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• Re: bad ground on radiator fan motor
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 14:28:20 -0800
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• Re: Radiator fan shock
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:11:41 -0600
  On Mar 29, 2013, at 11:05 AM, ANTONY MARSH <apetermarsh@ME.COM> wrote: My mechanical Guru checked with his suppliers and came up...
• Re: part numbers, was Radiators
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:58:45 -0400
  mark drillock wrote: > 251 407 312 AE > 251 407 312 AF > 251 407 312 AG > 251 407 312 AQ > 251 407 312 AT > > NONE...
• 1987 Vanagon cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 22:08:39 -0500
  ...Van Cafe sent me the molded hose that feeds the radiator but not the other one which I think is the return. Is it...
• Fan problems
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 18:18:03 -0700
  Am I correct that if the radiator fan only goes on at slow speed (in an A/C Westy) even with the A./C...
• Thanks, Cooling Fan Back to Normal
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Thu, 25 May 2000 07:56:53 EDT
  As some of you had suggested, I tried jumping the terminals on the plug at the radiator thermosensor, and had only the mega-turbo...
• Re: how much did you pay for your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 18:47:30 -0500
  ...156,000 miles on it then, now well over 170,000 -no real replacement except brakes and tires...exhaust...radiator... AB
• Re: Anyone know thread size of coolant bleeder bolt on radiator?
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 03:21:54 -0700
  BTW, you didn't mention where you plan to tap into the cooling system and the bleeder bolt size if you know it... --- Jfp...
• Re: 86 Vanagon, Radiator fan not coming on???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 11:33:34 -0300
  Have you checked the rad fan?? KenWilfy@aol.com (Vanagain.com) posted directions and there're in the archives: Search from 8 April 1999...
• sliding door 1984 fits?
  Historical mailing list - Ki
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:07:52 -0800
  ...does this go fo parts such as radiator fan and idle stabilizer? looking to buy some used parts off of an 84 vanagon and...
• Re: Rear heater core during summer
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:18:58 EDT
  ...Any coolant flowing though the heater core is coolant not available for the radiator. >> Exactly. I once notice a slight increase in the indicated...
• Re: Interesting trip link
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:50:17 -0700
  ...Is it really wise to cover the radiator like that? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Lastwagen" '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"
• coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 20:51:19 -0500
  ...Are these all the same and OEM quality? Also noticed that on the coolant pipe that goes to the radiator, the barb is starting...
• Re: World parts Radiator Fan Solution.
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Thu, 19 Oct 2017 09:27:07 -0400
  ...World parts Radiator Fan Solution. > > Hey Dennis, > > I'm about to order the fan and brackets is this the correct resistor for this application...
• 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
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:16:12 -0800
  ...You know how just when you think you're wrapping > |up, the radiator bleeder screw head shears off? > | > |hey, Tom - what about a small...
• Re: Rad fan testing
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:09:14 -0400
  ...On the early vans the common > >> failures beside the radiator switch are the fuse, fuse box, relay for > high > >> speed and wiring. On the...
• Re: Another LED application
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Wed, 07 Aug 1996 22:22:39 -0400
  ...Make sure they are the type that can take the current the radiator fan draws (10-15 amps???), unless you're already using a...
• Re: Blue pressure cap, 1 valve or 2?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Aug 2013 01:34:07 -0400
  ...Probably the easiest way to achieve that is a radiator cap of the type that's meant to suck coolant back from an overflow...
• My Vanagon has new engine! Now it's time to deal with linkage!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 21:07:00 -0600
  ...I got the factory remanufactured job, new clutch kit, new radiator expansion tank, water pump and some hoses. It runs really sweetly now--much...
• larger tires under the fron
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 17:23:52 -0600
  ...I havn't noticed that it rubs the radiator hose, but I am pressing marks in the sidewall from the wire bail over the...
• Re: Dealer ripoffs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 07:30:26 -0500
  ...of which is labor, what, a 15 minute > job?) > > Radiator, installed, $689 ($400 radiator, $289 labor?) > > Insane, aren't they? Now bow to your...
• Re: Bypassing rear heater core?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 11:21:35 -0700
  Will only affect the front heater, which is on a different circuit than the radiator. I plugged mine separately. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Tire Carriers Again (cooling system comments)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 12:38:41 -0700
  ...A quick check showed about 260 square inches of grill area feeding the radiator. The wheel blocked about 220. ~85% blocked. As I said...
• Re: Blue Wonder
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:36:26 -0500
  ...That can be pored into the radiator and it is suppose to repair cracked blocks and those sort of problems. Has anyone ever heard...
• Re: A/C condensor cooling fan not working...'89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 05:38:08 +0200
  Adolf, check out the radiator cooling fan resistor, which is located behind the left (driver side) headlamp. It's a finger-long porcellaine-isolator...
• a thought on bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:31:45 EDT
  Hi Folks, All the talk about bleeding the radiator got me thinking. In a house I lived in a few years ago, we had...
• Lurker finally needs a little help
  Historical mailing list - Jason Cornfeld
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 15:25:02 -0700
  ...because the radiator fan wont kick in! It will turn on when i turn on the air conditioning. but that is the only time...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 00:35:30 -0500
  ...Bad flow due to water not being moved or blockage (you mentioned new radiator) is your answer. Thermostat closed 100% shut Bad water pump...
• Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 01:37:18 -0800
  Hi everyone, So, I got the new radiator from bus depot yesterday and installed it tonite, put in a new thermostat, too. I have...
• Re: How to empty a radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:30:59 +0000
  ...Just thought the radiator might just drain down and back to the tank and a tube from the expansion tank to a container on...
• Re: Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 8 Mar 2023 18:06:28 -0500
  ...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: Coolant again/flushing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 08:54:36 -0700
  ...There are some problems however, I couldn't get all the old stuff out without removing both radiator hoses at both ends! I tried...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] temperature fluxuation, why?
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:52:03 EST
  ...When you go over about 3k you are pumping water through the radiator and heater cores at an increased flow rate. Add to that...
• Re: Why no reverse lights? Why is coolant light flashing? 85
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 14:18:09 -0500
  ...Is this correct? The sensor in the radiator controls only the radiator fan. The temperature gauge gets its info from a sensor near the...
• Re: Oil cooler in 1980-1982 air-cooled buses?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 23:26:18 -0400
  ...They don't have a radiator grill like mine does. My nose is basically empty: no radiator left from the diesel, no oil cooler...
• Coolant and air bubbles
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 15:07:59 -0400
  ...A while back there was a discussion about adding coolant through the bleed hole in the radiator in leiu of the "jack the front...
• WBX cooling system addittions
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:22:55 -0800
  ...Imagine putting one on each hose near the radiator. Inlet and exit tempatures. Use them for draining the system.The garden hose hook up...
• Re: Radiator bleeder BOLT question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 16:04:22 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 3:34 AM Subject: Re: Radiator bleeder BOLT question > In a message dated 01/10/2008 11:09...
• Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:16:34 -0700
  ...but you could help to improve the AC efficiency by cleaning the condenser (front of radiator) and the evaporator.... and may be replacing the...
• Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 16 May 2001 13:30:06 -0700
  <SNIP> I don't relish the idea of plumbing a > new radiator and heating system. If I am ever gonna bother putting in a...
• Re: Rad cardboard deflectors
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 07:33:39 -0400
  ...ties to fasten the cardboard to the vertical bars on the radiator grill. I tried to get the holes as close to the top...
• Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
  Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 22:48:58 -0400
  Hello All, The other day, while replacing the radiator on my '91 Carat I mislaid, er lost, the bolt that holds the front of...
• Diagram Request 1985 Volkswagen vannagon Complete (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:38:09 -0400
  ...temperature sensors in radiator. May need to find adapters to hook up gauge manifold to compressor. What size are the hook up ports on...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 17:37:24 -0500
  ...When the van is not moving, there is no air flow through the radiator. As the radiator warms up , the warm water coming out...
• Re: Oil light on!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 17:54:38 -0500
  ...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: Antifreeze Enema
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:40:24 -0500
  ...Then, just top off radiator with correct mixture antifreeze and water through the bleed bolt hole with a pump. I use an extra pump...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 19:20:26 -0500
  ...Distilled water is cheap enough that there is no reason other than convenience not to use it, though radiator and other shops seldom do...
• Re: Diesel temp gage
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 18:33:45 -0600
  ...I know I may have put too much clear antifreeze when I replaced the radiator. I had not noticed this before the radiator. (I...
• Re: Which Radiator The SA or German
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 23:50:53 -0400
  ...On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Kevin wrote: > Hi Folks, > Wonder which radiator to go with I noticed BD carries a SA version and a...
• Re: '83 Diesel Vanagon Radiator
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:06:19 -0700
  ...Thanks! Jon On Sat, 17 Jun 2006, The Bus Depot wrote: > > My radiator sprang a bigger leak today... Looks like Bus Depot > > has the...
• Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
  Historical mailing list - Motlagh, John N [GMG]
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:41:48 -0500
  ...91 GL running hot all of the sudden You have a leak!!!! Also, the cooling system is connected to the AC so the radiator...
• Re: How can this be?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 18:23:07 -0600
  ...About 9 months ago I put a new radiator on the daughters jeep. She called me about a week ago because of a green...
• Re: follow-up - coolant gauge problem...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:18:08 -0500
  ...Yes, it >is possible to have enough air in the system that coolant will not flow >through the radiator. No flow, no fan, No...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:47:49 -0700
  ...The weak link to the system is the temp sender in the radiator. I went through a couple in the 6 years I owned...
• Re: How hot is HOT?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 14:25:42 -0400
  ...How hot is HOT? > It hit 100+ in my neighborhood today AND my HIGH-speed radiator fan > cycled on while running the AC and...
• Radiator Fan Keeps coming on
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 09:32:15 -0500
  ...If you still are not satisfied with fan's operation, I might > suggest that the fan sensor switch(lower driver's side of radiator...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:02:55 -0600
  ...In a water cooled it's the air moving >through the radiator. The water pump just moves the heat from one place >to another...
• Re: Newest Version of Coolant leaks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 09:54:24 -0700 (PDT)
  ...My concerns I'd have is that it could coat the radiator in such a way that the radiator couldn't do it's...
• Re: When to replace hoses
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 15:29:23 -0400
  ...the front, parallel to the 2 big cooling radiator tube that goes to the front radiator. The interior of those one was quite ok...
• Re: Best way to clean out a 1985 Vanagon Radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 17:08:06 -0700
  ...the nut on the left side of the top of the radiator (up front). Only unscrew this nut (13 mm) about one or one...