Re: Overheating problem solved

["John Corbishley" <JCorbs@gtresort.com>]

We had the same problem in my wife's GLX.  It was the housing and looks to
be ugly to get at.  I left it to the dealer.  The oil cooler was also
leaking and they did the two at the same time.

John Corbs

----- Original Message -----
From: <VWNobby@aol.com>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Cc: <Cabell_T_Treadway@res.raytheon.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 3:58 PM
Subject: Overheating problem solved


> Not to long ago I posted a message stating that I was having trouble with
my
> car overheating. I came to the conclusion that the problem was either the
> thermostat or the water pump. We'll since I purchased the extended
warranty
> for my car, I decided to take it to the dealer. It turns out that the
problem
> was a bad thermostat. They ended up replacing the thermostat and the
housing
> and it ran me $50 (the warranty deductible) plus $15 for the coolant. If I
> didn't have the extended warranty it would have cost me $50 for the
> thermostat, $100+ for the housing and god knows how much for the labor. I
> know someone had posted that they wanted to replace the thermostat
> themselves, be forwarned, one of the mechanics had told me that when they
> replace the thermostat they usually end up replacing the housing to. If
they
> don't, the car usually comes back within the year because of leaking from
the
> thermostat housing. I hope this helps anyone out there with similar
problems.
>
> VWNobby
> 97 Jetta GLX - Black
>
>