Overheating - 1981 1.6D in eastern Ukraine

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Excellent. Thank you so much for the insight. I’ve been debating a replacement vehicle but at this point, I know the bus so well, I am going to get it back on the road. I will take those pipes off today and check them. Really appreciate your time helping me with this.

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drgeometry wrote:I just posted my problem. What's the point of your question? I'm sorry, I don't understand.
You asked whats OP. I explained what it means.
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drgeometry wrote:Those are nice dogs, aren't they.
They areImage
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R0B wrote: 30 Oct 2024, 22:40 OP means Original Poster meaning you.

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Good point above regarding the long coolant pipes. I doubt they are original - they all seemed to fail about 10 years ago but who knows.
The originals were white plastic with a metal barb on the ends. The barbs rusted and split the plastic letting water out/air in.

Replaced with two part ss now with a join in the middle.
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