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• Re: bleeding coolant solution?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 08:45:37 -0500
  ...Running the engine in the driveway with the radiator bleeder open, I could feel that the upper third of the radiator was not even...
• Re: How hot is your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:00:33 -0700
  ...In addition, the radiator fan kicks in between > 192 and 201 F. Now, the coolant in the radiator will be cooler than the coolant...
• Re: Trip and tire report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 20:03:07 -0700
  ...As for oil coolers I usually use a 16 plate flat cooler in front of the radiator/AC condenser. Something like this: > > http://www...
• Carat Cooling Problems Solved
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 11:11:22 -0400
  ...a poorly functioning radiator, improper wiring of the fan switch, and air in the coolant system . We had figured out the fan switch and...
• Re: AW: TDI and the Quest for the Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 21:25:09 -0700
  ...Two hoses come out of it and go to/from a radiator at the front of the car. There is probably an electric coolant...
• Re: Probably get this one for $2k
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 29 May 2015 17:47:31 -0700
  and me up here in BC with spare long coolant pipes, radiator, heater core hoses, heater box .... ;) On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 5...
• Coolant hose needed.
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 14:17:15 -0700 (MST)
  Hi All, I am looking for the coolant hose that runs from the thermostat housing over the transmission and down to the radiator pipe...
• A trick to fill the radiator
  Historical mailing list - Geo. & Ellen Averill
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 00:27:00 -0400
  An "old" VW mechanic told me last week that when he worked for VW they came up with an easy way to fill a...
• Re: vanagon diesel questions (wires)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 20:18:53 -0800 (PST)
  ...white wires > one is hooked to the oilsender unit..one to radiator hose heat sensor one to > heater hose heat sensor...ONE GOES TO...
• WTB-Radiator for '87 WWW
  Historical mailing list - Doug Warren x2760
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 13:52:03 EDT
  Despite my relentless efforts at restoring the heat xfr coefficient thru mechanical and chemical means, its time to replace "ye 'ole coolant cooler". Not...
• Re: I'm Back! Timing belt question.
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 18:36:15 EST
  This is right up there with sending the green mechanic at the VW dealer of old to the parts store to get a radiator...
• RE tailgaters
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 09:44:06 -0400
  ...bearings behind you and they will break windows and go through radiators and real screw up the tailgator day. I have not done this...
• Re: Mexican Bus!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 19:26:22 -0600
  ...banger in the rear....a Golf engine I think....and a radiator stuck on the front end like an after-thought? I didn't...
• Re: circulating anti-freeze heater for VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 03:20:18 -0500
  ...and gives a How about somewhere in the heater loop? The radiator circuit has that nasty thermostat in the way... d David Beierl - Providence...
• Re: Eurovan question-Parts Prices vrs Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 10:31:45 -0500
  ...the bad guys were driving that T2, and it had a radiator >grill, much like vanagons, but still loaf design. This was on VW...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:41:16 -0800
  If this was so, I would wonder why so many thermostats have a tiny bleed hole. Not much point if they are never closed...
• cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 07:51:07 EST
  ...My question is that when my temp gauge reads at operating temp ( needle a hair above the red light) my radiator is just starting...
• My Vanagon plays the kazoo...the fix
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:50:55 -0800
  ...and was wedged just right in the cavity behind the grill/radiator. When I got to a certain speed it would vibrate. Anyway, mystery...
• '85- 3 green wires behind lower grille?
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Sun, 4 May 2003 21:02:36 -0500
  ...What does these go to? After changing the radiator fluid (my first time). My goal is to put some kind air block in front...
• Re: radiator fan relay
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 19 Oct 2003 16:27:32 -0400
  On Sun, 19 Oct 2003, gary hradek wrote: > John, > I looked and there it is behind the fusebus just > like you said. Looks like...
• FS: Aux Oil Cooler fro Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Justin M.Mayrand
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:15:45 -0400
  ...Has radiator, lines, thermostat, and filter boss. No clue what it is worth, needs to be flushed before use and the last motor ate...
• Re: Advice...temp to high.... after new parts....
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 19:05:14 EDT
  ...Ben All I can think, is that it needs a New Radiator !?! JC...
• Re: Carbon Fiber vanagon bumpers!!! yeah!! lets do it!Re: Fiberglass bumper repair
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:08:45 -0800
  ...like 5 grand or so? LOL > > it would look mad PIMP though!!! > Surely you'd also want the radiator grills, rear air inlets grills...
• Thanks for the tips on the cooling and heating anomolies
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:13:16 -0800
  ...I suppose I thought I was 'smarter than a radiator' and so, proved I am not by skipping the "Instructions"... Anyhow, I am hoping...
• Re: Replacing A/C on 89 Westy... Help !
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:39:06 -0400
  Larry, Replacing the compressor, the receiver-dryer, and the condensor (which is in front of the radiator) isn't all that difficult. Replacing the...
• Re: LED to tell when fan is on.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:41:39 -0800
  ...I refer to the high speed mode on the radiator fan on Starwagen 'Propeller Mode'. I swear I pick up speed when it comes...
• Re: Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :(
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:35:51 -0800
  No, I ran outside and measured an 84 that has the grills off. I'd say you could make the cut smaller than 6...
• Re: '87 Coolant Woes
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 19:16:51 EST
  ...It turned out to be a clogged radiator. When coolant turns to steam it acts like an internal head gasket leak and blows coolant...
• Re: Another Jetta question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 10:11:37 -0800
  ...You can take it to a radiator shop and get them to pressurize the system when it is cold and listen for the sound...
• Re: COOLANT PROCEDURE AND AMOUNTS
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:30:14 -0700
  ...the I4 head is about 6" above the 'boxers, and the top tank on the radiator is about 14-16" above the I4 head...
• Re: Temp Gauge Out, Heat Blasting
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:57:30 -0400
  ...The engine thermostat opens and closes to regulate when engine coolant circulates to the radiator to keep the engine in an optimal temperature range...
• Re: Larger Audi a/t cooler fits transporter
  Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
  Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:24:36 -0400
  ...For the most part the transmission > > cooler is in parallel with the radiator. The coolant going to it is > > the same as that going...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Jan 2005 to 10 Jan 2005 - Special issue (#2005-35)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 12:36:36 -0700
  ...According to the schematic, there should be a red/white wire from fuse #7 that goes to the radiator fan switch, and to the...
• Re: Cooling fan issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:59:53 -0400
  ...From the radiator switch there is only low speed and very high speed. From the AC system there is low speed and a higher...
• need help on cooling/ac questions, 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 20:22:02 -0400
  ...How many stages of operation does the radiator fan have? On page 19.5, it shows thermoswitches for stage I and II, and on...
• Re: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:01:59 -0400
  Thanks Mark! I got a new radiator a few years ago, & dont remember if the switch was updated over the original, so we’ll...
• Re: Trans fluid in coolant system-New Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 14:11:13 +0000
  ...So, new question is, if one is about to replace their radiator anyway, is there any experience on just how long the built in...
• Re: Collant bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 1 Nov 1994 08:08:19 CST6CDT
  ...Take out the top radiator plug per coolant bleeding procedure but then attach a fluid recovery jar and a vacuum source to the screw...
• Re: Radiator Fan Keeps coming on
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:23:03 -0400
  ...This is because no wind is being pushed through radiator from forward motion and coolant reaches that temperature X, so fan comes on to...
• Re: vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 08:12:48 -0400
  ...The 12 psi is near the set point of the cap, although this was measured at the radiator. Pressure at the tank feeding the...
• Re: Diesel head replacement: it's ALIVE, coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 17:33:11 -0600
  There's a screw on top of the radiator for bleeding trapped air. Remove the plastic grille. Let it build up a little pressure...
• Re: Temps in the 100s today, need ideas on extra cooling
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:26:32 -0700
  To keep it cooler you need to get more airflow over the radiator and A/C condenser. One way I am in the process...
• Overheating...or not?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 08:41:53 -0500
  ...This is in addition to my normal problem of not being able to get the radiator fan to work. I have changed its sending...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 17:22:35 -0500
  ...When a coolant pressure test was done, it was found that the plastic nipple on the radiator was starting to crack. By the time...
• Re: Gasket leak and overheating
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 11 Jul 2024 02:30:01 -0400
  ...https://www.holtsauto.com/products/radiator-repair/radweld/
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 8 Aug 2018 20:05:08 -0700
  ...and I put in a new thermostat, (when I test the coolant gauge, the radiator is hot and the rad. fan came ON...) - made...
• Re: How to spend $500 dealer credit in 40 days?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Sun, 19 Mar 2017 11:19:08 -0700
  ...suggest > > - brake components (rotors, pads, calipers, drums, brake booster etc etc) > - radiator > - A/C compressor > - AFM (if they have it) > - bunch of oil filters...
• Hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 28 May 2011 15:39:49 -0700
  ...Though Gowesty has you connecting the two unused hoses together, this is a silly idea, as it injects hot coolant into the radiator return...
• Re: Alternative engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 22:20:57 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It's more like a late seventies VW bus with a front radiator behind a protruding grille, a gas rabbit/golf engine in the...
• fan aux switch how to?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Belick
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 10:09:12 -0500
  Has anyone wired an auxiliary on switch for the radiator fan? I'd like to be able to be proactive about the overheat situation...
• Radiator hoses
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 12:57:51 -0800
  Hi Volks, As a general rule, do the small diameter hoses that carry engine coolant last as long or longer than the large ones...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 16:00:56 EDT
  ...Also if you system has ever been treated with the dreaded "Stop Leak" then your radiator could be gunked up. When you flush your...
• Boston Area Shops
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 16:13:13 EST
  Hello all- Thanks so much for everyones help (87 gl head problems the rest of the story) I have decided to get the radiator...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 08:44:07 -0800
  ...open bleeder valve at front of engine compartment (on black plastic > >fitting with 4 large radiator hoses connecting to it.)
• re 84 Vanagon w/sunroof FS Washington DC area
  Historical mailing list - Harold Jaynes
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 17:35:49 EST
  ...looking for $600 quick sale......if interested, I'll email pictures.......new tires, new brakes, new battery, new radiator....heads replaced 10,000 miles...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:52:46 -0500
  ...Main hose nipples on the radiator are plastic. Prone to get brittle and crack or break off over the years, some people swear this...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:13:40 -0700
  ...Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround? > | > |re > |I'm thinking about replacing the purging screw on the radiator in front > |with > |a Hose nipple...
• Re: radiator fan switch speed [was Re: this is not the forum]
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 11:49:35 -0700
  ...this is not the forum] Are there two speed settings for the radiator fan? There are three male connectors on the switch which is...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bolton
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:27:10 +0930
  ...When the van is not moving, there is no air > flow through the radiator. As the radiator warms up , the warm water > coming out...
• more on salvage title
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 08:59:52 -0700
  ...It is my understanding that the damage included the front body panel (above the grills), the radiator, condenser, windshield, the grills (at least the...