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• 85 Westie FS 2.1 litre upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 07:27:59 -0800
  ...Rebuilt 2.1 litre upgrade AVP engine with ratio rockers and 1k on it, new radiator, battery, water pump, hoses, windshield. Van is practically...
• How do you hold throttle while purging coolant ?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 08:34:25 EST
  ...However I have had problems holding the idle very fast while I run round the front to the radiator screw. Mine is stock 1...
• TY BD: New South Afrikan radiator
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 01:58:28 -0400
  In anticipation of the arrival of the Aridzona Kid I am fixing up the '84 Westy and making sure it's a viable vehicle...
• Re: Bleeding coolant without a second person?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:46:22 -0500
  ...helper hold down the gas pedal while I run between the radiator and the >tank in the back. > >Is there a way to do...
• thermostat soup too
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Fri, 14 May 2004 12:17:04 -0400
  ...Seeing about 195-200 going to the radiator when it is opening and about 185 coming back from the crossover hose to the left...
• Re: Coolant change questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 15 Feb 2023 07:08:25 -0800
  ...having an issue with a leak at the connection to the radiator. It's a silicone hose and I don't have a spring...
• Diagnosing Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Thu, 5 Nov 2020 23:06:16 +0000
  ...hoses including installing steel pipes on the two lines to the radiator. I do not recall doing the heater hoses. A visual inspection of...
• Mud Flaps, Trailer Hitch, Diesel Exhaust, and other Parts For Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 07:04:17 CDT
  ...Chrome front bumper Good radiator and cooling fan Late model 4 spd. transmission; bad ring and pinion. Westy Items (brown/tan interior)-- Front windshield...
• further coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 17:37:11 -0800
  ...I guess I'm happy to have a new radiator and battery but I think I could have had a couple more years on...
• Re: Broken New Engine, What is fair resolution?
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:48:34 +0000
  ...However many miles after a successful system bleeding, if the radiator bleeder is opened, BUBBLES WILL APPEAR!!!! This is normal and NO corrective action...
• Re: update: stranded in grover, nc
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 20:00:30 +0100
  ...When the mechanic in Florida tore it apart, he found a radiator core which was so gummed up inside by rust and mineral deposits...
• Re: Coolant into the bleeder screw hole?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:17:10 -0700
  ...of hose, then out to the funnel...I 'top-up' the > radiator > through the bleed hole and find it works great rather than all...
• Re: Coolant Flow Issue
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:52:45 -0700
  I'd crack the bleeder on the radiator when it was hot and see if air hisses out or just coolant. If it was...
• Re: intermittent radiator fan / overheating SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 13:21:54 -0700
  ...intermittent radiator fan / overheating SOLVED > > > Ryan, > > When the fan comes on in a parking lot and the engine is off, it is not doing...
• Re: Radiator disappointment ~ Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:01:29 -0700
  ...There are many more radiator choices and different prices out there then I realized. > > Eric Caron > > > On Feb 23, 2023, at 2:26 AM...
• 1991 Carat AC System servicing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 Sep 2016 21:11:48 -0500
  ...2nd and 3rd stage radiator cooling fan items 10 and 11 on Bentley drawing page 87.3! Could not find them per the drawing...
• Re: Alloy wheels fit in spare tire carrier?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 22:15:52 -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...
• We made it home
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:52:04 -0700
  ...Bad Julianna! Anyway, we are home safe, and the Rastafalia did a great job getting us back after having some radiator issues. I am...
• Re: Radiator fan debacle (86 Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:28:19 -0700
  ...intermittent use cooling the > radiator, it probably would outlast the vehicle. With the AC systems being > very much an afterthought, and designed by people...
• Re: Vanagon Samba 21 window ragtop microvan
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:29:15 -0500
  ...I don’t think I’ve ever seen a picture of a Vanagon without the radiator hole up front. > On Jan 22, 2015, at...
• Re: Radiator Cooling Fan Cycles Frequently
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:32:57 -0400
  At 11:11 PM 6/22/2012, JRodgers wrote: >at the top of the light. Anyone have any ideas what this is about? My...
• Re: Radiator Fan Swap
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:11:26 -0800
  I wouldn't do it unless the old fan is falling down on the job somehow. You can make your own wiring harness if...
• How-To Page was: Radiator Fan...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:17:18 EST
  James, Good to have you back. There is a How-to on this subject on my website at http://199.217.188.30/disc2...
• Re: Tire Carriers Again
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 15:30:25 -0700
  ...but you have the issue of restricting air flow > through the radiator. But they are cheap, and even available at > junkyards. Boy, cheap would...
• Re: FW: smoke inside the van??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:12:43 -0700
  ...Could some of the radiator fluid have leaked on hot coils front > the rear heater to cause this smell????? Dunno... but if it is...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:51:58 -0400
  ...As long as it doesn't congeal due to the heat and clog the radiator >then it's probably a good thing. That's...
• Plastic coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - M Kaz
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 10:19:35 -0400
  Hi All, I need to replace the plastic coolant hoses that run from the radiator to the engine. BD sells them for quite a...
• Free Parts van
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:33:09 -0500
  My '85 GL blew a radiator hose on the way home from work today. And before I could get out of traffic she got...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 17:46:06 -0800
  Location of the valve? All I find on my 90 is a bleeder on top of the thermostat. Would love to know where the...
• vacuum bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 08:46:09 -0600
  ...electric pump of some sort to the bleeder valve on the radiator, turn it on, and then while someone keeps the reservoir topped off...
• Re: Rad Fan isn't working properly
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 21:45:41 -0400
  Clogged Radiator will block the coolant flow mostly at highway speed, more air resistance, more heat, less flow, more pressure. He said that the...
• Resistor Part Number?
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:58:33 -0400
  ...I tried to order a radiator fan resistor from my local VW dealer, informed that it was $149.95. I asked about the @$30...
• Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:21:17 -0600
  ...use an 8mm wrench to open and > close the small bleeder bolt on the left hand side of the top of the > radiator. :) > > sudhir >
• Re: !985 Vanagon radiator leak.
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:41:32 -0500
  Mike, The tanks are held on my brass tabs bent over to hold the tank all way around the tank. If the tabs can...
• Re: Getting my 1985 Vanagon's front radiator fan to come on sooner
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 15 May 2007 13:26:43 -0400
  >> Can I install an audi switch to make this fan turn on sooner? If so, what is the part # or year/model, etc. If...
• Re: Resurrecting Vanagons, Coolnat Lines, and Radiators
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:13:53 -0500
  Oh, I guess I should have given more specifics. This does have A/C. I haven't looked real close because it was late...
• Re: On road, Having problem, coolant related
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:46:20 -0500
  ...from engine to radiator is cold. > >> > >> -Radiator is cold. > >> > >> -No coolant leaking. > >> > >> -Oil looks good > >> > >> -I opened bleed screw on radiator and no air...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:40:39 -0700
  Today I took the radiator cap to a local mechanic and he tested it using a professional ((Snap On) tester. I watched as he...
• Re: Newest Version of Coolant leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 10:32:19 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...
• "Clumping" tasks, was: Maitenance Philosophy: Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 10:03:20 EDT
  ...Please don't throw in heater cores, valves, radiators etc in this mix, that might blow -my- headgasket (my budget of course!). >> Mark-- This...
• Re: Heater Core replacement
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 17:12:41 -0500
  ...I bled the system using the radiator bleed screw and a steep driveway. Worked well for me. Good luck with your core/valve replacement...
• Re: Coolant hose tap
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:57:42 -0500
  ...off > the front of the block and went forward to the radiator was cut about > six inches from the block and a brass T...
• Re: Cooling System Flush
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:55:29 -0700
  ...On 27 Aug 2006 at 10:34, AATransaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM> wrote: > Changed a few radiators in my time and always am amazed ant...
• Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 08:21:11 -0700
  ...The major offender was a "impaired" Radiator. Replaced it with a new Behr unit. The shop did several idle and around town road tests...
• FS: 1984 White GL 1.9wbx Auto trans w/ rare early PS. AC for Doka / Weekender interior/ $650 in San Francisco area
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 00:27:48 -0700
  ...It runs well but will overheat due to clogged radiator. Use as parts or replace radiator and go cruising. No repairs may be done...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:11:50 -0700
  ...The pipe going to the radiator (in the > > engine bay) is reading a consistant 180-185* with the heaters on (and > with > > the heaters...
• Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:25:28 +0000
  ...The Mk3 tank is designed to bleed the top of the radiator which is in close proximity to the tank, the tank being the...
• Re: why does engine run cooler when....
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 21 May 1998 12:21:42 -0700
  Kevin, your syncro is running cooler because your heater core is, in essence, just a small radiator. when the temp lever is on cold...
• Re: Gas Can Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 14:35:03 -0400
  ...In Smuggler's Notch, Vermont, the radiator was working overtime from the climb and the gas tank most likely shifted so that it touched...
• Re: Radiator Fan Turns On But Not Off
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:50:23 -0800
  ...Once low speed is triggered by the AC on/off switch or the radiator temp switch, the voltage is looped back to the relay...
• Re: Top off the rad
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 19:51:32 -0500
  ...Your method is clever, but it doesn't address the fact > the the heater hoses are higher than the top of the radiator, and...
• Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:59:29 -0700
  Only 86+ with factory A/C has this resistor. If you never run the A/C the resistor tends to last almost forever. (Syncros...
• Help: radiator leak - tonight
  Historical mailing list - Mercedes Thomas
  Wed, 13 May 2009 00:17:23 -0500
  In campground in Petaluma CA. Leaking started bad. Not sure when started, but when checking in the desk person said "did you know you...
• Re: Air conditioning - R134a condenser retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:33:16 -0500
  ...I'm attempting to fit a 3/4" thick intercooler radiator >ahead of the condenser. Thanks, Just a thought -- I don't know the...
• AC Parts - come and getum
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Mar 1996 18:13:29 PST
  ...The compressor is not frozen and the clutch works Both the big radiator things are in good shape There is about 4 miles of...
• coolant leak found (Coolant Disposal)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sun, 22 Jan 1995 20:26:41 -0800 (PST)
  ...You can probably take it to a radiator shop. Some car garages accept them also. Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Temp fluctuation solved by new thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 18:07:01 -0000
  ...I also renewed the radiator fan switch, but I suppose it wouldn't come into play until the summer. Lionel Tun 84 Caravelle GL...
• Re: radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Thu, 28 May 1998 11:31:18 -0400
  >PS: check junkyards for Audi 5000 rad fans, they _look_ identical, and >serial numbers match down to last position. Thats very interesting Tim. A...
• Re: Vanagons Forever!
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 08:43:46 EST
  ...VW-Mex has all the jigs/mold for the trransporter and makes them in Puebla ( I think), slapping a radiator on the front. It...
• Radiator bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 19:30:27 -0700
  The Hayes manual refers to a bleed screw on the rad, over which one can put a piece of tubing to direct the flow...