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• Re: Head gasket leaks and winter weather
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:09:42 -0500
  ...cold temps to cause the seepage? >> Well, it happened to the radiator of my 94 Jeep Cherokee...I hadn't driven it for a...
• Re: I think I have given up on my cooling system...
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 13:44:47 -0700
  At 7/22/2006 12:26 PM, robert shawn feller wrote: >after wasting $200 on a new radiator, fan switch and shipping I just...
• Boiling Point
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 22:14:12 -0000
  ...Theory water pump cannot cope pushing water up to radiator when camper is on steep incline? Water boils in engine because of heat build...
• '90 Westy Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - Michael Korsak
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 21:45:54 -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 Baffles front grill
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:39:43 -0700
  ...Especially GW as they did create the three > that go around the radiator. > > I would expect that a reasonably priced version of the full...
• Re: 80c or 87c thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:25:46 -0500
  ...I chased the issue down to a leaky radiator cap that would not keep the cooling system pressurized. I replaced the cap & installed the...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:45:33 -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: Coolant top up
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 22:54:07 -0600
  The most important bleeder is the 1 on the Radiator ~ you need to be getting BubbleFreeFluid coming out of there before you close it...
• Re: Cooling system hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:24:00 -0400
  ...of every single hose, from engine to both heater >> cores, to radiator and everywhere else in the entire cooling system. >> That can't be...
• FW: AC and rad fan connection
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:17:22 -0400
  ...My radiator fan has always come on "low" when the AC was turned on. Now, looking at Bentley 97.141, I see a connection...
• Re: Anyone know thread size of coolant bleeder bolt on radiator?
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 03:05:29 -0700
  ...Also, I want to detect abnormal pressures, both low and high, to prevent secondary damage such as hose bursting, radiator leaking and head gasket...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:25:53 -0400
  ...Hmm...maybe this is true on the WBX, but on my diesel I get *no* flow at the radiator bleeder valve until the thermostat...
• Re: Overheating - Radiator temperature?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 27 May 2005 09:30:40 -0700
  ...With traffic driving the radiator loses needed air flow to get rid of all the excess heat. In cold weather the limited airflow is...
• Re: thermoswitch
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 16:47:13 EDT
  Thermoswitch is located on the radiator on the Driver's side. You can see it if you remove the lower grille (it has a...
• parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Martinez
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:20:36 -0700
  I have a radiator out of an 85 with 180k miles. It was working when I pulled it. If you are willing to pay...
• Help: Need a radiator in McCall Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 09:34:27 -0700
  Anybody near McCall or Boise Idaho that has a spare good used radaitor? A wetwesty is stuck in McCall and needs one asap. This...
• Can sender unit cause it?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:32:46 -0800
  ...New radiator, new engine, flushed system, etc. But I still have the old sender unit and gauge. Can any of these be wrong and...
• Re: round gas cans?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:54:27 -0500
  ...Jeffrey (Jeff) S (J6C) wrote: > Is anyone here concerned about having these gas cans located > immediately behind the radiator? Not us diesel drivers. Jim
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:58:41 -0500
  try calling some of the list vendors, VanCafe etc... maybe they have experience shipping to mexico and can ship a rad, water pump etc...
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:14:34 -0500
  HOT DAMN MY MAN,I do belive you have done it!! and,if you rig up a funnel to the line,you even have...
• Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:41:03 -0400
  If you want a "smart" fan controller look here: http://www.dccontrol.com/0820.htm I am thinking of going this route on my...
• Re: corrosion & anodes (long)
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 19:37:43 -0500
  ...Copper radiator and/or copper pipe pieces in the cooling system: Unless explicitly grounded these are typically connected through rubber hoses (and the radiator...
• Re: A/C and High Radiator Fan Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:10:22 -0700
  ...High speed is only turned on by the radiator temp switch when high radiator temps are sensed. Medium speed is only turned on by...
• Re: Front Heater shutoff options
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 May 2012 12:41:32 -0400
  ...Some** goes out the exhaust, some radiates/convects direct from the case including the little radiator fins on the oil sump, the rest is...
• Radiator Fan woes [Westy Syncro '87], continued
  Historical mailing list - Bill Transue
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:33:47 -0700
  ...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: Heat Baffle For Automatics
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:57:29 +0000
  Pull the radiator and look in from the front. (kidding) Get underneath and look up into the "box" for the fan, the area that...
• Re: Radiator in- replacing coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:05:41 -0700
  ...Good luck, jake On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:57 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: > OK, the radiator is in. Both...
• Re: Screens and Wiper Fluid Pump (again!)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Fri, 07 Oct 94 16:03:28 CDT
  ...if you just moved the wiper fluid tank over behind the radiator, in that area above the spare tire ... wouldn't it get warm...
• Re: Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :(
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:29:32 -0800
  ...anyone supply me with width of the opening for the lower radiator > grill? > > > > I know it's ~ 27.5" long. Just need the width...
• Radiator Fan Switch Problem Fixed & Alternate Flushing Method
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 13:19:41 -0400
  ...I used the switch hole in the bottom of the radiator to do the draining. On average I would get about 1.5 - 2...
• Some Clarifications and Additional Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 15:49:18 EDT
  ...On the radiator capacity, I just looked at Ken Wilfy's post on the dimensions of the Aluminum and Copper radiators he is selling...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 15:19:05 -0500
  Larry, Chris' last post said the radiator hoses were not hot after 15 mins... sounds like a flow problem, not a sensor problem. Bad...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 06:38:42 EST
  ...open bleeder screw on passenger side top of radiator >6. open bleeder valve at front of engine compartment (on black >plastic >fitting with 4...
• Re: Home Made version of "the easy-bleed" for de-airing your van's rad.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:16:07 -0400
  The outer coolant pipe feeds coolant to the radiator. It fills from the bottom up. There is a baffle which brings the coolant almost...
• Re: Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 8 Mar 2023 14:43:30 -0800
  ...For years I thought a little temp > rise on a steep hill was normal, but since replacing my radiator five years > ago, I don...
• Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 18:39:58 -0400
  ...I agree that ultimately the original radiator may need to be replaced. I'll still try the flushing to see if it helps buy...
• Re: AC - Again! '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Jul 2016 10:12:26 -0400
  ...For the most part, the radiator fan should turn on it lowest speed with the compressor. A variation I see here is sometimes the...
• Re: Radiator temp sensor question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:09:09 -0400
  ...Were there baffles on either side of the headlights between headlight and radiator? Seems like that might have been a good thing for noise...
• the case of the curious blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:11:01 -0500
  Hi Volks - I have recently upgraded my leaking, corroded 82 diesel radiator to the later model (an 86). The majority of all that has...
• Re: A puzzling cooling sys. question...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:55:07 -0700
  ...the > coolant hoses (the ones connecting the plastic pipes to the radiator, I > think), or the entire set for that matter, one has to...
• Overheating
  Historical mailing list - HP
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 21:35:45 -0700
  ...There is one spot in the middle of the radiator that is cold to the touch, so it's time to replace it. Have...
• Re: antifreeze from diesel engine block
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 25 May 2004 23:34:17 -0700
  ...clogged radiator. Cooling had been marginal for a long time. The first mechanic back flushed the radiator, all appeared fine. But the back flush...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:45:06 -0700
  ...As for cooling, the radiator should have so much excess cooling capacity that if metal tubing makes any difference in your temperature, you need...
• Re: Radiator mounting gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:37:51 -0800
  ...I will be replacing my >original radiator and just wondering if I should order new mounting >gaskets (p/n 431 819 225) that are...
• Need a radiator fan shroud for 84-85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 15 Aug 2018 10:50:55 -0400
  Anyone have a good used fan shroud for an 84-85 1.9l Vanagon? I need one. Let me know. -- Thanks, Ken Wilford John...
• Re: radiator fan sending unit, coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:17:35 -0500
  If you work fast, the fan sender can be replaced without any significant loss of coolant. Bill -- Get Paid to surf the web http...
• looking for drain plug on engine for coolant 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Josh Monson
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 12:29:57 -0800
  Not the drain plugs on the radiator, refill container, or overflow tank. There should be one on the engine of the 85' Vanagon, yes...
• overheating problem!
  Historical mailing list - buscofurgo buscofurgo
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 01:13:37 +0200
  is there an easy way to know if your engine gets overheating apart from the radiator? thanks _________________________________________________________________ �nase con MSN Hotmail al servicio de...
• Radiator Fan will not turn off.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 13:28:26 -0400
  My rad fan stays on all the time. Sounds like full speed. Even from cold start - where should I look first? Searched archives on...
• Re: Which Radiator should I buy?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 09:40:59 EDT
  In a message dated 8/26/02 5:30:30 PM, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes: << In some cases the German product is clearly superior...
• Re: battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Mon, 10 May 2004 08:00:10 -0400
  Dylan, Check your radiator fan to make sure it is not running constantly after you turn off the engine. Your solution may be as...
• Re: ebay westfalia...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:20:21 -0700
  > What does $1000 cover at the dealership? A transmission oil change? my single stealership experience tells me that $1000 gets you a $200 radiator...
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:32:33 -0500
  excellent solution! ah to have a shop again..by the way if you can add a shut off in the vinyl tube,you can...
• overheating
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 17:40:37 GMT
  ...With the new radiator the flow from the radiator bleed > > screw is pretty good. The radiator fan does'nt come on until the temp...
• Changing Coolant '91 GL(Long)
  Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
  Tue, 17 Sep 1996 22:42:36 -0500
  ...Basically what you do is to put fresh water into the expansion tank at the rear and let it come out the radiator in...
• Radiator Fan problem solved - solution enclosed
  Historical mailing list - Bill Transue
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 16:24:45 -0700
  ...Thanks to all on the list who helped me track down the problem! I fixed the radiator fan problem in my 87 Westy Syncro...
• Help! 84 Westy coolant problem
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:29:21 -0700
  KEN They may be right about the heads, but if that is the case they installed a new radiator for no reason. Clearly they...
• Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentation)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 15:26:32 -0400
  ...While it would be a bad idea to measure coolant temperature at the radiator for instrumentation purposes, turning on & off the radiator fans with...
• Re: heat shielding and wires near radiator
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:21:16 -0500
  ...heat shielding and wires near radiator >Vaganons (what'd you call me?), > >I am getting ready to string the wiring for my aux/fog...
• Re: 87 Westfalia - Running hot?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 6 Oct 2023 17:49:08 +0000
  ...Radiator fan came on, top of radiator near bleed screw read 150, but dropped quickly back to 120�, lower on the drivers side. Cracked...