Few weeks before Xmas I was out in the van and it began to fill with what my wife screamed 'smoke'!
Has been sat up until I've had a dry day to examine it properly. Just ran it for a few mins and indeed it appears to be steam spouting out of the expansion tank (slight relief). See pic, what am I missing where the vapour is coming out? Is that plugged or should there be a hose there?
1986 Caravelle GL - Water Cooled - Petrol 2000cc - 5 Speed
I would also examine why it popped out in first place, also do you have a hose connected from the dalek cap to the other tank to allow for coolant expansion.
Yes that is the coolant level sensor - you figured it iot fine.
However that debris in coolant is not looks nicw.
Probably different types of coolant were mixed. Would worth to clean and flush the system.
Zoltan
1986 Multivan ex-Caravelle. Van since 2006, running mTDi 1Z since 2008 with Fiat Croma 1.9 TDid pump 2008-2019, custom pump since 2019
5spd custom box 4.57 diff + 0.74 5th
Sensor was stuck in beside the tail lights, had been for some time it seems so some dirt may be from there. It's prob the original one, the plastic had become brittle and the thread section cracked. Got a new one yesterday and replaced along with fresh fluids.
1986 Caravelle GL - Water Cooled - Petrol 2000cc - 5 Speed
When this happened on mine it was the head gasket letting by and over pressure in the system, worth having a sniff test done at your local garage for combustion gasses in the coolant
1985 hi-top 2.1MV with DG carb and LPG
1955 trials buggy with 1.9 DG high lift cam and twin dell's (now sold)
1972 1303 beetle
1992 Audi 100 2.8 quattro estate
1967 Vw Madison kit
