Lower Radiator hose

[amalventano1@home.com (Allyn)]

recommend thermostat, lowest temp you can find.
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Alexander" <rick@brubakerbox.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:24 PM
Subject: Lower Radiator hose


> In the cooling troubleshooting section of Bentley it states that the lower
> radiator hose may collapse at highway speeds only.
> 
> Has anyone experienced this? What are the symptoms?
> 
> I'm asking because Rolling Roc has had some overheating issues lately that
> I'm having trouble sorting out.
> 
> History: '86 16v original with 250K
> 
> Symptom: Overheats sometimes but only after 45 minutes. Makes it an "out of
> town" problem only and a real PITA. It will idle all day long as long as the
> fan is on. I know it is overheating because the temp gauge says so as does
> the oil temp gauge. Besides it's hard to ignore the steam from the cap and
> the boiling that is visible in the overflow tank. Additionally it is
> extremely slow to fill at times.
> 
> Work done: Full tune up, timing correct, valve timing correct, flush and
> thermostat changed, examined the tank to block hose for clog and found none.
> Have not done a leak down due to a few known small leaks (weeping at the
> bottom of the radiator and the overflow tank).
> 
> Current Status: This evening it spit the upper hose fitting off of the
> radiator. I've ordered (for pick up Sunday) Radiator, lower hose, overflow
> tank, cap, fan switch.
> 
> Have I missed anything?
> 
> Rick Alexander
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