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• Re: First trip with AAZ power plant
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 26 Aug 2013 17:31:26 -0600
  ...too fast at that rpm to efficiently cool enough in the radiator? I figured less pedal=less fuel= less heat? Possibly larger diameter pulley...
• Re: engine temps
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 01:00:05 -0500
  ...when the thermostat in the radiator switches on, the fan operates and drives the temp back down until the radiator cools and opens the...
• Re: rear heater coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 19:25:42 -0700
  Hi, 5/8" heater hose funs to and from the radiator under the van. There are two "T"s which run up to the...
• 2.1 coolant woes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 9 May 2001 16:22:23 -0700
  ...I'm trying to bleed the system, and not getting any coolant to the radiator. It has a new water pump and I've...
• Radiator thermo switch problem
  Historical mailing list - aj
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:17:47 -0400
  ...I have run the car at idle until the radiator fan kicks in. The fan runs for approximately 30 seconds or so and then...
• Re: Engine overheating and no heat from front heater - Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:09:05 -0400
  ...If there's both no heat in the heater and no cooling at the radiator at low RPM, then it can really only be...
• Re: Radiator fan debacle (86 Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:59:56 -0400
  ...2006 6:10 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Radiator fan debacle (86 Vanagon) At 03:58 PM 7/21/2006 -0400...
• Re: Where's my coolant fluid going?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:19:26 -0500
  Wanted to say this earlier, but check to make sure the radiator bleeder valve is closed. Sorry, cheeseburger and fries and some good music...
• Re: Blowing Coolant Hoses Right and Left
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 27 Jun 95 22:41:50 CDT
  ...each time a different one? it might be related to a radiator that's getting more and more clogged over time. or just age...
• 85 van cooling lines
  Historical mailing list - Jim Meade
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 18:33:16 -0500 (CDT)
  ...this is the large metal line which runs under the van from the radiator to the motor cooling lines. I bought two at a...
• Thinking about selling.
  Historical mailing list - Pat Collins
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 00:23:45 -0400
  ...It needs several fixes, 2 water leaks (not heads), one being the metal pipes going to the radiator and one being the water pump...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 20:20:02 -0400
  ...got the antifreeze mixed up with the muriatic acid? Did a radiator flush and didn't get it all out afterward -- that seems fairly...
• Re: a/c install pictures
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 15:05:51 -0600
  ...I also have to > replace my radiator fan and re-wire the fan relays. Otherwise I'm done! > > Damian
• Re: SF Van-O-rama update... 2.6 & 1.9 tdd conversions, SA parts etc..
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 11:43:55 EDT
  ...TOO bad..........(thespellingnaziagain) << If Mullendore tries to make it, he'll probably blow another radiator!>> Karl M, it sounds like Karl W is challenging...
• Re: Drain Coolant to replace Thermostat (2.1 L)???
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:28:11 EDT
  ...off the small hoses to the pressure tank and also the radiator hoses located beside the transaxle. Shortly after I bought my first Vanagon...
• can spliced AC lines possibly work?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:44:06 -0400
  ...I'd guess this was done when the radiator was replaced (prior to my ownership) by some ham-fisted mechanic who could not get...
• A/C-No go?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:06:17 EDT
  ...fans come on both the blower in the rear and the radiator fan comes on low speed as it should. This is on a...
• Radiator Fan Swap
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:20:02 -0800
  Hey Guys, I want to replace my '86 rad fan with the bigger later version. When I got the old one out I was...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning seque to diesel radiator coolant flow direction
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:49:09 -0700
  Hi David, 'normally' hot coolant enters radiators at the top, cool comes out the bottom. All vanagon radiators are cross flow - two cross flow...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:27:37 +0000
  ...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: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:04:54 -0700
  ...Would the vanagon cooling system be more efficient if the engineers put the expansion tank, the overflow tank, at the front near the radiator...
• Re: Aftermarket Radiator Fan Solution
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 11 Jun 2016 10:34:21 -0400
  ...Aftermarket Radiator Fan Solution A cheap solution for non-AC vans is out there. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=601997...
• Re: radiator cooling fan series resistance
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 20:05:58 -0400
  ...You can test the resistor by removing the plug on the temperature switch located in the radiator and shorting the connections in the plug...
• Re: Formerly Rich Running 1.9l WBX Now Running Hot
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 May 2010 10:41:05 -0400
  ...8) Open radiator bleeder. 9) When fairly steady flow of coolant comes out of bleeder, close it. Does not have to be perfectly air...
• FS: Various '87 Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 11:28:56 -0500
  ...1) '87 Vanagon Radiator w/Temp Sensor - very good condition. I'm converting to an air-cooled motor so I no longer need the...
• Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 15 May 2010 09:59:23 -0700
  ...i'd really, really caution you in the use of lye with aluminium radiators. alistair On 15-May-10, at 9:38 AM, VWBrain...
• Vangon fired over
  Historical mailing list - Koloski, John G.
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 12:52:33 -0500
  ...I started the Vanagon, bled the radiator (some) and backed it 30 feet from the side of the house into the driveway. So it...
• Manual Radiator Fan Switch - Easy To Install!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 9 May 2002 22:24:42 +0200
  ...the fuse/relay panel (behind the air vent) there is the "Radiator Cooling Fan Relay 3rd Stage" mounted to the chassis (Bentley 87.5...
• Re: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 29 May 2007 00:11:09 -0500
  ...result was; as you started to drive, air flowing through > the radiator made the fan's propeller rotate. This caused the motor to > act...
• Re: Coolant into the bleeder screw hole?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:27:28 -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: Radiator Fan B+ Wire Routing
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:32:26 -0700
  My apologies. I was wrong. For '83 - '84 Bentley shows a #10 wire supplying positive to the 16 Amp S7 fuse. 1985 shows a...
• Re: Another unique camper opportunity (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 8 May 2015 22:38:55 -0300
  ...I'd like to see where they stuff the >> radiator. >> >> >> >> Stuart
• RE: '73 Toyo-Westy (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 13 May 96 15:48:59 EDT
  ...I am kinda interested to know where the radiator is. Sean
• RE: <syncro> rad fan motor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jun 97 02:58:28 UT
  I have both new and used radiator fan motors in stock. $175 gets you a new one. Let me know if interested. Dennis -----Original...
• FS on ebay - 1991 Volkswagen Westfalia Camper Van
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Wed, 5 May 1999 16:22:03 -0700
  ...In case someone is interested, someone else is also trying to sell a radiator with fan as well as a cylinder head for a...
• Re: Coolant going from expansion into refill tank and overflowing refill tank
  Historical mailing list - Ryan London
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:54:05 -0500
  ...running at 3000 rpm, and run back and forth between the radiator valve and filling the expansion tank in the back, technique. If it...
• Re: Heater?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:44:10 -0400
  ...Check the heater to see if it is getting hot Check the radiator bleeder if a steady flow of coolant is coming out without...
• radiator fan switch speed [was Re: this is not the forum]
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:17:10 -0700
  Are there two speed settings for the radiator fan? There are three male connectors on the switch which is located on the drivers side...
• system bleed update
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 19:17:38 -0600
  ...So with some pressure on the system loosen the bleeder screw and the air will be purged from the radiator being replaced by the...
• Re: A/C 3rd Stage Relay? was lower front grill....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 21:15:55 -0500
  ...Jim On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 9:09 PM, ron johnson <rcj.yes@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay - so my radiator fan has been...
• Kennedy and the 2.2 Subaru
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 10:53:38 +0000
  ...a few days with this) Fittings and petcocks to update the radiator system - no piping in this partial kit. Future parts to be developed...
• Re: Head Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 17:08:13 -0600
  ...Head Leaks > No, 82 diesel Vanagons use completely different hoses from the > waterboxer along with different radiator, radiator mounts, fan switches, > fan wiring, fan...
• Another wiring Q and related headlight relay Q(s)
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 20:48:49 -0700
  ...Now, if i read the bentley correctly (which i don't often claim to), that is the fuse terminal for the radiator fan. Is...
• Re: update on overheating issues (by request)
  Historical mailing list - turbodieseltrooper
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 22:08:56 -0700
  ...You basically place a test chamber, filled with test fluid, over the radiator cap opening to your cooling system. Air is drawn thru the...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:15:55 -0500
  ...Then crack > the > radiator bleed bolt. Nothing to it. > > > Jay > > > > > David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>@gerry.vanagon.com> on > 10/09/2002 > 12:25...
• Re: coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 3 Mar 2013 17:18:50 -0800
  ...If the radiator is 15 years old ...it's generally due, in my experience. Scott On 3/3/2013 5:13 PM, MICHAEL H...
• Re: [Fwd: head electrolysis cure?]
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 13:19:26 -0500
  Dave Bayer wrote: > >| Better than on the radiator would be to connect a magnesium or other > >| cathode-protection chunk electrically to the engine block...
• Coolant System Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 9 May 2002 09:59:43 -0400
  ...The nut gets pinched under the radiator bleed bolt using an extra copper gasket. With the grill off, I placed the gauge under the...
• Tstat and other components
  Historical mailing list - Keith Walker
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:16:04 -0600
  ...If I remember correctly, Chris changed out numerous components, and didn't you change out the radiator? I find it interesting that a couple...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 7 Jan 2014 05:27:00 -0800
  Mine lasted 386K miles before catastrophically failing. If I had an SS version l'll bet it would have sent me a text message...
• Re: flashing coolant light purpose
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:59:05 -0400
  ...Driving up I-95 with what turned out to be a faulty radiator cap. Hmmm, what's that hot smell? Check the gauge and...
• Re: Vanagon Radiator Fan Resistor Available at Van-Again
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 11:54:44 -0600
  On Aug 9, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Ken Wilford wrote: > The resistor has been discontinued by VW a couple of years ago. I...
• Re: grills, grills, grills
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 May 94 09:19:11 ADT
  > > >anybody know of a north american source of replacement >radiator grills for a 4 light system? not the late model >rectangular lights, but a...
• Lower Temp Thermostat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 94 14:39:33 EDT
  ...20-8.170.03 (3 pole model) which turns on the radiator fan at 180 degrees vs 197 stock. There is also a 2...
• Re: My '77 "Vanagon"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 21:27:16 -0500
  ...should I participate in? I wonder >if I get a free radiator from Sears! :-) Clearly, you should be on v@l. Real busses don...
• Re: Westy A/C replacement hose questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 10:34:00 EDT
  ...Mine is not a Syncro and at the time I just replaced one hose from the > compressor to the condensor (at the radiator). I...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Tue, 4 May 1999 19:58:50 PDT
  ...This particular hose attaches to one of the long pipes which run to the radiator. 1. Should I put some kind of sealing compound...
• Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Shortlidge D Joel
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:00:50 -0400
  I am about to change my Coolant over to Prestone Longlife with no Phosphate in it. Can I use 10 min flush to flush...
• Re: SA Grill removal (still wondering)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 03:11:25 EST
  ...Has anyone figured out how to remove the South African Grill to access the radiator bleeder and the like? (as you may remember the...
• Re: Red Blinky Light Issue
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 12:55:48 EST
  ...What shape is your radiator in? Feel around the surface. Any coolish spots? Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab...