking place and the
> coolant that is in the block/head stops doing its job. 

Even with a dead pump there is still circulation.  Ever hear of thermal
convection?  Turning on the heater full blast is the best thing you can
do, UNTIL you get stopped.

--
Eric
Northglenn, CO

76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
80 Scirocco (Parts car again, no more DD duty)
81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (THE NEW RIDE)
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
00 Golf GL TDI (Katy is driving this for now)

"For Aquarians, the physics of loopholes is a perfectly valid science."
-Kelli Fox