The 2.0 lives (cont'd)

[jtoomasson@yahoo.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

I burped the block just like everyone told me to. Water into both the
radiator and the block until full - plus some into the reservoir. And the
top of the radiator still wouldn't get hot....That's why I reasoned it was
the thermostat. So annoyed - espcially after Craig warned me about this very
problem....

trying to source the hose (ETKA rev. 520, 20-00, part 13).

JT

----- Original Message -----
From: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
To: "Jeff Toomasson" <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: The 2.0 lives (cont'd)


> Jeff Toomasson wrote:
> >
> > Well - I thought things were looking up. I found the hose (90' from
> > side of head to heater core) that ruptured and as luck would have it,
> > it was the only one stocked by our local specialty parts house. So I
> > thought things were looking up.
> >
> > Get home, get the hose in after messing with the damn spring clamp for
> > way longer than necessary, fill it, run it. Still no fan. So I shut it
> > off. I determined that's it my brand new low temp thermostat because
> > the top of the radiator was not hot. Answer me this: why can't new
> > parts work properly? Especially when the housing that part rests in is
> > buried behind a stubborn power steering pump! Worse yet, I notice that
> > the hose just next to the one I just replaced is now leaking. The same
> > offset-sized-ends hose that only the dealer is supposed to carry, but
> > the two dealers I called today don't stock. So much for driving it to
> > work tomorrow...
> >
> > As I write this now in a tired stupor, I flashback to just
> > about every COPS episode:
> >
> > "Back away from the car, sir.....SIR! BACK AWAY FROM THE CAR!"
> >
>
>
>
> Jeff, your Fan maybe OK. If the Thermostat in the bottom of the Rad
> isn't getting Hot Water then it wont open, neither it nor the Thermo
> Switch controlling the fan can be faulted if there is air in the block.
>
> Pull the Upper rad hose and be sure to pour coolant down from above into
> the motor.
>
> TBerk


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