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  • Re: Radiator fan debacle (86 Vanagon)
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:04:26 -0700
    ...intermittent use cooling the radiator, it probably would outlast the vehicle. With the AC systems being very much an afterthought, and designed by people...
  • Re: Height to remove rad?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:21:08 -0400
    I replaced the radiator in my '84 before leaving Hawaii and before I even knew there WAS a list. That was about 7 years...
  • Re: 90 cooling problem
    Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
    Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:18:50 -0400
    John, you don't mention if the radiator cooling fan is coming on. If things are getting that hot, you should hear the fan...
  • Re: Radiator bleeder BOLT question
    Historical mailing list - A2L1
    Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:27:25 -0400
    ...Works great for me! A J > Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > >> Is the BOLT that is used to bleed the front radiator any special bolt? >> >> Does...
  • Re: Draining the coolant system... ?
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Tue, 11 May 2004 15:21:20 -0700
    ...I may fill the radiator on one hose and hold the other closed until the pressure is up enough to make it spit out...
  • Re: On road, Having problem, coolant related
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Sat, 22 Jan 2022 10:17:54 -0600
    ...from engine to radiator is cold. >>> -Radiator is cold. >>> -No coolant leaking. >>> -Oil looks good >>> -I opened bleed screw on radiator and no air...
  • Re: Questions: 1.9l Turbo Diesel Westy running hot. Weak cooling?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 1 Jul 2012 21:09:56 -0700
    Hi Martin, I would say that if your radiator is original and 30 years old, it's very, very due. not recovering fairly quickly...
  • Re: Carolina crash
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:08:08 -0500
    ...Anyone know of a shop around Myrtle Beach that can > replace the radiator? The body work can wait until I get home. Still > going...
  • Re: 85vanagon overheating (water cooled)
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Tue, 1 Jul 2014 09:41:15 -0600
    Erin Sorry I did not see this until vary late last night ~ Have you checked to see if the Radiator is Hot as if...
  • Re: Turning off rear heater
    Historical mailing list - Ry
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:18:30 -0500
    ...So > when you (or when I did, without thinking it through) remove the rear > heater, the valve and the heater radiator both, and connect...
  • Re: Radiator fan won't go off-SOLVED
    Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
    Sat, 3 Jun 2006 03:53:16 +0000
    ...The radiator fan comes on low speed when I >turn the ignition switch. It runs continuously regardless of temperature >(even if sitting overnight). It...
  • Re: `87 Westy Syncro running hot
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:20:50 -0700
    ...Is the radiator fan turning on? If >> it >> is without cooling and cycling off you have a sure sign of a radiator >> problem. Remove...
  • Re: enjoy your site, and a question
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:10:16 -0400
    ...In the vanagon that would collect in the radiator (highest point). You use more power at highway driving (approx 30hp at 90kmh) than city...
  • Re: Cold blooded
    Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
    Fri, 27 Feb 1998 10:25:14 EST
    ...coolant is flowing through the radiator all the time). To test this theory start the vehicle and let it sit and idle. If I...
  • Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:47:48 -0700
    ...We were discussing radiator fans. MUCH larger resistor for a MUCH larger fan/motor. Mark Project Pat wrote: > These expensive NLA parts make me...
  • Re: difference between '85 and '87 spare tire space?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:55:41 EDT
    David, You will also need the front radiator hoses for the vans equipped with the larger 205x70x14”tires. The hoses are slightly larger...
  • Re: Air in the system
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:21:15 -0400
    ...The cooling system forms a big U from a side profile, with the engine and radiator the high points. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti...
  • Re: If the water pump or thermostat is broken?
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:10:46 -0500
    """"First the reservoir failed, then the radiator and now the H piece on the radiator."""" Well i still don't understand the whole story...
  • Re: Radiator fan
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 6 Sep 2020 15:22:07 +0000
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  • Re: Need a radiator fan shroud for 84-85 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 16 Aug 2018 01:29:17 +0000
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  • Re: World parts Radiator Fan Solution. I made a mistake!
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:41:24 -0400
    > > This is only about 250 watts. Ok, percentagewise it will be a bit higher, but still in the ballpark. Yrs, d
  • Re: Watercooled Mexican Microbusses - photo
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Fri, 7 Jan 2005 12:12:52 -0800
    Late model Mexican busses have a nice looking radiator up front. They also have a funky roof. http://www.pauldottrip.com/puerto_vallarta/pages...
  • Coolant Flush
    Historical mailing list - Randy Nunes
    Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:15:54 -0700
    ...I opened the radiator bleeding screw, the thermostat bleed screw as well as the expansion tank cap. Coolant dribbled out everywhere, but lots of...
  • coolant woes
    Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
    Fri, 14 Dec 2001 23:27:00 -0800
    ...So I took it back to the shop and they said I needed a new radiator so we replaced that...same problem persisting only...
  • Re: for the record water is not corrosive
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:40:43 -0700
    JD and Zolo, Citric acid seemed to be one of the main components of the over the counter flushes for radiators. I tested a...
  • Re: Overheating at idle
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:21:22 -0500
    ...Some on the list have >> taken their radiators out and had them professionally cleaned, but the >> general consensus seems to be that new radiators...
  • Re: Cooling Fan info discrepancies
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:26:55 -0400
    ...The only thing that can keep it from coming on at this > point is the thermoswitch on the radiator. I would get a infrared...
  • Re: Radiator fan
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Tue, 10 May 2011 19:42:10 +0000
    ...Radiator fan At 01:55 PM 5/10/2011, Todd Last wrote: >I notice the 450w fan has only 3blades, while the non...
  • Overheating on '84 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
    Thu, 18 Sep 1997 07:42:38 -0500
    ...Then I checked the radiator fan, which worked when I applied a hot lead. Then I checked the Bentley manual, which shows TWO thermo...
  • Re: Questions from a Vanagon Newbie
    Historical mailing list - mike
    Sat, 30 Mar 2002 16:54:59 -0800
    That fan just puts air through the radiator, cool radiator but hot engine. > From: Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT> > Reply-To: Robert...
  • Re: HELP! Van trouble on the road near Philly
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 7 Aug 2005 15:08:40 -0400
    Sounds like you are not getting good flow through the radiator at idle speed. If the engine overheated to the point of stem, you...
  • bleed valve in engine compartment?
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:18:28 -0500
    ...isn't the radiator bleed valve enough? All other bleeding instructions I've seen only mention the radiator bleed valve. Thanks in advance. -Karl...
  • 2.1 coolant problems
    Historical mailing list - Willy
    Tue, 9 Dec 2003 12:03:28 -0800
    ...Once the radiator got hot and I got some frothy bubbles out of the bleeder. Other attempts had the filler tank overflowing before the...
  • Re: Rad cardboard deflectors
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 6 Sep 2004 23:11:49 -0400
    They help to make sure all air going into the front goes through the radiator. In most cases, the radiator being so oversized, there...
  • Re: radiator fan
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sun, 8 Apr 2007 20:15:34 -0400
    ...thermal switch on the lower driver's side front of the radiator. One wire to the connector will be hot (nominal 12 volts). The...
  • Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
    Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
    Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:10:25 -0700
    ...They start at about 30 bucks. > > plastic tank radiators in 83 and late vans .. > all I ever see is that eventually they don't...
  • Re: radiator fan sending unit, coolant pipes
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:52:32 -0700
    ...radiator fan sending unit, coolant pipes Dear List, Ken Wilford was helping me with my radiator fan; but he is now engaged in *much...
  • Re: 90 cooling problem
    Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
    Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:21:21 -0700
    ...If you pull the radiator bleeder like Benny suggested >> (simple things first like David Vickery suggested,) I bet you will >> not get >> hot coolant...
  • Re: Van seems hottish??
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Mon, 2 Sep 2013 07:53:36 -0400
    Do you have AC? Is it turned off? Start studying the AC/radiator fan circuitry in the Bentley. Use a volt/ohm meter. An...
  • Re: Vanagon temperature problem
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 7 Aug 1997 10:50:16 -0500
    ...I would check to see if the radiator cooling fan is coming on during hot engine temps. The fan should start on low speed...
  • '87 Transporter Overheating - Second Try
    Historical mailing list - Craig Bodie
    Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:25:55 -0400
    ...Heads are good. </P> <P>Radiator: Sounds like a cool spot on the radiator. If this sounds logical, does this entail replacing the radiator...
  • Re: fizzix ?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 18 Jul 1995 15:33:06 -0500
    ...Don't know squat about the demo with water poured on a hot radiator. Could part of the problem be that the water poured...
  • Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 15 May 2010 13:38:59 -0500
    ---- Mark Dearing <VWBrain@AOL.COM> wrote: > am trying to find a way to get the radiator soaked into something that > would lift the slime...
  • Re: 85 Westy running warm.
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 22 May 1996 19:42:17 -0400
    ...they're closed? -Gregg >> Is the radiator fan working properly? If outside temp affects running temp, radiator could be suspect. Warm air coming through...
  • Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
    Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
    Fri, 6 Mar 1998 20:54:18 -0500
    Sam - If the engine to radiator hoses are in need of replacement, then all the others are probably in similar shape. Since replacing all...
  • Re: Rear heater core during summer ? / Rolling Sauna
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:51:26 EDT
    ...I had an '85 with cooling problems (later replaced the radiator). On summer trips on the highway, climbing mountain passes, I had the rear...
  • Re: Possilbe coolant leak in heater core vicinity
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:49:07 -0700
    Don't overlook the front heater valve, since it is up high between the radiator and heater box areas. The valve can leak and...
  • Re: Behr Radiator
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:18:49 +0000
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  • Re: Fan resistor
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:21:28 -0600
    >..what is the cooling affect [sic] anyway ...with coolant not circulating ? There must exist some thermosyphon effect with radiator fan off, and more with...
  • Need Parts 82 Diesel Westy
    Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
    Mon, 8 Sep 1997 15:40:32 -0500
    Volks/Vendors, I need the 2 upper/2 lower radiator shock mounting bolts for 1982 Diesel Westy. Thanks Mark B. Magee 87GL 82 Diesel...
  • Re: New Tiico engine Overheating HELP!
    Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
    Sat, 6 Apr 2002 04:56:45 -0800
    Can someone decribe where the Thermostat housing is on the Tiico? I bled the radiator screw and no air came out, now I want...
  • Re: '87 2.1L rad. fan hose nipples?
    Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
    Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:29:02 -0800
    ...of Bulley-Hewlett... > >If your radiator fan on your van is similar to the one on a Jetta, this is >not a water hose...
  • Re: You know how just when you think you're wrapping up, the radiator bleeder screw head shears off?
    Historical mailing list - Mike South
    Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:43:43 -0600
    ...So, to lower the radiator, is it just unplug the fan and the sensor at the front bottom driver side, then undo the four...
  • Re: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors
    Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
    Sun, 30 May 2010 16:19:09 -0700
    ...COM> wrote: From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> Subject: Re: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Sunday...
  • Re: Air in the system
    Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
    Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:38:46 -0600
    ...Put the other end in the radiator bleed hole. Fill the jug > with > premix fluid and fill till fluid comes out the bleed hole...
  • Re: Tire Carriers Again (cooling system comments)
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Wed, 26 Apr 2000 14:27:51 EDT
    ...As to closing off the radiator flow with the spare tire in place, the swept area feeding the front of the radiator (top and...
  • Re: Radiator fan assembley
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 12 Apr 2015 09:29:44 -0400
    ...11, 2015 11:30 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Radiator fan assembley Dear List, As I get older u brain forgets things...
  • Re: Boiling water in Westy(f),was: Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sat, 1 Jan 2000 15:12:18 +0100
    ...Oddly enough they discovered the size of the radiator could be > _REDUCED_!! The rotating rotors effectively removed more heat than they > induced. I guess...
  • HELP - Westyman stranded in North Dakota
    Historical mailing list - Pam King
    Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:53:59 -0400
    ...He had been having problems with the thing losing coolant and finally found that the radiator has a hole in it and is pretty...
  • water pump
    Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
    Mon, 2 Jul 2001 20:25:49 -0400
    ...Checked the two thermostats on the radiator Made sure the fan worked and came on Replaced the water pump thermostat Flushed the system Made...