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• Re: radiator grill
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:30:40 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 8:44 PM Subject: Re: radiator grill > If you drop the spare tire tray you might be able...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:27:32 -0500
  Rick, If you haven't become familiar with the bleeder bolt on the top of the radiator it is certainly time that you did...
• Re: Diagnosing temp rise issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:18:18 -0500
  ...The radiator can also get gunked up or an internal crack will cause a flow restriction or the coolant to enter-leave the radiator...
• Re: Common front end rattles?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 15 May 2021 09:52:23 -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: Broken timing belt
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 09 Feb 1996 10:59:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Mostly sound body, trans, radiator & heater already in place, engine dead and maybe can't even be used for rebuilding, so a whole new...
• Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 18:40:59 EST
  ...Replace hoses to/from radiator. Can't hurt and about time.While you're at it I would take the radiator to a shop...
• Re: Need help diagnosing a coolant issue
  Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 06:53:54 -0400
  ...I'm wondering if perhaps rust chunks made their way into the radiator and are causing the problem. > >Any help in diagnosing the problem...
• Re: What is this part?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:01:36 -0500
  That is your radiator fan resistor that gives you the low speed on your fan. If you turn on your AC and your low...
• Re: Saw A Neat Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Jun 95 14:02:26 PDT
  ...Guess what? It was a huge radiator. Welcome back, Thom.
• Removing South African Grill
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 19:48:31 -0500
  I need to remove the South African grill on my 84 Westy to access the radiator coolant bleed screw. The SA grill just pops...
• What sensors would I "shotgun"?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Mon, 14 May 2001 07:08:50 -0700
  ...Engine work resulted in new radiator, major hoses and water pump. Bottom line is: "I don't want to break down in the tules...
• Re: my own coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:29:45 -0800
  ...The radiator may not be clogged but still be coated on the inside with scale and rust. This allows coolant to flow through it...
• A few part for sale
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:12:49 EST
  ...control steering column switch,$50 6. idle stabilizer box, $45 7. radiator fan motor and fan, $60 Actual shipping costs only. Thanks, Joe in...
• AC for my Doka continued
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:44:41 -0700
  ...Why not have a second condenser underneath and more radiator core for the engine cooling up front? Wouldn't that eliminate a whole bunch...
• Re: Home Made version of "the easy-bleed" for de-airing your van's rad.
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:00:11 -0400
  Jake, In other words, you clamp a length of pipe onto the coolant reservoir to raise the level over the radiator, then fill 'er...
• CIP Radiator quality?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:47:04 -0800
  Hi all. Getting my butt in gear for my engine conversion. Can anyone who has used one of these, offer opinions about the quality...
• 1980 AC w/ 1.9 wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 19:25:07 -0700
  ...else's engine compartment, or did someone actually make it a watercooled without cutting an opening for the radiator? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Okay, who jinxed my thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:13:21 -0500
  ...when the engine is cold no coolant is flowing to the radiator. > So what difference does it make if there's a piece of...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 26 Mar 2023 14:42:51 -0700
  ...Here is the process! > > If system empty open radiator bleeder, fill pressure tank, allow coolant > to flow down as much as possible. This will...
• Re: Radiator Cooling Fan Cycles Frequently
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:15:08 -0400
  ...22, 2012 11:11 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Radiator Cooling Fan Cycles Frequently I have two 88 GL's with the...
• Chapalilla, Mexico Overheat
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 10:46:01 -0600
  ...No radiator fan running and no heat from heater core. Tried to bleed what I presumed was a major air bubble, somewhere in there...
• Diesel V-belt mystery
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 08:02:47 +0200
  ...Symptoms: - you have to kick pedal before charge light goes off - front radiator didn't get warm even at summer time - temp is just...
• Re: Cooling questions still
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:02:24 -0700
  ...The > thermostat > stuck, radiator clogged(does it get hot?). Does the radiator fan work on > all > speeds? > > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk...
• Re: Front heater won't give heat
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:40:58 -0500
  ...After the car is warm--and with the heater valve > wide open--loosen the bleed bolt from the top of the radiator. If you...
• Re: External Heat System for Vans
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 15:08:46 -0600
  ...To distribute the heat > from the radiator, a small low power air circulating fan could be > installed in conjunction to the radiator. If one...
• Re: Overheating '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 10:19:24 -0700
  ...Have a reliable radiator shop check for exhaust > gasses in the coolant. > Would this affect compression? My van has compression of ~150 psi in...
• Rear heater matrix is identical to Polo's
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 21:46:02 -0000
  In trying to locate a cheap rear radiator matrix all the 3rd party parts suppliers I contacted said it was a VW only part...
• adding an A/C system . . .
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 08:05:49 -0700
  ...There is a "2nd Stage Radiator Cooling Fan Relay" - is this exclusive to the van with A/C? If Chris pulls it from his...
• Re: Please help... Now my cooling fan is dead!!! 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 12:24:57 -0700
  Your 86 should have 3 fan speeds for the radiator cooling fan. The temp switch in the radiator controls speeds 1 and 3. The...
• Re: double thermostats
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 23:13:41 -0700
  ...Anyway, forgot to mention that my second thermostat would be at a higher temp, for only when the radiator could use a little help...
• Re: oooooooh kay. here's one for you to figure out! :)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:21:17 -0600
  ...But at the angle of the photo you don't know. >- and then outside, there seems to be a lower radiator grill. but it...
• Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:51:47 -0500
  ...Bar's Leak either (a) does nothing or (b) clogs up your radiator, heater core, etc. However, I've had good luck with Bar...
• Re: Overheating at idle
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:23:04 -0300
  ...Thanks Tom On 8/14/08, Ryan <easywind1975@hotmail.com> wrote: > Tom, > > Confirm your radiator fan status using Ken Wilford's write up on...
• Re: Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Mar 2023 11:38:33 +0000
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• Re: Clean up Fuse Block under dash?...maybe add dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 1 Jul 2019 06:54:22 -0700
  ...I've had issues with my fuse block too, including the radiator cooling > fan fuse holder slot melting during a hot slow drive. I...
• Re: It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 14:54:41 -0500
  ...A couple years ago in the summer I had an aluminum dryer vent running from the rear blower out the side window (radiator experimenting...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:03:09 -0700
  ...The extra oil in the hoses and the radiator doesn't come back to the sum... here the copy and paste of question and...
• Re: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:48:03 -0400
  At 08:36 AM 7/27/2013, Larry Alofs wrote: >could be repaired by soldering a piece of copper wire across the break. By...
• Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:43:26 -0700
  ...I would think an external radiator type cooler would be cheaper and better for the purpose, as is used on other cars. Zoltan
• Jersey Turnpike
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Oct 1995 22:42:04 -0500
  ...As it went by, I realized that it was a radiator and this was a Mexican bus! So far from home... Couldn't see...
• Re: more tidbits,(f) Fiat 850
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 17:55:59 -0800 (PST)
  ...the engine and teeny-tiney radiator. It was "fun" to drive, the brakes locked-up at the least bit of provacation, (4 wheel drum...
• Thanks Malcom, cool bus spotted
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 16:57:06 -0700
  ...Sunday morning, big as life in west San Jose, a pal and I saw a Mexican T2 with tall top, nose radiator and presumably...
• Re: Running Hot/ No Fan Updated Update
  Historical mailing list - Chip & Co.
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:35:19 -0500
  ...Is this a normal radiator thing or specific to this shop and situation. -Chip Steve Manning wrote: > Well, It's fixed. It was a...
• dead engine
  Historical mailing list - Javier Saenz
  Mon, 3 May 1999 13:06:28 PDT
  ...I have a mechanic friend who says he can put in a toyota engine in with a radiator up on the roof with a...
• Re: 83.5 underheating
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 19:55:19 -0400
  ...It has a > fresh radiator, a fresh tested thermostat and a fresh couple of > gallons of Dex-cool and distilled water. Sitting in the...
• Coolent Change
  Historical mailing list - Alan Compher
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 10:32:25 -0700
  ...to find, and B) those stupid spring clamps VW used for the radiator hoses. Replaced them with american style screw hose clamps. took about...
• Re: Is it an 81 or 85???
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 18:35:50 -0800
  ...If it has a radiator its not an 81. > > Dave K.
• Re: a/c install pictures
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 21:14:25 EDT
  ...I also have to > > replace my radiator fan and re-wire the fan relays. Otherwise I'm done! > > > you got the a/c unit...
• '91Westy Coolant loss
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 22:27:53 -0700
  A week after replacing the thermostat, I'm losing coolant from the radiator. It's on the ground next moring. It's 20` out...
• Into the Abyss...
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 00:26:24 -0600
  ...I'm keeping the alternator, PS stuff, and radiator-and-pipes. There's no A/C. Just about everything else is for sale. P...
• Re: fan switch or sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 11:30:27 -0400
  ...You'll cool the coolant in the radiator, but it won't get back to the engine. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94...
• Re: Headlight Alternatives for 89 Carat / Unique SA Headlamp
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:00:11 EDT
  ...look WAY cool on the van, but some idiot put a radiator in there instead. You would have to start from scratch and build...
• brake fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 16:01:26 -0700
  ...changing the brake fluid--auto tranny, transfer case, front & rear diffs, radiator-- yes, but brake fluid--no mention other than checking the level. I...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:06:00 -0700
  ...the left front wheelwell in a Rubbermaid > sandwich container. > No solar, radiator or engine heat to throw it off, and it'll have its...
• radiator bleeder bolt
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:40:16 -0700
  For a '90 Westy. I lost it. Don't ask how, I am still kicking myself for carelessness and clumsiness, etc. I saved the...
• FS: '91 Vanagon GL: AC system
  Historical mailing list - G. Chapman
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:00:33 -0500
  ...condensor radiator, all connecting piping; electrical wiring (as much as can be readily removed); AC pump (in engine compartment) evaporator/blower (interior), headliner ducts...
• Re: 85vanagon overheating (water cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Tue, 1 Jul 2014 10:38:07 -0700
  ...I suspect that the radiator needs replacing since it's the original 85 radiator. I'm near Redwood City headed to Los Angeles this...
• Re: Vanagon Water Cooling Question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 12:30:17 -0400
  ...Not the radiator, but rather, where one of the long metal tubes that carries the water meets one of the rubber hoses that connect...
• Re: Rad R&R procedure?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 May 2012 15:06:06 -0400
  ...The radiator/fan assembly is a lot heavier than you think it is. Every time someone takes one off they say "wow, that's...
• Re: Front end rattle solved
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 10 May 2021 07:51:32 -0700
  ...The solution came from Dennis, He told me to check the radiator to see if it was moving slightly at the top. It was...