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• Re: 1.9 cooling and FI on 2.1 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:46:51 -0800
  ...hope. > > Can the 1.9 FI and cooling system be fit on a 2.1 engine? > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '90 Carat (Grover) > '86 (We call...
• Thermostat???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 20:36:59 -0400
  ...I did this with my Type III engine, wiring the cooling flaps open but I'm just want to get some advice for doing...
• Re: Questions from a Vanagon Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 03:14:29 +0200
  ...why would this really be the case? If there is no real cooling going on after engine is off...Or is this just controlled...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 13:33:58 -0700
  ...Air Getting into Cooling system A quick way to test for head gasket leakage, is. Park car for the night, when engine is "cold...
• Re: Busdepot coolant schematics?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 00:26:15 -0400
  My chart is a lot better ken!!!!! (he he he he) http://pages.infinit.net/engine/cooling_system_hoses.htm Cheers, Ben http://www3...
• the other head gasket leak...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:10:36 -0500 (EST)
  ...eventually it get to the point where engine compression forces do much air into the cooling system that coolant begin to just almost be...
• Re: Thermostat and other things???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 16:04:53 -0800
  ...Thermostats are popularly left off aircooled engines by silly people who assume that more cooling is always better- which makes it hard for the...
• Re: That's some heater!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Schmidt
  Tue, 21 May 1996 16:02:01 -0500 (CDT)
  ...During one excessively hot day on a long uphill grade, my father resorted to the heater as a engine cooling device. It worked well...
• Re: Anybody know this part number?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Kennelly
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 09:05:28 +0000
  ...when the cooling temp is dangerously overheated and will remain on even after the engine is turned off. It circulates the cooling liquid around...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 19:38:39 -0500
  ...It would not open when the engine warmed up - caused the engine to overheat. . Replaced it, cooling system went back to normal operation./time...
• Water Cooled!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 14:52:38 -0400
  ...From lurking in the group, it seems the "first few years" of water cooled engines were prone to problems in the cooling systems. Can...
• Re: Fridge lights but does not cool
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 4 May 2016 13:55:10 -0700
  ...There may be a sealed tube "sensor" at the cooling unit. On the Dometic, this tube connects from thermostat to metal cooling unit. A...
• RE: Nervous about heads
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 08:14:16 -0700
  ...Philippe, I believe that my wasserboxer engine and your TD are quite different in cooling system design, so I can't comment on what...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 14:11:27 -0500
  ...How to - or not - bleed the cooling system > > >> For pictures of the KEP front bleed petcock see: >> >> http://subaruvanagon.com/conv1_cooling_9.htm...
• Re: Uh-oh, cooling system way pressurized
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:29:47 -0400
  ...one expect that cooling system pressure would then force coolant into the cylinder when the engine is stopped and cooling? If this was happening...
• oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Wed, 2 Apr 2014 21:12:58 -0700
  ...a 1.9 L engine in a cooling system designed for a 1.5. I started out thinking I'd add water cooling capacity...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 May 2012 09:25:48 -0700
  ...The radiator (to me) seems sized for a much > > larger engine than it is actually cooling. > > My '91 camper with stock 2.1 engine...
• Re: Blinking Coolant LED light and other cooling issues
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Sun, 29 May 2005 14:48:25 +0000
  ...Cooling/Overheating problem >The symptoms you describe are nearly identical to the problem I had >with my '85 (same engine/cooling system). The bottom...
• big engine cooling (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Apr 95 20:15:59 EDT
  >From @cmsa.Berkeley.EDU:owner-vintagvw@SJSUVM1.SJSU.EDU Sat Apr 1 19:53:08 1995
• Re: 666 torque, say no more - NVC ;^D
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:23:56 -0400
  ...blades >don't provide much air-cooling to the engine at all. This is a radial engine that barely fits into a little car...
• Re: Euro-Engine: 85 Volkswagen Van, Cooling, Coolant, Air
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 20:02:41 -0700
  Dan, Are you running the engine at the specified 2k rpm? If not, it will cause the problem you have described. Jim Arnott DreamCatcher...
• Engine fuel injection differences from 86 through 91
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 6 May 2004 09:52:55 -0700
  Are there any differences with the fuel injection or cooling system from 86 on? Will any engine from any year work for any year...
• Re: 1.9 L cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 20 May 2002 10:41:28 -0500
  ...1.9 L cooling question A buddy of mine has an 85 westy. He had a piece of the cooling system break, necessitating a...
• Re: air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:04:46 -0500
  ...Ignorant drivers continue on until the engine overheats. >> Waterboxers are not prone to flipping off belts, but, just like the Corvair, the cooling system...
• Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:52:10 -0400
  ...small rear engine/rear radiator US > Model Cars.. > Renault Dauphine for one ..which could not even sustain running with > adequate cooling at 70 mph...
• Re: thermostrat.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 6 Nov 95 16:15:04 PST
  ...in bus > engines (remember, that accordeon-looking thingie under the right lower > engine tin with the wire connection to the cooling air flaps in...
• Re: .... choose ... engine conversion. Additional Costs Budget.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:56:22 -0700
  ...Unless one is certain their cooling system parts will be good for some > time, replacing them during the engine swap process is likely a...
• Re: engine cooling non-problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:01:14 +0000
  I have an 85 GL and it too rarely turns the cooling fan on. However, the gauge does rise pretty far when at a...
• engine tins
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 14:18:59 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Would it be worth scrounging around for replacements, how much of a cooling effect is the engine missing? Scott, North Carolina
• Re: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L???
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:29:25 -0500
  ...However*, I've also heard that the engine is right on the edge as far as cooling is concerned in its stock form, so...
• 11MPG Possible Cause
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 22:57:32 -0700
  ...cooling system and a huge volume of coolant; If the thermostat is stuck open (or maybe removed altogether by evil previous owner) the engine...
• AC Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 22:45:22 -0500
  ...If the engine idles very long at all with the AC turned on, the high speed cooling fan turns on then cycles back off...
• Re: In the Dog House
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sun, 12 Oct 1997 13:01:36 -0700
  ...The later Beetle engines had a *much* improved cooling system -- it almost got as good as the TypeIV engines used in the '72-'82...
• Re: fan speed
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 00:51:23 EDT
  Sorry, my fault for forgetting a word. I meant engine cooling fan. Sean B. '90 V'gon "Happy Bus"
• Re: Rear heater core during summer ? / Rolling Sauna
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:51:26 EDT
  ...Does the rear heater add to engine cooling? I'll answer this from direct experience. I had an '85 with cooling problems (later replaced...
• Procedure bleeding the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Per Martin Joraholmen
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 17:55:26 +0100
  Two questions about the cooling system. 1. Can anyone tell me if this is the correct procedure to bleed the cooling system? 1.. Park...
• Re: Uh-oh, cooling system way pressurized
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:11:24 -0400
  At 07:36 PM 4/29/2001, Gary Stearns wrote: >engine is a rebuild with about 20k on it, but I'm thinking that...
• Re: shuddering clutch
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:37:56 -0400
  ...It started right after a major soaking of the engine compartment with cooling fluid when a cooling line broke. The shuttering has lasted about...
• Re: Larger Audi a/t cooler fits transporter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:11:17 -0400
  ...For the engine oil cooler since the engine oil pressure is higher than the cooling system pressure a failure shows as oil in the...
• Re: Uh-oh, cooling system way pressurized
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:02:48 -0400
  ...one expect that cooling system pressure would then force coolant into the cylinder when the engine is stopped and cooling? If this was happening...
• Re: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L???
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:29:10 -0500
  ...However*, I've also heard that the engine is right on the edge as far as cooling is concerned in its stock form, so...
• Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Victor Wong
  Sat, 03 May 1997 16:29:12 +0000
  Ed, Why do you think the engine runs cooler with lower oil level? You'd think that our little engines could use the cooling...
• Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:16:05 -0800
  ...The crank > speed is insufficient to push enough air across the cooling surfaces to > displace the heat; only then does "engine heat accumulate over...
• Re: Diesel cooling problem advise needed
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 18:45:04 -0400
  ...Is that normal or a symptom of a very bad problem = > inside the engine? When you have air (or other gas) in the cooling...
• Re: Flush and Wash cooling system
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 22:03:44 -0400
  Zoltan, what year van do you have? I just put rebuilt engine and new radiator in my '84 along with some new hoses. I...
• Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture) A new angle...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 07:11:24 +0100
  ...However, I would rather think that the reason drag cars run off with cold engines is that they usually don't have any cooling...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:28:44 -0500
  ...cooling hose to the radiator, through the radiator, back through the other >main cooling hose ending at the thermostat housing. Before the engine >reaches...
• RE: air dams (was mpg enhancements)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Nov 1994 13:38:17 -0800
  Dave Carment wondeers about airdams effects on aircooled engines. Cooling air for Type II (upright) and Type 4 (pancake) engines MUST flow from above...
• er: Exhaust in cooling system
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 15:47:23 -0600
  ...make sure the coolant is full.........bring the engine up to operating temp........ pull the plugs........get a cooling system tester and pressure up...
• RE: Is a cooler thermostat better for the heads?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 09:15:21 -0700
  ...the engine at the target temperature. It compensates by opening or closing further in reaction to coolant temperature variations. 4) If the cooling system...
• Re: Cyl head removal advice
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:56:30 -0500
  ...Pressure Tests for the Cooling System The first test of the cooling system is done when the engine is cold. A cooling system pressure...
• Re: Stalling diagnosis (FI related?) --
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 09:41:26 +0200
  ...The engine cooling van blow cold air from behind through the cooling ducts= . = That cause the front cylinders (#1 & #3) running on higher temperatures...
• Re: 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 14:03:29 -0700
  ...but I have an auxiliary battery to keep the fridge running when I stop the engine... no 20 or 30 minute interruption of cooling...
• Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:35:37 -0700
  ...small rear engine/rear radiator US >>> Model Cars.. >>> Renault Dauphine for one ..which could not even sustain running with >>> adequate cooling at 70 mph...
• removing cooling fan from an '82
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:22:23 -0700
  Howdy, I am pulling the cooling tin off of my air cooled 1982 Westy with the engine in place. I am at the point...
• Parts Needed- Cooling
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 19:07:42 +0500
  In taking apart my 1600 DP, I noticed all the cooling guts were left off by the dpo. I need: 1) the shutters, 2...
• Bostig conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 10:46:37 -0700
  How many total hours do you estimate a bostig/zetec conversion will take? Just the engine and components-not cooling, etc. stan
• Re: Larger or additional radiator?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 23:04:53 -0400
  ...wrote: >The Vanagon cooling system is twice the size (4 1/2 gallons) of >comparable 2 liter four cylinder engines, there is no need...
• Re: Bentley Manual info needed cats
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 09:02:46 -0800
  ...In the engine >cooling section, there is no diagram that explains >the coolant path for 1986 and newer vanagons. The >diagram shown is for...
• Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:54:28 -0400
  ...small rear engine/rear radiator US >> Model Cars.. >> Renault Dauphine for one ..which could not even sustain running with >> adequate cooling at 70 mph...