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Re: [VWoT] Pressure

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Subject: Re: [VWoT] Pressure
From: "Jeremy Steeves" <mk2jer@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 08:18:28 -0500 (EST)
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Sorry to chime in on this, but have a question:

This seems like a logical test, but do the cylinders have to be matched in
height, or should Cyl #1 be at TDC or anything special?  Would any of that
make a difference?

Jer.


>
>   Have you done any work on the engine recently?...  I am betting on a
> headgasket as your problem.. Does the car have a missfire of any kind
> after
> sitting for a while or first thing in the morning?..
>  See if you can get a cooling system pressre tester, pressurize the
> cooling
> system then remove all the spark plugs and let it sit for an hour. See if
> it
> holds pressure and also see if any coolant is present in the cylinder..
>
> Kreso
>
>
>
> Quoting Patrick Tone <patricktone@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> No smoke.  everything seems perfectly fine except for the coolant is
>> dissappearing.
>>
>>
>> >From: "lee garrett" <immensewarrior@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >Reply-To: list@xxxxxxxx
>> >To: list@xxxxxxxx
>> >Subject: Re: [VWoT] Pressure
>> >Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:23:39 +0100
>> >
>> >Any white smoke?
>> >
>> >Lee
>> >
>> >
>> >>From: "Stewart MacLund" <sundie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>Reply-To: list@xxxxxxxx
>> >>To: list@xxxxxxxx
>> >>Subject: Re: [VWoT] Pressure
>> >>Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:35:53 -0400 (EDT)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Do you get boiling in the resevoir when you rev the engine to say 3500
>> and
>> >>sustain for 30 seconds?
>> >>
>> >>Sundie...
>> >>
>> >>Patrick Tone said:
>> >> > Engine has not overheated.  it blows hot air.  air conditioning
>> works.
>> >> >
>> >> > the coolant seems to leak out faster on the highway than in the
>> city.
>> >> > that
>> >> > mean anything?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >>  You may have a headgasket problem where pressure from one of the
>> >> >>cylinders is pumping pressure into the cooling system or the little
>> >> >> bleeder
>> >> >>at the top of the rad (small like going to the reservoir) is
>> plugged
>> >> >> (seen
>> >> >>a few of those too) .. ANy overheating issues or running too cold
>> or
>> >> >> engine
>> >> >>warm but no heat out of the heater?...
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Kreso
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Tone"
>> >> >> <patricktone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >>To: <list@xxxxxxxx>
>> >> >>Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 12:03 AM
>> >> >>Subject: Re: [VWoT] Pressure
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>I purchased a brand new bottle and cap.  Still have coolant coming
>> >>out.
>> >> >>> I
>> >> >>>think it is coming from the overflow as there always appears to be
>> new
>> >> >>>coolant around the lip of the bottle.  I have to top up the bottle
>> >>every
>> >> >>>couple of days, but there is never a puddle on the ground.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>>From: "Craig" <turboscirocco@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >>>>Reply-To: list@xxxxxxxx
>> >> >>>>To: <list@xxxxxxxx>
>> >> >>>>Subject: Re: [VWoT] Pressure
>> >> >>>>Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 23:41:15 -0400
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>Could be that your cap is weak & not holding the pressure it
>> should.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Tone"
>> >> >>>><patricktone@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >>>>To: <list@xxxxxxxx>
>> >> >>>>Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:33 PM
>> >> >>>>Subject: [VWoT] Pressure
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>>All,
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>Has anyone heard of having toooo much pressure in the coolant
>> lines?
>> >> >>>>>Causing coolant to flow out of the overflow on the bottle?  It
>> >>appears
>> >> >>>>>as if this might be what is happening to the vr.  Anybody have
>> any
>> >> >>>>>suggestions?
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>Anyone have an extra coolant line that attaches to the bottom of
>> the
>> >> >>>>>bottle and various other palces?  One I could borrow, if my
>> problem
>> >> >>>>> goes
>> >> >>>>>away buy?
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>PT
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>
>> >>
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