"Normal" Corrado Problems

Whoa! Coolant everywhere, as far as the eye can see… ok just that puddle there under the car… that that green one there… It’s a volkswaggen… they’re pretty rare, it’s called a Corrado… they only sold them in the US for 5 years… YES I KNOW ITS LEAKING COOLANT!

Any way the Corrado is shut down for the moment. A small coolant leak turned into a very big coolant leak today. I spent two hours tonight with Leif tearing the entire front end apart with flashlights trying to pin point the problem. We found coolant leacking from 1) the lower radiator hose to the thermostat, 2) the seal between the colling tube/crack pipe and the thermostat housing, and 3) from a crack in the thermostat hosing cover.

The so-called “crack pipe” is known to be a weak element in the cooling system. I sourced an independent group of Corrado enthusiast engineers who craft and sell the beefcake version of the crack pipe. See picture. The idea is to replace as little many components as possible to avoid unnecessary costs… but I’m thinking… while the car is apart… if this thing is going to bust ass in the next month or so I might consider buying one of these beefed trail guides.

I don’t know, I’m pretty sick of coolant problems in the Corrado. I’ve had to replace neary every pipe, every hose…. With that I’ve taken this opportunity to modify a new polo.