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• '87 AC/Fan Again
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 12 Sep 2001 13:32:07 -0400
  It is my understanding that the radiator fan (unlike my '85 which runs all the time the AC is on) cycles on and off...
• Re: Fan problems
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 11:47:44 -0800
  I wonder if the switch is stuck open? (On the radiator). It's a cheap replacement part, and you can get one that kicks...
• Cooling Fan -AC Condenser Effieciency
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 02:40:05 -0400
  ...The fan is shrouded and has two speeds depending on the temp of water exiting the radiator. It comes on low speed whenever the...
• PROTECT YOUR ENGINE!!!! Do not use tap water for your engine
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:08:18 -0500
  You every wonder why the rods in your radiator get clogged with calcium-like buildup?.......you probably used tap water with your anti-freeze...
• Brake line corrosion - repair?
  Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:09:26 -0700
  While replacing the radiator on my '91 Carat, I noticed one of the brake lines is severly corroded at a plastic clamp. I assume...
• air blowing into coolant truth and/or consequences
  Historical mailing list - Robert Copich
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:25:10 -0700
  ...A friend of mine said that he drove his Vanagon for years with the radiator cap (off or loose I don't recall) so...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:41:29 -0500
  hello,I'LL add this: Use channel locks to remove the temp switch behind the the lower grill.Use needle nose plyers to remove...
• Re: NEED HELP W/ THERMOSTAT HOUSING
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 14:23:27 -0400
  ...of the van downhill so the thermostat >is >higher than the radiator bleed screw. siphon off the coolant from your >expansion and overflow tank...
• For Sale Plastic coolant tubes that fit the 83.5 to 85 with a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:18:34 -0700
  ...Includes clamps,and the 4 hoses needed to make these fit the 1.9 and radiator. --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo...
• Re: 10 Million Transporter Drivers Can't Be Wrong
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:03:50 -0900
  ...Look them up online, a Bay with a radiator stuck in the nose is a strange sight. Mark in AK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter...
• Re: Highest Company Recommendation - Automotive Needs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:30:53 -0700
  That's so funny- the adjustable power band, radiator insulator-LOL!!! Robert 1982 Westfalia --- On Wed, 8/13/08, Larry Chase <lchase@roadhaus.com...
• Re: COOLANT SYS. LEAK
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 08:37:56 -0800
  ...If you pull the core and take it to a decent radiator shop they will pressure test it for you while you wait. If...
• Radiator Fan Prob Fixed (NOT Thermoswitch): SUMMARY
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 08:02:54 -0400
  ...All, > >My fan doesn't go on at the lower speed/radiator temp. It will, however, >go on very loudly if it gets to...
• Re: Westyman update
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 18:04:43 -0500
  Pam Writes: (on Karl's behalf) !!! He did manage to get the hole in the radiator repaired at a shop in Minot (after temporarily...
• Re: Running hot, what can be the matter
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 16:56:02 -0800
  ...Is there a reliable engine heat measurement? Do I swap >out temp sensor? > >Known Stuff: >Radiator Fan Works >Fan Switch Swapped out last week...
• Re: uh-oh
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:22:56 -0500
  ...My feeling, if it can plug a leak it can plug a radiator. Maybe not a lot, but probably at least a little. I...
• Re: Draining the coolant system... ?
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Thu, 13 May 2004 12:04:54 -0400
  ...Another VW stupidity found on other car like the old Jetta, the use of a freaking expention tank!!!! put a damn radiator cap on...
• Re: A/C Condenser
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:59:33 +0000
  ...It > appears > to hook into the radiator. Is this correct? Must I remove the radiator to > replace this when I ultimately ruin the condenser...
• Re: Replacing the plastic cooling pipes on a bostig setup
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:33:05 -0500
  ...cooling pipes and > replaced them (and the heater lines, and the radiator). > > I bought a set of the stainless steel pipes from the Bus...
• Solved! Re: Having Problem with Overheating (1.9l to 2.1l conversion)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 2000 15:39:10 EDT
  ...Then we felt the radiator starting to get warm. Finally the radiator got hot and the fan came on as the gauge still showed...
• Re: Another fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:28:44 -0400
  ...The radiator fin assembly inside is > press fit onto a tube, with a layer of thermal paste between the two. > The paste dries up...
• Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:30:42 -0400
  My thermo switch is bad & I have a new spare that is rated 85-93 degrees C. I read an old post from Mark...
• Re: SPECIAL TOOLS
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 16:02:50 -0700
  https://www.amazon.com/Remote-Action-Radiator-Clips-Bundle/dp/B01CDPOPQY On 6/5/2021 3:46 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > I have the...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 9 Aug 2018 10:32:36 -0400
  ...in a new thermostat, (when I test the coolant gauge, the radiator > is hot and the rad. fan came ON...) - made a new connector...
• Re: Radiator fan assembley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 11:47:57 -0500
  I have a good used one or two Jim On Saturday, April 11, 2015, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > That guy in North...
• Re: Looking for reliable and reasonable repair place in New England
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:33:02 +0100
  ...Overheating > You can get the same symptoms from a bad radiator. BTDT
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 7 Jan 2014 10:33:04 -0800
  Though a roller would be best, making a bead on a pipe isn't tough. I did this for the junction pipe on my...
• 1982 Diesel Oil Drain Plug Supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Tanner
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:25:34 -0700
  Greetings again, My radiator is still leaking, but so slowly that I'm going to let it be and try to limp home as...
• Re: six cylinder vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:27:10 -0400
  ...yet?) my guess is that yo would need to recore the radiator, but you need to do that anyway, whatever engine you put in...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 12:33:20 -0800
  ...open bleeder valve at front of engine compartment (on black plastic >> >fitting with 4 large radiator hoses connecting to it.) > >
• Rear heater and antifreeze odor
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walch
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 08:44:32 -0800
  I recently had my radiator flushed and filled at a VW shop. Now that it is turning cold, I have tried the rear heater...
• Clean clogged Radiator? - 83.5 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 15:41:53 -0400
  Volks, I seem to remember a discussion on the list recently about cleaning out clogged rads. I searched the archives several different ways but...
• Re: Coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 08:51:56 -0700
  ...I'm wondering how bleeding air with the rear raised will get air out of the upper reaches of the radiator? or the heater...
• Coolant question...
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 06:50:40 -0800
  ...Last night, after pulling into the drivway and shutting off the engine, I heard what sounded like coolant draining from the radiator. The sound...
• Help with coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:39:13 -1000
  I've own my 87 GL since new and it now has 211,000 miles on it, new engine now, never replace the radiator...
• Golf GTI oil coolers available?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 14:38:23 -0400
  ...filter flange with built-in thermostat and connections for oil-cooler radiator. I guess I could always just order one from VW, but you...
• Re: Fan switch
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 02:14:52 -0400
  ...OTOH, the fan for your radiator which is controlled by a thermostatic switch can run w/o the key on. Perhaps that is what...
• Volks Cafe Big Bumpers w/Front and Rear 2" Reciever hitches
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 15:44:53 -0400
  ...may use for a front bike rack, etc. (No airflow to radiator replies please - my van is air cooled) The reciever can go below...
• coolant hose size
  Historical mailing list - Dan Noll
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:11:47 EDT
  ...side next tor xaxel) then goes into plastic pipe going to radiator. It looks like it only about 4-6 inches long and maybe...
• Q Re: bleeding thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:42:24 -0400
  ...I bled the van - worked fine for the rear heater bleeder and the front radiator bleeder, but couldn't get any antifreeze to bleed...
• Re: Resistor Part Number?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 14:37:45 -0400
  ...I don't have > an ETKA. > I tried to order a radiator fan resistor from my local VW dealer, informed > that it was $149...
• Re: cooling fluid capacity of 84 vanagon w/ 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:59:35 -0400
  ...9? (how much does it > hold when I change out the radiator fluid this weekend?) Austin VeeDub > wants to charge me over $160----aint...
• Re: Radiator flush substance ...
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:01:51 -0400
  Zoltan, I'd recommend against using any of these as they reactivate old leaks, in my experience. Prestone or the others work, but as...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:19:11 -0800
  ...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: What a weekend...Help...Overheating 1990!
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 21:00:05 -0400
  ...Back in the day before expansion tanks were uses, cars would overheat for bad radiator caps. (of course back in the day we had...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Budding Rose
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 07:51:26 -0400
  ...Good Morning , You asked that I remove the thermal switch at the radiator and perform some tests. I wont be able to do this...
• Re: Mud Flaps, Trailer Hitch, Diesel Exhaust, and other Parts For Sale!
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 17:21:06 -1000
  ...convertor,tailpipe > > >2.1 crossover pipes and collector, muffler brackets, tailpipe. > > >Radiator grilles-- lower and upper (round headlight). Also headlight >buckets and wiring pigtails...
• Re: How to bleed the cooling system???
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 23:47:09 -0700
  Yeah, but it DOES get the air out of the radiator. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@HIWAAY.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Humid Air - More Comments and a bit of theory
  Historical mailing list - Nancy Hughes
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 09:23:59 -0700
  ...but what we need are some graphs of the total heat transfer capacity of > a radiator matrix, at a given International Standard Atmosphere, for...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:45:22 -0800
  ...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: Why does engine run cooler w/ heater, The real reason
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 23 May 1998 11:51:37 EDT
  ...It doesn't matter where you take the coolant from, the >head, the >the block, heck, tap into the radiator itself, you are still...
• Re: Coolant problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 18:26:10 +0200
  ...Just be certain that nothing gets in the coolant which could clog the radiator or damage the pump. The big resistor can be bought...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:52:16 -0600
  ...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:LED /Fan speed indicator
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 12:37:33 PST
  ...I have been mulling over this very idea of adding some radiator fan speed indicators. Allow me to share the (unexpected) results of my...
• VW Camper Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Richard Fischer
  Sat, 9 Nov 1996 10:25:53 -0500
  ...I tried Tim Smith's (I think) method of putting sharpened aquarium tubing in the radiator ( front end raised the nealy 16" of course...
• Re: Coolant priming question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 18:35:42 -0500
  ...6) Open radiator bleeder (partner will help). 7) Continue to fill cooling system while air is being expelled from bleeder and reservoir. 8) When...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:29:51 -0500
  ...the radiator heated up , then it stopped. I'm going to disconnect the hoses from the two main pipes today and flush water thru...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:13:24 PDT
  ...I mean there isn't any oil circulating up to your radiator... For those who missed this (otherwise you might want to skip the...
• Re: Draining the coolant system... ?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 11 May 2004 16:27:59 -0700
  ...Yes, I raise the rear of the van, so the top of the coolant reservoir is level with the top of the radiator, opening...
• Re: What's up with silicone coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 14 Mar 2020 18:26:31 -0400
  So, are these the return hoses only? You still use Stainless or plastic for the pipes from engine to radiator? Eric > On Mar 14...