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Good trip gone bad (at the very end) by zozie on 24 Jan, 2010 16:49
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Well I felt brave this weekend and decided to take my mk1 jetta to Sudbury from Mississauga to see a friend of mine.
On the way there Friday nite everything went well, I got stupid good mileage. (Did 400 km on just a little less than 1/2 tank).
Next morning she didn't complain about -12C start, did another 300 kms during the day, all was well. Then this morning I left, fuelled up and hit the hwy. All uneventful until south Barrie on the 400 when my temp started rising and was not fixed by putting the heat up full blast. I didn't wait until it went all the way, I pulled over, popped the hood and there it is. The hose going from the waterpump to the head had a giant crack in it and the coolant was just gushing out. Of course there was a tow truck right away and he gave me an ok deal to tow it home. (It was raining very hard, didn't feel like playing with it on the hwy)
I'm not sure how to look at it.
I'm sure happy it didn't happen 500kms from home, but couldn't it have waited till I got home
So I'll do all the hoses because the one I toke off was just falling apart as I toke it off, but sure would like to know if it was the hose of the stat that went first. I'll do the stat as well just to be sure. At least I know its not the head cause the coolant left in it is clean, so it the oil...
I'll post some pix of the trip cause it was really nice along with some videos I did with the cam on the dash
on some very nice curvy snowy roads.
Just wanted to share to release my coolant's pressure.... -
#1 by GEE-BEE on 24 Jan, 2010 17:45
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This is why I have the three engine coolant hoses in production in 5 ply Silicone ( one piece design )
No plastic union !
AAZ Engine :
pump to head
pump to hardline/ oil cooler
hardline to coolant tank
Turbo to Intake manifold
Colors:
Black
Red
Gee-Bee
Blue -
#2 by Rabbit on Roids on 25 Jan, 2010 10:31
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This is why I have the three engine coolant hoses in production in 5 ply Silicone ( one piece design )
No plastic union !
AAZ Engine :
pump to head
pump to hardline/ oil cooler
hardline to coolant tank
Turbo to Intake manifold
Colors:
Black
Red
Gee-Bee
Blue
how much for a complete set of hoses for an mk2 1.6td? -
#3 by zozie on 25 Jan, 2010 12:47
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OMG so I just changed the hose, It says made in France 12 1982
The care was made in Oct 1983 so I'm wondering if it was the original?? Or it's probably not a date but a part number
This is what I was doing to her for 3 days
1984 VW Jetta Mk1 1.6 Diesel in winter wonderland -
#4 by 8v-of-fury on 25 Jan, 2010 16:07
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CBC NEWS!? lol I
What vw part number do you know of that's 4digits? lol it was most likely original! Lasted a long time!
Beauty drive on Hwy 11 eh? cruise at 130km/h with no issues form other cars or any stupid drivers
glad you fixed her up! -
#5 by burn_your_money on 25 Jan, 2010 20:18
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What were you doing on hwy 11? Shouldn't you have been on 69?
I would recommend checking the coolant overflow cap. If that sticks up then you'll blow hoses left and right. -
#6 by fatmobile on 26 Jan, 2010 22:02
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That hose is one to check.
It sits right under the injection pump so any leak,..
and sometimes maintenance,
can cause diesel to spill on it.
It also sits close to the block
oil can collect there
and gets hot between it and the block.