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• Re: Hot Weather Effects... and some information.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 12:30:53 EDT
  ...It's vapor lock, and VW uses a fan switch to turn on the radiator fan when the engine compartment temp is above a...
• Re: how much did you pay for your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Johnson
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 18:36:31 -0700
  ...Also, new O2 sensor, Temp 2 sensor, Air Flow Meter, "hot climate" radiator fan switch and theromstat, new idle control valve & unit, throttle position...
• Re: Outlaw parts Van the picture
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 11:49:17 -0400
  ...It will run if I have a fuel pump - it won't run long with a massively leaking radiator and it certainly won't...
• Re: Problem with 1991 Vanagon cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:32:50 -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: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Sun, 6 May 2007 23:32:53 -0700
  ...I can still feel water running through the pipes though and the radiator gets hot and I tried my best to bleed all air...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 18:29:41 -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: New diesel from VW
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:56:30 -0600
  ...That being said, unless it's one of the newer diesel trucks with the shutters in front of the radiator, they still have problems...
• Re: Temp Gauge -- why did this happen?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 9 May 2012 08:49:29 -0700
  ...Temp Gauge -- why did this happen? > > So we dropped the leaky radiator on my 1.9 and set the hoses to drooling > into a...
• Re: coolant type--i give up
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 19:22:41 -0600
  ...eats solder in after market radiators sierra(green): no good either and the winner is......... sounds like the best is the orange dex-cool...
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 17:15:57 -0800
  ...Have her cut out the area around the radiator inlet, three sides only, and sew in a heavy-duty zipper. In summer, tuck it...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Bursting Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jack Loranger
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 10:52:36 -0800
  ...If > the problem came on quickly, it's probably not the radiator. For the > price of a thermostat, and the fact that they are...
• Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:49:45 -1000
  ...the Pressure Bottle is slightly above the top of the radiator in a Rabbit .. there was a small hose from the top of the...
• 2.1L Power-Up Grade
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 19:50:13 PST
  ...All new German hoses, water pump, radiator, metal pipes, air flow meter, K&N filter. European Five speed transaxle, fully rebuilt with a .70...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 19:49:51 -0700
  ...Until perhaps recently, water > is/was the best heat collector/transporter from the metal of the engine to the > cooling radiator. Coolant (antifreeze, pump...
• Re: Some potentially stupid questions
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 12:36:40 -0400
  ...The tin and seal are part of a cooling system that was > replaced by a water jacket and radiator. > > Mark > '82 AC Westy > > On...
• EV Resistor Update
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 09:08:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...To get at them requires the popping up of the grille/radiator assy... 4 - 10mm bolts...and then the removal of 2 - 8mm sheet...
• FW: 1984 Vanagon....overheating
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 10:25:54 -0700
  ...and then bled the radiator. I followed instructions in the manual, except for the raising the front end 15 in. I overlooked that part...
• Re: Help: Wierd electrical gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 21:24:16 -0500
  ...Also when I put the lights on, the tach and clock go dead and I >get the idiot lights from oil and radiator to...
• Re: Another heating/cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 08:10:15 -0600
  Hi Ric, I have noticed through much driving with a coolant pressure gauge attach to the system at the radiator bleed plug that the...
• overheating problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 19:17:58 -1000
  ...To make a long story short i replaced the t-stat, radiator, temp gauge sender, temp gauge voltage regulator, h20 pump, coolant tank cap...
• repair of front collision damage
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 00:16:04 -0500
  ...REALLY smacked that deer! Maybe moved the right lower front and radiator in about 6 inches!) Al Brase 69 double cab 91 Vanagon with...
• Re: Auto trans emergency
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:41:25 -0800
  ...was hot - as the cooler I use is part of the radiator) before the trans would change from 1 to 2 or 2 to...
• Re: Coolant Hose Inside Diameter Reducers
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 15:25:34 -0400
  ...bleeder valve to the metal coolant pipes >that run to the radiator on their 84-85 Vanagons. The only hoses >available are for the...
• Re: How to empty a radiator?
  Historical mailing list - benoit
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:19:38 -0400
  It would change nothing! the rad sit very high and enverything between the long coolant pipe will go out. What do you mean by...
• Re: radiator bleeder bolt
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:47:11 -0700
  This is just the "garden variety" 8x12mm threaded bolt with a 13mm Hex. Also sold by VW #s N0102374, N0102375 by other VW related...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 21:38:12 -0700
  I tried the experiment proposed in the post below. (varying the proportion of coolant between the parallel loops through radiator and oil cooler respectively...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:05:38 -0500
  ...The engine had cast iron cylinders in an aluminum crankcase and the radiator was brass. The radiator cap was solid brass too and had...
• Re: pissing and moaning coolant
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Thu, 29 May 2003 19:38:34 -0700
  ...My > radiator fan would > turn on, and all would be honky dory for some time, > until the coolant > would get low again. Doing the...
• Re: broke down in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:02:02 -0700
  My first thought is that you may have a bad hose at the bottom of the radiator, or may just be a clamp problem...
• Subject: HELP! Blackbeard Update-Not Good. reply
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:29:58 -0800
  ...Cost to repair (minus the radiator, because he couldn't actually get to the radiator to look at it) is $4,500. Total labor...
• Re: Fw: melting lower thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 8 Mar 2013 12:55:36 -0800
  ...a most favorite spot is at the forward end , above the spare tire..probably on the feed-to-the-radiator pipe. Took me quite...
• Re: Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 3 Mar 2013 17:13:20 -0800
  ...Being metal, I would think a traditional radiator shop could repair or save a leaky one. Scott On 3/3/2013 1:38 PM...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 14 May 2012 - Special issue (#2012-304)
  Historical mailing list - DAIZEE Scooby
  Mon, 14 May 2012 22:04:08 -0400
  ...I also do road trip with a screen bra on to cut down on bugs on/in radiator. I do have plastic corrogated material...
• Re: FLASHING COOLANT LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 14:17:37 -0500
  ...t long enough to go from the front > to bleed the radiator to the rear to add water, rats] > > Mike > '85 Westy [a y2k...
• Wrong fan advice was: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 May 2001 15:11:55 -0400
  ...you can test it by jumpering >the thermo-switch on the radiator. Bridge between any two pins -- you >can't hurt it. Use a...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:23:50 -0600
  ...These impurities which give us "hard" water can contribute to deposits in the cooling system which decrease flow thru the radiator and coat metal...
• Re: Radiator Fan Issues
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 07:34:19 EDT
  In a message dated 14/06/2005 12:07:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: My fan seems toi really...
• oil from pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:04:42 -0700
  ...My other car has just split its radiator so maybe the weekend will all be walking. I should be under the van myself, but...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:39:36 EST
  In a message dated 10/02/2007 12:02:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA writes: I wrote that you #$?&#?*?*@$!%&!#, you...
• Re: Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 10:40:53 -0800
  ...That way you don't get this stuff clogging up the radiator. I usually wait a day to run the van to let the...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:40:49 -0400
  ...I haven't had any radiator / heater core issues. The leak stopped within minutes. One recommendation was to let the engine cool off after...
• Re: Install external oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 01:14:42 -0400
  ...Some cars that use an external tranny cooler use that in addition to one inside the radiator. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Euro-Elec: FIX 87 Volkswagen vanagon, temperture gauge
  Historical mailing list - "Jon Higgins (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Fri, 7 May 1999 19:59:54 -0400
  ...We replaced the radiator and thermostat and the temperture is staying right were is should. Thnaks very much. ____________________ ORIGINAL MESSAGE: _____________________ Hi everybody. This van...
• Re: Common front end rattles?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:48:07 -0700
  ...I did have a radiator that was moving easily and now it is rock solid. But There is still a rattle on bumpy roads...
• Re: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Blouin
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 21:35:23 -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: Bar's leak versus other fixes
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 00:32:03 -0700
  ...1) noticeable loss of cooling ability - radiator fan came on more often, and less heat from the heatercore, probably due to the tarry coating...
• Re: A/C work question
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 14 May 2010 09:07:55 -0500
  ...Seems I'll be dropping the radiator at same time as condenser and replacing the two coolant hoses to it since I have them...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 2 Apr 2017 12:40:03 +0000
  ...the wrong coolant, most likely, it would be the heater core, radiator, etc. of the TDI. We know that those components on a Vanagon...
• Re: Front Heater shutoff options
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 23 May 2012 16:55:16 -0700
  ...t close completely, letting in hot outside air, and (2) the radiator, which makes a living dissipating untold* thousands of engine watts of heat...
• Re: '85 Temp. "Warning Light of Doom" - Question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 19:07:18 -0500
  ...I then religiously check the level of >>coolant in the main and recovery tanks (both OK), and even check the >>radiator bleed screw (no...
• Re: Inter-coolers?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 16:01:52 -0500
  ...Intercoolers, they are nothing more that an intake air manifold radiator. They are designed to cool this now compressed air to increase the pressure...
• 1988 westy for sale- details of problems-??
  Historical mailing list - Charles Roberts
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 11:24:45 EST
  ...He said it got hot with him and he found out it was the radiator cap. (???) He said the heads where not leaking. -No...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:25:11 -0400
  ...I have suspected poor circulation through the radiator, as the high speed fan kicks on at McDonald's on pretty cool days. Will also...
• Loud high frequency earsplitting squeal at idle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 9 Dec 2005 10:03:22 -0800
  ...He limped it home without water, though he put some in every few miles. (the hose at the radiator had come off). It blew...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now spring clamps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:25:50 -0500
  ...Hoses to Water Pump/Thermostat, Rad Hoses To Pipes, > Hoses To Radiator) > http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=N0164101 > > Listings above are for...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:11:25 -0800
  ...reason, then just get a lower temp thermostat and let the radiator do the cooling instead of adding extra drag by slinging a scoop...
• Re: Idle Issues with my 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 18:06:37 -0700
  ...We also changed out the radiator pipes. The van has ran perfect for 20k miles, since 2006. This is the first hic-up since...
• Re: DON'T: Remove "flaps" in Arizona?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 01:51:47 +0100
  What would people say if the wbx rebuilder said "I just junked the radiator and all the water lines and welded the thermostat shut...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:41:24 -0800
  ...The engine had cast iron cylinders in an aluminum crankcase and the radiator was brass. The radiator cap was solid brass too and had...
• My First Vanagon, a short story
  Historical mailing list - Russell Patten
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 12:40:43 -0500
  ...It just spins the nut that is embedded in the radiator. That made bleeding the radiator very difficult, I was only able to get...