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• Re: white clouds out of the exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:34:10 -0700
  ...They found it overheating, replaced two temp > sensors on radiator, replaced valve cover gasket. I paid for the temp > sensors. Mechanic told me the...
• Re: Air Dam renaming competition
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 02:54:42 +0100
  ...In some cases, they do help direct airflow upwards to he radiator to assist in cooling chores. I'm not sure about vanagons as...
• Re: "jet engine" cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:35:47 -0800
  ...And, believe it or not, there are two speeds available to the cooling fan! The thermostatic switch in the radiator has two levels it...
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - syncro.carboncow
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 21:46:39 -0500
  ...New sensor, stat, radiator, > > wiring > > check, voltage stabilizer/reguator > ect. Finally got the infered gun > > and > > compared locations and temps to my > buddies 2...
• Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 12:00:01 -0400
  ...slope with the engine running, opened the bleed > valve > > on the radiator and had no air escape > > I Hope You did that with the...
• Re: How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:11:34 -0500
  ...you can fill > the coolant system, crack the valve on the radiator, then drive down the > road until the low coolant warning light comes...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Oil Drain Plug Supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:55:20 -0700
  ...Greetings again, My radiator is still leaking, but so slowly that I'm going to let it be and try to limp home as...
• Re: How to do a coolant flush? 2.1L Auto 88
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:32:25 -0400
  ...On Jun 18, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Robert Stewart wrote: > So I need to flush all the coolant out of the radiator and...
• Not the thermostat - yay!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 15 May 2009 16:54:44 -0700
  ...cap on the expansion tank to confirm it too was working. Radiator fan works / comes on when required, hot air from both heaters, no...
• Re: Sqirting water on an oil cooler et al
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 95 18:06:23 EDT
  ...Squirting the radiator or oil cooler can't be that much different than driving through a very very very thick fog, or maybe the...
• Re: anti-freeze leak
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 17:24:04 -0800 (PST)
  ...Some have posted that it might clog the radiator works, but one of the other posters Steve T.??? said he's gotten mucho miles...
• Too hot or not?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 09:47:50 -0500
  ...I have never heard or seen the front radiator fan kick on, no matter how hot the engine gets. Is there a way to...
• FS - 86 Synchro Weekender $4600
  Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 08:55:32 -0500
  ...new clutch, power steering pump, radiator, muffler, battery. Tires 1,900 miles. Metallic brown paint, several dings & a few dents. Almost no rust, no...
• Re: TURBO DIESEL QUESTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:38:20 -0700
  ...You would have to do some bodywork and add the radiator, coolant pipes, etc. You can start with any watercooled vanagon. Some have bought...
• Slow thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:52:04 -0800
  ...I know there is a bleeder screw on top of the radiator, there seems to be one on the thermostat housing, but I need...
• Re: ~Flaming DIEsels~ Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl ...
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 19:22:58 -0500
  ...Volvo's looks to > me to be little more than a "radiator". Does it cool the turbo or the > air that leaves the turbo...
• Re: Mexican bus info
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Wed, 12 May 1999 11:03:28 -0700
  ...NEW? Looks like a slightly raised roof line and the obvious radiator up front. Is there no way these could be imported and then...
• The Seven Fans of the Apocalypse.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 5 May 1999 13:32:29 -0400
  ...the gauge, you >get to hear the high speed on your radiator fan; (you will initially think >the Second Coming has arrived when you...
• Re: Euro-Engine: 85 Volkswagen Van, Cooling, Coolant, Air
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 10:08:08 EDT
  ...and your waterpump is working properly, then it is probably your radiator (Bar's leak or age has clogged it up). I have new...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 18:55:59 -0400
  ...In most cars you'd call it the radiator cap... david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:41:32 -0700
  My $0.02 worth As far as flow during idle... The system is a closed system. So if there is no air in the...
• Audi Steering wheel on a diesel
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 07:39:51 -0700
  ...Then when I looked in front, I saw the hole below the grille, where a radiator might go. "But this was made in 1981...
• Re: 1.9L loss of power, stalling...hesitation or surging?
  Historical mailing list - Will Stiefel
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 21:31:03 -0700
  ...maybe I need a new Copper Core German Radiator?
• Damaged coolant Lines
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 18:43:12 -0600
  ...1 hour to get the air out of the radiator A very good buy and good fix and it did not take long as...
• Re: dex-cool
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 19:30:03 -0500
  ...Also, I've heard that Dex-Cool should *not* be used in any vehicle with a brass radiator. (I don't think any VWs...
• Getting air out of the coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:39:06 -0700
  ...and 2) do you just turn the valve (bolt) on the radiator a turn or two or does it come completely off? The valve...
• Re: engineering nightmares vehicles was: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:42:16 -0400
  >Unfortunately with >rear end the way it is on the vanagon there is no real way to put a radiator >into the rear very...
• Coolant bleed valve on the engine
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:01:37 -0700
  ...on the engine end of things.......found the one on the radiator.....can anyone possible explain to me where it might be and what...
• Need a junkyard in Durham North Carolina that may have a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:10:25 -0700
  ...He says he is new to vanagons, and has a 82 air cooled with a TDI diesel conversion.Says he used a Mercedies radiator...
• I did it.. i just bought my first (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sat, 19 May 2007 22:32:49 -0700
  ...There is also the substantial weight increase problem, not to mention needing a radiator with larger area/flowthrough. I'll have to wait for...
• Re: Great Vanagon Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 27 Dec 2023 01:34:52 +0000
  ...tranny will be strong; the A/C will work, also the radiator.  It readily fits into my small garage. It will climb mountains; it...
• Sick of overheating....Friday question and comment....
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 09:10:40 -0800
  ...I got really good at topping up my radiator at gas stations on that trip.....I could go along with my eye on the...
• Coolant Pipe separates!!Gaskets Blow!!Wallet empties!!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 17:15:40 EST
  Hi all, Has anyone else had the experience of their coolant pipe step down insert actually separating from the pipe leaving the radiator hose...
• Vanagon from South Africa - volkswagen.co.za
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 10:13:39 -0800
  ...Although it was obviously an add-on, it had what > appeared to be a plastic radiator shell around it which faired it into the...
• Re: 1987 GL Coolant System Problems
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sat, 18 May 2002 08:25:52 -0400
  ...When this happened to me it was because idling with no air flow through the radiator caused the system to boil and blew the...
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:52:16 -0700
  Neil, Look for some small radiator mounts. little rubber pucks with a threaded stud poking out either side. I had the same problem as...
• Re: Oil Light On Update
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 22 Jul 2022 02:36:05 -0400
  ...I don't know if this was the result of radiator performance or wind on the engine. Evidently there is a significant amount of...
• It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 14:11:56 -0500
  ...I am considering constructing some sort of bra to go over the upper grille to decrease air flow over the radiator. First I thought...
• Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 May 2012 18:49:02 -0700
  On 05/24/2012 06:27 PM, David Beierl wrote: > At 09:07 PM 5/24/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> yet hearing about...
• Re: Early Instrument Cluster Difference Questions + PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:36:24 -0700
  ...That is why there is room for a radiator even in > the first year of aircooled. The diesels are watercooled and they went into...
• Re: vanagon diesel questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 20:06:05 -0800 (PST)
  ...6 is high beam right, 8 amps #7 is accessories and radiator fan, 16 amps #8 is interior lights, cig. lighter, stop lights, 8...
• Re: air cooled to 5cyl=heat?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 13:45:54 -0500
  ...Get the front radiator, fans, front heater core, pipes and anything else that looks good. Another option is to use the Porsche 911 6...
• 91 Westy runs rough cold/great warm
  Historical mailing list - Ron Cave
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 00:48:01 -0000
  ...The last one said he'd had sleepless nights worrying about it! New items recently fitted:- Radiator, 4 injectors, air filter, pressure regulator, fuel...
• Re: high oil temps
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 22:35:49 -0500
  ...I plan on adding a 23pass cooler anyway but don't want to plumb it > to the radiator.Any comments or suggestions appreciated Hi...
• A/C leaking from inside cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 21:18:19 -0700
  ...The top radiator fan speed (when A/C is on and running hard) sounds as if the Vanagon is ready to take off! Freaked...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 02:30:35 +0000
  ...hose that goes from the cap to the top of the radiator was "sweating", so the coolant, under pressure, was leaking and evaporating. i...
• Re: double thermostats
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 11:19:27 -0400
  ...Turn it on, and the water spraying onto the radiator and evaporating will increase the heat transfer. I've seen it done with turbo...
• Re: Looks like Chevy built the first mini-van Syncro!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stevie Havoc
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:11:33 -0600
  ...Steve > I can only imagine how hot it would be with the radiator right by the > drivers elbow. Then the rest of the engine...
• Re: Rad Fan isn't working properly
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 12:23:00 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/front_radiator.htm So the way i see things is the rad is not hot enough!!! You may have air...
• Re: how hot do you run?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 07:44:18 -0500
  ...hot surfaces to pick upn the heat for transport to the radiator. The principle has many industrial applications. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver...
• Re: brake fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:45:15 -0800
  ...changing the brake fluid--auto tranny, transfer case, front & rear diffs, radiator-- yes, but brake fluid--no mention other than checking the level. I...
• Re: LED to tell when fan is on.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:57:41 -0800
  ...I refer to the high speed mode on the radiator fan on > Starwagen 'Propeller Mode'. I swear I pick up speed when it comes...
• Re: Trip Contingencies
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:09:37 -0700
  ...20k miles on rebuilt engine, cleaned injectors, ECU, AFM, fuel hoses, alternator, starter, radiator, tires, AC R/134 converted, dometic serviced. About to replace...
• Re: Common front end rattles?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 19 May 2021 11:07:14 -0500
  ...front end rattle I developed isn’t the radiator after all. > > I did have a radiator that was moving easily and now it is...
• Re: RELIABLE Air Conditioning!
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Fri, 15 May 2015 22:06:06 -0400
  ...The later model Vanagons have a powerful radiator fan, so I assume that is good enough. The seal between the radiator and condenser has...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 06:07:55 -0600
  ...radiator bleed screw on the front. �Then I lost a tiny > bit when I removed/installed the new thermo/temp switch on the radiator...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
  Historical mailing list - --------------------
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 22:56:22 -0400
  ...In >> order to maintain engine temperature to its upper limit, the radiator >> fan and >> the heating system have to be running and on all...
• Overheating? Something to consider
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:56:01 -0800
  ...The radiator fan also would come on in stop and go traffic. The thermostat seemed to function and the radiator was warm/hot from...
• Re: Seeking Coolant bleeding web site, coolant to use
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:21:03 -0500
  ...Dennis The waterpump is always pressurizing the radiator. The thermostat is on the return line from the radiator. Coolant won't flow through the...
• Re: Solved! Re: Having Problem with Overheating (1.9l to 2.1l conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 10 May 2000 15:36:16 -0700
  ...How many different radiator no's are there from 83 to 91 Wasserboxers?? How many different iterations of rear heater configuration and variations of...