[T3] I miss my Aircooleds in the winter!

[Dave Hall]

Commiserations, Keith.  Our 1986 Mk2 Jetta at 10 yrs old started spraying
coolant around from its radiator.  Our 1982 Polo Squareback bought at 5yrs
old lost all its water on the driveway at home within a couple of months of
buying it - hose split.  Probably caused by all the unkind things the
aircooled VWs were saying to it.  ;-)

A later cheap Polo was not economical to repair when its cylinder head
developed a water leak into the cylinder which would have meant skimming and
messing about.

I wouldn't think you need the extra cooling performance from the pressurised
system in winter, so hopefully that'll work.

Air-cooled rules in my book.  I must go for a drive over Christmas.

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Keith Park
Sent: 22 December 2013 01:01
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] I miss my Aircooleds in the winter!

Got to work the other morning, steam from the hood.  found the coolant
dumped!
You know how much they salt the roads around here?  The ENGINE block rusted
thru THAT'S HOW MUCH!
Water pissed out faster than I could pour it in!  Took 4 gallons to get home
from work!

Now my poor winter car with its bulletproof 1.8L 8V has a bullethole sized
hole in the block Under the timing belt!  Man I miss the aircooleds. I hate
to mess with coolant!

I stuffed a wad of the best high VOC hoarded RTV I had in there and it seems
to be holding, but I don't dare tighten The radiator cap.  If only I can get
thru the winter. but there is so much winter ahead!

Ya know, I think they filmed the Wizard of Oz in New York state, and that's
what happened to the Tin man, They SALTED the yellow brick road!

Ugh!

Keith


Top Notch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
71 Squareback "Hothe"
65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
87 golf "Winterat"
93 RX7 "Redstur"



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