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• Re: Radiator thermo switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:29:40 -0400
  ...Radiator thermo switch Hi Volks; All of a sudden, my radiator fan only works on high. I was driving slowly in traffic, with the...
• Re: Coolant change questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:42:47 -0500
  ...Open the radiator bleed and gently using compressed air you pus the coolant up into the radiator. Get a helper. Air, close bleed, refill...
• Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 15 May 2010 09:17:53 -0700
  ...What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime In a message dated 5/14/2010 7:12:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, thewestyman...
• Flushing Tee and Filling cooling system procedure.
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Wed, 12 May 1999 11:05:02 -0700
  ...2) Remove front grill and loosen almost completely the bleeder screw on radiator 3) Loosen bleeder screw in engine compartment located on large radiator...
• Re: rad replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:44:14 -0700
  ...What's the deal? Too much plumbing > or poor water pump design on the WBX? In 250k with the original radiator I > never had...
• Re: Radiator performance and replacement
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 10:22:59 -0600
  ...As the return > temperature climbed above 195� the feed temperature began also to rise, > indicating the radiator was no longer able to control the...
• Re: Looking for 84-85 Vanagon radiator parts
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 14:44:25 -0700
  ...I did see an extra pair of lower radiator mounts in their yard, which I assume would still be available. I got an 84...
• Re: Radiator bleeder screw - Lost washer :(
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 19:08:06 -0700
  ...my coolant, I lost the little washer that goes > under the radiator bleeder screw. It doesn't seem to be leaking, but I'd...
• Re: Air in my coolant - '86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Shelby Brumelle
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 17:04:43 GMT
  Felix Martel wrote: "My '86 Syncro Westy tends to accumulate air in the cooling system." Although it could be the valve in the radiator...
• rusted coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Fri, 28 May 1999 21:43:29 PDT
  ...I then used a galvanized pipe nipple and some straight 1 1/4" radiator hose. I double clamped the sawed off pipe and applied...
• Re: Questions from a Vanagon Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 03:14:29 +0200
  snipped--- That fan just puts air through the radiator, cool radiator but hot engine. end snipped------ WHY? Now I am really curious... why would...
• Re: Replacing coolant pipes - Drop gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 06:49:27 -0500
  ...It does matter which way the coolant flows through the radiator and heater core. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY...
• Vanagon 89 Auto Carat Heating Up
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 11:17:07 -0400
  ...Do I need a radiator flush? New radiator? Different Coolant? (It has the phosphate free stuff in it now) New Heads? (The van has...
• Re: Vanagon 89 Auto Carat Heating Up
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 08:47:42 -0700
  Make sure that your radiator fan and associated circuitry is functioning properly. The temp gauge on my camper usually reads higher in cooler weather...
• Radiator Fan Motor 1987 w/air
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 02:22:56 -0500
  Wanted to buy a clean fan motor for 1987 Syncro with A/C. Mine's dead. Anyone? Thanks in advance - AB
• Re: Alternative Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:24:25 -0500
  ...The old > fellow who owned it had plumbed it inside and had the plumbing connected > to a radiator with a fan motor behind it...
• Re: steel coolant lines on a '84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:56:08 -0800
  Just make sure the coolant is going through the radiator in the correct direction. I.e. one pipe is 'feed to the radiator' the...
• Thermostat failed :-( , thermo-switch etc.
  Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 16:22:15 -0400
  ...I checked for coolant flow through the radiator by felling the hoses that run to and from the radiator, at the radiator. With the...
• Re: How to empty a radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Terry
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:19:43 -0400
  ...How to empty a radiator? > >You can get most out through the leaking head gasket :>) > >Your supposed to remove one of the hoses that...
• Re: temp guage read-out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:35:11 -0700
  ...and the engine part - that IS self-bleeding, but the radiator -being high at the front, with pipes mounted low between the radiator and...
• Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:29:44 -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: Problems with shipping, vendor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:00:36 -0800
  ...All items being shipped and especially fragile items like radiators need to be over packed to protect them from shipping damage. Working in a...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:52:25 -0700
  My 1970 gasoline 250 Sedan Mercedes car has an electric aux fan too ...in front of the radiator. and of course... you can increase...
• Re: Radiator Fan B+ Wire Routing
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 13 Aug 2017 21:13:06 +0200
  ...For a 2 speed non AC radiator fan on a formerly air cooled Vanagon, if > the radiator fan B+ wire were routed under the...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 21:49:02 -0500
  ...As the thermostat opens to allow coolant to flow from the radiator, the lower disc closes off the bypass that allows coolant to continuously...
• Radiator hose confusion and heater hose disorientation
  Historical mailing list - Radish150
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 09:32:58 -0800
  ...One is, the two large radiator hoses that run across the engine compartment, they are "stacked" on top one and a bottom one. The...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 09:30:56 -0400
  ...Remove the black plastic grill from the headlight/radiator. Remove the bleed screw from the top of the radiator on the driver's side...
• Re: '83 Diesel Vanagon Radiator
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 19:10:54 -0400
  > My radiator sprang a bigger leak today... Looks like Bus Depot > has the best price at $149. CIP1 has it for $169, and Gowesty...
• Re: Cooling issues?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:37:25 -0700
  On the off chance you have not, try bleeding the radiator. Tom On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 6:51 AM, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann...
• Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:19:13 -0600
  ...By > blocking the two hoses all coolant now goes to the radiator before > returning to the engine. With the heater core in the circuit...
• Radiator removal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:55:41 -0400
  I just bought a new radiator for my 84 westy. Someone posted how to tell how old the radiator is in my van so...
• Re: Possilbe coolant leak in heater core vicinity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:21:17 -0700
  ...the front heater core and the radiator are in quite different compartments. If it's the front heater core leaking, you sure should smell...
• Re: Radiator Baffles front grill
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 5 Apr 2023 18:34:13 -0400
  ...It replaces the old ones that go on either side and bottom of radiator. >> >> What I built and replaced are two additional baffles that...
• Re: Radiator fan on without key
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 22:56:26 -0700
  ...So, when you have >> The circuit is always live, so any time the radiator switch gets hot >> it will switch the fan on. Shortly...
• Re: Over heated and need more power!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:37:02 -0400
  Gary, I would suspect that if you are still on the original radiator, any new radiator would help. Where are you going to mount...
• Re: Is my radiator fan thermoswitch bad?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 13:40:20 -0500
  ...Is my radiator fan thermoswitch bad? > Date: Thursday, June 25, 1998 6:42 AM > > Hello All, > > My fan doesn't go on at the...
• Re: Rear heater core during summer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 07:52:11 -0500
  ...I have no problem with the size of the radiator and the amount of cooling it's going to do. Picture this; Remove the...
• Re: Okay, who jinxed my thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0900
  ...I can block my radiator in early October and leave it that way until May. As noted it serves two purposes, to help the...
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Sep 1996 01:06:25 -0400
  In a message dated 96-09-07 12:58:21 EDT, hotch@netaxs.com (richard hotchkiss) writes: << Hi Guys, My 86 GL's radiator...
• Heresy (was: trig)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 17:18:57 -0600
  ...Of course follow-up bleeding at the radiator for a few days is generally wise. Larry A. 91 GL (parked on a driveway at...
• Looking for radiator fan shroud for 83-85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:18:08 -0500
  Does anyone have one of these sitting around somewhere? I need a couple actually. Please let me know. Ken
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:11:43 -0400
  Oh and Welcome to the list :) -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Brush Guard Desing
  Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 23:27:01 -0800
  The winch in the MSDS can restric the air pass to the radiator? RCelaya Syncro 86 Weekender Westy 87 I4 (No yet but too...
• Re: 86 Vanagon, Radiator fan not coming on???
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pierce
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 09:40:11 EDT
  I would bet that the Resistor behind the LS (drivers side) headlight is no good. replace and try again. Chris
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:57:19 -0500
  PS: the radiator bleed screw. (behind grill) Howard >Subject: Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed > Oops, it's a secret....
• Re: Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 7 Mar 2023 18:50:50 -0700
  ...Could you suggest what > gauge to use from the toggle switch to the radiator sensor? > > dan, > > On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 3:34...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 10:31:22 -0500
  ...I had a new radiator. > > > > Mark > > > > benoit wrote: > > > >> Come on Mark, your better than that!!!! hey hey.... "more than the > >> radiator", ok what my...
• Re: Water Pump life on a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 3 Jan 2013 08:43:54 -0500
  I have a theory that if you are seeing water pump failures at low mileage over and over then your radiator is most likely...
• Re: Radiator Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 10:58:17 -0500
  ...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: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 May 2010 16:39:36 -0700
  ...I am trying to find a way to get the radiator soaked into something that would lift the slime from the inside of it...
• How much does your temp indicator move?
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 06:47:23 -0400
  ...The readins from the temp gauge were sinificantly higher than those above until I cleaned the AC condenser and the radiator. Also I canot...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 May 2001 14:37:41 -0500
  ...thats interesting too. > >when you pull coolant into the heater core, is it not going to the > radiator? > >i thought that it would only...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant Hell
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 14:02:12 -0700
  ...Drop the Radiator get it flow/pressure tested and > acid bath > C. start riding my mountain bike > > What should I choose? > > Phil > > __________________________________________________ > Do You...
• Re: Fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:13:54 -0700
  ...I'm not yet convinced that engine temp rather than radiator temp is the desirable control input." I 'think' that says you are not...
• Re: Problem: 88 Auto Front Radiator Fan comes on when I turn on the van.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:42:50 -0400
  ...it is probably a problem in > the AC system since the radiator fan switch has full time hot so it > would just stay on...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lofting
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 17:26:18 -0800
  ...It turned out to be the radiator temp switch was broken for the low speed. Replacing it with a new "normal" threshold switch fixed...
• Re: Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 10:40:36 -0700
  ...a few of these over the years for NOT turning the radiator fan ON but never had one of these sensor/switches fail in...
• Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sat, 15 May 2010 15:41:51 EDT
  ...after letting it sit for a while we then flushed the core out, you could do the same with a radiator. later mark d
• starter relay,bars leaks,Newark Electronics
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 18:01:50 -0600
  ...You do need a reasonably strong one(the Ghia horn relay always worked fine, a radiator fan relay from a rabbit or Vanagon should...
• Re: Broken New Engine, What is fair resolution?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 02:05:18 -0400
  ...The front radiator was the problem; nobody (Even Honda) found the problem. (Loosing pressure?!?! And clogged at the same time. But you did the...