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Re: rear heater ETC
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:28:17 -0600
...I have not disconnected lines to and from radiator to ck for obstructions, but I do have a new radiator ready to go in...
Re: TIICo cooling issues
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Wed, 3 Jul 2002 14:09:34 -0700
...I changed the water pump+thermostat, radiator, thermoswitch(fan switch) and my fan NEVER comes on. I tested fan/switch and they work fine...
Re: Cooling system questions for 1.9L
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 13:52:25 -0700
...Radiator cooling capacity is insufficient during high ambient temps while endeavoring to climb 7% or greater grades [therefore install a larger radiator]? 4. Highway...
Faint coolant smell
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 8 Sep 2015 13:58:54 -0300
...I checked the hoses, the radiator, the front and rear heaters (best I could using a camera probe and mirrors without removing all the...
Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 7 Jun 2013 05:38:40 -0700
Martin, you should pull the radiator to do the flush, or at least pull the hoses off. Then you can back flush it and...
A/C hose from Compressor to Radiator
Historical mailing list - Michael Wildermuth
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:21:48 -0400
...as coming from the line running from the compressor to the radiator - the line closest to the center of the vehicle of the two...
Re: Screens and Wiper Fluid Pump (again!)
Historical mailing list - Matthew Rathke
Fri, 7 Oct 1994 16:20:02 -0700
...a plastic box with the inside hollowed out to fit around a radiator hose, two zip ties, and 10 feet of plastic hose. The...
Re: Alloy wheels fit in spare tire carrier?
Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
Sat, 29 Jul 2000 21:19:33 -0700
...Ran my hand over the top of the tire (in the carrier now) and > noticed that the radiator hoses are kinda squoshed. Not much...
Re: bleeding the cooling system....
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Thu, 4 Aug 2005 05:58:25 EDT
...Warm it up, Jack the front end way up (20in) loosen the top bleed bolt on the radiator until the air bubbles stop. Wearing...
Re: Cooling Fan info discrepancies
Historical mailing list - Mike
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:38:24 -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: replacing long plastic coolant hoses
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:48:58 -0500
...replacing long plastic coolant hoses i have figured out that to replace my radiator hoses, from radiator stub hoses through the plastic hoses to...
Re: ongoing problems please help
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:18:31 -0500
...in the process I have a new H flange, new radiator, new radiator sensor, new fan switch, new coolant reservoir sensor, new battery (due...
Re: ongoing problems please help
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:07:33 -0600
...in the process I have > a new H flange, new radiator, new radiator sensor, new fan switch, new > coolant reservoir sensor, new battery (due...
Re: AC converted to 134
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:03:41 -0700
Yes, all of the factory AC vans from at least 84 on have a relay that disables the AC compressor clutch whenever the radiator...
Temperature gauge and red light
Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
Fri, 24 Jan 1997 21:23:57 -0000
...So, a) How do you tell when the radiator fan comes on, can you see or hear it? b) At what needle position should...
Re: overheating, radiators, water pumps, whatever
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Sun, 8 Jul 2001 21:06:03 -0400
...The things have massive radiators, massive quantities of coolant, solid water pumps, etc. I replace the pumps as matter of course with the heads...
Re: 82 diesel expansion tank cap
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:51:42 -0700
That style cap is basically identical to radiator caps used on American cars for years, back before plastic tank radiators. If you take it...
Noisy Radiator Fan
Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 08:58:52 -0700
...Ever since I rear-ended that damn Explorer (not my fault) 3 years ago, my radiator fan has made a loud droning whenever it...
Radiator Fan Switch
Historical mailing list - Vince Nash
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 10:49:50 -0500
...I did notice that the radiator fan never turned on. I waited about 45 min. to let the engine cool down. I filled the...
Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:38:29 -0700
...I didn't notice any access to the nose of the van where the > radiator is > located and where I thought an alarm horn...
Re: Bleeding Air problems
Historical mailing list - Michael D. Dower
Fri, 31 Jan 1997 12:54:18 -0500 (EST)
I have recently attempted to bleed the air from my radiator. My heads leak when it is cold. The dripping stops when the motor...
Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:13:26 -0400
At 04:06 PM 4/18/2002, Greg Stelz wrote: >I have manual on/off switch on my vanagon. It's great >to have...
Radiator Fan Motor - 1985 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:25:20 -0700
...2003 14:46:03 -0000 From: "wordlarryw" <wordAAG@BELLSOUTH.NET> Subject: Radiator Fan Motor - 1985 Vanagon Does anyone know where these 12V motor can...
Need help diagnosing a coolant issue
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:11:47 -0700
...I was also wondering if there could be a problem with the radiator. When I had the engine out, I noticed the metal coolant...
Re: Intro / conversion
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Sat, 4 Aug 2007 18:34:51 -0700
...Radiator - easy; coolant hoses - easy, use reinforced marine grade rubber coolant hoses; I didn't hook up the heater, I live in California, I...
Slim rad shroud and fan
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:00:59 -0700
...Pics here https://shufti.blog/2022/07/18/vanagon-a-slim-radiator-shroud-and-fan/ Alistair
Radiator Cover on Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tony Schiebel
Fri, 8 Dec 1995 10:04:00 -0700 (MST)
Gang, Whoops!! It is an 1987 Syncro Westie. Cheers Tony Tony Schiebel - Senior Support Analyst >>>>> Tony.Schiebel@esys.ca <<<<< The ESYS Corporation Suite 835...
rad fix
Historical mailing list - Skip
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 08:20:00 -0200
...It's in the radiator. Is there anything I could put in the cooling system to stop the leak? Will it hurt my cooling...
conclusion of thrid stage only radiator fan
Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:29:25 EDT
it was the resistor spent the $20 (nice to work at dealer) installed connection very coredded. it was not the therno switch for one...
Re: How you will blow your motor using Bar's leaks
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 5 Mar 2003 09:28:14 -0500
On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > It clogs radiators too, and can't be cleaned out. Doesn't do your heater core...
Re: radiator fan stays on
Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 23:25:13 -0800
Yourre going to hat me and yourself if I'm right on this one: Turn off the AC! If the switch is just on...
Re: Fwd: Re: Conclusion to:"Trouble on the Road in PA" (longish)
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:40:14 -0400
Doug, Since the radiator is new and the van can be cooled with the internal heaters, I would suspect the thermostat. Be sure to...
Re: A/C shop in CA?
Historical mailing list - Charles Slosberg
Sun, 2 Jul 2006 01:32:36 EDT
Had my AC switched to R134a and a new compressor put into my 85 for about $600 at Ventura AC & Radiator in Ventura. Its...
Re: What should I look for or avoid in 84 Westy?
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 16 May 1996 09:04:00 -0700 (PDT)
...One is the combination of radiator/waterpump/ hoses/ram air into the grille; and the other is the cooling fan on the radiator. Not...
Re: (a cooling system saga) -long
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Wed, 10 Dec 1997 04:12:08 UT
...There are flow paths through both the engine and radiator this way. (With my water pressure and the non-sealed connections little pressure is...
91 Overheating: Comparison (long)
Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 12:37:17 -0400
...After extensive search of the archives, and because the rear heater helped the situation, I was thinking it's a radiator problem. So last...
Re: rad replacement
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:46:09 -0700
...What's > the deal? Too much plumbing or poor water pump design on the WBX? In > 250k with the original radiator I never had...
Re: World parts Radiator Fan Solution.
Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Sat, 14 Oct 2017 13:02:57 -0400
...You will need to > > drill 4 6mm holes in the radiator frame for the fan mounts. > > This fan moves 2500 cfm on only 19...
Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:17:45 -0800
...Well, the radiator was changed when I changed the engine, and I have good, solidly normal coolant temperatures. I suppose I COULD change the...
Preventable A/C leak
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Sat, 10 Jul 1999 12:07:16 PDT
...Do I have to pull the radiator to get it out? Can I do that without draining the radiator? Any suggestions gratefully accepted! Mike...
Re: Bleeding html
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Sat, 5 Jun 1999 20:55:13 -0700
...Pull the valve lever forward to open.) -- Remove radiator grill (The five slot-headed things in the grill release when turned 90 degrees) -- Raise...
Re: rad replacement
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:34:43 -0700
...Nothing very special, but some pics > |of radiators and space at front of van with rad out. > | > |http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/06/21...
RE: Radiator/Condensor fan
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 10 Aug 97 15:43:39 UT
...09, 1997 7:43 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Radiator/Condensor fan After replacing a burst a/c hose on my '86...
# pumping water through stalled engine (was: heating parked vanagon)
Historical mailing list - d t
Sun, 2 Jan 2000 22:11:32 MST
...Looking at the "approximate" wiring diagrams in my Haynes it seems that the core coolant circuit (motor -> water pump -> heater radiator) is independent from...
Re: water pump problems
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:10:01 -0400
One of you is talking about the bleed csrew on the radiator ans one is talking about the bleed screw in the engine compartment...
Re: More on the radiator fan (85 vanagon)
Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:49:45 -0400
...More on the radiator fan (85 vanagon) > > > > My low speed fan isn't coming on. Replaced the rad. fan switch, lower > left > of the...
Re: Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :(
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:26:05 -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...
Re: A/C Condenser
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:49:07 -0400
...It appears to hook into the radiator. Is this correct? Must I remove the radiator to replace this when I ultimately ruin the condenser...
Re: Purging Cooling System
Historical mailing list - J. Meade
Sat, 14 Jan 1995 18:59:02 -0600 (CST)
...Anyway, my bottom line is I can't figure out why all of a sudden I can get no more coolant from the radiator...
Re: coolant pressure guage
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 12:30:58 EDT
...The radiator doesn't >have any >pressure until the thermostat opens. >> This is incorrect. There is no coolant flow through the radiator until the...
Re: difference between '85 and '87 spare tire
Historical mailing list - Dave L
Fri, 1 Sep 2000 13:12:48 -0400
...Unless there is a different radiator also, then the hose ends are still the same diameter. If the diameter of the hoses is larger...
Re: Turning off rear heater
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:29:50 -0700
...But now, at the rear > 'loop', > > it no longer passes through a radiator (the heater core) so it is simply > > wasted circulation/ a diminishing...
Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:53:59 -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...
Re: Low Oil Pressure vs. Cooling System Efficiency (Long)
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 08:06:21 -0400
...I had previously replaced the thermostat and radiator fan switch with lower temperature models with no improvement. After replacing the radiator I was simply...
joe's coolant problems
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:17:01 -0700
...Plug the end of the hoses and from the radiator bleeder fill the radiator with about a gallon of hot water with 500 grams...
Re: How Hot is To Hott?
Historical mailing list - Ben
Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:15:09 -0400
...I think this is >>>hott. >>> >>>Also, Whats the best procedure for testing the cooling fan on the radiator? >>> >>>-Craig >>>'85GL Fresh out of the...
Re: replacing coolant
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Tue, 31 Jul 2001 18:55:53 -0500
...the air to "float up" to the bleeder valve on the radiator. Bleeding the system should only take 10-15 minutes at the very...
Radiator fan problem 88 GL
Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
Sun, 5 Jul 2009 10:26:19 -0400
Hi Folks, My radiator fan won't kick on, and I'd love to hear thoughts about diagnosing and fixing it. Here's what...
Re: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentation)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 16 Jul 1996 00:37:05 -0400
Jim Davis (SyncroHead) writes: << All VW needed to do is determine the proper engine coolant operating temperature, and choose a radiator mounted switch with...
Re: To Bleed or Not to Bleed?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Sun, 2 Dec 2001 16:59:06 -0500
Jeff; Sounds like your radiator is not up to peak efficiency. I do not recommend a system flush. It made matters worse on our...