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• Re: Install radiator "cardboard" after rad in?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:22:47 -0800
  ...I have two vans that > have rust perforation just below lower edge of the radiator opening above > the front bumper. It started from the...
• Re: Damned Radiator fan again..(87 Westy Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 18:34:47 EDT
  ...My guess is the thermo switch on the radiator is shot. If you take the upper & lower grilles out, it's mounted on to...
• Re: Cooling system question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 00:09:36 -0500
  ...The bolt in the radiator should have a groove; it's a good deal easier when it does, unless you have brass fingers. I...
• Re: temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:51:50 -0800
  ...I had the radiator replaced - no change. Replaced the temp sender - no change. put in a lower temp thermostat - no change. Even replaced the...
• Re: HELP! MY RADIATOR FAN QUIT!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 06:28:19 EDT
  ...Locate the switch on the radiator and disconnect it. The plug (connected to the wires) has three connectors. Short across two at a time...
• Re: a different way to bleed cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 15:43:47 -0700
  ...If were to take a 3 foot length of radiator hose and clamp it to the expansion tank where the pressure cap goes, my...
• Re: Gurgling coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 3 May 1999 19:44:54 -0400
  Gurgling coolant in the radiator on engine shut off also will occur if the cooling system is not totally full. John ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: 84 vanagon cooling system
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 10:39:16 -0500
  ...Took the radiator off >and it seema to be clear, water goes in and out all four holes,intake , >outlet, bleeder, and temp sensor...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:55:09 -0500
  ...i do keep mine installed and have a vanagon overflow bottle mounted next to the radiator. jonathan On Thu, 9 Feb 2006, Robert Fisher...
• Changing EuroVan Plugs
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 08 Apr 1995 12:09:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The radiator/fan/grill assy will move up and forward. Once the radiator assy is out of the way, there is plenty of room...
• Re: Help - Low Speed Radiator Fan Dead... High Speed Works..!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
  Sat, 4 May 2002 15:57:31 -0400
  ...Help - Low Speed Radiator Fan Dead... High Speed Works..!?!?! Hi again, I have been playing around in the coolant zone now for a few...
• Re: Radiator Fan runs constantly 84 vanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:59:13 -0700
  Jeff, Sounds like the fan switch on the radiator has gone bad (pretty common). It could something else, but that's where I'd...
• Re: Cool it...
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 21:11:29 -1000
  re 'pinching a radiator line' ... that's what the thermostat does ! it restricts flow until desired temp is reached. theoretically you could have a...
• Re: coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:31:33 -0700
  ...Then you remove the bleed bolt from the radiator and slide a soft tube down to the bottom of the radiator. In this way...
• Re: Coolant top up
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 20:49:17 -0500
  ...Mechanic refilled the radiator, went through procedure, but didn't get the plug back into the radiator. Thought it was in - not. I'm...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Burps up coolant when parked warm.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 15:09:00 -0700
  ...At the same time, expect to see the temp of the return hose from the radiator be about 160ish ..... roughly that relationsihp ...... around 30...
• Weird over-heating problem, please advise!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 04:12:10 MDT
  ...I 1st bled the cooling system per Bentley and got coolant flowing out of the radiator bleed screw okay. After 10-15 minutes of...
• Re: At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 23:39:41 -0400
  ...two hoses going off the page toward the radiator, the lower one labeled "to radiator" goes to the water pump housing on the engine...
• Re: Overheating 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 22:28:16 -0400
  One thing that is relatively cheap to try is to take the van to a radiator shop and have the radiator professionally cleaned. It...
• Re: Advise me on a radiator change...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:41:58 -0600
  ...Refill & Bleed Much Easier as well ~ > > > Bentley 19.6 specifies new coolant if you replace heater core, radiator, > heads/gaskets, or engine. > > Yrs, > d
• Re: Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 11:40:23 -0700
  ...I think the water cooled diesel and gas motor VW vans have plenty of radiator capacity, but the water circuit fails to supply the...
• Re: radiator fan sending unit, coolant
  Historical mailing list - Captain Ray
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 03:54:07 -0800
  ...11 -0500 From: Bob Donalds <bostneng@FCL-US.NET> Subject: Re: radiator fan sending unit, coolant pipes Woody I replaced the sections of coolant...
• Testing Radiator Thermoswitch
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L Urner
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 14:34:26 -0700
  ...So far I've tested the fan by pulling the connector at the radiator thermoswitch and jumping to the high and low speed pins...
• radiator fan relay
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 18 Oct 2003 17:07:36 -0700
  ...I was thinking there was a relay that turns on the low and high speed on the radiator fan. Having just replaced the temperature...
• Re: [vanagon] Eliminating the Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:27:02 -0800
  ...The radiator on vanagons is massive and with the fan does a fantastic job of keeping the motor cool. If you actually needed the...
• Re: manual control of radiator fan - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:25:32 -0500
  ...Mikel Houlton, Maine Mike Kozak wrote: > Greetings all, > > I have had problems with the low and high speed operation of my > radiator fan and...
• Re: Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Mar 2023 23:18:32 +0000
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• Do I need to remove AC condensor to replace my radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:37:48 -0600
  I've got the spare carrier and retaining bits off. Can't find a step by step where AC is mentioned. I have an...
• Re: Radiator Thermoswitch Testing?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 17:30:49 -0800
  > Is there a way to test the cooling system electrical components? there is a write up on this at www.vanagain.com ... I think...
• Overheating
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:44:51 -0700
  is there a way to tell if an overheating condition is caused by a bad water pump or a bad radiator, without throwing $ at...
• Re: Fw: Uh oh....No coolant in the tank
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Sat, 14 May 2005 12:18:18 -0400
  Also I have only had the Van about a month and this was the first time ever the radiator fan stayed on after the...
• Re: Front end rattle solved
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 11 May 2021 19:55:44 -0400
  ...The >> kit costs $5.45. >> >> >> https://www.gowesty.com/product/radiator/25405/rubber-radiator-mounting-pads >> < >> https://www.gowesty.com/product/radiator/25405/rubber...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:39:30 -0400
  ...Round tubes with straight fins spaced close > together. " > > New radiator arrived from GermanParts.Ca. Box is labelled BEHR HELLA > SERVICE made in South Africa...
• Re: The water heater project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 8:55:54 PST
  ...Then two 15mm copper house > radiator pipe the water to and from the cab. In the cab fit an > all-in-one radiator and...
• Re: Coolant pipes diagram for 1.9 (rusty gas tank/ farphrumuven II)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 06:14:13 -0800
  Despite what the Bentley may say or show here, I believe it is a universal practice to have the outflow from the radiator at...
• Re: How to R/R radiator fan in 83 diesel?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 05:57:14 -0700
  You need to lower the radiator a little to get the shroud assembly off. The hoses can remain connected. If you have the complete...
• Re: fan speed (How-to Test your fan setup)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:51:03 EDT
  ...The radiator fan test for the A/C system really only has to do with refrigerant pressures, etc making the fan come on at...
• Re: emergency radiator fan manual switch and other
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 11 May 2002 22:49:12 -0700
  ...emergency radiator fan manual switch and other > For those who have ac, Can anyone see why there would > be a problem with pulling the...
• Re: Looking for 84-85 Vanagon radiator parts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 17:50:19 -0400
  ...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 Cooling Fan Cycles Frequently
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:51:32 -0400
  ...A/C ones, which are to cool the condenser, not the radiator. But, those are usually run continuously when A/C is on, so...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 15:56:04 -0700
  ...Busch spoke thus: > The insulation on the 'hot' cooling > line going forward from the engine to the radiator (and front heater) This is a...
• Re: Bars Stop Leak... Pros and Cons for "slight Head leak"
  Historical mailing list - G Challis
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:44:54 -0700
  ...Do you put it in the overflow tank or the radiator.... if the latter how do you access the radiator?
• Re: My Advice- Re: Coolant hose fatigue
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 27 Nov 2003 07:15:46 -0500
  ...When I got my 68 Triumph TR-250 in 83, I lamented about replacing the original yellow striped top radiator hose, since I could...
• Re: Which Radiator The SA or German
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:03:29 EDT
  ...that the VW Euro parts data for > Vanagons lists 3 different radiators for various 1.9 models, for > example. The only one listed in...
• Re: Getting my 1985 Vanagon's front radiator fan to come on sooner
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 24 May 2007 13:14:59 -0700
  ...VW makes a switch that will turn on > your radiator fan at a cooler temperature than the stock switch. According to > the Bus Depot...
• Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 15:04:56 -0700
  ...The radiator bleed screw is the highest point of the system. Raising the rear makes it a little less so and lets gravity do...
• Re: Coolant Pipes needed!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:32:01 -0500
  ...i had bought 30' of 1 3/8" hose which was TOO SMALL in diameter to fit over the flange on the radiator stub...
• Re: [SPAM] Re: !985 Vanagon radiator leak.
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:56:44 -0500
  ...I felt relieved and overjoyed my tank was not brittle, and I could do what I did to a 25 year old radiator.. if...
• Re: 1990 Carat...Overheating Saga that won't end....Help????
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 07:37:18 -0400
  ...I (finally) had the radiator professional cleaned out to solve the problem. I think your vehicle is not getting rid of enough heat, you...
• Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Sat, 15 May 2010 09:55:04 -0700
  ...Best solution (sorry bad pun) for a safe and effective cleaning is to take it to a radiator shop and have them rod it...
• Paint Code Help
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 17:54:06 -0600
  ...I could have finished the radiator replacement, but, once the radiator cavity was exposed, I discovered several spots of rust, so I decided to...
• Re: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 26 May 2007 16:57:09 -0400
  ...I removed the relay that controls the radiator fan's high speed. To which I removed the metal can top and soldered a wire...
• Re: New Youtube video about radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 19 May 2013 12:47:51 -0400
  ...got bored, so here is > another Youtube video about the notorious radiator fan low speed resistor > for the later Vanagons (86-91). Enjoy! > http...
• Re: Rad air defletors source
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 10:02:08 -0400
  ...The paper shroud that covered the radiator over time just disintergrated. I tried to make it with various materials (never worked very long), but...
• Re: HELP! MY RADIATOR FAN QUIT!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 02:29:00 EDT
  ...Locate the switch on the radiator and disconnect it. The plug (connected to the wires) has three connectors. Short across two at a time...
• 87 Westi GL (Overheating)
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 19:52:38 EST
  ...Whats up with that? Any Ideas? Could the radiator/and or pipes be blocked? Water pump bad? Inquiring minds want to know. Don Record...
• Cooling system, any final solution?
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 23:21:51 -0500
  ...it comes" solution, anyway, the three alternatives are: * installing a bigger radiator * getting a new propeller with more blades for the water pump that...
• The Project Advances
  Historical mailing list - Derek Darling
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 16:50:13 -0800
  ...I have managed to bang the fan shroud into a somewhat round shape and mounted it back on the radiator. Now to re-install...
• Re: Radiator Fan Motor Low-Speed Inop
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 11:38:01 -0700
  ...Mark Detroit Bus wrote: >........ > >But anyway...the original question still stands: > >Since I've already jumped the radiator sender switch, and fed 12V >directly...
• 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
  Historical mailing list - Edwin Francisco Canessa Amador
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:55:45 -0600
  ...In order to maintain engine temperature to its upper limit, the radiator fan and the heating system have to be running and on all...