The 2.0 lives (cont'd)

[jtoomasson@yahoo.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

I wouldn't expect that an experienced person such as yourself could do such
a thing!  ;)  Can it really go in backwards??

Seriously, if indeed that's the case, you don't owe me anything - your time
and energy on Sunday were well worth it (I think....   ;)

Either way, I managed to source the stubby hose at German Auto Salvage and
I'm going to buy a new low temp. t-stat while I'm there and make sure I
drill this one before I install it...

Fingers crossed, JT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>
To: "Jeff Toomasson" <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>; "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: The 2.0 lives (cont'd)


> I just had a horrible thought. I'm not sure it could be done, but could I
> have installed the thermostat backwards? And if so, would that cause it to
> not open up? I sure hope I didn't do this to you, Jeff. If I did, then I
owe
> you one.
>
> -- Craig Williams
> 1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-01 Sport Compact Car) 15.114 @
91
> MPH
> 2001 Passat Wagon, 1.8t (For the Wife and Son)
> 2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)15.047 @ 94 MPH
> Northern California, USA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff Toomasson <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
> To: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>
> Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 8:54 AM
> Subject: Re: The 2.0 lives (cont'd)
>
>
> > 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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