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• FW: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:20:52 -0600
  ...Don't need to build the radiator and heater core etc? > > Mike Saint-Amour >
• Re: While the dash is off...top priorities?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:22:37 -0500
  ...remove your heater core, take it to a radiator shop and have it flow and pressure tested. Alan Felder Austin TX 82 Diesel Westy
• Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Joerg Rieger
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 14:40:24 -0500 (CDT)
  ...That's radiator, of ^^^^^^^^ course. Joerg 82 Westy diesel (slowly giving up the idea of buying a newer Westy)
• Re: Coolant/Heater Core Saga Con't.
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 17:14:47 EDT
  Just a thought, Wouldn't the coolant gage show 3/4 if only the high speed of the radiator fan was functional? Scott De...
• Re: radiator gurgles?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Brunger
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:09:53 -0400
  ...12, 2004 8:28 PM To: Dave Brunger Subject: Re: Re: radiator gurgles? That's what I was worried about too. If you get...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:34:49 -0700
  ...around and around >>>> through >>>> the engine....... >>>> bypassing the radiator circuit. The other circuit is the radiator >>>> circuit. >>>> The t-stat switches gradually over from...
• 83.5 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 22 Jul 96 10:54:40 UT
  ...gound, turn on both heaters and loosen the valve on the radiator. The fand comes on when the temp gets a little past 3...
• Many vanagon parts FS
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 11:29:50 -0400
  ...syncro- Upper grille- $60 Lower grille- $20 Master cylinder- $40 Radiator fan- $70 Radiator- $40 Expansion tank-$10 Main coolant tank-$15 Alternator -$40...
• Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 00:49:45 -0500
  ...I found that the 1/2" or 5/8" plug fit the rear radiator hose almost exactly. Use standard hose clamps to secure them...
• Re: ATF down, coolant up and over... radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:18:01 EDT
  ...but it ain't got nuthin' to do with your radiator. On the front of your auto tranny is a small ovalish heat exchanger...
• Re: Coolant boiling over
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:51:08 -0300
  ...I suspect that since you said that the radiator fan did NOT come on that maybe the HOT coolant was not even getting to...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:01:12 -0500
  ...which is installed on the steering column) to turn on the radiator fan manually. In a parts box in the van, I found the...
• Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 8 Sep 2007 20:08:15 -0400
  Did you make a new radiator out of carbon fiber??????? I would love to see the pics. :P Sudhir On 9/8/07, Chris...
• Re: radiator bleeder bolt
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:53:01 -0400
  ...The one in my GL radiator is not a hex head but a round head with a slot (like a screw head). I'd...
• Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:59:21 -0500
  ...to > remove the tin in the future. > > With the radiator hoses removed, the radiator should drain. You can make > sure by cracking the bleeder...
• Re: Cooling issues?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:50:29 -0600
  ...Was wondering on the old debate do aluminum radiators cool better? Was thinking better fan, anyone have any cfm specs? I know its a...
• Re: Eurovan Radiator Fans not running
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 23:10:07 -0400
  Thanks Steve, I will check the fuses tomorrow, along with the radiator switch that Karl Wolz suggested. Tomorrow is a good day for the...
• Re: '91Westy Coolant loss
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 19:57:11 -0800
  In addition to what Ken says, you can extend the hoses to/from the radiator (cut them and insert an extension of metal pipe...
• Re: limping with leaking heads
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 01:58:52 -0600
  ...This sealer will plug up the heater core's & radiator real fast,and you didn't even know it was in the system as...
• Re: One more cooling question!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:45:17 -0400
  ...I'm sure that some routine preventative radiator service is needed. QUESTION: Do I need to *FLUSH* the radiator or just empty and refill...
• Re: You know how just when you think you're wrapping up, the radiator bleeder screw head shears off?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:05:10 -0800
  Lowering the radiator down some shouldn't be that bad. Since I would not want to be drilling out something with coolant in it...
• Re: Noisy Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:25:33 -0700
  ...Noisy Radiator Fan > > > > Please help if you can... > > > > Ever since I rear-ended that damn Explorer (not my fault) 3 years ago, > my > > radiator...
• Re: Recommendations, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 19:20:18 -0400
  ...I would prioritize replacing a radiator before replacing "all coolant lines" and the radiator is a lot cheaper. Fuel lines are another matter. Yes...
• I'm new to the list
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Brooks
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 10:12:51 EDT
  ...1) overheating/no radiator fan coming on thing (possible radiator blockage) -switch checked, system bled, fan checked..radiator never gets that hot. 2) fluctuating...
• Re: Aftermarket replacement fuel tanks.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 May 2013 07:47:22 -0700
  I second replacing the radiator, as a cautionary measure, with one from 'our' vendors. When I first got my van it was having radiator...
• Re: Running hot/No fan Running
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 20:23:07 -0700
  ...But I did notice the radiator fan was not kicking > in. The temp was up there, but still no fan. I jumped some wires...
• Re: Radiator Fan!
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 12:46:40 -0600
  ...F) the radiator fan will turn on low speed for apx. 3 min. and then turn off and cycle on and off every few...
• hoses vs. pipes
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 07:58:37 -0500
  Dear All, Two kind listees have suggested that gates "Red" radiator hose is just as good as the long, shaped metal pipes that were...
• Re: Bought an Infared Thermometer....now what????
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 09:33:37 -0400
  Kevin; At operating temperature with A/C on (this turns on the radiator fan) carefully aim it at the two radiator hoses. What do...
• Re: vacuum bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:41:08 -0500
  ...2nd, bleed the radiator. give the bus a rocking motion, till the bubbles stop. JC... In a message dated 3/2/2004 9:46...
• Re: 84 vanagon defroster dashboard switch
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:35:20 -0700
  ...the previous owner has the radiator fanswitch > wired to a spare dashboard defroster switch--i have to toggle it on as needed--it isnt...
• mystery mechanics
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 20:27:06 -0800
  > > > The installer had routed the cooling tubes backwards to the radiator.... > All the while SmallCar had claimed the radiator was at fault. Never > bothering...
• Re: air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 21:58:22 +0000
  Michael, The bleed screw on the radiator is actually a bolt that is on the passenger side of the radiator. The original has a...
• Re: Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :(
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:55:10 -0800
  ...Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :( No, I ran outside and measured an 84 that has the grills off...
• Re: Cool it...
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 19:41:28 -0400
  How old is your radiator? There should be more than enough capacity to cool a Bostig. Blocking the flow of air up there probably...
• Re: engine temps
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 23:15:50 -0600
  ...Not the radiator cooling fan, which is what we were discussing. (I think?) Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net
• Re: radiator fan question
  Historical mailing list - Rob MacLeod
  Thu, 20 May 1999 22:10:48 -0600
  Folks, Thanks for the suggestions to check the AC thermostat--sure enough, it was on. Yet again, the vanagon list saves me hours and...
• Re: Bleed Radiator (What AM I doing wrong??)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:47:10 -0500
  Steve STOP YOU CAN'T BLEED AND OR ADD COOLANT TO A HOT ENGINE OR COOLING STSTEM you must do this cold please read...
• Re: '87 AC Radiator Fan Question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 09:15:56 -0400
  My '85 runs all the time. I checked it over the weekend. Adjusting the temp knob would cycle the compressor, but the fan continued...
• Re: Cockpit of a C-141, was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 27 May 2007 16:09:45 -0400
  Yes, and the nav/engineer looks concerned about that head coolant leak he discovered back at Lackland Air Force Base. Pretty authentic! Cheers. Miguel
• Re: Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 8 Mar 2023 16:47:39 -0600
  ...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: Another Jetta question
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 01:35:40 -0800
  ...Upon inspection under the hood, I > have found that it is the radiator. I checked the coolant level, and it's > okay, I checked...
• Re: A/C condensor cooling fan not working...'89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 16:20:09 -0700
  ...The radiator fan does come on when the temp > gets up too warm, it also kicks into turbo stage 3 when it gets hot...
• Water temp guage and sender question
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 13:06:53 -0700
  ...My radiator flowed well but could it still be plugged up and not cooling? Anybody run a bigger radiator in the vanagon.? Lastly, what...
• Re: High Speed Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Hally
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 22:18:49 -0700
  ...tank cap and radiator fan switch/sensor plus a new gauge sending unit. After installation of the level sensor and cap, the temp doesn...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?/bURNINGvAN
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 7 Jan 2014 08:54:13 -0800
  ...Used Radiator Inspection? Mine lasted 386K miles before catastrophically failing. If I had an SS version l'll bet it would have sent me...
• Re: Larger wheels and spare holder
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:17:12 -0700
  A manual winch winder would have to go through the radiator. Small electric winch might work. Mounting in the confined area behind the radiator...
• Overheating Issue
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:35:56 -0700
  ...The radiator and both coolant lines running to the radiator get hot. Any ideas?? Z --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:31:25 -0400
  ...It always reads 120 or so, because of heat from the radiator, etc. Wheelwells, area behind turn signals, space above spare tire all seem...
• Re: 85vanagon overheating (water cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Tue, 1 Jul 2014 09:18:50 -0700
  No the radiator is not hot. Now I'm near Stockdale highway near Bakersfield on I-5 I drove all night, the heat gauge...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:47:43 -1000
  ...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: bleeding the cooling system....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 06:18:17 -0400
  ...Have friend open bleeder on radiator. Keep filling expansion tank. When coolant is coming out of radiator, close bleeder. Install pressure cap and connect...
• Re: Replacing the plastic cooling pipes on a bostig setup
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:43:56 -0700
  ...While I have everything out, I pulled the plastic cooling pipes and replaced them (and the heater lines, and the radiator). I bought a...
• Swapping Transmissions and corrosion qustions
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 01:43:53 EDT
  ...Is the harness on the auto separate and easily transferable? Are there other considerations I'm not thinking about? On the radiator cooling fan...
• Re: self-bleeding coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 17:51:22 -0600
  ...After I change the coolant, I often do >the best I can >bleeding the system, but this I bleed the radiator every 100 kms...
• Re: Vanagon 89 Auto Carat Heating Up
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 11:02:54 -0500
  ...Thu, 9 Oct 2003, TJ Hannink wrote: > Make sure that your radiator fan and associated > circuitry is functioning properly. The temp gauge on > my...
• Re: radiator gurgles?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Brunger
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 08:16:04 -0400
  ...11, 2004 2:44 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: radiator gurgles? > > Heard a new sound today. Had been driving on the highway...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:17:34 -0800
  ...Checked the radiator fan switches, etc... finally climbed under and felt the big coolant lines just forward of the engine- no heat at all...
• Coolant Bleeding 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:32:00 -0800
  ...Got it up to midline on the temp gauge, but when I bleed from top of radiator...no air or fluid. Fan comes on...
• Question about late model/early model radiators, fans and fan shrouds
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:15:10 -0500
  I recently (like lunchtime today) acquired among other things a radiator/fan/shroud/AC condenser "assembly" from good old Unca Joel. Thanks, Joel! My...