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• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 May 2012 19:46:35 -0700
  re images. Right. That makes sense. thanks for that! Neil. On 5/24/12, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: >> There are two...
• Re: fan aux switch how to?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 12:00:29 -0500
  > Has anyone wired an auxiliary on switch for the radiator fan? I'd > like to be able to be proactive about the overheat situation...
• Re: I got rear ended
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:49:57 -0600
  ...And, at least the other guys 4-runner got a broken radiator and he couldn't drive off. I guess he ruined his day...
• Re: How to bleed the cooling system???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 19:00:28 -0800
  ...Raising the front helps bleed the radiator but actually makes it harder to get the air out of the heater as there is no...
• Re: Summer's coming and my van is getting hotter than ever!!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 17:14:40 -0400
  I've heard this many times, as I too have a van where the temp gauge creeps up, although the radiator fan never seems...
• Post-maiden-voyage voyage
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:22:32 -0700
  ...We can�t go camping this weekend because the house without wheels needs some work, and it sounds like the radiator fan is running...
• 2.1 Conversion-Trouble Bleeding Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:05:21 -0500
  ...Opened bleeder over engine, and up on the radiator. When I opened the rad bleed I got about 10 seconds of air hissing out...
• Re: Timing belt - Subie engines
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:45:22 -0700
  ...a Subie in my VW for around $2k including the new radiator, if I'd had $8k sitting around I'd have given the...
• Re: Dent Removal Success (was What's Inside Vanagon Nose?)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 17:04:35 -0700
  ...flat piece of > > > metal just below the windshield and above the radiator. > > > > > > The good news is that it sould pop right out using the...
• Re: cooling system design
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:20:03 -0500
  ...under operational conditions the small 5/16" hose provides a steady stream of coolant from the top of the radiator to the expansion tank...
• Re: Anyone have experience with the F.A.S./GTA Auto trans cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:06:34 -0800
  ...Worse is that it actually bypasses coolant flow available to the radiator. It would be better to feed this from the heater loop similar...
• Re: Solved! Re: Having Problem with Overheating (1.9l to 2.1l conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 11 May 2000 09:49:14 -0400
  ...How many different radiator no's are there from 83 to 91 Wasserboxers?? How many different iterations of rear heater configuration and variations of...
• Re: What water boxer to replace my 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 6 Aug 2019 13:02:54 -0400
  ...swap was to completely upgrade the cooling system, including a new radiator and a stainless steel pipe set. Everything else was, according to the...
• Re: What would you do?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 18:09:54 EDT
  ...they needed it or not and i would have checked the radiator and coolant system for proper operation on a germanically and anally retentive...
• Where is it?
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 22:48:29 -0500
  ...Took off both grills, nothing but radiators... Went under again... nothing. Where? 3. Making noises like exaust is leaking at head. Up on lift...
• Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dale Hartman
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 18:19:52 -0500
  ...I did have the tank dropped so that the radiator hoses could be put in, so I'm wondering what the difference might be...
• Re: '90 Vanagon: Hose leaking antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Mon, 28 May 2001 18:55:18 -0400
  ...pa hardware store and purchased a small length of 3/4" radiator hose, an assortment of galvanized pipes, reducers and elbow. I was promptly...
• water in exhaust after fresh heads installed
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Company
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:13:38 -1000
  ...Engine is running great except running very hot- I think the radiator is clogged with the corroded junk I drained out of the system...
• Re: 2.1L coolant light problem
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:14:30 -0400
  ...is supplied at all times to the thermo-switch in the radiator. It has 3 possible positions. When cold it is an open circuit...
• Re: Thermostat housing bolts, 91 westy
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:45:37 -0700
  ...You have deep seated corrosion and sealing things at the engine is needed, but the budget must provide for heater cores, radiator, pipes, whatever...
• Re: anti ferrze coolant
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 17:48:01 +0000
  ...of the same names coming up on my screen once > again.... > > Radiator coolant, Prestone has some phosphate free orange stuff. What's > the opinions...
• Re: Flashing coolant level lamp
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:53:03 -0400
  ...Temp gauge reading one needle width's to the right of > the lamp, radiator cooling fan running -- normal for that climb. > > I got out...
• Re: Cockpit of a C-141, was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 28 May 2007 10:59:14 -0700
  The reason they stretched them was because they could. It was known as one of the most overpowered airplanes in the AF inventory in...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 10:43:13 -0600
  ...Got it up to temp, > > > parked > > > > on a ridiculous incline to get the air up to the radiator. Not much > > > > hissing. After 8 attempts...
• Re: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 24 May 2007 21:31:12 -0500
  ...wiring diagrams) : > > 1.) Make an indicatorl light which showed when the radiator fan > was operating. Bonus points for showing which speed it is > running...
• Re: Problem with 1991 Vanagon cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:31:31 -0700
  ...Then the pressure dropped to four pounds as > the upper radiator got hot. Temp needle steady during this time. Idled for > 20 minutes to...
• Re: '91 Carat AC - again!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:30:43 -0500
  ...It is both a safety limit > and it operates the radiator fan intermediate speed based on pressure on > the high (condenser) side of the...
• Re: Coolant cap
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:55:48 -0400
  ...If lucky a hose will let go before blowing the side off a radiator or heater core. Try a local auto parts store. Even...
• Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Kk Al
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 20:03:11 -0400
  ...The radiator is >> still getting warm, the heaters still work and the coolant level is fine. >> The red warning light in the temp gauge...
• Re: Sun visor clips?
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 13:26:41 -0400
  ...it on their van. > > Whether front axles, rear axles, CV joints, radiator fan resistors, clutch slave cylinders, window > cranks etc. I find a use...
• Re: Radiators/Parts Sources
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 06:19:23 -0600
  "Most places will get the VW specific parts at a VW dealer and then mark them up." That may be true where you live...
• Re: AC and engine temps
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 03:15:27 -0500
  My radiator fan has 3-speed with factory A/C. Checked wiring diagram for A/C confirmed my believe. The highest speed rarely on...
• Re: Return or Feed line (coolant)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 10:38:54 EST
  ...083H is a hose which connects between this pipe and the radiator (return). If you need the hose (083H) I have one of these...
• Cheap way to clean rusty gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 00:02:10 -0000
  ...Anyway, I called some radiator shops to inquire about acid washing the tank. Prices were 50-75 bucks with absolutely no guarantee. They really...
• Engine Running cold
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:10:28 +1100
  ...a 'band-aid fix' by substantially blocking of air to the radiator to try & get it to run a bit warmer. My question: I...
• Re: Help with coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 12:11:20 -0800
  > I've own my 87 GL since new and it now has 211,000 miles on it, new engine > now, never replace the radiator...
• Cooling Fan Themoswitch Woes
  Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 18:12:10 -0400
  ...It seems strange that the radiator fan doesn't want to come on until the temp gauge has climbed up to about 7/8...
• slow overheating after flush and bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 20:48:30 -0800
  ...Drove home. *After* I turned the key off and was unloading my child, the radiator fan turned ON for about a minute. I don...
• Re: Vanagon Buyers Check List?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 17:20:07 -0400
  ...Does the Temp needle stay close to the LED? Does the reservoir stay 100% air free? Does the radiator fan cycle? 2>Is the...
• Re: AC parts interchangability
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 17 Jun 2005 17:29:38 -0700
  ...Again I am wondering if the condensor is interchangable. > >Lastly is the radiator fan. Volks cafe lists a fan assembly >251.959.455M at...
• Re: head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:09:14 -0500
  ...The way I got it home without "Overheating" was to loosen the bleed bolt in the radiator so that the exhaust gas buildup (AND...
• Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:52:28 -0600
  ...used to engines looking like! Anyway, whilst messing around with the radiator fan motor yesterday (thanks to all), I came across some wires that...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:29:14 -0700
  ...my cooling system revamped with a new radiator, >> water pump, stainless steel pipes to the radiator, and many new hoses. >> Since then I can...
• rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 21:21:16 -0800
  ...Radiator, coolant pump, thermostat, thermo-time switch, fuel pump, filter, pressure diaphragm, all new radiator and fuel hoses (in engine compartment) yada yada. I...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:42:53 -0700
  ...my cooling system revamped with a new radiator, water pump, stainless steel pipes to the radiator, and many new hoses. Since then I can...
• Re: Air flow = Got tools?
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 09:53:16 -0400
  ...Saint-Amour > www.slowcarfasthouse.com > >> may be restricting air flow >> through radiator. Thinking on how to build my own swing away spare >> tire carrier...
• Vibration when radiator fan on high speed
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:33:04 -0700
  Just paid $1200 to have my van worked on (a/c fixed, fuel tank resealed,� gearshift linkage, oil change, emissions). Mechanic said fan should...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:01:57 -0600
  ...which is installed on the steering column) to turn on the radiator fan manually. In a parts box in the van, I found the...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:31:30 -0800
  Hey Roger, you can always block off the radiator opening with cardboard and tape until you achieve the desired result. When in a similar...
• Re: A little [W]ednesday humor to brighten your week!
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 12:06:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Perfect for punching holes in the radiators of those tailgaters when I tap the brakes. I recommend everyone get a trailer hitch on their...
• New guy on list need feedback
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 08 Dec 95 17:24 CST
  ...6) You should not need to block off your radiator on a trip to Milwaukee unless it gets way below zero (F). 7) The...
• Re: Looking for heater for my 85 Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Fri, 19 Jul 96 00:26 CDT
  ...I also have used a truck piston as a radiator on the propane stove of a 78 Westy with good results. I am a...
• EV Fuel Line Leak Warning......
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 18:34:53 -0500
  ...You may want to pop the radiator up and out of the way for more room. CAREFULLY remove the clamp from the fuel injector...
• Re: Running Hot
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 15:44:21 -0800
  ...If that isn't the problem, check the radiator fan motor. Best of luck, Sam = "Punk's not dead (it just sucks right now...
• Re: Higher temp reading after thermostat change
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:43:28 -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...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:18:23 -0700
  ...transmission; everyone else runs hoses up to >a cooler by the radiator. Also says VW is the only ones he's ever >seen go...
• Re: Tight valves!
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 07:27:46 -0600
  ...Blew out the radiator in the middle of nowhere, called the Bus Depot at 3:00 pm and had a new one delivered the...
• Re: rad fan stuck on
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 13:31:59 -0400
  ...have any notion of whether this is likely to be the radiator thermo >switch or a relay? The obvious is the switch, but is...
• Re: Low-Level Coolant Blinker
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:13:07 -0400
  ...The > temperature gauge reads as it always has (just to the right of the blinker). > The radiator fan comes on every once in a...
• Am I crazy, sick or stupid?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 22:11:49 -0500
  ...No seam rust, however :) Should the coolant lines be suspect? Radiator? Brakes? I've ressurected a couple air-cooleds and usually they needed new...