VW Overheating
10-21-2007, 06:21 PM
#31
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Re: VW Overheating
ukdodger via CarKB.com wrote:
> Hi Earle. Well I've always run it on just plain water I dont think
> the manual asks for anything else. The temp drops if I remove the
> thermostat completely. I thought of flush kits but the corrosion
> that
> I can see looks bloody hard you sure a chemical would remove it.
If you check the manual you will very likely find that is specifies
the coolant both as to mix and standard, and may also specify the use
of distilled water.
If removing the thermostat completely brings the temperature down then
it would seem more likely to be the thermostat. Does it open fully at
the specified temperature?
> Thanks
>
> Ukd
>
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
>>> My 1985 Passat runs too hot. It's been getting progressively worse
>>> over the last five years. It's not the rad or the theremostat. I
>>> think it's the corrosion in the water galleries getting slowly
>>> worse restricting the flow. Is there a solution to this other than
>>> a new engine? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
>>
>> You won't have "corrosion in the water galleries" if you have used
>> the proper coolant mix through the life of the vehicle. How do you
>> know it's not the rad or the thermostat? How do you know that you
>> don't have a bad temperature gauge? When was the last time you
>> changed your accessory drive belts, cleaned your radiator or looked
>> for rat nests under the hood?
>>
>> To answer your question, there are coolant flush kits, and
>> businesses who perform this service for their clients. I assume
>> that they will be available in the UK. Follow the directions
>> exactly. If your problem is clogged water galleries, it may help.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Earle
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> Hi Earle. Well I've always run it on just plain water I dont think
> the manual asks for anything else. The temp drops if I remove the
> thermostat completely. I thought of flush kits but the corrosion
> that
> I can see looks bloody hard you sure a chemical would remove it.
If you check the manual you will very likely find that is specifies
the coolant both as to mix and standard, and may also specify the use
of distilled water.
If removing the thermostat completely brings the temperature down then
it would seem more likely to be the thermostat. Does it open fully at
the specified temperature?
> Thanks
>
> Ukd
>
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
>>> My 1985 Passat runs too hot. It's been getting progressively worse
>>> over the last five years. It's not the rad or the theremostat. I
>>> think it's the corrosion in the water galleries getting slowly
>>> worse restricting the flow. Is there a solution to this other than
>>> a new engine? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
>>
>> You won't have "corrosion in the water galleries" if you have used
>> the proper coolant mix through the life of the vehicle. How do you
>> know it's not the rad or the thermostat? How do you know that you
>> don't have a bad temperature gauge? When was the last time you
>> changed your accessory drive belts, cleaned your radiator or looked
>> for rat nests under the hood?
>>
>> To answer your question, there are coolant flush kits, and
>> businesses who perform this service for their clients. I assume
>> that they will be available in the UK. Follow the directions
>> exactly. If your problem is clogged water galleries, it may help.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Earle
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10-21-2007, 06:24 PM
#32
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Re: VW Overheating
You need to run it on a 50/50 mix of distilled or otherwise pure water and
ethylene glycol coolant with a proper anticorrosion mix as recommended by
the vehicle manufacturer. If you don't have that, if you have been putting
tap water in there, well what you see is what you get.
Try the flush kit, or bring it to a professional radiator shop. Then find
out from VW what type of coolant they want you to put in there, and use that
in the future. No tap water. Tap water is bad for automotive coolant
systems. Not all tap water is bad, but why take a chance? God, the stuff
they have in Albuquerque filled up my electric tea kettle with mineral
deposits in three months...
Cheers,
Earle
"ukdodger via CarKB.com" <u20620@uwe> wrote in message
news:7a0a6fa1a5aa5@uwe...
> Hi Earle. Well I've always run it on just plain water I dont think the
manual
> asks for anything else. The temp drops if I remove the thermostat
completely.
> I thought of flush kits but the corrosion that I can see looks bloody hard
> you sure a chemical would remove it. Thanks
>
> Ukd
>
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >> My 1985 Passat runs too hot. It's been getting progressively worse over
> >> the last five years. It's not the rad or the theremostat. I think it's
the
> >> corrosion in the water galleries getting slowly worse restricting the
flow.
> >> Is there a solution to this other than a new engine? Any help would be
> >> appreciated. Thanks
> >
> >You won't have "corrosion in the water galleries" if you have used the
> >proper coolant mix through the life of the vehicle. How do you know it's
> >not the rad or the thermostat? How do you know that you don't have a bad
> >temperature gauge? When was the last time you changed your accessory
drive
> >belts, cleaned your radiator or looked for rat nests under the hood?
> >
> >To answer your question, there are coolant flush kits, and businesses who
> >perform this service for their clients. I assume that they will be
> >available in the UK. Follow the directions exactly. If your problem is
> >clogged water galleries, it may help.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Earle
>
> --
> RD
>
> Message posted via CarKB.com
> http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200710/1
>
ethylene glycol coolant with a proper anticorrosion mix as recommended by
the vehicle manufacturer. If you don't have that, if you have been putting
tap water in there, well what you see is what you get.
Try the flush kit, or bring it to a professional radiator shop. Then find
out from VW what type of coolant they want you to put in there, and use that
in the future. No tap water. Tap water is bad for automotive coolant
systems. Not all tap water is bad, but why take a chance? God, the stuff
they have in Albuquerque filled up my electric tea kettle with mineral
deposits in three months...
Cheers,
Earle
"ukdodger via CarKB.com" <u20620@uwe> wrote in message
news:7a0a6fa1a5aa5@uwe...
> Hi Earle. Well I've always run it on just plain water I dont think the
manual
> asks for anything else. The temp drops if I remove the thermostat
completely.
> I thought of flush kits but the corrosion that I can see looks bloody hard
> you sure a chemical would remove it. Thanks
>
> Ukd
>
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >> My 1985 Passat runs too hot. It's been getting progressively worse over
> >> the last five years. It's not the rad or the theremostat. I think it's
the
> >> corrosion in the water galleries getting slowly worse restricting the
flow.
> >> Is there a solution to this other than a new engine? Any help would be
> >> appreciated. Thanks
> >
> >You won't have "corrosion in the water galleries" if you have used the
> >proper coolant mix through the life of the vehicle. How do you know it's
> >not the rad or the thermostat? How do you know that you don't have a bad
> >temperature gauge? When was the last time you changed your accessory
drive
> >belts, cleaned your radiator or looked for rat nests under the hood?
> >
> >To answer your question, there are coolant flush kits, and businesses who
> >perform this service for their clients. I assume that they will be
> >available in the UK. Follow the directions exactly. If your problem is
> >clogged water galleries, it may help.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Earle
>
> --
> RD
>
> Message posted via CarKB.com
> http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200710/1
>
10-21-2007, 06:24 PM
#33
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Re: VW Overheating
You need to run it on a 50/50 mix of distilled or otherwise pure water and
ethylene glycol coolant with a proper anticorrosion mix as recommended by
the vehicle manufacturer. If you don't have that, if you have been putting
tap water in there, well what you see is what you get.
Try the flush kit, or bring it to a professional radiator shop. Then find
out from VW what type of coolant they want you to put in there, and use that
in the future. No tap water. Tap water is bad for automotive coolant
systems. Not all tap water is bad, but why take a chance? God, the stuff
they have in Albuquerque filled up my electric tea kettle with mineral
deposits in three months...
Cheers,
Earle
"ukdodger via CarKB.com" <u20620@uwe> wrote in message
news:7a0a6fa1a5aa5@uwe...
> Hi Earle. Well I've always run it on just plain water I dont think the
manual
> asks for anything else. The temp drops if I remove the thermostat
completely.
> I thought of flush kits but the corrosion that I can see looks bloody hard
> you sure a chemical would remove it. Thanks
>
> Ukd
>
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >> My 1985 Passat runs too hot. It's been getting progressively worse over
> >> the last five years. It's not the rad or the theremostat. I think it's
the
> >> corrosion in the water galleries getting slowly worse restricting the
flow.
> >> Is there a solution to this other than a new engine? Any help would be
> >> appreciated. Thanks
> >
> >You won't have "corrosion in the water galleries" if you have used the
> >proper coolant mix through the life of the vehicle. How do you know it's
> >not the rad or the thermostat? How do you know that you don't have a bad
> >temperature gauge? When was the last time you changed your accessory
drive
> >belts, cleaned your radiator or looked for rat nests under the hood?
> >
> >To answer your question, there are coolant flush kits, and businesses who
> >perform this service for their clients. I assume that they will be
> >available in the UK. Follow the directions exactly. If your problem is
> >clogged water galleries, it may help.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Earle
>
> --
> RD
>
> Message posted via CarKB.com
> http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200710/1
>
ethylene glycol coolant with a proper anticorrosion mix as recommended by
the vehicle manufacturer. If you don't have that, if you have been putting
tap water in there, well what you see is what you get.
Try the flush kit, or bring it to a professional radiator shop. Then find
out from VW what type of coolant they want you to put in there, and use that
in the future. No tap water. Tap water is bad for automotive coolant
systems. Not all tap water is bad, but why take a chance? God, the stuff
they have in Albuquerque filled up my electric tea kettle with mineral
deposits in three months...
Cheers,
Earle
"ukdodger via CarKB.com" <u20620@uwe> wrote in message
news:7a0a6fa1a5aa5@uwe...
> Hi Earle. Well I've always run it on just plain water I dont think the
manual
> asks for anything else. The temp drops if I remove the thermostat
completely.
> I thought of flush kits but the corrosion that I can see looks bloody hard
> you sure a chemical would remove it. Thanks
>
> Ukd
>
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >> My 1985 Passat runs too hot. It's been getting progressively worse over
> >> the last five years. It's not the rad or the theremostat. I think it's
the
> >> corrosion in the water galleries getting slowly worse restricting the
flow.
> >> Is there a solution to this other than a new engine? Any help would be
> >> appreciated. Thanks
> >
> >You won't have "corrosion in the water galleries" if you have used the
> >proper coolant mix through the life of the vehicle. How do you know it's
> >not the rad or the thermostat? How do you know that you don't have a bad
> >temperature gauge? When was the last time you changed your accessory
drive
> >belts, cleaned your radiator or looked for rat nests under the hood?
> >
> >To answer your question, there are coolant flush kits, and businesses who
> >perform this service for their clients. I assume that they will be
> >available in the UK. Follow the directions exactly. If your problem is
> >clogged water galleries, it may help.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Earle
>
> --
> RD
>
> Message posted via CarKB.com
> http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200710/1
>
10-21-2007, 06:24 PM
#34
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Posts: n/a
Re: VW Overheating
You need to run it on a 50/50 mix of distilled or otherwise pure water and
ethylene glycol coolant with a proper anticorrosion mix as recommended by
the vehicle manufacturer. If you don't have that, if you have been putting
tap water in there, well what you see is what you get.
Try the flush kit, or bring it to a professional radiator shop. Then find
out from VW what type of coolant they want you to put in there, and use that
in the future. No tap water. Tap water is bad for automotive coolant
systems. Not all tap water is bad, but why take a chance? God, the stuff
they have in Albuquerque filled up my electric tea kettle with mineral
deposits in three months...
Cheers,
Earle
"ukdodger via CarKB.com" <u20620@uwe> wrote in message
news:7a0a6fa1a5aa5@uwe...
> Hi Earle. Well I've always run it on just plain water I dont think the
manual
> asks for anything else. The temp drops if I remove the thermostat
completely.
> I thought of flush kits but the corrosion that I can see looks bloody hard
> you sure a chemical would remove it. Thanks
>
> Ukd
>
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >> My 1985 Passat runs too hot. It's been getting progressively worse over
> >> the last five years. It's not the rad or the theremostat. I think it's
the
> >> corrosion in the water galleries getting slowly worse restricting the
flow.
> >> Is there a solution to this other than a new engine? Any help would be
> >> appreciated. Thanks
> >
> >You won't have "corrosion in the water galleries" if you have used the
> >proper coolant mix through the life of the vehicle. How do you know it's
> >not the rad or the thermostat? How do you know that you don't have a bad
> >temperature gauge? When was the last time you changed your accessory
drive
> >belts, cleaned your radiator or looked for rat nests under the hood?
> >
> >To answer your question, there are coolant flush kits, and businesses who
> >perform this service for their clients. I assume that they will be
> >available in the UK. Follow the directions exactly. If your problem is
> >clogged water galleries, it may help.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Earle
>
> --
> RD
>
> Message posted via CarKB.com
> http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200710/1
>
ethylene glycol coolant with a proper anticorrosion mix as recommended by
the vehicle manufacturer. If you don't have that, if you have been putting
tap water in there, well what you see is what you get.
Try the flush kit, or bring it to a professional radiator shop. Then find
out from VW what type of coolant they want you to put in there, and use that
in the future. No tap water. Tap water is bad for automotive coolant
systems. Not all tap water is bad, but why take a chance? God, the stuff
they have in Albuquerque filled up my electric tea kettle with mineral
deposits in three months...
Cheers,
Earle
"ukdodger via CarKB.com" <u20620@uwe> wrote in message
news:7a0a6fa1a5aa5@uwe...
> Hi Earle. Well I've always run it on just plain water I dont think the
manual
> asks for anything else. The temp drops if I remove the thermostat
completely.
> I thought of flush kits but the corrosion that I can see looks bloody hard
> you sure a chemical would remove it. Thanks
>
> Ukd
>
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >> My 1985 Passat runs too hot. It's been getting progressively worse over
> >> the last five years. It's not the rad or the theremostat. I think it's
the
> >> corrosion in the water galleries getting slowly worse restricting the
flow.
> >> Is there a solution to this other than a new engine? Any help would be
> >> appreciated. Thanks
> >
> >You won't have "corrosion in the water galleries" if you have used the
> >proper coolant mix through the life of the vehicle. How do you know it's
> >not the rad or the thermostat? How do you know that you don't have a bad
> >temperature gauge? When was the last time you changed your accessory
drive
> >belts, cleaned your radiator or looked for rat nests under the hood?
> >
> >To answer your question, there are coolant flush kits, and businesses who
> >perform this service for their clients. I assume that they will be
> >available in the UK. Follow the directions exactly. If your problem is
> >clogged water galleries, it may help.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Earle
>
> --
> RD
>
> Message posted via CarKB.com
> http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200710/1
>
10-21-2007, 06:28 PM
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Re: VW Overheating
Oh, and thanks little jealous pervert, for the ammunition to send
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Re: VW Overheating
Oh, and thanks little jealous pervert, for the ammunition to send
abuse at ***, Motzarella, and Teranews block you and other low lifes that
use databasix. :-) You've given me reason to devote my energies to
persuading Real News Servers to block everyone from databasix, I know I've
cost them millions in commercial revenues. :-)
Who's only way to get attention is to make a fool of it's self, using
foul language, like it did back in elementary school yard, switch I bet you
still don't know what they mean! Do you kitties still say, If your brains
were dynamite, you could blow your nose? Totally worthless!
Forwarded to: admin@***.net, abuse@------.net, abuse@databasix.com,
plcymgmt@databasix.com via: one of hundreds of my user names at their
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cost them millions in commercial revenues. :-)
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foul language, like it did back in elementary school yard, switch I bet you
still don't know what they mean! Do you kitties still say, If your brains
were dynamite, you could blow your nose? Totally worthless!
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Oh, and thanks little jealous pervert, for the ammunition to send
abuse at ***, Motzarella, and Teranews block you and other low lifes that
use databasix. :-) You've given me reason to devote my energies to
persuading Real News Servers to block everyone from databasix, I know I've
cost them millions in commercial revenues. :-)
Who's only way to get attention is to make a fool of it's self, using
foul language, like it did back in elementary school yard, switch I bet you
still don't know what they mean! Do you kitties still say, If your brains
were dynamite, you could blow your nose? Totally worthless!
Forwarded to: admin@***.net, abuse@------.net, abuse@databasix.com,
plcymgmt@databasix.com via: one of hundreds of my user names at their
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cost them millions in commercial revenues. :-)
Who's only way to get attention is to make a fool of it's self, using
foul language, like it did back in elementary school yard, switch I bet you
still don't know what they mean! Do you kitties still say, If your brains
were dynamite, you could blow your nose? Totally worthless!
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