And did you hear the radiator fans coming on? If not then it may have just
gotten a little too hot and kicked some coolant out.
Radiator cap might be defective, or have a misaligned seal, and needs
attention.
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dave
(One out of many daves)
91 Passat Sdn 16V auto
"none2u" wrote in message
> Was it spewing when it was hot? How far was the drive home. How long has
> the car been running before it spews. How long did you let the car run, or
> how long did you drive it around before you bought it. I hope it was more
> then just around the block, or 5 or 10 minutes. I hope the previous
> owners just topped off the tank when it was cold and there's just an
> excess of antifreeze in it. It goes in the white plastic tank on top of
> the motor, right rear. with antifreeze in it. and a rubber hose with
> antifreeze running out of a little hole inside the cap. It has a hot or
> cold fill level line on it. I hope its the same one its spewing out of.
> You need to see if it stops spewing before you add more while its hot. If
> it keeps spewing out while you're driving... its maybe a headgasket. If
> it don't .... your ok , it was overfilled. My worst fear is its an
> headgasket, and that's why they sold it. Welcome to everyone's private
> little hell . VWs. Glad you made it.
> "LALUNE" wrote in message
>
>>I just bought this old beauty. Brought it home and it started spuing
>> antifreeze from what I think is the overflow. I'm not to sure if this
>> is the overflow. Where do you put the antifreeze? I can't find pics or
>> specs about this car anywhere.
>>
>> Please help!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
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