catalogue of disasters

[squire]

on my way home in the van I first noticed a red light that popped next to the battery, then within a matter of minutes, the temperature gauge shot up, I knocked the fan of to hot and full blast and the air blowing out went from red hot to cool almost instantly. Sat in traffic on the flyover near the trafford centre there's no hard shoulder so had to chug on, heading towards the next available turn off I pulled off, just as something went pop at the front of the van. then the temp gauge came down to normalish and it got me home. Sadly when I got on the drive I noticed I had dropped quite a lot of water down the drive and that it was running from the front of the van.

there was also steam coming from the front vent...... any idea's . i'm fearing the worst....?

[Ian Hulley]

Fan belt gone/come off (red battery light) causing overheating and something blown at front end due to excess pressure.

Assume the position

Ian

[squire]

cheers Ian, it certainly could be the fanbelt thing, it was whining on the way to work. i'll just pull my undies up a for a dry, no lube ramming..

[squire]

do we think its a new engine or is it not that drastic

[Ian Hulley]

There's no telling mate, it certainly isn't supposed to overheat and blow stuff off though. Daylight will tell more.

Ian

[kevtherev]

on my way home in the van I first noticed a red light that popped next to the battery, then within a matter of minutes, the temperature gauge shot up,

classic ...fan belt break

there's no hard shoulder so had to chug on, heading towards the next available turn off I pulled off, just as something went pop at the front of the van. then the temp gauge came down to normalish and it got me home. Sadly when I got on the drive I noticed I had dropped quite a lot of water down the drive and that it was running from the front of the van.

classic ..wish I'd have just stopped

[squire]

so true, but then if my aunty was my uncle she would have a D1ck

[72BUG]

The reason the temperature dropped after it went pop is that the water temperature sensor can't sense the temperature of the water if there's no water to sense the temperature of. So to speak.

If you're lucky you may have got away without any damage.

If you're unlucky you've baked the engine.

[Ian Hulley]

Well ? What's to see Scott ?

Ian

[toomanytoys]

Mmm classic fan belt breakage...

Red light means STOP....... maybe you couldnt stop somewhere safe imediately.. but should have pulled over to see asap.....

You may be very lucky and get away with it... but dont be surprised if after replacing the hose thats burst , you find other leaks or the engine wont hold water or pressurises the cooling system....

[kevtherev]

chicken...

no lights means go!
no good worrying now

[Ian Hulley]

Start it and watch and listen like a hawk .... obviously the system will need bleeding again etc.

If you've got away with that you want to take a snorkel to work 'cos you'll come up smelling of roses with a diamond between ya teeth

Good luck.

Ian

[squire]

d'oh, put the fan belt back on, water needed about half a litre, oil showing bob on, went round the block, shoulda put my cannister on the block, 3 mins of engine running.........krakatoa....eruption... steam...D'oh thats way the all say they all say d'oh.

[squire]

i always fancied a turbo diesel anyway..

[VWCamperfan]

Water should have taken more than half a litre... A lot more! Did you bleed the system while topping up? You might just have loads of air in there.