The 2.0 lives (cont'd)

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Doh!

-Raffi

At 10:06 AM 3/26/2002 -0800, Jeff Toomasson wrote:
>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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