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Re: Radiator Fan
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Sun, 18 Jun 2000 11:34:39 -0400
...Radiator Fan > I don't mind an efficient cooling system, but when my 1991 radiator fan > goes at a stop light, I have every...
Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:04:55 -0400
...around and around >> through >> the engine....... >> bypassing the radiator circuit. The other circuit is the radiator >> circuit. >> The t-stat switches gradually over from...
Re: I think I have given up on my cooling system...
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 22 Jul 2006 14:58:00 -0500
...Jim On Jul 22, 2006, at 2:26 PM, robert shawn feller wrote: > after wasting $200 on a new radiator, fan switch and shipping...
overheating
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Wed, 11 Jul 2001 21:12:45 -0400
...With the new radiator the flow from the radiator bleed screw is pretty good. The radiator fan does'nt come on until the temp...
Re: AC Question
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Wed, 18 Jul 2012 03:57:54 -0500
...Either excessive head pressure or the radiator fan switch high > speed will put the fan into high speed. If the radiator switch puts the...
Re: I think I have given up on my cooling system...
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Sat, 22 Jul 2006 13:09:25 -0700
...many on the list said the radiator was the next step due to restricted flow of 20 year old van/radiator. I could understand...
FW: Radiator Fan woes [Westy Syncro '87], continued
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:25:01 -0400
...Still having a devil of a time trying to fix my radiator fan problem. If anyone can answer some or all of these questions...
Re: Of blown coolant hoses and old radiators
Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:54:10 -0400
...Of blown coolant hoses and old radiators > > > > >>Hello folks, >> >>My 1991 has been popping coolant hoses off as of late. First it was the...
Subject: Re: best mod for vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:23:42 -0500
...Also the Kennedy Engineering radiator bleeding valve might be worth explaining (or post where to get one) in the context of the radiator fill...
Re: Engine running hot
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:59:29 -0700
...It raises the probilities on thermostat, and really points to a plugged / restricted radiator. Maybe, if you are very lucky, and have lived a...
Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 7 Jun 2013 05:18:32 -0700
...with the later type rad. > You need the radiator mounting brackets too. >
Re: cooling fan
Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
Mon, 30 Mar 1998 18:27:06 EST
Unplug the plug in the sender in the radiator (on my '84 its on the driver's side of the van). Then just get...
radiator fan question
Historical mailing list - s w
Tue, 5 Feb 2002 07:51:56 -0800
...new thermo switch( or what ever you call the plug in the lower right side of radiator,looking from front)i guess the problem...
Re: Problem: 88 Auto Front Radiator Fan comes on when I turn on the van.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:28:33 -0500
...Auto GL Wolfsburg Edition >> with AC - Not charged) and the front Radiator Fan went on a stayed >> on while I was driving. >> > > Check that...
Re: Aftermarket Radiator Fan Solution
Historical mailing list - Russ Gilbert
Thu, 5 Oct 2017 11:47:31 -0400
Are you offering this as a kit? Need one for a 1984 w/ dealer installed ac. Thanks
Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
Historical mailing list - jon
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:18:05 -0800
...I have used it (meaning the radiator stop leak product aka ginger root) several (many?) times, and it has always worked. Ok, no flames...
Re: radiator fan sending unit, coolant pipes
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:39:11 -0500
Woody Halsey wrote: > > Dear List, > > Ken Wilford was helping me with my radiator fan; but he is now engaged in > *much* more significant and...
Re: Coolant Movement Problems
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Wed, 22 Jun 2005 12:49:07 -0400
...I get it up to > 2000 RPM and go up front, and feel the radiator (NEW radiator) get hot all > the way up, then...
Re: '85 Vanagon Sunroofy 1.9L - Coolant BLeeding/Thermostat/Fan Switch
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:55:45 -0400
I think maybe you aren't getting the air out of the radiator, and that's why you're getting so much steam from...
Re: Off Vanagons a bit
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 29 Aug 2015 21:42:52 -0500
...In the morning I will check the thermostat and radiator, and squeeze some hoses! Much appreciated! John On Aug 29, 2015 8:26 PM...
Re: Engine running COLD
Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:11:01 -0500
No, PO took out the fan radiator switch and put a manual switch in it's place. Too many work-stooges on this van...
Re: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 30 May 2010 14:47:10 -0400
...30, 2010 2:21 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors Mine rubber "mounts" are shot and don...
Stripped bleeder bolt!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Dec 1995 22:01:16 -0600
...So maybe a new engine PLUS a new $350 or more radiator? Any possible fixes for this without replacing the radiator? Donald Baxter '85...
fwis, this is how I bleed the radiator
Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 20:04:54 -0700
...This is how I bleed the coolant (radiator). Works for me every time. Park the van in my driveway, slightly uphill. Use my vacuum...
bleeding coolant.
Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:36:55 EST
...After it warmed up i would keep getting little fizzz of air if i cracked open the radiator bleeder. I let it run for...
Re: Coolant bleeding and radiator hose heater question (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:17:25 -0500
...Coolant bleeding and radiator hose heater question (NVC) So since as vanagon drivers we all do know about bleeding odd systems, I could use...
Re: AC and cooling fan
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:05:05 -0700
...What the shop has done is wire it so that when the AC FAN, not temp control, is turned on the radiator fan comes...
Re: Am I on borrowed time?
Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:47:17 EDT
...That was putting it directly in to a radiator though, where the leak was. A while ago, I had a leak in my Jetta...
Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 18:59:12 -0400
...What little velocity it achieves in the cooling lines is lost in the relatively large radiator core. I recommend removing the radiator and find...
fan speed (How-to Test your fan setup)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 09:41:14 EDT
How-to, very simply, trouble shoot the Radiator Fan system on 83.5-91 watercooled (non-diesel) Vanagons. 1. Remove lower grille 2. Unplug...
Re: Radiator removal
Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:14:33 -0800
I'm curious why the aluminum radiator performs better than the copper. I suspect it must have to do with improved physical design. Because...
Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 8 Sep 2013 14:41:13 -0700
To do a simple bleed of the radiator you need to have the rear tank full, cap closed tightly, then start the engine and...
Re: Problem: 88 Auto Front Radiator Fan comes on when I turn on the van.
Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:19:29 -0700
...88 Auto Front Radiator Fan comes on when I turn on > the van. > > Yes it was the silly ac fan switch. I might have...
Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 5 Jan 2014 16:39:10 -0600
...Looks like a good radiator from the outside. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.grow-sun...
Re: Larger or additional radiator?
Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
Tue, 31 Jul 2001 22:52:57 -0400
...Larger or additional radiator? <DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:48:57 -0500 (CDT) <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Ron...
Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
Thu, 6 May 2010 13:38:41 +0300
...Same with aluminum radiator, I dont think it is grounded in our vans ? The head is abviously, but then again it has 1000x thickness...
Re: considering a westy
Historical mailing list - Pfunky
Mon, 2 Mar 1998 12:36:21 EST
...To begin with,>> start saving money for head gaskets, radiators, plastic junction thingys, plastic water outlets, and heater cores. The air-cooled vanagon is...
Re: high oil temps
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Sun, 16 Jan 2000 07:31:19 -0800
Which thermostat and radiator thermoswitch are you using? If you've got the 1.6 stock 85C stat and the two stage 93C/88C...
Radiator Fan
Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
Mon, 12 Jun 2000 14:11:48 -0700
My radiator fan seems to come on at the slightest temperature over normal...for instance sitting at a stop light. I can't even...
Re: Vanagon Air Conditioning
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 22:17:59 -0700
From what I understand from some answers I got on this list running the radiator fan at high speed when the AC is on...
Where are the relays for the radiator fan?
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:23:33 -0400
Today I noticed my radiator fan is not switching on, even when I turn on my A/C.( it is supposed to come on...
Re: How can this be?
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 5 Jun 2005 14:56:40 -0500
...Like the radiator is not free flowing, half plugged up, and causing big pressure in the system. The weakest point will let go, which...
Re: Cooling System Flush
Historical mailing list - AATransaxle
Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:34:51 -0700
Changed a few radiators in my time and always am amazed ant how heavy they are with all the crap deposited in them for...
Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:49:30 -0700
I have flushed hundreds of radiators 'back in the day'. Never bother anymore at all. ditto that ...on disposing of the old yucky stuff...
Re: radiator fan grinding noise
Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:14:34 -0700
...Bridge the radiator temp > switch to turn fan on, then you´ll hear the cause. > > Raimund > > > Am 23.07.2020 um 20:34 schrieb...
Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
Historical mailing list - David M
Sun, 8 Sep 2013 14:23:48 -0700
...Opened the radiator bleed screw. Ran engine till warm. Nothing came out of radiator bleed screw. This is with front end on an upward...
Re: Need input on radiator problem
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:22:16 -0800
Is the radiator fan coming on? That is critical on those long slower climbs. I suspect that more than the radiator. Mark Benny boy...
replacing long plastic coolant hoses
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:38:52 -0800
i have figured out that to replace my radiator hoses, from radiator stub hoses through the plastic hoses to the stub hoses coming off...
Re: 2.1L coolant light problem
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:00:24 -0700
Ken, The radiator was replaced by the previous owner. I think my problem is a tired engine as it has compression readings about 130...
Heat handling design error help
Historical mailing list
Thu, 06 Jun 1996 06:39:20 -0700
...How could we increase hot conditon coolant flow, better control the OEM two stage radiator fan, better position air conditoning condencer(s), improve radiator...
Re: Radiator Fan Issues
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:35:21 -0400
As Dennis noted the Radiator fan has two control points. One is if the coolant system is too warm (hot), the other is if...
Scott: common knowledge?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:56:57 -0800
...it first? People write about putting cardboard in front of the radiator. I think, "I don't get it. The thermostat isn't an...
Re: about this small amount of air at the top of the radiator
Historical mailing list - Greg S
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:14:37 -0400
...com> wrote: > just wanted to say that I think being even slightly obsessive about 'some > air' at the top of the radiator is ......unnessary. > >
Radiator Fan
Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
Mon, 12 Jun 2000 20:33:06 -0500
I don't mind an efficient cooling system, but when my 1991 radiator fan goes at a stop light, I have every car within...
Re: Bleeding the front radiator
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:29:09 -0800
...Bleeding the front radiator > > The thermostat is never completely close on any car or van, it is open or > partially close (about 75 % close...
Re: Need help with hose from therm to radiator
Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:26:27 -0400
...Need help with hose from therm to radiator > >
Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:38:24 -0400
...With the radiator hoses removed, the radiator should drain. You can make sure by cracking the bleeder bolt (if stock) or removing it if...
Re: Bleed Radiator (What AM I doing wrong??)
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:05:22 -0700
...Bleed Radiator (What AM I doing wrong??) > Help! I am trying to re-fill and bleed my cooling system. > I have the Bentley manual...
Re: !985 Vanagon radiator leak.
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:05:34 -0400
Lyle, While you can still get one, (think of it, the rad is 21 years old), I would heartily recommend a new radiator, seriously...
Re: Air in the system
Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:30:08 -0700
...It would > be much higher than the > radiator, and should therefore force air out through > the radiator bleed > screw. > ===== Tim Hannink Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon...