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• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:13:51 -0700
  ...Put the other end in the radiator >> bleed hole. Fill the jug with >> premix fluid and fill till fluid comes out the >> bleed hole...
• Re: Lurker finally needs a little help
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 14:28:16 -0800
  ...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: Coolant hoses for '84 NLA - what are people using?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:16:09 -0500
  ...These same hoses apear to be available for the Vanagons with the plastic pipes runnign to the radiator. Is that the hoses that people...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 26 Mar 2023 19:08:01 -0400
  ...My guess is that you have a drip someplace in the lines or radiator. > > If you have the device to pressurize the system you...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:49:17 -0600
  Isn't that a great bong-cleaning procedure!!! ;-)Wonder what the messing with the radiator filler screw part is about? bob ... bongless in Utahr...
• Bleeding (my heart doth bleed)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 3 Nov 1994 16:00:43 CST6CDT
  ...pretty much this is the same as the book just substitute sucking anti-freeze out of the radiator bleed screw for cracking it open...
• Re: fan switch or sensor
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 18:14:38 +0200
  ...It has a temperature sensor in contact with the coolant at the front of the radiator, and determines whether to switch the fan on...
• WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 May 2012 16:47:26 -0700
  ...The OP was asking about the fan switch on the radiator, but it brings up an issue I am trying to sort out. I...
• Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:35:39 -0600
  ...Better to plug or clamp off both heater > hoses thus sending all the hot coolant to the radiator. (Thanks to > Dennis for pointing this...
• Re: '87 Vanagon Thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 13:54:00 -0400
  ...However, the hoses to and from the > radiator are not hot at all, and the fan is not going. > > In town, on hot days...
• Re: [Syncro] Engine overheating - Need Advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:43:15 -0500
  ...Blocked radiator or cracked radiator internal baffles allowing coolant to enter and return without flowing through the core. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Larry Chase...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay failure points
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 23:06:58 -0700
  ...If only I had thought to rotate that tire so the same spot wasn't up against the radiator for 250,000 miles! Karl...
• Air conditioning - R134a condenser retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:14:22 -0500
  ...I'm attempting to fit a 3/4" thick intercooler radiator ahead of the condenser. Thanks, Karl
• My '77 "Vanagon"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 16:08:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...should I participate in? I wonder if I get a free radiator from Sears! :-) TTFN Jay -- Jay Goldberg IT5 UNIX Support 212.238.2678...
• Re: Different Vanagon Radiator ???
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 04 Sep 1996 21:00:16 -0700
  At 10:14 PM 9/3/96 -0500, DHaynes57@aol.com wrote: > If everything is in good >shape, especially the head to cylinder seals...
• Re: Radiator hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 01:19:25 EDT
  In a message dated 98-08-05 17:13:08 EDT, Chris Wyatt wrote: > Are screw-type hose clamps sufficient, or should I install...
• Re: An item no water cooled Vanagon should be without!
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Tue, 4 May 1999 22:23:10 -0400
  ...He took out the screw/plug from the radiator top and with a hacksaw cut a groove on the bolt side up to the...
• Re: Tail lights?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 22:59:10 -0400
  ...shiny trailer ball thats gauranteed to hole it's share of radiators in the years to come :) Sudhir H. Desai 1984 VW Vanagon 3...
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Fri, 19 May 2000 21:38:15 EDT
  ...You lose the secondary radiator effect, but it heats up faster in the winter. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at...
• Re: Epic Journeys (Long... Frustrating)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 20:04:26 EDT
  ...Also check the radiator for cold spots. What affect does running your heater have on the problem? Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 13:13:19 -0700
  ...As long as it doesn't congeal due to the heat and clog the radiator > then it's probably a good thing. I would...
• dash console
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 07:55:59 -0500
  ...The coolant pressure gauge displays the amount of coolant pressure and gets it's input at the vent plug on top of the radiator...
• Expansion Tank Cap Problem?
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Tue, 28 May 2002 07:46:06 -0700
  ...First, the radiator and thermostat are new. The problem is that after heating up and parking, coolant is leaking out the back end. Hoses...
• Re: Watercooled Mexican Microbusses?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:45:38 -0500
  ...Does anyone know > if these are actually watercooled or were those radiators for AC's? > CD > they made those up until a few yrs...
• running hot....any ideas
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 08:09:00 -0800
  ...so i replaced the radiator... didnt solve anything.. needle still is way over the red dot... any ideas? and yes, the heads are fine...
• Re: Leaky rear heater---Autozone Loan-a-Tool program
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 22 May 2020 00:44:53 +0000
  ...card. > > The kit has a myriad of fittings to connect to radiators of all breeds, or > in my Vanagon case the coolant pressure bottle...
• Re: Questions: 1.9l Turbo Diesel Westy running hot. Weak cooling?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 14:12:23 -0700
  ...Weak radiator. Original '82 steel type. I measured temps on both sides. Coolant in 90C, driver side also near 90C, pass side top (outflow...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:10:24 -0400
  Yes, it does and should take a long time for the radiator fan to be turned on and normally high speed will never be...
• Re: Electrical question on the radiator fan..
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 09:00:30 -0400
  ...Electrical question on the radiator fan.. I had to run a wire from the battery strait to the fan due to a short. Somewhere...
• Re: Coolant flush...best way to do it?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 28 May 2002 20:51:12 -0400
  ...During the first blled experiment, I got "crud" from the radiator. So I may be on to something. Once I get the bleed procedure...
• Re: HEAT now oil light not lighting and others as well.
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 22:26:45 -0700
  ...Any thoughts on why and how to fix it? > > if it's a camper, it's hot air coming from the behind the radiator...
• Re: 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 14:53:14 -0500
  ...I have driven about 18,000 miles since then- entire cooling system has been replaced including radiator. Still getting air. he is not driving...
• Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:46:39 -0800
  ...Larry's problem existed before the radiator replacement, and came on suddenly, he then noticed coolant leakage from the nut that turned out to...
• more radiator discussion. anyone have LED sender unit fail?
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Thu, 25 May 2006 23:32:16 -0400
  ...Next on the list is to replace the radiator due to flow constriction discussions of late. I read in Bentley there is a LED...
• Re: Coolant into the bleeder screw hole?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:08:30 -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: LED to tell when fan is on.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:26:43 -0800
  What's odd is that 83 diesel vanagons already have aluminum /plastic radiators. And that 82 4 speed diesel vanagons have very heavy metal...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:07:51 -0400
  ...The pipe going to the radiator (in > the > > > engine bay) is reading a consistant 180-185* with the heaters on (and > > with > > > the heaters...
• Air Conditioner/Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - Gordon and/or Cecilia Bonham
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 12:51:13 -0500
  ...The mechanic believes the radiator/evaporator fan to be drawing excessive current. He has measured it as being in excess of 32 amps. The...
• Re: looking to buy...
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 17:14:02 -0700
  ...Air in the system Faulty fan switch Thermostat problems Radiator problems Water pump problems etc. I have driven my Syncro Westy in gridlocked traffic...
• Re: Overheated on steep grade in the Rockies/Questions??
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 14:56:53 EDT
  ...I have to check the radiator fan--which I have heard only run on one speed and kind of late in the game IMHO...
• Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 06:15:55 -0500
  For those with an overheating problem, noticing a cool radiator, let me relay an experience I had. I had a problem with a brand...
• Re: Wierd cooling hose rigging
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 14:35:58 -0400
  ...They do not go into the radiator, however, from what I > can see under the van. They seem to just go up and > disappear...
• Re: Gas leak patch stuff actually works
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 16 May 2005 08:30:39 -0700
  Probably it was Permatex Gas Tank And Radiator Repair. Also very good for radiator leaks, as I have found out in my unfortunate experience...
• Radiator fan on without key
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 16:08:46 -0400
  An interesting thing happen today. My wife was using the '89 Westy and she called and said the fan was still running with the...
• Re: A trick to fill the radiator
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 00:53:02 -0400
  Geo. & Ellen Averill wrote: > > An "old" VW mechanic told me last week that when he worked for VW they came > up with an easy...
• Radiator/Condensor fan
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  Sat, 9 Aug 1997 19:40:04 -0400
  After replacing a burst a/c hose on my '86 westy, I took it in to have th= e system charged. The shop discovered...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - joel hembel
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 21:56:07 -0600
  ...1) Are metal coolant pipes prone to rust thru, that run from the back to the radiator? How expensive are replacements? Are plastic available...
• tiico - she runs!
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 09:20:48 -0600
  ...I also added a/c to the van as I did the conversion and I have to wire up my new radiator fan before...
• TiiCo hose write up now on my website
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 16:01:17 -0800
  ...The first is for the radiator hose setup on an van with automatic tranny, and the second is how I dealt with the heater...
• Overheating problems
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 07:00:15 -0600
  ...I reasoned that the cause must be that something was causing the circulation from the engine to the radiator to stop. The cause turned...
• Re: radiator fan not cycling 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 19:57:44 -0500
  On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, brian Honan wrote: > Perhaps there is a way to over ride it. I wired a switch in parallel with...
• Re: grebneff/Toyota bus
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 05:01:01 -0500
  I wonder where the radiator is located? Gary JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >andy..here's a bus for you... > >http://www.thesamba.com/vw...
• Re: Can sender unit cause it?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:29:34 -0500
  ...New radiator, new engine, flushed system, etc. But I still have the old sender unit and gauge. Can any of these be wrong and...
• Re: Photo of Fast Forward's prototype Vanagon ALH [TDI] Conversion Kit
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:52:43 -0600
  David, I know nothing about Diesel's (little enough about gas), the "radiator" left of the engine. Is that water?.. and in addition to...
• Re: Radiator Fan Switch Bolt Size?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 00:33:49 -0400
  I don't usually recommend the use of Vise Grips for anything except rounding off bolt heads, but in this case they worked well...
• Re: Bar's Leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:43:09 EST
  ...was wasting time looking at the MSDS for Bar's Leaks radiator products. > To my surprise, ginger root and almond shells are the main...
• Re: Cooling questions still
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:02:36 -0400
  ...Are you sure you got all the air out by opening the screw on the radiator--etc--?
• Re: disappearing coolant??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:00:50 -0700
  ...The radiator needs to be bleed. Fill the overflow tank a bit, then get the van up to temp and then loosen the front...
• Re: FS 89 Westy $7500 OBO !
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:24:22 -0500
  ...Well new radiator is in but it appears > the head gaskets have an internal leak. Overflowing at high speed. > > We have almost $13,000...
• Re: Another fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:25:33 -0700
  ...The radiator fin assembly inside is press fit onto a tube, with a layer of thermal paste between the two. The paste dries up...