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 137+: 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.

• 85 westi FS for a 78 westi
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 18:39:57 -0500
  ...from Radiator to tail pipe new OX sensor, exhaust header, muffler,intake seals,air filter tune up stuff. raised the rear end from sagging...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:38:53 +0000
  ...a big leak at one of the plastic pipes to the radiator. I can > see that this is the problem: > http://www.gowesty.com...
• Re: 1985 Wiring Questions
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:58:14 -1000
  ...me which wire gets connected to which terminal. > > > Also for the Radiator fan switch, i have a three terminal green switch > with a notch...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:21:26 +0000
  ...No > drips anywhere-engine plumbing, heads, transmission cooler, radiator, or > front heater valve. No evidence of coolant mixing with either the > transmission fluid or...
• Re: Computerized Gauges.
  Historical mailing list
  07 Jan 97 07:46:10 PST
  ...outside air, engine compartment air, head, oil, cooling area around cylinders, cab, rear cab, coolant tank, coolant at radiator, etc.! BTW, most of the...
• Re: Enthusiast Behavior (Lightbulbs)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 21 May 1999 18:16:54 +0200
  ...move to Germany? Make sure you have German water in the radiator, too! Nah, bulbs, oil, water and air is not considered "parts". Btw...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 9 May 1999 21:49:56 EDT
  ...I ran lines to the radiator type cooler which I >mounted in the rear wheel well above the transmission. The cool thing >about this...
• Gene's Repair Address
  Historical mailing list - Dale Hartman
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 21:00:10 -0500
  ...Gene's Repair put a Boston Bob's engine in and also a lot of front suspension work, new radiator tubes (from front to...
• Diesel head gasket blown?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 20:50:48 -0700
  Hello, Some of you are aware of the fact that I blew a hard-to-find radiator hose about a month ago, and I...
• Re: Charging or not?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 08:46:31 -0500
  ...We put in a new radiator yesterday and that went fine. The battery was low again. It's a brand new battery. When the...
• Re: Fan not working , would this screw it up too ?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 08:34:22 -0500
  ...I wouldn't expect the radiator fan to run at 1C temperature. I would check the pump and then look at the radiator. Jay...
• Re: Small Car Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:13:27 -0500
  ...SC like any good conversion shop will replace all questionable parts, like the plastic coolant tubes, radiator, starter, etc. and that drives up the...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Peter k
  Mon, 7 Oct 2019 14:08:51 -0400
  ...Has a relatively new radiator, new LT truck tires > (less than 10k). The engine has a relatively newly Bosch certified rebuilt > injection pump (cost...
• Re: AC No Go in '88 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 21 Jun 2016 21:51:37 -0500
  ...Of the things that fuse link feeds it > includes the radiator fan for the low and intermediate (AC high side > pressure) speeds. As such...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 16:02:49 -0800
  ...But LR20976 seems to bring up frost plug or radiator cap heaters on ebay. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend...
• Re: Trip and tire report
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 14:01:19 -0700
  ...Fun Bus has been running with a 16 plate cooler in front of the radiator since it was near new. At 283K and the...
• Re: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Craig Forney
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 14:58:20 -0700
  ...The only thing the AC relay tells is the radiator > fan--to kick on low speed, at least. > > Richard > '87 Syncro Westy without a...
• Re: Early Instrument Cluster Difference Questions + PICS
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:19:32 -0700
  ...That is why there is room for a radiator even in the first year of aircooled. The diesels are watercooled and they went into...
• Re: A/C for diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 20:57:37 EST
  If you are worried about the condensor blocking the radiator then you could do what they did with the condensor on the '70s buses...
• Re: Overheating 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 11:45:32 -0500
  ...a problem until the warmer whether.) I'm currently replacing the radiator. I'll let you know. BTW, my water punp is only a...
• Re: Massive oil leak into cooling system!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 17:26:30 -0500
  ...Be sure to flush it several times with water and radiator cleaner before adding that expensive antifreeze! TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://volksweb.relitech...
• Parting out van: FREE for shipping
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 22 May 2002 19:47:46 +0000
  ...Rear lid (defroster window but wiper, motor and rear lock removed), Radiator (unknown condition), Wheels, All glass � front windscreen is cracked, Front doors, Sliding...
• An air dam is an air dam is an air dam...
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:40:18 -0400
  ...In some cases, they do help direct airflow upwards to he radiator to assist in cooling chores. I'm not sure about Vanagons as...
• Re: Replacing coolant pipes - Drop gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - James V.
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 11:41:11 -0800
  ...Replacing coolant pipes - Drop gas tank? > > > I want to replace the long coolant pipes going to/from the radiator, as the > flanges have corroded...
• 86 fuse panel layout needed
  Historical mailing list - Donald Long
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 01:47:59 +0000
  ...I was left with no high beams and after a day of driving the front radiator fan decided to never turn off, even at...
• Re: FOLLOW UP MINOR? COOLANT CATASTROPHE HELP NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:11:41 -0500
  ...could circulate back to the engine without ever passing thru the > radiator. > > A catastrophic blowout like that happenned to me and it was the...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:51:45 -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: AC causes engine reduction in performance and stalling
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 May 2012 18:11:44 -0400
  ...Also, the PO had removed the stock radiator fan and replaced it with an aftermarket that is controlled by a manual toggle switch (attached...
• Re: Vanagon overheating on trip
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 25 Jul 2015 11:41:27 -0400
  ...You can't >> just drive around without a working radiator fan. BTDT and learned the >> hard way. It turns around and bites you at...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt-Realities!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:41 -0500
  ...The heater cores and radiator also took a beating. Replace the pressure cap and monitor the thermostat operation. Carefully inspect the coolant hoses and...
• Re: SOS: Waterpump Questions: Help!
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Sun, 23 May 1999 23:19:45 -0700
  ...This can cause problems such as poor heat >at idle, insufficient flow at low speeds or the radiator fan responding fast >enough due to...
• Bad things come in threes, and two of them are/were in the Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:11:06 -0700
  ...the van sprung a leak from the front radiator feed hose; I patched it, and that held until I could get a pair of...
• Re: Oil Light On Update
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 22 Jul 2022 07:30:42 -0700
  ...I > don't > know if this was the result of radiator performance or wind on the engine. > Evidently there is a significant amount of...
• Re: Thermostats especially in colder weather
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 17:19:11 -0500
  ...During warm weather and/or > high speed-loads or even in traffic waiting for the radiator fan the stat > will lose control and engine...
• Re: Blog post about 85 doka
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 26 Mar 2015 07:58:24 -0700
  ...heater blower, radiator fan, etc.) to their own dedicated source below the dash. I may now consider the relays as an additional protection in...
• Re: OVERHEATING! - NEED ADVICE! !!! HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:01:09 -0700
  ...Possible bad thermostat? Less than 4000 miles since new > radiator was installed (In 2007 - I only use it for pleasure driving) > > I'm 45...
• 90 GL: strange coolant idiot light
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 16:50:35 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I told her to look at the radiator fuse (not blown) and the coolant refill tank (very low). For the return leg she filled...
• Re: mechanic says NO to bars leak
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Wed, 25 Sep 1996 04:55:17 -0400
  ...It has something to do with a plastic core >radiator and/or other plastic parts. The improtant part is that he >insists that this...
• Re: Re Subaru tips
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 11:47:43 -0700
  ...air-cooled Vanagon for which they had to rig up a radiator "up inder the guts". Interesting pictures, especially the last one showing the...
• Re: Got Diesel Rabbit Pickup?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:56:32 EDT
  ...Only problem I had was not stopping when a hose blew off of the radiator. Melted the pistons to the cylinder walls. These motors...
• Re: BFG 27" spare doesn't fit!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:25:00 -0700
  ...There is interference with the front edge of the tire - it >won't clear the sheet metal there that supports the radiator. > >In addition...
• Re: warm up and coolant pressure on head gasket seals>
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:25:25 +0000
  ...stressed? I've heard of engines doing perfectly well with no radiator caps. (early Land Cruiser) I recall a previous note about an alternative...
• Re: radiator fan not cycling 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 13:38:50 -0500
  At 12:50 PM 12/4/02 -0500, you wrote: >Do a fan test first by >removing the electrical harness at the fan thermoswitch...
• CR@P!!! Now a NV Statistic
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:57:07 -0700
  ...Based on the brief description, what kind of repairs I'm potentially looking at (other than the obvious superficial ones)? Radiator? Coolant line? Front...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:06:12 -0500
  ...I don't plan to use the (IMO) ugly plastic Mexican >>> radiator, instead I will covertly place the rad in a faux spare tire...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 10:00:56 -0400
  ...If still traveling at 50mph or so and having the cooling system put the fan into high speed indicates your radiator is not fully...
• Re: Vanagon Radiator Fan Resistor Available at Van-Again
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:35:54 -0400
  ...This resistor allows the low speed of the >>>> radiator fan to come on for all Vanagons from 86-91 with AC. The part >>>> number...
• Re: Heat in an air-cooled Syncro (long, boring, self-involved)
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Wed, 17 May 2000 21:43:38 -0400
  ...Also of > course the radiator loop might never get to 160 -- but it has a bloody > great radiator in it throwing away heat by...
• Re: '91Westy Coolant loss
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 00:20:53 -0800
  ...I didn't do anything with the radiator when I > changed >>>> the >>>>> thermostat. This is the first time I've had any indications of...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:03:36 -0500
  ...halfway between LED and top hash 210 degrees F-------1st stage radiator fan came on seconds after I took the reading. Ran a minute...
• Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 12:23:59 -0700
  ...one being used in a bus with a less than efficient radiator. Neil. On 7/17/16, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > OEM...
• Re: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 13:51:04 -0400
  ...of > coolant...(the one on passenger side that goes to the radiator)... I just > put it back, tighten the clamps top up with coolant...
• Re: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 11:33:57 -0500
  This might be obvious, but would suggest using a WBX radiator and hoses. New if possible. And FWIW, the 1.9 cooling system works...
• Re: Rubber parts on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Sep 1994 13:16:39 -0700 (PDT)
  ...leak at the junctions, these leaks have been reduced by applying radiatory-type clamps at each junction. - steering gear boots - cv boots - steering linkage...
• Re: diesel warm start ??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Mar 97 23:46:21 EST
  ...the head (or more precisely on the fitting which connects the radiator return and the thermostat bypass hoses. (There is a picture showing exactly...
• Re: Diesel Westy Engine Replacement Suggestions Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Brent Taylor
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 22:54:45 -0700
  ...Since the fabric pipe was damaged, I used abs fittings and 2 1/2" dia straight radiator hose up to the vent. It was...
• Re: I got rear ended
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 16:37:21 -0800
  ...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: Porsche 944 motor & transaxle for conversion
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 23:09:58 -0800
  ...The car runs > great but may need a radiator and/or a head gasket. In over 100 miles I have > seen no overheating or...
• Re: Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 18:19:58 EDT
  ...front that run from the plastic or metal pipes to the radiator. I still need to replace all the heating related hoses, but didn...
• Got some Dealer Overstock Parts In
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 19:21:07 EDT
  ...Positive Battery Cable for '86 and newer Vanagon- $75 (Heavy gauge) Radiator Fans for 1.9l Vanagon- $65 (with or without A/C) Wiper...