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• Coolant sensor O ring
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:37:28 -0500
  ...Now, I am not a Physics major, but I see that the thermostat housing is lower than the radiator, and I don't want...
• Cooling AGAIN
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
  Tue, 4 May 1999 08:15:08 -0500
  ...s side and has a straight hose going to the right radiator pipe not a curved one like in the diagram???? Joel '87 Syncro
• BEHR AC / Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 16:17:31 -0600
  ...Behr makes air conditioning units, radiators and heater cores for most of the German car makers; they make good stuff and it's worth...
• Temp gauge reads just to the right of warning light with new engine now about 15000 miles and moves to 3/4 in traffic even on a cool day 50-60 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 09:29:15 -0700
  ...have replaced the sensors, ballast, fan switch, fan, all hoses and radiator. Both fan speeds are working. The AFM is set at factory spec...
• Coolant hose tap
  Historical mailing list - J. Stefanovich
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 16:52:01 -0700
  ...off the front of the block and went forward to the radiator was cut about six inches from the block and a brass T...
• FREE '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 14:45:44 -0700
  ...No engine, no tranny, no radiator. Someone dropped this van off at my shop, gave me the title, and tootled off down the road...
• Re: Headlight Alternatives for 89 Carat / Unique SA Headlamp
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:52:18 -0400
  ...look WAY cool on the van, but some idiot put a radiator in > there instead. > > You would have to start from scratch and build...
• Re: some parts 4 sale
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 16:03:01 -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...
• Hose has a brass sleeve in it
  Historical mailing list - RP
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:15:22 -0800
  ...attached to a very long plastic hose that runs to the radiator. The hose (it goes over the tranny) has a reducer, looks like...
• Re: [WetWesties] I want, I want, I want...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:25:02 -0800
  ...stealth" - at least with a > > Vanagon > > Single Cab, you have a radiator to cool the motor and the "treasure > > chest" > > to hide the motor...
• Re: Rt.Hand Drive Vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:05:55 -0800
  ...hand side, then I would use that space to house > the radiator spray fluid for times of over heating. > Thanks for clarification on this...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:42:16 -0700
  ...No solar, radiator or engine heat to throw it off, and it'll have its own little sample atmosphere. On 9/17/07, Geza...
• Re: got the wrong vitro frigo
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 2 Aug 2008 01:32:36 -0400
  ...The Vitrifrigo cooling unit radiator is small and placed perfectly so that the airflow from the side cabinet vent and the upper slots behind...
• Re: Do waterboxers have core plugs (freeze plugs)?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lee
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 14:47:10 -0800
  ...Seems like the ones installed near the radiator would do little or nothing to warm the engine ... If Van Cafe still carries the block...
• Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 05:55:33 -0600
  I wonder if an aux coolant pump would help the general cooling of the engine, or would some sort of aux radiator with fan...
• Re: Additional questions ... trip x-country is going great but...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:35:35 -0700
  ...My wife claims I should have the radiator flushed and replace the antifreeze to get better cooling...does this really work with the westy...
• Re: Air conditioning hose
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 21:57:54 -0400
  ...My radiator fan was not working in my 86 Jetta diesel (unbeknown to me) and while the engine was idling with the air on...
• Thermo gun results and Four speed MPG
  Historical mailing list - stephen steele
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 19:19:03 -0700
  ...For those that remember...I previously asked about temps at the radiator input and output hoses. Two weeks ago, several COWs (Central Ohio Westies...
• Re: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:36:40 -0700
  ...Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions > > > > The new switch you have is the standard replacement temp range. > > > > The "wrong" switch turns on the fan...
• Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 09:23:05 -0500
  I also have brass fittings in my coolant system, for example where I removed the rear heater and ran straight forward to the radiator...
• Re: junkyard tales
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 00:50:48 -0500
  ...The >first yard had an 84 with a new German radiator so I bought the >radiator for about $25. They also had an early...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 23:18:39 -0800
  ...Jacked the back end up, bleed the > system, no more air from the radiator. Drop it down. Fill the tank with > coolant. Good to...
• A/C work question
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Thu, 13 May 2010 09:21:55 -0500
  ...Is it hard to remove the condenser without dropping the radiator/opening the cooling system? thanks all, -Ry http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln
• Re: Tom Hanks and Letterman
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:49:50 +0000
  Bays still made in Brazil and are now WC with big black radiators up front. They are a little taller than the originals, but...
• Re: new gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:50:37 -0400
  ...I see these > listed, but I don't know anything about the vendors: > > Classic Radiator - on > eBay<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1990-1991...
• Wiper Fluid Nozzle Access/Removal
  Historical mailing list - pspragge
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 20:04:34 -0700
  ...Do you have to go from inside the van, behind the dash? It seems like it is above the radiator, but I'd have...
• Re: PVC grey water tanks...
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 10:25:11 -0300
  Rather than "snake" it back and forth, make it like a house radiator: ||================|| ||================|| Sink ||================|| ||================|| ( artistic note the || & || are all connected) It must drain to...
• Re: Bypassing rear heater core?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 10:08:39 -0800
  ...cut for the hot coolant to bypass going forward to the radiator and or front heater element... thus somewhat reducing the cooling capacity of...
• Re: Power window track/cable repair
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:40:57 -0800
  ...they > use small plastic tabs similar to those holding the lower radiator grill > from the factory) > > Unfortunately, the slack cable wrapped itself between the...
• thanks for head leak advice!
  Historical mailing list - James Demer
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 06:37:25 -0500
  ...I think Ken Wilfey (and others) might be right in&nbsp;their assumption that there is sludge in the radiator. I will let you...
• Re: Coolant flush...best way to do it?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 28 May 2002 11:34:28 -0400
  ...To remedy I ended up removing the radiators and having them "blasted" out. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356...
• Re: cooling fluid capacity of 84 vanagon w/ 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:31:46 -0700
  ...9? (how much does it > hold when I change out the radiator fluid this weekend?) Austin VeeDub > wants to charge me over $160----aint...
• Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:03:11 -0600
  ...use an 8mm wrench to open and >>> close the small bleeder bolt on the left hand side of the top of the >>> radiator. :) >>> >>> sudhir >>> >
• Re: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 29 May 2007 01:22:16 -0500
  On Mon, 28 May 2007, Loren Busch wrote: >> Looking at the 1990 wiring diagram that's available online > > Where? Somehow I've missed that...
• Re: oil pressure woes
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 21:25:54 -0500
  ...other questions are does the > lower fan speed work on the radiator and does this van have a > history of running hot this does...
• Re: Head Retorquing On New Engine
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:56:06 -0600
  ...but not after I replaced every major componet in the collant system including radiator. Problem ... combustion gasses in the collant. Found that I had...
• Hello Everyone, I am back on the list and Need your Help....
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 1 May 2004 12:28:53 -0400
  ...While driving the combustion gases seemed to accumulate in the radiator, in fact the entire top half of the radiator would end up *cold...
• Re: Temp Gauge -- why did this happen?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 May 2012 20:31:28 -0700
  ...scott turbovans On 5/8/2012 7:52 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > So we dropped the leaky radiator on my 1.9 and...
• where should temp guage needle sit?/was Re: New thermostat...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 06:09:46 EST
  ...Since the new radiator was installed in my Vanagon my temp gauge needle sits just inside the "safe" operating zone on the gauge but...
• Re: Expanshion Tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 07:12:57 -0800
  ...When the heater is blowing cold, that's a sign that there's no coolant in the radiator. It's filled with air. Remove...
• Re: Coolant temp at idle questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 06:47:16 -0400
  ...Either low with air or gases in the system, cap not holding pressure or a bad radiator. The radiator will sometimes crack internally allowing...
• Re: Puzzled by thesamba instructions: Convert 82D fan wiring to '86 fan.
  Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:12:40 -0700
  ...http://www.vanagondiesel.info/index.php/Coolant_System#Radiator_Fan_Electrical I wrote it up for myself, and revised it for another I helped...
• Heater Box Question and Front Air Conditioning Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 18:55:39 -0800
  ...it is also the place where Delphi (formerly Harrison Radiator) manufactures all of the radiators and evaporative systems for the GM product line. Delphi...
• 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 12:31:48 -0700
  ...I don't hear any change in the radiator fan when the A/C is turned on. I looked in the Bentley but the...
• Re: oil coole
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:55:50 -0700
  ...I was wondering with > that if I needed to drop the two sensors in the radiator to match? > > Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD...
• Re: Vanagon Radiator Fan Resistor Available at Van-Again
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 15:12:30 -0700
  Lacquered brass nameplate, too. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott Bend, Ore. 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people. 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer from...
• An easy fix for broken grill clip mounts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 07:03:36 -0600
  ...the bottom of the upper grill that catch inside the upper radiator opening. They are often missing, I notice, and the outer two were...
• Re: Silicone "Rescue Tape" ... it works
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:34:41 -0400
  ...around it and it saved me the expense of a new radiator hose." hahahahahahah. Yeah, nothin' like those high priced hoses and nothing beats...
• Heater invention
  Historical mailing list - Angela & Will
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 02:47:02 -0500
  ...A radiator small enough to fit inside the big "air distrubition chamber" will be located here. Then the return tubing with the cooler water...
• Water Wetter: Again
  Historical mailing list - Tom L.
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 22:48:06 -0700
  ...me and together my 900 T16S Aero and I have chalked up 220K miles + with no radiator declogs, hose replacements or bust heater cores.
• a.c. removal
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 19:09:28 -0700
  ...have succesfully removed everything up to the radiator--problem is, now I can't start the engine. Engine turns over, but does not start...
• Re: Eurovan question-Parts Prices vrs Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 23:00:17 -0800
  ...the bad guys were driving that T2, and it had a radiator grill, much like vanagons, but still loaf design. > At 5:57 PM...
• jumpseats, sliding side windows, complete blue interior 4 sale in Seattle.
  Historical mailing list - Roade Kampe
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:16:05 -0800
  ...two engine covers , $25 each brown door panels, vinyl, $10 each used radiator with fan $30 plastic inst cluster console covers, one black, one...
• Re: Car Talk Vanagon caller--Safety
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 17:49:38 -0600
  Entity John Schaper spoke thus: > Damage: radiator, steering squeeked > afterward, bumper, of course. That's it. That reminds me of a funny incident that...
• Re: '83 Diesel Vanagon Radiator
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:32:15 -0400
  > > Actually, our price is $142 with your list discount. Both > > we and CIP1 specify the exact same 7-10 business day > > timeframe for standard...
• Re: Thermistat ???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:18:06 -0400
  ...This caused the engine to run poorly in winter and I had to cover about 3/4 of the radiator just so the engine...
• Belly Pans for MPG>>
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 19 May 2008 07:24:01 -0700
  ...We added louvered slots for the=20= radiator air flow, left the spare tire cover operable and stayed away from s= uspension components. Big...
• Re: How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 16:03:25 -0400
  ...the radiator and through the oil cooler. > Given the relative size of the hoses .. >the inside cross sectional area of the main radiator hoses...
• Re: Thermostat soup: A comparison.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 20 May 2009 20:58:12 -0700
  ...I knew the radiator fan was working because I remember jumper-testing it and getting both speeds, which means it wasn't cycling on...
• Re: Coolant Flush and Fill
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 14:18:45 -0400
  ...With LIMITED GARDEN HOSE PRESSURE, Open or close the coolant tank cap or the radiator bleeder to control the directional flow of the cooling...