

| Subject: | Re: [WetWesties] sudden glitch |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:07:32 -0700 |
dear matthew re burb until you get coolant only from bleeder on top starboard of rad happy trails yours On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote: > My '84 1.9 Westy barfed last night, and I don't know why. It's been > running > great, with a known oil leak (and a scheduled fix) and an intermittently > leaking O-ring in the rear heater. But I check all the fluids before I > start it each time anyway, so I know it's all within the max/min lines. > Then last night I stopped after 100 miles or so of hills etc., put on the > parking brake and let the engine run as I pulled out a map to check the > distance to my campsite. While looking at the map I heard a gurgle in the > line, which surprised me. I looked up and the temp gauge had peaked and the > light was blinking! The fan had not come on! So I immediately killed the > ignition and let it sit while I finished with the map. Got out, checked the > overflow tank etc. - all full but there was coolant all over the road. > Started it up again went a ways, no problem. Eventually found my camp and > hit the hay. Next morning, all fluids fine, all systems go. I pulled onto > a berm and put the nose in the air, burped the radiator and let it cycle > through the fan a couple of times. I've driven some this morning. No > overheating, no flashy light, no more barfing. > > What happened? Why just the once? There _was_ air in the system when I > burped the radiator, is that all? 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