Blinking Light!!!!

[pilotlars at yahoo.com (Lars Bruchmann)]

man, you high-tech, mk2 drivers, with all your modern
gee-whiz, whiz-bang electronic sensors and gadgets...
haha, speaking of coolant, do i have a drain plug on
my system???  or is it like a golf 2, with a totally
sealed system???  i'd like to flush it out.
--- Larry Fry <rocco16@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Mine did the same thing last year; blinking coolant
> light.
> Turned out to be the relay.
> Larry
> sandiego16v
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David L. Winchell, II"
> <davidwinchell2@sprynet.com>
> To: "Scirocco List" <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 3:43 PM
> Subject: Blinking Light!!!!
> 
> 
> > So, Friday I am driving the 16V 2.0L Rocc back
> from an Appraisal on Kiawah
> > Island.  I get almost home when the light starts
> blinking in the water
> temp
> > gauge.  I pull over and check for leaking coolant,
> burst hose, level in
> the
> > expansion tank.  nothing immediately wrong, but
> did notice that the upper
> > hose is showing a break right at the clamp near
> the radiator.  I drop the
> > hood an head on home thinking this is going to be
> an easy fix. (Cut the
> 1/2
> > inch off the end of the hose and order a new one
> from potter people this
> > week and add fluids.)  Well. Not so.  I get the
> hose cut and manage to
> loose
> > very little coolant.  I start her up, add fluid
> get everything where all
> > should be well.  Check the gauges...  Still
> blinking.  Check the levels,
> > squeeze the upper hose to burp the system, shut
> down and restart several
> > times...  Still blinking.  Try a few more times
> squeezing, filling,
> burping
> > (the line, I know what your thinking,)
> restarting...  Same thing.
> Blinking
> > light in water temp gauge.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > BTW, as I passed the air field on Johns Island I
> thought it would be cool
> to
> > have to pick up a couple of you guys that are
> fliers on the list.
> Weekends
> > are awesome right now.  Perfect weather.  Have
> room, Spare Roccs...
> >
> > TIA, for any help.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > David L. Winchell, II
> > DavidWinchell2@sprynet.com
> > 87 16V Scirocco
> > 86 8V Scirocco
> > 84 8V Scirocco
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> >
> >
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