leaking heater core

[brianm@earendel.org (brianm@earendel.org)]

Bring a super duper cheapass get-ya-home mod.. 
it involes a screwdriver.. check your hose clamps on the firewall. a 
180degree 1/2" elbow.. folks correct me if im wrong
and some new 50/50 mix. 
Brian
if you can figure out what im talking about ask...

On Tue, 24 Dec 2002, ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:

> it will probably leak a bit at a time, unless it gets clogged , then it
> could just Swoooosh your feet with prestone. I would keep the heat to a bar
> minimum during your drive (not all wide open on the dial) and you should be
> fine until you change it.
> 
> ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
> 
> 
> =>-----Original Message-----
> =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Kervin
> =>Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 5:25 PM
> =>To: List
> =>Subject: leaking heater core
> =>
> =>
> =>Today I notice a small dried drip of coolant on the drivers side of my
> =>center console.  What a bummer.  I need to drive up to Maryland tomorrow
> =>(300 mile round trip).  Has anyone had the heater core let go all at
> =>once or does it usually just slowly leak ( I'm hoping for the later).
> =>Just incase, I was going to bring some hose clamps and a connector to
> =>hook the two hoses together so that no coolant would flow to the core.
> =>And by the way,
> => MERRY CHRISTMAS
> =>--
> =>Kervin
> =>86 Scirocco 2.0 8v 4K+80% and lots of other numbers and letters
> =>88 Gti 1.8 16v Not done and now it's winter :(
> =>00 tt600
> =>
> =>
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