Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 123+: 60 results shown for Radiator.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• A/C repair $ticker $hock - not "urgent," but "pressing"
  Historical mailing list - Penberthy, Thomas
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:52:13 -0700
  ...Ouch! I just got off the phone with the guy from the radiator shop. He said I need the following: compressor shaft seal receiver...
• 85 Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:51:09 -0500
  ...I have another tank, and I'm changing the radiator for one from a parts car. I will have it together and running before...
• Re: windshield washer nozzles-removing?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Stevens
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:47:40 -0000
  ...i don't think you can get there by removing the radiator.by the look of the new ones, i would guess that you...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 14 Jan 2003 to 15 Jan 2003 - Special issue (#2003-53)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 09:52:23 -0800
  ...I always thought it was a matter of getting an uphill slope on the hoses to the radiator, but maybe I'm missing something...
• Re: Drain Coolant to replace Thermostat (2.1 L)???
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 20:14:58 -0500
  ...I think about half of the radiator is higher than the level of the thermostat. So quite a bit of the coolant will drain...
• Van died - stupid mistake
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 14:32:15 -0700
  ...There is a vibration on the floor which seems like the radiator fan, but I can't hear it and the van's running...
• Re: Mobil 1 oil change interval
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 06:17:23 -0700
  ...Thereby allowing the radiator to cool the oil. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: David Brodbeck To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004...
• Re: Cool Tools for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 09:02:43 -0400
  ...Here is the > "professional" > > tool: > > http://www.amazon.com/KD-Tools-Radiator-Pinch-Off-Pliers/dp/B000O3NACS > I > > own two that I purchased for...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:06:23 -0400
  ...Yes, pressure caps are cheap, but the rest of your cooling system + radiators, etc are not. I think a cap tester is a good...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:00:23 -0500
  ...Many vehicles use a tranny cooler > inside the radiator or some type of heat exchanger that uses the coolant. > What you should do is...
• Euro-Engine: FIX 86 Volkswagen Vanagon, Cooling, Overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - "Michael Aiu Taber (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 21:13:07 -0400
  ...water pump - 200 deg F Temp at radiator, fan off - 195 deg F Temp at radiator, fan on - 150 deg F RELATED REPAIR HISTORY...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:07:42 -0800
  ...My main consern is that air will get trapped in the long lines running under the van and end up in the radiator or...
• Re: GoWesty Parallel flow A/C Condenser
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 31 Jan 2021 20:45:00 -0600
  ...I am getting ready to replace my radiator fan; yes is for a 1.9 WBX motor. These have been NLA for at least...
• Re: 2.1L coolant light problem
  Historical mailing list - Joe Chasse
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 10:30:25 -0400
  ...Ken Wilford has a quick and easy way to trouble shoot the radiator fan system at http://www.vanagain.com/How2fan.htm Best luck...
• Re: coolant cap
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 31 Oct 2015 18:04:21 -0700
  ...Will I need to bleed the radiator after I install the new tank? ThanksStan Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
• Re: Off Vanagons a bit
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:36:12 -0700
  ...overheats in stop and go traffic suspect the fan operation and radiator blockage. If the engine has a fan clutch, the clutch could be...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:45:32 -0500
  ...I wonder if mileage suffers noticeably? Again I say, a new radiator always worked miracles for me. I never had any luck flushing the...
• Re: Heater Core hoses NLA?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:49:47 -0700
  ...On 4/11/2013 9:30 AM, Will Taygan wrote: > '82 stock-ish diesel Vanagon - later radiator/engine hoses. > > Sooo, my 2 year old...
• Re: PWM controller , was Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:17:31 -0700
  ...The radiator on the fan is capable of creating lots of cool water, and the thermostat opens and closes as needed to draw from...
• Re: Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:07:08 -0500
  ...the driver and the sheet metal in front of > the vehicle. Radiator and engine are in the same county. Fabulous > turning radius. No real...
• Re: inadequate cooling
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Sat, 7 Sep 1996 20:15:21 -0700
  ...After doing this I have had no air at the radiator bleed valve. Robert Crawford
• Re: cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - brad horner
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 18:47:11 -0500
  ...Another thing to check (or change) would be the radiator temp. switch, but I doubt it. Brad 87 west wolf weekend
• here he goes again...ed's still sick
  Historical mailing list - Gina Godat
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:49:44 EST
  ...the overflow bottle is full..it's not going back into the radiator obviously....anyone know why? heres a rundown: going to LAX, no...
• Higher temp reading after thermostat change
  Historical mailing list - Chris Bracken
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 17:33:33 -0700
  ...The cooling fan is not coming on, but the radiator does not seem to be too warm either, and thats where its sensor is...
• Rear Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - David Newlin
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 16:13:32 EDT
  ...Of course, they have the pre-Vanagon Station Wagon with a monstrous plastic radiator on the front for their VW "buses". Mexico never imported...
• Re: 83.5 underheating
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 16:49:03 PDT
  ...It has a >fresh radiator, a fresh tested thermostat and a fresh couple of >gallons of Dex-cool and distilled water. Sitting in the...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 11:10:15 -0700
  ...good because the coolant can take away more heat, in > the radiator and heater cores this is also good because the heat in the...
• Re: Intercooler for TD engines?
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 21:59:41 -0400
  ...I do not know where you would put the intercooler > radiator, let alone all the tubing. > > Bryan Belman Pt. Pleasant, NJ > 1990 Audi 200...
• Re: Adding AC to a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 18:44:47 -0400
  ...Because the Condensor is in the front by the radiator and the compressor is in the rear by the engine the Vanagon holds a...
• Re: Front heater: low heat at highway speed
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:18:16 -0500
  ...To put it simply, your bad thermostat is > allowing too much hot coolant to flow to the main radiator and then not > enough heat...
• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:01:04 -0500
  ...rear heater alone saved my bacon -- in a blinding snowstorm, my >radiator clogged and the temp gauge spiked. I cranked the rear heater >(my...
• Re: Radiator Fan Swap
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:37:51 -0800
  You need the fan harness from a big fan van and the fan resistor. Don't connect the existing small fan wires to the...
• Re: overheating issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 21:00:06 -0400
  ...I've also taken off the grill and felt around my radiator for any cool spots, which I did not find. I should also...
• Re: 83 Vanagon Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Sat, 15 Jan 2005 00:11:44 -0500
  ...After > dad added a gallon of coolant and burped the front radiator he's > getting heat at both ends. I took it around the...
• Re: Optimum WBX rpms; was RE: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 23 May 2010 18:00:44 -0700
  ...it would be removing heat from the oil via the coolant and radiator in the normal manner.... if the cooling system can keep coolant...
• Diesel temperatures, thermostats and heat.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 97 22:13:01 EST
  ...I dont know how much this really helps, but I have a cardboard in front of most of both the radiator and fresh air...
• Re: Potential New Survey [LONG!]
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 20:33:24 -0500
  ...and II) 21. thermostat 22. water pump 23. oil pump 24. radiator 25. misc water lines/pipes 26. valve seats (air) 27. timing belt...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - John T
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:41:58 -0400
  ...Shortly thereafter I replaced > most of the hoses and the radiator. My coolant system was anything but > robust at this point, I had several...
• Re: Free parts from 1985 Westy-you pay shipping
  Historical mailing list - C. Pius Weibel
  Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:17:19 -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...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:34:39 -0400
  ...8:40 Pete O <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > >> Just read this on an RV site: >> >> *A pinhole-size leak in a radiator or...
• Re: All 2 Speed Radiator Fans Use Internal Resistor?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:11:58 -0800
  Thanks Mark. I obviously misread the diagram but see that now. The thin line is an internal "hard wire". It and resistor symbol are...
• To bleed or not to bleed
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 00:57:09 +0000
  ...contraption to the long plastic coolant tube that runs to the radiator. This is the large diameter hose piece, last year I noticed it...
• Re: AC Repair report
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:08:23 -0700
  ...Mark at San Carlos Auto Radiator & AC ...
• Re: the case of the curious blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:11:47 -0500
  ...up incorrectly because it didn't do this before I swapped radiator/sensor. hmmm..... Murphy is free to excercise his complete evil powers over...
• Re: 5/8" heater hose questions (searched archive)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:25:18 -0800
  ...Later years have it behind the radiator, a PITA to work with at times. The molded hoses are best since kinks will likely occur...
• Change '87 Vanagon ATF to Change ALL ATF (Questions)
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 09 Nov 1996 08:51:05 -0600
  ...the filler, removed the ATF cooler line (pressure side) to the radiator, started the engine and let the torque converter pump say 5-quarts...
• copper coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:45:58 -0400
  ...I've been tempted to buy the "Coolant Hose-engine to radiator" advertized at the www.busdepot.com ($119), the catch being that they...
• HELP - Weird Radiator Noises - air getting into system?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 21:38:09 -0700
  Volks, Ever since I overheated my 84 Westie last summer (always replace your engine hoses with NEW engine hoses!) I have been having problems...
• fan wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 11:53:22 -0600
  ...I'm adding a/c to an 87 vanagon and, as part of the update, I'm updating the radiator fan to the huge...
• Re: Removing rear heater in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:52:18 -0700
  ...When you couple them you provide another way for coolant to bypass the radiator without being able to control it like the valve on...
• Re: Looking for S42 Cooling Fan Fuse ???
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:40:36 -0700
  ...wrote: >Hi All. >I'm looking for the physical location for the Cooling Fan Fuse. >Sez it comes off of the Radiator Cooling Fan...
• Re: Love My Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:50:20 -0600
  ...I don't think my radiator fan has come on one time since I put the 80 degree thermostat in. I guess if I...
• Re: distilled water for coolant - was New Car Dealers And Parts Prices-a service advisors
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:27:57 -0500
  ...I believe that it has been proven to accelerate the breakdown of your engine's case and heads, gaskets, radiator, heater cores, etc. Anyone...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 03:20:34 -0700
  ...As the thermostat opens to allow flow to the radiator it >> also >> closes a bypass. The design keeps temperatures close throughout. Not only >> is...
• Good trip, but BAD news follows
  Historical mailing list - Alli Dahlin
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 00:14:39 CDT
  ...Also, at what point should the radiator fan kick in? Should it always come on after driving for a while, or not? Mine only...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 08:47:13 -0500
  John, My best guess is you have a blockage in the system somewhere, maybe a few cores in the radiator are blocked. I say...
• Re: Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Tue, 23 Jul 96 10:55:09 -0500
  ...After I replaced that small section of radiator type hose (bridging the engine block w/ a coolant line), I went to refill the reservoir...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:18:28 -0500
  ...coolant level full in tank. > > so i thought ot myself, this may be a clogged radiator, so i installed a new > radiator, and thermoswitch...
• Re: Is anybody still on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 00:33:06 -0500
  ...gaskets became a clay color. > > The metal of the radiator self sealed cracks. > > My radiator bleeder sealed itself I ended up stripping it, so...
• Re: An easy fix for broken grill clip mounts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 08:55:37 -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...