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• Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
  Historical mailing list - --------------------
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 22:56:22 -0400
  ...It would not open > when the engine warmed up - caused the engine to overheat. . Replaced > it, cooling system went back to normal operation./time...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 24 May 2012 20:53:02 -0400
  ...My thought process is that yes, the van's cooling capacity is plenty larger for its engine. But on the other hand, maybe having...
• Re: Answers to Questions of Cooling & Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 00:38:40 -0500
  Dan, Your article on cooling systems was just referrenced onto the Vanagon mail list. It was wonderfully thorough, technically accurate, and best of all...
• Re: At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:44:45 -0400
  ...what does a new system for draining, filling and purging have to do with cooling efficiency and engine temps at different speeds? Unless you...
• Re: Cleaning cooling system with engine out.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 16:11:53 -0800
  ...Cleaning cooling system with engine out. Hi all, Does anyone have a recommendation for how to clean out the cooling system on an '84...
• Re: Air cooled overheating
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 09:06:02 -0500
  ...If you remember that the quantity of air that is cooling the engine is dependent on engine speed, it helps. If you are operating...
• Re: Thermostat???
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 02:51:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I did this > with my Type III engine, wiring the cooling flaps open but I'm just want to > get some advice for doing...
• Re: Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 11:19:37 -0800
  ...Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it? Hey Ric, I've used the "Subaru Cooling System Conditioner" in my van (2 bottles...
• Re: Overflow puking water
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:11:59 -0800
  ...Put a pressure gauge on the cooling system and verify that the pressure is still going up very fast when the engine is running...
• Re: cooling system failures
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 22:57:54 +0000
  ...For me, expansion tank, T-fitting, small hoses inside the engine compartment, water pump, and small water pump hoses at 80,000 mi/11...
• Sealant on cooling system fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Sun, 13 May 2001 13:53:13 -0500
  At three points on my '86 WBX there are metal-to-metal cooling system joints-- At a little 7mm fitting off cylinder #2, and...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 07:09:31 -0700
  No, the default position is "full cooling air to the engine" which is what you want if you have no thermostat. And California Imports...
• Re: Cooling System stop-leak compounds
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 02:53:33 -0500
  ...leak by the manifold in the cooling system on a '96 Olds >Cutless Supreme with 3.1L engine. > >To stop that leak properly is...
• Re: Cooling problems / engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 14:37:07 -0700
  ...the cooling problem, I want to swap the engine and I don't >mind switching to the 2000cc Type 4 Air Cooled engine used...
• Re: Coolent Additive
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:11:46 -0500
  ...if you are having cooling problems or running a high performance engine that is overwhelming a stock cooling system. Others symply recharge the anti...
• Re: temp2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 14:03:41 -0800
  ...a 1.9 waterboxer engine.......assuming you have a 2.1 long block with 1.9 water pump and cooling system layout etc. ( it...
• Re: air cooled engine cooling tin
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:27:25 -0400
  ...Dave > On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:56 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I need the rear and bottom cooling tin for...
• Re: Air in cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Apr 1995 22:38:03 -0500 (EST)
  ...but i was curious, what is > observable on the engine which would indicate problems with the head > gasket/cooling system? TIA > see above ; ) chuck >
• Re: Oil Temps and TDi rpm
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:10:45 +1300
  ...that engine oil temperatures are a critical issue and to that end From what I've heard/seen, head temperature and differential cooling within...
• '81 Vanagon - Rear engine inspection/License Plate seal
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Sun, 21 Jun 2020 16:31:28 -0400
  The rear engine inspection/License Plate seal, part # 251 813 859, does it provide a vital engine cooling air seal? Mine doesn't have...
• high idle with A/C on- 89
  Historical mailing list - Mark Schrope
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 09:32:03 -0400
  ...the cooling fan and the A/C in terms of when it is triggered on? Most of this was happening before the engine was...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 08:16:48 -0800
  ...Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley >I'm just looking at the Bentley that Jim quoted so much of..... > >19.8 shows no rear bleeder...
• Re: Auto transmission cooler??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Jun 2016 13:50:13 -0400
  ...The goal is to increase cooling capacity with engine load. The down side is the coolant going to the cooler is at its hottest...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 16 May 2001 15:14:13 -0500
  ...Even better, run just straight water in the cooling system, and once the engine is up to operating temp, you'll be able to...
• Re: coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:31:53 -0600
  ...http://pages.infinit.net/engine/cooling_system_flow.htm 1) Engine should be dead cold. If not successful bleeding in 10 minutes, Walk away...
• Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:44:34 -0700
  ...an easy to bleed cooling system. And... no stupid cross over pipe (both over the engine and behind the pulley). I'd say there...
• Re: why does #3 pist/cyl always go bad first?
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 08:03:28 -0400
  On the early type 1 engines with the oil cooler inside the fan shroud the cooling air to #3 was bad and VW even...
• Engine Cooling Fan
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Tue, 6 Aug 2013 18:46:32 -0400
  What's the best way to get at it? I want to take a look and see what version it is? Jim 85 Westy
• Re: bleeding the cooling system....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 06:18:17 -0400
  No, you do not want to warm the engine up before bleeding the cooling system. Both the 1.8 and 2.1 have a...
• Re: Cooling system over pressurizing?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:14:26 -0700
  ...and that a compression > or exhaust stroke is over pressurizing my cooling system. > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988...
• Re: New to list..
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:22:55 -0400
  ...They will open earlier, but will not increase your cooling systems total capacity to remove heat from the engine. Whatever thermostat you choose, put...
• Re: Thermostat and other things???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 94 17:45:29 PST
  ...off aircooled engines by >>silly people who assume that more cooling is always better- which makes >>it hard for the engine to warm up...
• Re: "jet engine" cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:28:44 -0800
  RE: Fan in Propeller Mode That is normal, don't worry about it. Worry if it doesn't come on in those circumstances...
• Re: 1.9 WBX VS 2.0 AC (long)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:16:36 -0700
  ...The major advantage of the air-cooled engine is that it lacks a liquid cooling system and its attendant complexity and maintenance expense. Having...
• Re: 2.1L metal cooling pipe on left side of engine....
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 10:34:22 +0200
  ...Nigel 89/90 syncro caravelle -----Original Message----- whats the name/part # for the metal cooling pipe on the left side of the 2.1L...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:18:16 -0400
  ...The Vanagon cooling system especially considering the size of the engine is massive, extremely oversized. Nothing else with a 2.1L engine carries over...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:31:01 -0700
  ...cooling > system, and the head gaskets are probably still doing their job. > > Tomorrow I'm going to go over the engine and cooling hoses...
• Re: Cooling system questions for 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:43:47 -0700
  ...the cooling system and keep going, repeating until destination reached) my head gaskets dripped a bit but held adequately until the engine succumbed to...
• Re: 2.1 Conversion-Trouble Bleeding Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Inua
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:47:17 -0600
  Jeff, You said >> Engine temp gage never goes above 1/4. Never got any coolant flowing from the front rad bleeder, nor the rear...
• Re: OK, sold 79, now I'm after a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 22:19:22 +1300
  ...86 or 87 they >switched to a 2.1L engine and modified the cooling system a little bit. >You will find that the water...
• Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:41:52 -0500
  ...Pressure Tests for the Cooling System The first test of the cooling system is done when the engine is cold. A cooling system pressure...
• Re: cooling fan!! The fix, if too noisy. -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Mon, 18 May 1998 14:00:53 +0200
  ...1st stage comes on when engine gets hot.... was not working 2nd stage comes on whenever air con compressor was switched on .... also not...
• Re: Putting a 2.1L where my 1.9L used to be......
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 May 2012 19:03:02 -0400
  ...engine conversion. This will allow you also use the later exhaust, larger throttle body, and with a little extra work the 2.1 cooling...
• overheating & radiators
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:56:46 -0500
  ...I fought cooling problems in an '85 for years, to the point it cost an engine. New engine in, instant overheat. New radiator, ran...
• EMT (electrical conduit) for transitions in Vanagon cooling system? (engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:33:36 -0700
  ...a "lip" like a standard cooling system pipe or just double clamp? If this stuff fits in the engine bay (large radius in bend...
• ? Curious- Fan runs when lights on, even cold.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 10:09:36 -0500
  Just noticed this yesterday - the front cooling fan runs when the lights are on, engine off, even when cold. ? James Glenn
• Re: removing cooling fan from an '82
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 17:40:25 -0400
  ...removing cooling fan from an '82 Howdy, I am pulling the cooling tin off of my air cooled 1982 Westy with the engine in...
• Re: Questions from a Vanagon Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 23:19:59 -0800
  ...why would this really be the case? If there is no real cooling going on after engine is off...Or is this just controlled...
• Re: Portland OR Vanagon Engine Swap Shop
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:57:59 -1000
  ...re 'which cooling system' .. for sure .. the 1.9 waterpump and thermostat housing arrangement is just stupid ... the engineers were drunk when they designed...
• Re: "jet engine" cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:37:15 -0500
  ...Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:05:27 -0800 > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Subject: "jet engine" cooling fan > > As pertains to water-cooled (1987...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 09:27:39 -0600
  ...Makes me wonder about the effectiveness of this cooling system. You would think the VW engineers that designed this cooling system would have realized...
• Re: Any experiences with GoWesty Engines?
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:39:18 -0700
  ...heat up my engine quite a bit. I went up a couple of steep dirt roads that stressed the cooling system to the limit...
• Syncro WBX parts available
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:52:17 -0800
  ...So, I've got most of the Syncro specific parts (engine carrier, exhaust components, cooling, etc) that I won't be using. If interested...
• Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:30:34 -1000
  ...small rear engine/rear radiator US >>> Model Cars.. >>> Renault Dauphine for one ..which could not even sustain running with >>> adequate cooling at 70 mph...
• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:19:04 -0700
  ...And engine cooling ..and all that air is sealed and is forced to go through cooling fan and cylinder fins then out the bottom...
• Re: VW Camper Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Richard Fischer
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 11:49:44 -0800
  ...which the engine had apparently > > Sad to say, you have a blown head gasket. The combusion gas is leaking > into the cooling system, forcing...
• AC for my Doka continued
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:44:41 -0700
  ...Why not have a second condenser underneath and more radiator core for the engine cooling up front? Wouldn't that eliminate a whole bunch...
• Fw: In need of cooling system parts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Charles
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:50:06 -0700
  ...In need of cooling system parts Hey everyone. I am in need of a "H connector" fitting for a 84 Vanagon. It is the...
• RE: Air in cooling system - advice please...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 95 08:09:00 MST
  ...First it holds the coolant pressure to (14lb/inXin?) while the engine runs. The cooling system is normally pressurized by combustion gasses oozing past...
• Re: An idea deserving a Friday post -- waterboxing the Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:39:54 -0400
  ...absurd as the guy who proposed water cooling this engine > > to the air heads in Vw engineering back in the late 70s! > > And it...