Rising early this morning, we had breakfast and drove to the VW dealer to be there before they opened at 7:00. We waited until they started opening and asked one of the service advisers about getting them to check the car right away. He said that they would look at as soon as the technicians arrived at 8:00. We waited until they took a look and told us that it was probably the water pump since no coolant was flowing through the reservoir. The tech said that sometimes when the plastic impellers break they shatter and a piece may have been left and damaged the new water pump. They wanted to look at the water pump and maybe replace it. We said for them to go ahead. We got a ride back to the motel and waited for their call which came at about noon. The water pump was OK but some of the hoses were plugged with corrosion/gunk so they cleaned those out. Also, the timing belt was off by one notch. We packed up, checked out, called the shuttle, and went back to the VW dealer. We got the car, loaded up, and headed for the Oregon coast. We got to the coast highway and stopped in Tillamook to sample some cheese. We then headed on down the coast highway where we got our first view of the Pacific along the Oregon coast. We stopped in Lincoln City for the night. We had a good seafood dinner and washed a load of clothes.
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