Aallegra.106 NET.general utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!mhtsa!allegra!rdg Tue Aug 4 20:43:10 1981 VW Rabbit Problem Attention VW Rabbit owners, you may have a problem! The radiator overflow tank on my vehicle developed several cracks which which permitted coolant to escape. Because the overflow tank is directly connected to the radiator system without a valve, a leak in the overflow tank is just as bad as a leak in the radiator! The cracks in the overflow tank appear to develop as a result of the heat and high pressure which the tank is sub- jected to. The tank actually flexes along several corners as it is presurized to 12-20 psi when the engine reaches operating temperature. This repeated flexing eventually causes the plastic overflow tank to fail. I am interested to know if other VW Rabbit owners have experienced this problem. My tank failed after 16 months at 15,000 miles. Should enough evidence become available, a formal complaint may be filed with VW and the Consumer Pro- tection Agency. Thanks, -Ron Gordon BTL@MH NJ ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.