Tech: Cooling

[scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

Na the hoses went on the same nipples they came off, oops I said nipples.

Well I guess I need to replace the hoses anyway.

Brian


>From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>
>To: "Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>, <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: Tech: Cooling
>Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:03:01 -0600
>
>actually, what I said was, I had a similar problem and I just (annoyed self
>at the time) replaced all hoses without any regard to state of hoses on the
>car, and until I replaced the 3-way one that goes from oil cooler to water
>pump, it kept overheating as well.
>
>BTW: (I know you did not do this but I have to ask,)  you got the right
>hoses plugged into the water pump and not reversed them did you ?
>
>Patrick
>
>=>-----Original Message-----
>=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
>=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Brian Wagner
>=>Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 10:33 PM
>=>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>=>Subject: Tech: Cooling
>=>
>=>
>=>Well tonight I replaced the radiator on the 87 16v and it is still 
>getting
>=>hot 3/4's or better when driving it it fine slightly above the
>=>led and 110C.
>=>When it idles it goes to 3/4's and the oil temp hit 125C, things I have
>=>replaced
>=>
>=>Water pump and housing (new)
>=>Radiator (new)
>=>Thermostat (new)
>=>Fan Switch (new)
>=>
>=>It doesn't seem to be getting flow to the radiator (thats why I
>=>replaced it)
>=>half the tank was getting hot and the other half tepid. Alright
>=>listers what
>=>else could it be?
>=>
>=>Fan relay good
>=>fan good
>=>
>=>I tested everything I can think of, I was talking with Patrick and he 
>said
>=>it might be a plugged bypass hose. Has anyone else experienced this? LMK
>=>
>=>I will drive it tomorrow and see if I can burp anymore air from it but I
>=>don't know.
>=>
>=>Brian
>=>
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