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Re: vanagon bleeding
Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 18:42:29 +0000
...top of the radiator at > the front. > > Warm up till tstat opens then crack the bleeder valve on the radiator until > fluid comes out...
Re: Watercooled Mexican Microbusses
Historical mailing list - jimt
Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:32:39 -0700
...The radiator was an audi part. The engine was a rabbit engine tilted. The audi radiator was from the audi where the radiator is...
Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:09:12 -0700
...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 1:38 PM Subject: Radiator Fan Resistor Question > Hi Volks, > > Next question... does anyone know or can...
Re: Question about late model/early model radiators, fans and fan shrouds
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:04:16 -0500
...I thought they used the same radiator for all Vanagons, but I've been wrong before. DM&FS At 07:15 PM 8/21...
Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:04:45 -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: More & More Info on Copper Core German Radiators
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:45:18 EDT
...I would never order a German made, copper radiator from Ken because in the garage I have a new GERMAN made, ALUMINUM radiator quietly...
`Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 02:42:38 -0800
...My heater hoses and the radiator inlet hose (bottom of two fat ones on top of engine bay) do get warm, especially the heater...
Re: Behr Radiator
Historical mailing list - Angie & Jay
Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:51:24 -0400
...Behr Radiator > > Hey Listers, > > Just a PSA to my fellow vanagon owners. If you are thinking about > replacing your rad, now is the time...
Removed A/C - Now Rad Fan is Dead '87 GL
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 20:47:48 +0200
...Now, and it may be a coincidence, I notice that my radiator fan does not turn on... ever. I know that the temp is...
Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:42:06 -0700
...The Radiator!! I had virtually identical problems with my '85, fought the problem for many years, finally cost me an engine. And all the...
Re: Purging Cooling System
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Sat, 14 Jan 1995 15:24:41 -0600 (CST)
...At one point after getting some clear sign of air bubbles, the radiator fan came on and shortly after, nothing came out of the...
Proper storage of a front heater unit?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 1 Sep 2008 21:08:08 -0500
...I would not be normally all that concerned, but the stuff I drained from the radiator left some to be desired. There's clear...
Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:26:01 -0700
...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: Cooling fan not coming on
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:56:18 -0400
Is the radiator getting hot? That is the first step. Next you need to do some trouble shooting. On the early water cooled vans...
Euro-Engine: 85 Volkswagen VANAGON, Cooling, engine temp
Historical mailing list - "Dan Rickert (by way of Derek Drew )"
Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:22:37 -0400
...Fan comes on at normal radiator temp. Radiator is cool(150-160 deg f) when engine is overheating. I suspect a water pump not...
Re: Riddle me this: question about dropping a radiator
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:32:37 +0000
...of the radiator, at least without stopping > to ponder the problem. > > But one of these days I will be replacing the radiator in my...
Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 14:21:34 -0400
...What it doesn't flush the radiator or the long coolant lines running between the radiator and the thermostat housing and coolant distributor if...
Re: Cooling System Nightmare. Sorry for the Old Thread
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:09:49 -0800
...Replaced radiator in 2001. Could it be bad already? > Coolant is hot at radiator bleed screw. Bleeding by the book. > > Can anyone confirm that...
Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sun, 8 Sep 2013 14:55:38 -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: 91 GL Running hot still...what next?
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:53:01 -0400
...Is this most likely air in the lines or blockage of the radiator? I cracked the radiator bleed screw as the motor heated up...
Re: Blinking Coolant LED light and other cooling issues
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 20 May 2005 12:47:39 -0700
...PO tried to "fix" the leaky heads with Barr's Stop Leak, and the only thing it sealed was the radiator water passages. The...
Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:43:11 -0600
...The "radiator" fan will turn on when triggered by the thermo switch or the a/c, as it should. However, once it comes on...
Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Sat, 15 May 2010 11:35:24 EDT
...am trying to find a way to get the radiator soaked into something that would lift the slime from the inside of it, so...
Re: Radiator Fan
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 27 May 1998 08:12:06 -0700
...The fan is supposed to come on when the coolant in the radiator reaches a certain temperature (somewhere around 80C to 90C, depending on...
Loose Rad Fan Fuse Holder 90 Carat
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 07:52:51 -0500
Volks, I trouble shot why the radiator fan coming on -only- when A/C was running, if A/C turned off, fan shut off...
ongoing problems please help
Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 09:42:24 -0800
...in the process I have a new H flange, new radiator, new radiator sensor, new fan switch, new coolant reservoir sensor, new battery (due...
86 Vanagon, Radiator fan not coming on???
Historical mailing list - digest Herbie Dave
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 06:44:38 EDT
...I did everything and took the van for a test drive but my radiator fan never came on. I haven't driven the van...
Vanagon Radiator Fan
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Sat, 18 Jul 1998 10:39:17 -0400
Any tips on replacing the radiator fan? I get the idea that these don't fail too often, since the part is hard to...
Radiator Fan Keeps Coming On
Historical mailing list - John Ryan
Mon, 19 Jun 2000 09:48:16 -0700
Hi everybody, After only 20-30 minutes of cool weather, night driving, the radiator fan starts up in my 89 Carat. The temperature gauge...
Re: Test cooling system for blockage
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 2 Jul 2001 18:32:14 -0500
...If the radiator seems to work well when on the hiway, it is probably OK, in my opinion. Larry A.
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Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Tue, 10 Feb 2004 19:44:33 -0500
...class=RTE>front heater core</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>radiator</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>radiator fan</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>ECU</DIV> <DIV class...
Re: Intro
Historical mailing list - John
Sat, 4 Aug 2007 19:09:41 -0600
...Did you do the whole heater thing, or just plumb in the radiator? I have an 81 air cooled, with the aux furnace, so...
Re: successful 2000 mile road trip
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:35:36 -0400
...Is the sender for the fan located on the radiator or in the engine compartment? Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL On Mon, 17 Mar 2008...
Re: Cooling system '85 1.9
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:41:28 -0700
given it's well bled, 2 things come to my mind.. - thermostat installed in reverse - clogged radiator (need new one)
Re: !985 Vanagon radiator leak.
Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
Tue, 19 Sep 2006 06:15:28 -0500
Sorry, The fan comes on automatically when the ignition is turned on. Evidently no switching up at the Fan switch..? Lyle
Re: : '90 Westy Radiator Fan
Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
Fri, 14 Jul 2000 17:17:53 -0400
...My question is in regard to the radiator >> fan. During the one >> >week or so that I have driven my van, the radiator >> fan...
Re: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Jul 2007 16:40:42 -0400
...If high temps are speed or load related you may have a bad radiator. Clogging and cracked internal baffles are the common failures. Dennis...
Questions about 1982 Aircooled Wesfalia A/C
Historical mailing list - Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:50:47 +0000
...Since there is no radiator, I assume they must be mounted under the body between the frame members somewhere, with a thermally triggered fan...
Re: Temperature Testing
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:48:46 -0700
...The various hoses quickly climbed > to about 180F, but it took almost a half hour at idle and slight revs before > the radiator reached...
Re: Front end rattle solved
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 11 May 2021 12:11:58 -0400
Here is the message a friend sent me with the links to the radiator grommets. Buslab is the last one. Go Westy sells the...
Re: Questions/Advice Needed 1980 VW Westphalia
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:34:27 -0700
...the radiator cooling fan operates independently of road or engine speed. the van doesn't even have to be running , if the coolant at...
Re: Tire Carriers Again
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:26:44 -0700
IMHO even in a temperate climate mounting a spare tire in front of the radiator would be a total disaster. I live in a...
Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:12:58 -0400
<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>Sorry,</P> <P>I meant EXPANSION tank cap!  not radiator cap, it's not friday...
Re: Older gas tank problems- was Noisy fuel pump causes
Historical mailing list - Rob
Wed, 14 May 2008 19:49:32 -0700
...took my tank to my radiator shop, back when you could get them worked >on easily by many radiator shops. >See that 6 inch...
Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:21:19 -0600
Howdy From Texas, I finally got to the root of my problem with the radiator/condenser fan. It stemmed from some custom wiring that...
Re: : '90 Westy Radiator Fan
Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
Fri, 14 Jul 2000 09:59:24 -0400
...My question is in regard to the radiator fan. During the one >week or so that I have driven my van, the radiator fan...
hot footwell was Hot spot mod?
Historical mailing list - Dave Richards
Wed, 23 Apr 1997 21:04:09 -0400
...baffle located around the radiator allowing cool air to pass over the foot well instead of directing the hot radiator air on to one...
Re: overheating
Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
Sun, 8 Jul 2001 13:05:35 EDT
...Basically until the radiator fan cycles. Worked like a charm. The van runs at just above the midway mark on the gauge at all...
Re: coolant leak
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 5 Sep 2001 13:56:54 -0300
...Malcolm On 5 Sep 2001, at 12:12, Debbie Walters wrote: > There isn't a radiator cap on my van, so where do you...
Re: TIICo cooling issues
Historical mailing list - John Wessels
Wed, 3 Jul 2002 14:30:24 EDT
...I'm think that maybe the coolant is passing through the radiator too fast, and not giving up enough heat as it zips through...
Re: flow to radiator from water pump How fast should it be?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 7 Jan 2004 01:59:37 -0500
...bottom hose, makes a pass through the bottom half of the radiator, turns >around and makes a pass through the top half, then exits...
Does The Fridg Fan Blow or Suck?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:04:36 -0700
...Does the fan in the back of the frig blow down or blow up? Is it pulling air down through the radiator or blowing...
Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
Historical mailing list - brady
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:03:57 -0700
...By > blocking the two hoses all coolant now goes to the radiator before > returning to the engine. With the heater core in the circuit...
RE: Followup: engine cooling non-problem
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:20:01 -0700
...However, at a prolonged idle, the whole cooling circuit just keeps getting hotter because there is no cool water available from the radiator part...
Re: coping with fuel prices(NVC)
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:37:07 -0800
...Well, it needed belts once and a new radiator, but those were > incredibly cheap and i changed 'em myself. My only complaint is > that...
Re: overheating vanagon 86
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:36:33 -0600
...but if the bubbles are > coming out of the radiator bleeder it could be the radiator? I am a novice, > and a pump seems...
Bleed Radiator (What AM I doing wrong??)
Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 19:13:25 -0500
...Parked facing up a steep hill, blocked the wheels, drained the coolant, installed a new radiator, heater control valve, and a flush-T. Flushed...
Re: Radiator Fan Switch
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 09:25:40 -0700
...I did > notice that the radiator fan never turned on. I waited about 45 min. to > let the engine cool down. I filled the...
Re: '90 Westy Radiator Fan
Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 22:24:46 -0400
...My question is in regard to the radiator fan. During the one > week or so that I have driven my van, the radiator fan...
Re: radiator fan relay
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:17:27 -0700
...For general information a deep 12 point socket 1 1/8 inch was required to remove the sensorswitch on the radiator. available at sears...