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• Another Spectra product observation
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:49:52 -0400
  Hi folks, My gas tank is the same brand as the radiator that comes so poorly packed for shipping. I remember now that the...
• Re: Couple more pictures
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Sat, 21 Nov 2020 21:08:35 -0500
  ...oil temperature just over 180F, coolant > around 200F (scan gauge) and radiator fan cycling. Oil pressure is 20 psi > at idle and ~55 psi...
• Re: Need a couple power steering knuckles and a steering box
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:55:02 -0500
  ...I also need a good used steering relay box > (located near radiator). If you can help me out with these please pmail > me with...
• Leaking head nut
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:49:48 -0500
  ...After a new radiator, I got it figured out. The shop the PO used said if they agreed to a redo, they'd insist...
• A man and his vans.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Peterson
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 18:15:31 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Joel, '82 Vanagon "Buttercup" "where's the damn radiator?" '85 Vanagon "DID" "can you give me a tow?" Chuck Peterson St. Augustine, FL (N...
• Re: Manual Pages Needed: Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 13:50:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Is this > tire valve type a year specific item or did someone do a custom > job on your radiator? I think it must be...
• Re: Rear Heater core leaking (help)!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:33:14 -0400
  ...Then I worked my way to the radiator. That's the way I did it; does anyone have a cleaner way to do it...
• HELP.....cooling system hose needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:16:16 -0500
  ...This necessitates the replacement of the hoses at the end of pipes that connect to the radiator and engine. The dealer has been able...
• Re: An item no water cooled Vanagon should be without!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 4 May 1999 10:20:17 -0700
  ...I have tried to find fittings that would work in the radiator, and have not found anything yet. To duplicate this device would require...
• Heartbroken... Looking for a Carat
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 01:19:15 -0500
  ...a/c compressor $500, new brakes front and rear$600, new radiator... get the picture) Anyways, I would like to buy another Carat, '90...
• temp sender
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 10:08:02 -0700
  ...Next, I tested for continuity across the pins( 3) of the temp switch on the radiator. When cold, there is no continuity across any...
• Re: A/C Question
  Historical mailing list - James Bowen
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 16:07:44 EDT
  ...I did replace the radiator temp sensor a few years back. I wonder if it's the wrong one? Does anyone know the correct...
• Re: overheating problem!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 10:20:48 -0500
  ...way to know if your engine gets > > overheating apart from the > > radiator? > > thanks > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > �nase con MSN Hotmail al servicio de correo > > electr�nico m...
• Re: Spare Tyre Too Big?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Jack
  Wed, 15 May 2002 22:27:11 +1000
  ...a Vanagon that had the alloy > rims stock and the longer radiator hoses for the alloys to allow for > clearance. > > My 205x65x15" spare tires...
• slightly incorrect coolant hose, will it be ok?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 13:14:40 -0400
  I just ordered a pair of coolant hoses that directly feed my nice new radiator in my '84 vanagon. The hose that has the...
• Camping in the four corners states
  Historical mailing list - Gauthier, Bruno
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 21:40:44 -0500
  ...nice (not organized) spots? Do you know of any? Bruno Westfalia '88 160,000miles, original motor, original heads, original radiator, lots of water pumps...
• EXPANSION TANK OVERFLOW FITTING
  Historical mailing list - Lee Whetstone
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 08:15:01 -0600
  ...My expansion tank is the type with the standard radiator cap, the nipple comes off the neck of the expansion tank. I don't...
• Re: back heat removal.
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 10:45:29 EDT
  ...Connecting them the way you have alllows the coolant to bypass the radiator. Water take the path of least resistance. That L is a...
• Re: engineering nightmares vehicles was: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 16:22:18 -0600
  ...on the vanagon there is no real way to put a > radiator >> into the rear very easily that would function correctly. If I could...
• Flushing the Coolant System
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:41:08 -0400
  ...1) Drain the radiator repeatedly 2) Add an aftermarket tee somewhere in one of the heater loops 3) Disconnect heater & rad hoses and backflush...
• Re: Thermostats especially in colder weather
  Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 14:22:08 -0800
  ...Two years or so ago a new radiator was put in my 87 van and after that the temperature gauge ran consistently below the...
• Re: kaibab trip report + cooling issues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 May 2001 08:45:39 -0500
  ...I thought while I was at it, > I would rinse off the radiator. I took a nozzle to the radiator and found > that not...
• Re: Auto tranny cooling
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 09:51:38 -0400
  ...It basically is in parallel with the radiator. The goal was likely to provide cooling with relationship to load. Flow will follow the thermostat...
• Re: Larger or additional radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 22:48:54 -0400
  ...Larger or additional radiator? <DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 21:46:55 -0700 <DIV></DIV>&gt; <DIV></DIV>&gt;At 11...
• Re: 84 Westy strange compression readings
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 02:38:44 -0500
  ...A cooling system pressure tester can be installed in place of the radiator cap. Pressure in the cooling system and hot coolant are not...
• Mo Parts---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 19:56:43 -0600
  ...indiginious to both Vanagon's as well as Syncro's--- (1) Radiator (1) front wiper motor (1) Kenwood Am-Fm-Cassette radio (1) Steering...
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 07:36:23 -0800
  ...it report engine temperature, or that of the coolant in the radiator send or return hoses? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2...
• Re: radiator install
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:07:49 -0700
  ...On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:58 PM, Shawn Clark <shawnclark77@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm going to be replacing my radiator in...
• Re: Radiator Fan Thermal Switch question
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:04:01 -0400
  ...That may be what is happening to you. > >There are lower temp radiator switches you can install. The stock >2.1 rad temp switch...
• Re: Stripping a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:02:17 -0700
  ...here's a good one - the radiator, and especially the lower radiator mounting brackets, and the front hoses, and the radiator fan and shroud...
• Re: Coolant Runneth Over... Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 08:11:21 -0800
  ...If not, uncouple the hose, connect the "ad hoc" connection, open the bleeder screws at the radiator and in the engine compartment, and pump...
• Help locating coolant part - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Prescott
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 19:26:54 -0700
  ...It connects the hoses to and from the radiator to those to and from the engine. Herr Bentley (19.9) does not show this...
• Re: Running hot, what can be the matter
  Historical mailing list - Kathy and Jamie
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 18:08:28 -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...
• Cooling issues?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 08:47:47 -0600
  ...quickly to efficiently cool? I am planning on a new aluminum radiator, a lower temp fan switch and a higher cfm fan? Any advice...
• Libby Bong and coolant change
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:37:29 -0600
  ...I know instructions say tall enough to be over the height of the radiator vent - but just how tall/long/high is that? Does...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 26 May 2012 09:02:36 -0400
  David stated, >>...The gauge will rise 2-3 needle widths before the fan comes on, and more before it shifts to high speed. That...
• Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 May 2012 18:07:41 -0700
  I agree that there's little or nothing to be gained for a marginally-cooled engine by running a lower-temp thermo, but but...
• <syncro> 16'' fender extensions
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 16:00:41 UT
  ...for the 16'' wheels dont fit into the drawer below the radiator) , a close up shot on 16'', two other stock 16'' Crew Cab...
• Re: A/C problems, radiator fan resistor location.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 18:55:40 EDT
  Bud; Looking at the BGB (big green book) I noticed a difference in the schematics between 84,85 and 86-88 (re pages 97...
• Re: My $%&$%& van
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 11 May 1999 23:54:31 -0500
  ...The cooling system does need to be bled, the thermostat should not be welded open, and you most likely have a plugged up radiator...
• Re: New Coolant Tubes was: radiator fan sending unit, coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 21:14:49 -0500
  Makes sense to me, and saves some sheckles toooo. Ron Semko Orlando, Florida KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > Here is what I would do if...
• Re: Solution to the Spare Tire Gas Can Search
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 16 May 2000 16:21:19 -0700
  ...a very bad situation right near the radiator fan. Your can seems like a much better bet. Bill > > Hope this helps someone. > > Frank Grunthaner >
• Re: Cardboard Air Deflector Thread?
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:17:51 -0500
  ...by better directing the air flow thru the radiator. I hope to make some from Frank's patterns when he sends them and I...
• 89 Wolfsburg running hot
  Historical mailing list - tshanley
  Fri, 31 May 2002 22:22:16 -0600
  ...What should my plan of attack be? Get the radiator cored? Is there a thermostat that could be bad? One more thing, since it...
• Re: AC controls
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:37:18 -0400
  ...If I run it at 95% is cools fine, just immediately kicks off the compressor and the radiator fan if you go all the...
• High beams won't shut off?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:31:23 -0500
  ...To shut them off I had to remove fuse 5, the high beam left and fuse 7, radiator fan (which also reset my radio...
• new member--85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - jeff
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:06:42 -0700
  ...1985 Vanagon Westy, 4-speed, 138,000 miles, head gaskets done, radiator replaced, decent tires, interior in decent shape, body straight--except (here's...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 21:21:08 -0700
  ...This allows more efficient heat transfer, from the engine and out the radiator. A similiar product was demonstrated for use by fire fighters, makes...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:43:55 -0500
  ...I think this is > hott. > > Also, Whats the best procedure for testing the cooling fan on the > radiator? > > -Craig > '85GL Fresh out of the...
• Re: Engine test bench
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:16:52 -0800
  ...or set up radiator, fan, and hoses. is that what you meant ? would you like to buy a waterboxer bell housing ? ...give you a...
• Re: Problem with customer van that is driving me crazy
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:47:56 -0400
  ...Next suggestion is to go to the 2.1 cooling system. > On the highway the radiator fan should not be needed except for AC...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:58:59 -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...
• Re: Why does engine run cooler w/ heater, The real reason
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 22 May 1998 10:01:54 EDT
  ...The external radiator can only dissipate heat passed by the thermostat where the internal radiators pull coolant from the heads and send it to...
• Coolant Replacement Techniques
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:54:24 -0400
  ...Loosen the radiator support screws (4 of them) so that the radiator bleeder screw is easier to work with. 3. Choose one of the...
• Re: overheating
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 May 2001 20:58:30 -0500
  ...two in a row within months apart > from each other? the next thing i did is i felt the radiator and the > bleeder side...
• Re: Draining the coolant system... ?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 12 May 2004 09:37:31 -0400
  ...after bleeding it any remaining air will naturally collect in the radiator. When I bleed my cooling system, I leave the grille off for...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:52:41 -0500
  ...Check out your thermostat, the fan switch on top of your radiator, ground and power to your radiator fan, head pressure on your high...
• Re: cooling issues
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:43:58 -0700
  ...With no air flow through the radiator, there's nothing to cool the water. You don't need to turn on the heater, as...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:32:51 -0700
  ...The lazy test for radiator fan is just let it idle until they come on, then cycle off. The next test ( assuming you have...
• Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:30:25 -0600
  ...All 3 speeds use it. > Should be 30 amp. > > With the radiator temp switch wiring plug pulled off the switch, jumper any > 2 pins...