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• Re: Topping up coolant
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 13:37:50 -0700
  I think the radiator won't bleed until it comes up to temperature and the thermostat opens. Presuming you meant that bleed valve. ;) (i...
• Cleaning cooling system with engine out.
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 14:48:39 -0700
  ...I am rebuilding the engine and I will remove the radiator and take it to the shop for cleaning/testing but I not sure...
• Re: problems on the road
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:02:41 -0400
  ...3) The Radiator Fan normally has a couple of speeds. One you won't hear from inside the cabin normally. The high speed you...
• Re: Heat Baffle For Automatics
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:58:03 +0000
  ...On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:57 AM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Pull the radiator and look in from the...
• Re: Coolant Pipes needed!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:01:07 -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: 2.1L coolant light problem
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:43:07 -0400
  ...It's placed halfway through the radiator. That's an odd but reasonable spot. I've noticed that the fan and the engine temp...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 01:43:05 EST
  ...so i thought ot myself, this may be a clogged radiator, so i installed a new radiator, and thermoswitch on rad. that didnt help...
• Re: Cockpit of a C-141, was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Sun, 27 May 2007 14:33:52 -0700
  ...Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending! Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 12:58:37 -0700 > As expected, the LED lit...
• Re: Radiator temp sensor question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 15 Mar 2023 11:13:28 -0400
  ...Sadly, I don’t expect the radiator today or tomorrow even though it says it will be delivered. We have over 2 feet of...
• Oil light on!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 12:00:38 -0800
  ...As soon as I got home and turned the engine OFF, the radiator cooling fan turned ON. I thought that was strange, but didn...
• Re: coolant gauge were is normal
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:19:50 -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...
• Cooling Fan info discrepancies
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:20:07 -0600
  ...This is for an '88 Vanagon Wolfburg Weekender Everything now heats properly (both sides of the radiator get properly hot, and the thermoswitch is...
• Re: radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 17:15:52 -0400
  ...My radiator fan in my 1991 is either off or on high (loud)! It >seems to be missing stage 1. I looked in my...
• Re: no heat
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:48:51 -0800
  Why do you need to cover the radiator Ken? Just curious. On 12/14/05, Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wating_time@allvantage.com> wrote: > > Jeff...
• "H" piece near the reservoir, Seattle
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 13:41:01 -0400
  Hi, My H piece near the radiator reservoir cracked, here in Seattle, and the mechanic is sending off for a part. Does anyone have...
• RE: Light Covers for EV
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 12:41:55 -0500
  ...They fit = perfectly....have a little tab that locks in to an indentation in the = upper part of the grille/radiator support, etc... Ric
• discontinued tires
  Historical mailing list - Ken Masuda
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 23:12:23 EST
  ...It was a faulty radiator cap! Ken [text/html]
• Re: Winters in the van...
  Historical mailing list - Dale G.
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 09:49:30 -0800
  While on a recent trip around the Western US (including a $450 tow bill out of the center of YellowStone Park where our radiator...
• Re: Watercooled Mexican Microbusses?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:18:47 EST
  ...Does anyone know > if these are actually watercooled or were those radiators for AC's? > CD > they made those up until a few yrs...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 01:21:53 EST
  ...sticking? Water pump getting lazy? thermostat was replaced with the new radiator. can a faulty waterpump cause it to run hot? there is no...
• How to empty a radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:41:20 -0400
  Hi, I have to replace one of the hoses that goes from the rad to the plastic hose. Can someone provide a procedure to...
• Request for Advice: Coolant Change, and Oil Cooler O-ring and Coolant Flange Change.
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J. Turinsky
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 08:11:19 -0900
  ...This is just the beginning.) I'm considering removing the radiator and flushing it, separately from the rest of the cooling system, with a...
• Re: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 17:29:19 -0800
  ...The weird thing was that my > radiator fan would not come on(I verified the functionality of the fan and > switch), the radiator wasn...
• Re: Stopping a Head Leak
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:35:22 -0500
  ...If it's a leak out of the water jacket, put product in called Conklin Dyke in the radiator. http://www.conklin.com/catalog...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 14:20:27 -0800
  ...The insulation on the 'hot' cooling line going forward from the engine to the radiator (and front heater) may help in cold weather, but...
• Overheating causes?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:19:26 -0700
  ...I noticed, however, that the bottom or the radiator was lukewarm, and everything above that was cool. Stuck thermostat? Obviously the water pump was...
• Re: Best placement for outside air temperature sender?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 14:28:36 -0600
  ...When I bought my syncro, I immediately put one in--only to discover that the heat from the radiator made it useless. Since it...
• Re: Resealing gas tank
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:10:19 -0700
  ...The Honda has needed only a new radiator and a cv boot replaced, while the Vanagon has needed a whole new engine, radiator, rear...
• More 91 Carat cooling, Radiator R+R Question
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 10:52:13 -0400
  ...At this stage he wants to simply replace the radiator with a new one. Of course, the Carat has a/c, and I read...
• Re: From Jay Leno's Garage -- Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 2 Apr 2012 19:16:52 -0500
  Yep, In some cars the radiator was restrictive enough and/or the water pump was strong enough to collapse the lower radiator hose under...
• Re: Coolant light Flashing--'87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 10:16:09 -0800
  ...There are sensors on the radiator and on an expansion tank in the back. Then bleed the system for air (front wheels slightly raised...
• Re: Redline Water Wetter (was: Temperature guage}
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:15:58 -0500
  If Water Wetter increases water's thermal conductivity, wouldn't it also mean that on the return from the radiator the temps would actually...
• Re: 1990 Carat...Overheating Saga that won't end....Help????
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 02:30:15 +0000
  ...4)When overheating, does the radiator cooling fan cycle ON? If so does it draw air INTO the radiator or push air OUT? 5...
• Re: A/C wiring on 84s
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:29:58 -0500
  ...wire from fuse >#7 that goes to the radiator fan switch, and to the radiator fan relay, >on factory A/C vehicles. On non...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:02:15 -0600
  ...I NEVER take out the grille and bleed the radiator. Even last month when I put in a different engine and quite a bit...
• Re: Scott: common knowledge?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:40:07 -0800
  ...When one circuit is closed ( like the main-to-radiator circuit ) when things are cold, a 'bypass circuit' is open .. allowing coolant to flow...
• Re: Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 20:16:11 EDT
  ...I lower the front end, let it idle for a few minutes, loosen the radiator bleeder until some coolant spill out then close it...
• Re: Air cooled to Water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:15:11 EDT
  ...Use these for coolant lines from the engine compartment to the radiator. >> There are two shortcomings in using EMT for this application. Firstly, the...
• Re: Weird over-heating problem, please advise!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 07:21:28 -0400
  ...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: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 07:10:20 -0600
  ...My very first experience with the radiator fans was with a 1972 Jaguar XKE that I bought. It was sweet. powder blue, convertible, stick...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 13:37:39 -0400
  ...Cooling fan not coming on Is the radiator getting hot? That is the first step. Next you need to do some trouble shooting. On...
• Re: Overheating 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 23:02:57 -0400
  ...Overheating 84 Vanagon One thing that is relatively cheap to try is to take the van to a radiator shop and have the radiator...
• Re: 79 Water-cooled Bus?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 04 Jun 1997 07:44:06 -0500
  ...Probably Mexican T-2 transporter, sold today with Rabbit style motor and radiator cutout/grill in front. Saw many of them as we travelled...
• Re: Radiator Installation in an Air Cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 30 May 1999 11:45:23 -0700
  ...I might have to wait until I get the engine installed to finally decide how/where to place the radiator. -Dana- Ron wrote: > > Dana...
• Re: How to test heads for leaks?
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 02:07:46 -0400
  ...Garages specializing in radiator work should be familiar with this. As I understand it there are actually two kinds of head leaks (1. Head...
• Vanagon Radiators $149!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:21:34 -0400
  A couple of months ago, I posted that I had obtained a pallet of Vanagon radiators, from the OEM supplier to VW/South Africa...
• Re: Is radiator bleed screw just a 13 mmbolt?
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 15:07:30 -0800
  ...bleeding my coolant today, and pull the grill to > accss the radiator bleed > >screw and discover a 13mm bolt head in its place. > > > >Is...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 19:48:10 -0500
  ...Bleeding the front radiator The thermostat is never completely close on any car or van, it is open or partially close (about 75 % close...
• Re: testing radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 16:59:28 -0700
  ...on whether I was moving.." > > Sounds like the water pump or radiator are not up to snuff. > > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > in...
• Re: radiator fan and A/C
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Jul 2019 20:47:02 +0000
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• Re: Cool it...
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 17:52:47 -0600
  ...The radiator is 3 years old. The air is purged. We have a dash switch for the fan.Keep it coming.... I am a...
• RE: Sqirting water on an oil cooler et al
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 17 Jul 95 18:08:17 EDT
  Scott Beckstead claims that cooling the radiator makes an engine retain heat, but I've been driving for 30 winters now and I ain...
• Re: radiator help
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 17 Jul 1999 23:57:21 +0200
  Don Hundt wrote: > Hey all, > I hit a deer yesterday with my 82 Wow, I didn't know it was hunting season already? And...
• Fwd: electric radiator fan motor
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:10:02 -0800
  please use email address at the bottom of the letter... Michael B. Harrnacker 89 Vanagon GL Weekender www.transporter.org vanagon@transporter.org ______________________________________________________ Sent...
• Replacing coolant pipes - Drop gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 23:46:13 -0800
  I want to replace the long coolant pipes going to/from the radiator, as the flanges have corroded/broken. Is it necessary to remove...
• Re: Friday Wal Mart standoff.
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:17:07 -0600
  ...Last time I went to Texas I got arrested for stealing water from a gas station to fill my radiator. -- Rachel in Santa Fe
• How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:18:17 -0400
  ...Also, Whats the best procedure for testing the cooling fan on the radiator? -Craig '85GL Fresh out of the shop!!!!!
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:25:32 -0500
  ...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: Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:56:47 -0500
  ...then.... > 8) NOTHING more from the radiator -- no air, no liquid -- while the > expansion tank continued to bubble like a witch's cauldron. > > The...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:06:18 -0700
  ...Maybe something with the thermostat not letting it circulate to the radiator. If that's the case it would get hot quick and overheat...