RE: Leak Developed

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>10mm bolts that is.


>From: "Oen, Shawn" <oens@nationalcar.com>
>To: Christopher Grossi <cgrossi@dwc.edu>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: Leak Developed
>Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 20:38:15 -0600
>
>The plastic flange on the side of the block you are talking about it 
>plastic
>and will warp after a while.  Go to the dealer and get a new one for less
>than 10 bucks.  Also there is a rubber o-ring you will have to replace that
>you will see once you pull the flange off. Make sure and get that also
>becuase they get brittle with age.....If you jack the car up on the drivers
>side a littke when you do it, that will keep you from loosing very much
>coolant....I think it is held on by 2 13mm nuts.....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: T Berk [mailto:tberk@mindspring.com]
>Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 8:16 PM
>To: Christopher Grossi
>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Leak Developed
>
>
>Christopher Grossi wrote:
> >
> >         I have a coolant look on the side of my 8v 92 Jetta block. It's
>not the
> > thermostat, but on the side above the tranny. There is like 2 or 3 hoses
> > that come together there into a "T" and it's dripping from the bottom.
> > Anyone know exactly what that is right there. I am guessing it's the
> > coolant sensor, but I am not sure since it's not on top of the 
>thermostat?
> > Also anyone know what it might cost to get something like that fixed?
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
>It may be that the Hoses are shot, you may want to visit our online
>vendors of choice to get replacements. After all, how old are those
>hoses, anyway?
>
>Expect corrosion to have built up on the metal pipe fittings, this gunk
>should be scraped off before (re)fitting the hoses back on.
>
>hth,
>TBerk
>
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