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• Re: Eurospec conversion
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 07:18:43 -0500
  ...radiator to die if it is at all weak. > >> We usually recommend replacing the valve (cheap), and explain the > possbility > >> of the radiator problem...
• Re: 2.1 coolant problems
  Historical mailing list - Michael Lars Olsen
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:18:48 +0100
  ...Once the radiator got hot and I = > got some frothy bubbles out of the bleeder. Other attempts had the = > filler tank overflowing before the...
• Re: How hot is your van? Get a IR Thermometer and find out...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:21:13 -0700
  ...Also convenient for measuring the temp drop between radiator hoses. Karl > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 10:14:17 -0500
  ...I >also slipped a couple of fingers through the (upper) front grille and >the radiator was cold. I wonder if it's half full...
• Re: 80c or 87c thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:47:44 -0400
  ...This is particularly important for winter operation as the radiator has so much thermal capacity any leakage at the t-stat will delay or...
• '85 Temp. "Warning Light of Doom" - Question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 22:18:08 -0400
  ...I then religiously check the level of coolant in the main and recovery tanks (both OK), and even check the radiator bleed screw (no...
• 84 GL rear passenger auxiliary heater
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sun, 22 Dec 1996 21:13:32 -0000
  ...T-pieces are outside? How likely is it to be the radiator matrix itself, and where would I get a replacement - main dealer only...
• Re: fan speed
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 06:17:41 EDT
  ...Have someone turn on the air conditioner while you listen at the radiator. Low speed should be energized as soon as the A/C...
• Post engine fire revival
  Historical mailing list - Cary McHugh
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 22:02:43 EST
  ...I still need to fix a coolant leak where the hose broke off the bleed screw for the radiator hoses and some odd ball...
• Re: Double T Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 22:22:32 -0500
  ...in a Vanagon with it, but I have patched a leaking radiator tank on a John Deere 170 with this formula, and its been...
• flashing coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 10:27:05 -0600
  ...I just had the heads replaced two months ago along with a new radiator, and thermostat. Any ideas? When I check it, the coolant...
• Spare Parts List - Input
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 06:57:30 -0700
  ...New Universal Joints - Fresh AC Rebuild - New Coolant Hoses and Pipes - Radiator Flush and Clean - New Alternator, ECU, Plug Wires, Oil/Water/Fuel Pumps...
• Re: Headlight relays and wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:49:39 -0700
  ...behind the > headlight, up to that empty space next to the radiator (behind the grille). > I put all the relays into a plastic box...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:24:08 +1100
  ...also attack lead which has implications for any soldered joints in radiators. However, this is only in it's pure form. Mix distilled water...
• some parts 4 sale
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:53:11 -0500
  ...works front heater core no leaks rear heater core no leaks radiator fan (A/C acceptable) any and all REASONABLE offers will be accepted...
• Re: alternate front heater core options?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:48:39 -0400
  ...A good radiator shop may be able to make one for you but it won't be much cheaper. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Heater box r&r
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 13:02:02 -0500
  ...May be the same resister pack that is used on tehexterior of thevan for radiator speeds.They put it outside because of the heat...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:35:31 -0700
  ...same thing on top of hot water boiler for base board and radiator heated homes and buildings ... the waterboxer cooling system reminds me a...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 00:12:18 -0300
  ...Especially automatics that also have > the ATF cooler as part of the radiator circuit. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Cyl head removal advice
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:56:30 -0500
  ...worn area of block where pump impeller rides (can be repaired with JB weld) "The engine is still overheating, and the radiator doesn't...
• Re: Cooling system overhaul?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:04:48 -0700
  ...I'd start with the radiator and those long lines. If the radiator is clean, fine, if not you can probably have it cleaned...
• Bleeding the damn coolant system! part 2
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 01:26:03 -0500
  ...The front radiator stays cold like ice (the rear is fully warm, needle over the cooling level light) until I open the front bleeder...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 01:58:26 EDT
  ...In my case, the entire cooling system is less than 2 years old, with the radiator being less than 6 months old. I've...
• Sad day/new beginnings. PARTS!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:49:18 -0500
  ...The radiator and associated cooling system, as well as brake components will be removed for storage. Perfectly good headlights, tail lights, and markers will...
• Re: Solved! Re: Having Problem with Overheating (1.9l to 2.1l conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 10 May 2000 16:06:07 -0400
  ...Then we felt the radiator starting to get warm. Finally the radiator got hot and the fan came on as the gauge still showed...
• Re: Plastic cooling pipes damaged...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:44:21 -0700
  ...Today when I removed my old radiator to > replace it, I noticed that on one of the plastic coolant pipes that run > from front...
• 84 Sludge/Head
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:35:34 -0500
  ...And that includes the radiator. I got new SA radiator from Ron at Bus Depot. Installation was easy. In fact, replacing all of the...
• Another space for stuff
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 11 Mar 2020 23:16:16 +0000
  ...that empty pocket, on the Passenger Side adjacent to the front radiator.  This is a slim space, but worthy.  (PS Also down there is...
• Re: Van-Cafe = Awesome!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:02:11 -0700
  ...Van-Cafe = Awesome! > > > > just got my new radiator from them last week, the install went smooth and > I > > appreciate the lagniappe <http://en.wikipedia...
• Coolant Problem Question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 00:00:56
  ...guage never went above half way, though, and motor ran fine. Radiator felt fairly cool just 20 minutes after the long drive, indicating (I...
• Re: Paint Front Grill?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 13:59:50 -0500
  ...Would this work, and if it would work, would it look good? Would the paint need to be heat resistant because the radiator's...
• Misc. Vanagon parts FS
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 23:45:56 -0400
  ...4-speed trans (parts box, missing a few gears, good R&P), $50 AC condenser, $25 Digijet computer, $50 Radiator+fan, $50 grille, $20...
• TIICo cooling issues
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 13:23:29 -0400
  ...I'm think that maybe the coolant is passing through the radiator too fast, and not giving up enough heat as it zips through...
• coolant pipe insert-out
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 15 May 2004 12:56:46 -0700
  ...The metal insert on the radiator end of one of the plastic pipes has come out about 1/4" to 3/8". I have...
• Re: Can sender unit cause it?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 13:55:37 -0500
  ...New radiator, new engine, flushed system, etc. But I still have the old sender unit and gauge. Can any of these be wrong and...
• Re: Taking a looooong time to warm up....
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:34:41 -0500
  ...might try blocking part of radiator area to increase temp. i assume engine really is running cold, and this isn't a misdiagnosed problem...
• Re: Thermostat,temp2
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 06:24:04 -0700
  ...When moving you are pumping a lot of very cold air into the radiator and cooling the water way down real fast. With a...
• Re: Problem with Overheating with ABA conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:56:20 -0500
  ...Since both heaters and the radiator are cold (I am assuming both heater valves are open), my money is on an air pocket either...
• Re: HID H4 Bulb question
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 11:22:19 -0800
  ...when I want to see, the 100watt high beam can melt radiators! :-) Courtney ====================================================== "IceBox" the 1977 Westy "Green Meanie" the not so stock 70...
• Re: 2.1 Conversion-Trouble Bleeding Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 18:47:09 GMT
  ...Rev the engine this drives the coolant to the radiator top off the coolant and rev the engine a little more to see if...
• Stoned pizza
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:52:46 -0700
  ...Heat the stone first, using your IR thermometer purchased at RatShack, the one you use to find hotspots in your radiator, to check the...
• Re: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentation)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 14:25:34 -0400
  ...The water in the radiator never got hot enough to call >for the low temp switch to come on at 200 to 208 degrees...
• Re: Radiator pipe upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:22:26 -0400
  ...Radiator pipe upgrade Hi all; I want to get rid of the rusty metal coolant pipes that run between my engine and the radiator...
• Re: Final stage of my long term fuel pump issue - what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:34:42 -0700
  ...And i really don't want to ruin anohter > fuel pump (this one was new in June!). > > The guy at Seattle Radiator seemed pretty...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 27 Jun 2020 12:10:59 -0700
  ...This was > > needed due to the very large cooling capacity of the cooling system both > in > > volume and the radiator capacity along with the...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:40:09 -0400
  ...Some engines use oil coolers in the radiator or creatively piped to use the coolant after the radiator to get the most benefit. When...
• Rx to higher running temps in '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 07:47:55 -0400
  ...He said, " Check your radiator". I compared it to my '84 with the gun at the top and the bottom hoses. There was comparatively...
• Re: Radiator noise
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 11 Nov 2016 13:42:27 -0800
  an infrared thermometer would help here. Measure temps at heads, big steel coolant pipe at driver side of engine etc. The cut in temps...
• 1991 Carat AC - again!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:19:22 -0500
  ...When I turn the ignition to "ON" but not start, then turn on the AC I do not hear the radiator/condensor fan come...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:33:11 -0500
  ...Any sealer may also clog up any marginal radiator or heater core. If the gasket is failing from corrosion debris squeezing it at some...
• Re: (Real) Noisy Rad Fan
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 9 Aug 2015 01:55:47 +0000
  ...hotmail.com> wrote: > I believe I know the three stages of radiator fan speeds -- and noise ['87 > AC in my (late) '86]. BUT, yesterday...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:47:47 -0500
  ...The extra oil in the hoses > and the radiator doesn't come back to the sum... > > here the copy and paste of question and...
• Temp gauge / false reading
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:24:35 +0000
  ...I am getting no air out of  the bleeder at the Radiator. The Voltage stabilizer at the instrument cluster is reading 10.8- which...
• Free parts from 1985 Westy-you pay shipping
  Historical mailing list - C. Pius Weibel
  Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:30:14 -0500
  ...horn pad (all brown) Heater/Defrost control panel and all switches Radiator cooling fan Vent cover for under dash-center (brown) Instrument panel cover...
• All 2 Speed Radiator Fans Use Internal Resistor?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:00:55 -0800
  Robert Stevens post http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1302B&L=vanagon&P=R4562 got me looking around my Bentley and...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 24 May 2012 20:59:48 -0400
  > There are two different switches available from Bus Depot: > > http://busdepot.com/view.jsp?model=43&category=11&group=92&prodgroup=753 > > Van-cafe...
• Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 28 May 2012 16:02:50 -0700
  ...For example I have seen cases where each time the radiator fan kicked on the coolant gauge led would flash a few times. Also...
• Re: help identifying send/return in '85 at cooling system
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:25:25 -0800
  ...I don't know which of the coolant line goes to, and which leads from, the radiator: https://plus.google.com/photos/102518249556756332560/albums...
• Re: Radiators/Parts Sources
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 10:02:36 -0700
  The warranty is the greatest benefit when buying your parts from the shop doing the work. The warranty is also the main reason the...
• 85 vanagon FS - VERY CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 08:23:15 -0500 (EST)
  ...we didnt replace them, so...] new heads 2 years ago,new radiator 2 years ago, new power steering rack about 4 years ago new...