overheating..SOLUTIONS TO THIS P.I.T.A. COOLING SYSTEM FILLER??

[dcblues at hotmail.com (Doug Conyers)]

Does anyone have a picture (before/after) or diagram of where exactly to 
drill.  thanks

-Doug


>From: stetson <tim@unrealexpectations.ath.cx>
>Reply-To: stetson@unrealexpectations.ath.cx
>To: Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
>CC: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: overheating..SOLUTIONS TO THIS P.I.T.A. COOLING SYSTEM 
>FILLER??
>Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:45:01 -0600 (CST)
>
>I drilled mine during my last radiator debacle. One hole I think @ 5/32nds
>or so and now engine temp touches the LED but does not cover it as it once
>did.
>I have to wait for this summer to know what impact it really has, but temp
>seems to be fine and the heater still works well.
>
>Tim
>
>What I want to find out is -- do parrots know much about Astro-Turf?
>
>On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Dan Bubb wrote:
>
> > About the drilled thermostat.
> > I drilled two 1/8" holes in my 16V thermostat.
> > The car takes forever to warm up compared to my 8V.
> > Don't know if drilling the thermostat caused the slow warmup, so curious 
>what other people have
> > noticed.
> > Dan
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Aaron in San Jose" <asbfooh@yahoo.com>
> > To: <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 1:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: overheating..SOLUTIONS TO THIS P.I.T.A. COOLING SYSTEM 
>FILLER??
> >
> >
> > > I dont know about you guys , but I hate takeing hoses
> > > off until I absolutely have to because of this cooling
> > > system having no real filler hole , I know about
> > > drilling the holes in the thermo but I havent gotten
> > > to that , what about adding a prestone filler nozzle ?
> > > I have one but the nipple is way to big for the
> > > reservoir hose and to small for the upper radiator
> > > hose . Does any one have a good solution for this ?? I
> > > know Julie has the drilled thermo setup and so do
> > > others , but how well does that work ? cause I just
> > > want to open a cap , fill it and be done ! -Aaron
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- David Utley <mr.utility@highstream.net> wrote:
> > > > Sounds like you might have air in the system?
> > > >
> > > > Is your water level okay?
> > > >
> > > > David Utley
> > > >
> > > > Quoting -DAN- <danws69@earthlink.net>:
> > > >
> > > > > ..I had to replace the small water hose for the
> > > > oil cooler....
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I only lost about 1/2~3/4 gal of coolant.....
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I just took it out to get lunch, and it started
> > > > climbing up and up.....fan
> > > > > on, water in it, nothing's leaking....temp gauge
> > > > still climbing.....
> > > > >
> > > > > Help!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Dan Snow
> > > > > (2.5) '87 16v Sciroccos
> > > > > (1) '81 Rabbit Sportruck
> > > > > http://www.takkenband.com/
> > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html
> > > > >
> > > > > "You can have my Scirocco when you pry it off of
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> > > > > Life." - Mike Smith
> > > > >
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