There is a coolant level sensor in the main coolant tank. It triggers
the led in the temp gauge to blink when only a small amount has been
lost. Make sure that coolant warning system is working.

Mark

Kevin Duvernay wrote:
> So basically if the plastic pipe to rubber hose connection fails and
> dumps all the coolant out you would get no warning before the motor melts?
>
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 7:05 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net
> <mailto:mdrillock@cox.net>> wrote:
>
>     That is an excellent point. The 86+ has the temp gauge sender in the
>     thermostat housing. It needs coolant flowing to get an accurate
>     reading, especially with the plastic housing most vans have. Syncros
>     have a metal one and there are metal aftermarket ones available as well.
>
>     Mark
>