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• Re: carolina crash (con't)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017 17:35:48 -0700
  ...carolina crash (con't) OK, so how come no one told me to replace the radiator rubber mount washer (171121276D)? While I'm in...
• Re: Looking for reliable and reasonable repair place in New England
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:55:28 -0700
  ...Overheating You can get the same symptoms from a bad radiator. BTDT
• How to do a coolant flush? 2.1L Auto 88
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:40:40 -0400
  So I need to flush all the coolant out of the radiator and hoses, most garages have systems that do not work with since...
• Radiator/Coolant Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 22:44:37 -0400
  Recently there has been some talk of installing a manually operated switch to bring on the coolant fan before the limit closes. I'd...
• Re: Hot engine, cold radiator
  Historical mailing list - Donald Welch
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 14:11:50 -0500
  On Tue, 3 Apr 2001 09:28:35 Pablo E. Bonilla Fernandez wrote: >I also had the same problem. > >Don't want to scare...
• FS 82 DIESEL VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Sat, 1 Nov 2003 20:59:33 -0500
  ...NEW radiator was put in 2years ago, It has weekender seating , custom upholstered door panel lots of new and newish parts. Lot of extra...
• 84 vanagon defroster dashboard switch
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:53:30 -0700
  ...the previous owner has the radiator fanswitch wired to a spare dashboard defroster switch--i have to toggle it on as needed--it isnt...
• Re: mouse attacks
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:41:22 -0400
  ...No radiator, either. They come in somewhere under the front of the waterboxers. Lorraine Sym 1981 Westy "MIA" --------------------------------- Find your next car at Yahoo...
• Re: Carolina crash
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:11:49 -0400
  ...Anyone know of a shop around Myrtle Beach that can replace the radiator? The body work can wait until I get home. Still going...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 May 2012 10:48:40 -0400
  ...engine, whereas the fan operates based on inlet temp at the radiator. And with electronics you can make a gauge say anything you please...
• Re: head gaskets and time bombs
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 00:06:03 -0500
  ...This will keep sealer from cloging radiator or heater cores. I've repaired many Vanagons this way.
• Radiator Fan Ballast Resistor
  Historical mailing list - M Kaz
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:05:41 -0400
  Is anyone familiar with the various radiator fan speed control circuits on vanagons with manual transmission? I have two different wire harnesses, and they...
• Re: Radiator fan woes [87 Westy Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 06:36:25 EDT
  ...up both the engine compartment >coolant bleed valve and the front radiator one.. but is there >something I'm >missing here? > ? >4) I noticed...
• Re: how hot do you run?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 21:50:42 -0600
  ...wired a bypass switch for the high speed fan on the radiator...if I bypass it drops the needle my two widths (factory gauge...
• Re: Radiator Fan Issues
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:59:33 -0700
  ...The needle will go almost to the 3/4 mark and the radiator fan will turn on high during the winter; that never happens...
• Re: Epic Journeys (Long... Frustrating)
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 18:28:18 -0400
  ...Then get under the van and squeeze the radiator feed hose to make sure it is hot. I'm pretty sure that low or...
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:16:57 -0500
  ...Not just through the heater system, which won't dissipate much heat, but through the radiator. This, in turn, is why they run so...
• Re: Is my radiator dead? aka cooling sytem woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 06:23:32 -0500
  ...Is my radiator dead? aka cooling sytem woes Short story: After bleeding my cooling system, then driving around for a half hour, then cracking...
• Re: New Tiico engine Overheating-Problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 21:03:26 -0700
  ...Outdoor temp is 65F > degrees. > > So > > > I > > > > > > parked and went down to feel the radiator > > and > > > it > > > > > felt > > > > > > cold. I felt the upper radiator...
• Re: New Tiico engine Overheating-Problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - Ki Hong
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 18:12:30 -0700
  ...Outdoor temp is 65F degrees. > So > > I > > > > > parked and went down to feel the radiator > and > > it > > > > felt > > > > > cold. I felt the upper radiator...
• Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:40:45 -0700
  ...Then figure which 2 wires of the radiator temp switch >> make >> the relay click. Then but a jumper wire into those 2 pins to...
• Radiator fan debacle (86 Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:13:12 -0400
  ...The cause of the whole debacle was the radiator fan resistor. Apparently when she was idling, the resistor went out for the lower fan...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:48:02 -0600
  ...Got it up to temp, parked > on a ridiculous incline to get the air up to the radiator. Not much > hissing. After 8 attempts...
• Re: Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...
  Historical mailing list - james v
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:05:29 -0700
  ...Are you reving the engine as you're bleeding the radiator? This sucks the coolant out of the expansion tank. You should be filling...
• Re: Don't Leave Home Without Them: Hoses/Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:09:39 -0500
  ...On normal cars, I can check the hoses regularly -- one from the pump to the radiator, one from the radiator to the block, couple...
• Re: More 83.5 cooling
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 10:05:49 -0700
  ...You seem to assume the increase in heat exchange through your radiator with increasing air speed (not linear, but for this discussion close enough...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:24:48 -0700
  David, I've owned lots of VW's and I can't tell you how many of these automatic switches I've had to...
• Re: A/C Basic Path of Flow?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 23 May 2005 10:36:32 -0400
  ...That device (evaporator) sits in the passenger cabin and passes warm air over a heat exchanger (radiator like device) to absorb the heat of...
• Re: Radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Sep 2020 17:40:34 +0000
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• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 28 May 2015 16:22:03 -0400
  The proper sender is about the same price, and the fan switch has no direct relation to the radiator fan switch. Re: Biodiesel - many...
• Re: Cool it...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 9 Jul 2014 08:09:03 -0700
  My radiator hoses once got all bunched up and squished by the spare tire - in part because my leaky front heater core was bypassed...
• Re: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sun, 30 May 2010 14:48:27 -0400
  Try here: www.airheadparts.com part number 171121276D On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 2:20 PM, John Reynolds <transporterjr@yahoo.com>wrote: > Mine...
• Re: gerry's thermostat problem .... now in english!
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 13:07:13 -0600 (CST)
  ...reached position (eg by deposits); access to the > eventually, insufficient heat radiator is constantly open. Engine Great. No description for if operating temperature is...
• 91 Vanagon for sale
  Historical mailing list - EThom2726
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 21:44:10 EST
  ...New VW engine,waterpump, radiator, Rear heater core, Front and Rear brakes, 107K. White with grey interior,body looks very good. A/C works...
• AC pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:48:09 EDT
  ...225 and the high pressure switch, that drives the stage 2 radiator fan, is constantly on as a result. I'm having the expansion...
• Coolant hose shortcut, 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 22:24:57 -0500
  The "top" hose on my radiator is fading on me. The bends in this hose are pretty small. Can I just get a length...
• Blower Resistor - Fix or Replace
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 17:17:00 -0500
  ...Can this be repaired? If not, any one have one!! Also, does the radiator need burping since I had to take off the tubes...
• Re: Bars Leak
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 21:54:02 -0800
  ...All others come highly NOT recommended, problems plugging radiators, etc. AND even those that work are a temporary fix. BTW, I've used BarsLeak...
• coolant flush and fill (no garden hose)
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sat, 9 Aug 2003 13:40:16 -0600
  Volks, I've gone without my scheduled radiator flush and fill this year because of the EXTREMELY hard water in our well. There is...
• Question 2 - Vanagon 86, 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:46:39 -0400
  ...Bled the cooling system drove it around, and bled again and again both at the radiator (inclined) and thermostat housing. -Somehow, temperature seems to...
• Cheap infared gun
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 11:36:12 -0400
  ...Peter M > Lowes has a $40 infared gun for $10! I always wanted one to check > the temp in and out of radiator. http...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:12:33 -0800
  ...Not very sophisticated, but it'll force the bubble out of the radiator pretty effectively. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• More on the radiator fan (85 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 14:17:30 -0700
  My low speed fan isn't coming on. Replaced the rad. fan switch, lower left of the rad, 2 days ago, and that didn...
• Re: Breeding Air
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:28:08 -0700
  Remove the front grill and crack open the 13mm bolt on top of the (passenger side?) of the radiator. Rinse and repeat until just...
• Install radiator "cardboard" after rad in?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:42:07 -0800
  Hi everyone. I'm ready to install the rad on my air cooled --> water cooled project. Got the upper support in! What's left...
• Re: Preventable A/C leak
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 15:44:46 -0400
  ...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: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 05:11:18 -0400
  ...If it does not, then that needs to be fixed, rad fan sensor switch, ballast resistor, water pump, radiator, coolant leak or whatever, BUT...
• afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 17:34:49 -0400
  ...26, 2013 10:56 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Radiator fan resistor Last week the fan resistor in Fun Bus failed on...
• kings canyon camping and citric acid radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 09:19:36 -0700
  Over the holiday I did my first real test of my cooling system since I did the citric acid radiator flush. The Easter trip...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:47:38 -0500
  ...The fact that the coolant system has that big heat sink up front (radiator) means something, though. The oil cooler I referred to is...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:27:07 -0500
  ...The engine had cast iron cylinders in an aluminum crankcase and the radiator was brass. The radiator cap was solid brass too and had...
• Re: Is my radiator dead? aka cooling sytem woes
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 4 May 2004 16:03:07 -0400
  ...I replaced the thermoswitch in the radiator and it never helped. Once the needle was above the LED, the radiator would get warm but...
• Re: Radiator fan issue - where's the ground?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sun, 15 Oct 2017 13:56:42 -0700
  ...repair). >> >> The radiator was replaced in 2008 and coolant regularly flushed/serviced, >> so there is about 40K miles on the radiator (don't know...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs. 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:13:01 -0400
  The latest revision proper Vanagon thermostat should no flow to the radiator until it opens. It was found to be so important considering the...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:39:59 -0500
  Well, back in the day, on our old cars, we could start the engine, let it warm up, and open the radiator cap to...
• Re: Cold blooded
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 15:48:16 -0800
  ...It is amazing how good the radiator can be on a Vanagon -- with this open, the engine just would not get warm at all...
• Re: coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:03:04 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >I have been dealing with a conditon that I believe to >be a plugged radiator. I have ruled out most...
• Re: Cockpit of a C-141, was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 28 May 2007 08:38:28 -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: Common front end rattles?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 15 May 2021 05:11:34 -0400
  ...I did have a radiator that was moving easily and now it is rock solid. But There is still a rattle on bumpy roads...
• Re: radiator fan and A/C
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 25 Jul 2019 12:33:51 -0700
  ...The fan works when I jump the connector at the radiator. > so the question: Are the wires leading to the compressor and the rad...