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Re: preventive maintenance alert
Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 14:23:12 -0800
...the two "T's" connecting the cooling system to the little > > radiator under the back seat were corroded. I ordered replacements from > > Camelback. By...
A/C Question
Historical mailing list - James Bowen
Mon, 29 Apr 2002 18:25:52 EDT
...The problem I have is that just when the cabin starts to cool down, the damn high speed radiator fan kicks on and turns...
Re: morons (corrosion inhibitors)
Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 08:38:11 -0500
...Lots of this whitish jelly stuff in the hoses near the connections and in the radiator which I now flush annually. Dunno if these...
Re: Fan not working , would this screw it up too ?
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Fri, 8 Nov 2002 12:34:04 -0500
...http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/front_radiator.htm http://pages.infinit.net/engine/cooling_system_flow.htm Cheers, Ben
Re: A/C cycling
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 04:33:39 -0400
...The fan has it's own switch installed in the radiator) 2) Someone modified the fan wiring to turn on the high speed instead...
Charging or not?
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Sun, 12 Oct 2003 07:59:17 -0500
...We put in a new radiator yesterday and that went fine. The battery was low again. It's a brand new battery. When the...
Re: Haynes Manual 1982-1990
Historical mailing list - jimt
Wed, 6 Oct 2004 07:49:08 -0600
...all who straightened me out on >> the book AND on the radiator flush. >> > My mechanic - a real Ol' Timer on Volkswagens of all sorts...
NVC Cat Update
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:55:36 -0500
...We opened the hood only to find a litter of kittens camped in the radiator fan shroud. They sure sounded like a mechanical failure...
Re: running hot....any ideas?
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Sat, 4 Feb 2006 07:16:07 -0800
...I got was ..... >What does that matter if you replaced the radiator. >On any vanagon > If it is running hot >and you turn on...
Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:07:37 -0800
...use an 8mm wrench to open and > > close the small bleeder bolt on the left hand side of the top of the > > radiator. :) > > > > sudhir > >
Re: DITRIBUTOR/NO START
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 7 Jan 2007 16:00:19 -0800
...did have the wires all wrong...MY > error..now,about > the radiator bleed valve...I do not have one,have just a bolt.topping...
Coolant Hose Inside Diameter Reducers
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:04:49 -0300
...bleeder valve to the metal coolant pipes that run to the radiator on their 84-85 Vanagons. The only hoses available are for the...
Re: air bleeding
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 13:43:13 -0800
...Is it orange, blue, or green? :-) Jim >Then take a 13mm box wrench and remove the radiator bleed screw. If solid coolant comes out...
Re: How Hot is To Hott?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:45:50 -0700
...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: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:52:25 -0600
...Then figure which 2 wires of the radiator temp switch > > > >>> make > > >>> the relay click. Then but a jumper wire into those 2 pins to...
Re: Thermostats especially in colder weather
Historical mailing list - Jason
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 17:40:13 -0500
...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: Draining the coolant system... ?
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Thu, 13 May 2004 09:30:27 -0700
...Another VW stupidity found on other car like the old Jetta, the use of a freaking expention tank!!!! put a damn radiator cap on...
My radiator ist kaput
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 27 Apr 1995 18:00:58 -0700 (PDT)
I thought I'd be smart and have my radiator (82 westy diesel, now gas powered), cleaned/boiled in acid/base and checked for...
Re: Auxilliary gas can
Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:30:35 -0400
...It looks like the radiator fan exhausts through the area just above the spare tire, so I was a little concerned the can might...
Re: bad mechanic???
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 13:00:22 -0400
But is that a fair assumption? Maybe the pump *does* move enough coolant on a Vanagon with a nice clean radiator and otherwise well...
Re: Coolant change
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:28:24 PDT
...and what about possible air in the radiator like Bill was >pointing > > out.... are you getting the tailend higher than the radiator - is it...
Re: The power we really need!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:33:58 -0400
...the front and the entire front of the vanagon was the radiator off the bluebird. He said the engine management system was SOOOO easy...
Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
Historical mailing list - Sunshine
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:43:04 -0500
...sensor and that my radiator fan stopped >>> coming on as well. �So I just replaced the thermo switch or radiator >>> temp switch just now...
Re: Puzzled by thesamba instructions: Convert 82D fan wiring to '86 fan.
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:25:14 +0000
...http://www.vanagondiesel.info/index.php/Coolant_System#Radiator_Fan_Electrical > On Jul 19, 2016, at 10:12 PM, William D. Pool <rotaechojunk@gmail...
Re: overheating issues
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 7 Sep 2005 17:45:52 -0400
...I�ve also taken off the grill and felt around my radiator for any cool spots, which I did not find. I should also...
Re: Antifreeze Enema
Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 11:08:05 -0500
...Clamp off tubing. (2) incline van (3) drain & | flush using tee in heater hose method - mine is brass (4) remove bleeder | screw in radiator...
Re: 1.9L running hot....ideas ? UPDATE running a 70� t-stat instead of 87�?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:35:00 -0800
...There are lots of examples where larger capacity radiators are available, second helper radiators are available, different fans or fan cowlings are available, all...
Re: 89 Vanagon westy with AC my front blower fan runs only on high speed
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 9 Oct 2016 10:14:51 -0400
...If you are talking about the radiator fan, the usual suspect is the large resistor mounted behind the driver's side headlite. Larry A...
How does the front heater core get filled/bled?
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:37:38 -0600
...s higher than any other point in the system including the radiator bleed screw. Is it just from pressure from the water pump forcing...
Re: Leaking heater valve
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:33:29 -0600
...Is there any alternative to the typical plastic POS? ?.....Thoughts? Haven't tested pressure on radiator cap, PO said it was new. Thanks, Roger...
Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:46:55 -0400
...the coolant using detergent as > the oil will coagulate in your radiator , heater cores and quickly�ruin > any old hoses or cheap aftermarket ones...
Re: Battery current limiting device??
Historical mailing list
Thu, 23 May 1996 20:06:54 -0400
...I can calculate values if you want to perform this task. Radiator fan resistors would work great for this purpose. Let me know if...
Re: Leaking Heat Exchr Core
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 Nov 1995 16:58:33 -0800
...You might try removing yours and taking it to a good radiator shop. They will pressure test it so that you can at least...
Re: Warm buses
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Dec 1995 11:31:02 -0700
...Are you talking about this guy having somehow integrated a kind of oil-filled indoor radiator into the FRAME of his VW?? >"Man has...
Re: No More Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Bobby K. Winter
Thu, 07 Aug 1997 09:27:31 -0500
...Hesperia, California. > After a mechanic repaired the leak on the lower radiator hose, he told > me that the heads needed repaired (something I already...
Re: water in my exhaust..
Historical mailing list
Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:54:42 -0400
...Another way to check is to hold an emmisions tester sensor wand over the radiator opening while the car is running. The tester will...
Re: Little heat output in a 85 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 08:57:32 EST
...has been known to coat the inside of heater cores and radiators, killing the heat transfer properties of both. Hope this helps, Ken Wilford...
??re rad. fan & clutch
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sat, 21 Oct 2000 00:08:22 -0700
...Should the radiator fan turn freely like an ordinary electric fan? When I move it with my finger, there seems to be some resistance...
Air-cooled to Water-cooled?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:25:06 -0400
...1) What problems should I expect in putting in the radiator? I understand the '82 bocy style had a water-cooled option and therefore...
Re: [VANAGON] running hot....ideas ? UPDATE running a 70� t-sta...
Historical mailing list
Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:01:06 EST
...That turned out to be a water > pump AND a radiator.I went back to the 87 degree unit afterwards. > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel...
Re: Winter Warning
Historical mailing list
Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:13:30 EST
...sad looking wipers; hanging down like a wet noodle over the > radiator. :-( > > im sure Stan Wilder would share your pain :<) though it wasnt the...
Which is the best coolant to use?
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Sun, 3 Dec 2006 10:46:12 -0500
...New larger coolant pipes, new radiator too! In the past I had always used Pentosin in my 1.9L 84 Wasserboxer. So the big...
Coolant flow/air bleeding
Historical mailing list - mike stainbrook
Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:30:21 -0800
...ran with rpm@2K,heater on,bled from Kennedy valve on radiator,kept resivor full,got steady flow at first,then as engine heated...
Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
Historical mailing list - James Jean-Woo Kim
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:50:07 -0700
...the van > * insulating material on the sheet metal downwind from the radiator > (either inside or outside) > or above the automatic transmission > > Any advice on...
Re: Faint coolant smell
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Tue, 8 Sep 2015 14:52:11 -1000
...I checked the hoses, the radiator, the front and rear >> heaters (best I could using a camera probe and mirrors without removing all >> the...
Re: weekend work
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:19:31 -0500
...The engine will run at a temperature determined by engine operation (heat generation), coolant circulation (heat distribution), and the radiator (heat removal). The waterboxer...
Re: Normal 2.1L opreating temp
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 21:02:52 -0600
...When the temp gauge pointer climbs, the 1st stage > cooling fan should come on and off limiting the radiator temp until the van > starts...
high temp gauge reading
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:13:46 -0700
...If they are out of synch than it is likely that you have some disruption of flow to the radiator. Sure you can live...
Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:32:56 -0700
...I mean, the size of the radiator, the size of those big hoses > > going fore and aft, the Pressure Tank, the Overflow Tank. Lots...
Re: Boiling Point
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Sun, 9 Jan 2000 17:56:28 -0500
...Theory water pump cannot cope pushing water up to radiator when camper is on steep incline? Water boils in engine because of heat build...
Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 26 Feb 2005 10:19:23 -0700
...The major > offender was a "impaired" Radiator. > > Replaced it with a new Behr unit. > > The shop did several idle and around town road tests...
Re: cooling system hose clamps
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:33:37 -0700
...The heater cores and radiator will thank you. > > Places that can be a source of intermittent leaks include the heater cores, especially the front...
Re: External Heat System for Vans
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 15 Dec 2002 19:42:16 -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...
New Shipment from Germany just came in!
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 8 Jun 2010 16:37:09 -0400
...Low Speed Radiator Fan resistor for 2.1l Vanagon- $45. This is PN 251971284H. If your low speed on your radiator fan doesn't...
Re: Using Vanagon AC
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Mon, 31 Jul 2000 21:34:12 -0500
...This stuff is phenomenal and will lower radiator temps as much as 33 degrees. Regards Mark Magee 90 Carat Kemah TX USA John 14...
FS: 2.1 WB ECU, Airflow Meter, Others
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:21:34 -0500
...Asking $75.00 Radiator - In good to very good condition. I haven't had any cooling issues associated with the radiator. Asking $80.00...
Re: OHC heads on VW luftboxer?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:31:49 +1200
...Subaru heads might be the berries, but you'd need a watercooling system, with a smallish radiator... and you'd need a Type 4...
Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 2 Apr 2017 18:57:22 -0600
...New Prestone will not void your warranty and can be used to fill your radiator after a flush and clean or it can be...
Re: hard to start in the morning
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sat, 5 Nov 2016 15:05:45 -0300
...hoses all around > - fuel injectors cleaned and calibrated > - new clutch > - new radiator and rad. fan switch > - new water pump > - new thermostat > - new temp2 sensor...
Re: Front heater core replacment
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:22:48 -0700
...which is still nearly twice the price of the radiator (?!?). Strange. Cya, Robert -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...