[Re: A few tech questions]

[losinit at usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

AH, no worries, I found the problem, "lack of continuity" near the plug on the
yellow/red wire (aka wire dangling in thin air, broke at a spot I hadn't
noticed was weak) So it's fixed, and nearly burped, it's behaving temp-wise,
and consumed about a litre of fluid this am, so that's likely the bubble I was
seeking. But thanks to those who replied. Oh, and :)  :)  :)  :) (that's me
driving the beast again, doesn't take me long to remember why I'm nuts about
this car...)


Oh, did I tell you how much fun the water pipe is to do? (it would have been
cake except for the %#^#_%#$ spring clamps. I just love them more than nearly
anything...) Cathy

Drew MacPherson <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> 
> Cathy - the yellow/red wire is indeed the coolant sending unit wire.  I 
> don't know for sure on the 16V, but the sensor you're looking for should 
> look like a small post - the female spade end will slide over it.  It 
> should be on the bottom or side of the outlet going from the top of the 
> head to the rad, if a 16V is like an 8V.
> 
> As far as coolant filling goes, the technique I use on 8V and diesels that 
> has never let me down is to fill the rad from the upper hose first, until 
> it's level with the inlet (using a spare upper rad hose makes this job 
> easy.)  Squeeze the bottom hose a few times to get the 
> bubbles out.  Then with the upper hose connected to the block, fill the 
> block via this hose with the coolant resevoir uncapped.  When the coolant 
> gets to the point where you can see it in the hose, quickly connect it to 
> the rad (you may spill a bit) and top up the resevoir to the max level if 
> necessary.  If you had the heater valve open when draining, make sure it's 
> open when filling.  Run the engine with the cap off for a minute - make 
> sure coolant is coming out of the bypass nipple in the resevoir.  Check 
> for leaks - turn the engine off, let it sit for a few minutes, top up if 
> necessary, cap it up and go for a spin.  Keep an eye on the coolant level 
> for a day or two afterwards, but you should be ok.
> 
> Drew
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Cathy Boyko wrote:
> 
> > Since my Bentley is still in the hands of Canada Post and I'm too lazy to
> > search through the other editions kicking around here:
> > This is for (you guessed it) the 16V. (aka silver headache, jealous
bitch,
> > whatever...)
> > 
> > I just put in the delightful "water pipe" and it was so entertaining,
I'll
> > post in that later.
> > 
> > Anyway, as a result, I have a few "issues" to resolve
> > 1. There was a very crunchy yellow and red wire that plugs into a single
male
> > prong on the head. It looks to be on its last legs, what does it do? (see
#2)
> > 2. My temp guage doesn't work, is this due to the wire above? If not,
where
> > does it read from (location and wire colour would be helpful)
> > 3. I'm an idiot (you all knew that). Since I wanted access to the area
near
> > the "water pipe", I removed my overflow reservoir, which means the strut
bar
> > had to go. SO I managed to strip out one of the bolts, the nut is still on
it,
> > but it just spins. SO, how do I reattach the bearing/bar? I'll have a
spring
> > compressor tomorrow to do strut bearings on Klaus anyway, so removal of
the
> > bearing is an option. 
> > 4. Any tips on burping the venerable 16V block? I filled it by the upper
rad
> > hose, but the oil temp is still rising to uncomfortable levels, I've been
> > heating/burping/repeat, should this eventually do it? And it says it
should
> > take 4.7 L (or 4.8?) we spilled a fair amount of a 4L lot, and it filled
the
> > overflow completely. Do I still have .7 L of air in there?
> > 5. Not wanting the new baby to be left out, I measured his (lack of)
weight at
> > the quarry today, Klaus weighs in at 850kg, I'm assuming this is normal
for a
> > stock MkI!?! Yee hah! I'm loving that car, like driving an old comfy
couch
> > (the seats are hurting bigtime, but so comfy, and my cassette collection
is
> > such a blast from the past...)
> > 6. That 16V sucks, NOT, it was SO NICE to get her back out on the road, I
just
> > love that car. Too.    
> > 
> > Cathy, more later...
> > 
> > 
> > 
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