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Re: Winter Camping at Pokagon State Park
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:52:29 -0500
...I've used the radiator with the poptop up, too - then it was in the 50s inside when it was quite cold outside. Quite...
Re: Final stage of my long term fuel pump issue - what would you do?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:20:52 -0700
...And i really don't want to ruin anohter > fuel pump (this one was new in June!). > > The guy at Seattle Radiator seemed pretty...
Re: No engine fan
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 22:28:20 -0500
...easy to trouble shoot though, just jumper the wires going to the temperature switch on the radiator and see if the fan comes on...
Re: Over heated and need more power! (diesel)
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 07:03:02 -0600
...Did the fan ever go on? In lower gears you need the fan to get air through the radiator since there isn't enough...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 7 May 2007 09:19:46 -0700
...So the fan has > to kick in as there is no wind blowing to the radiator. But I guess, it > is quite high when...
Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:37:38 -0500
...If you aim the beam at a radiator hose, I'm sure it's giving you an accurate reading on the rubber hose temp...
Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 17 Jul 2016 11:27:54 -0700
...one being used in a bus with a less than efficient radiator. Neil. On 7/17/16, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > OEM...
Re: Wondering about coolant physics
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 1 Jan 2016 11:51:48 -0800
...I would also need to find or make a suitable fitting >> to attach to the top of the radiator (banjo bolt?). Maybe some day...
Re: back heater lever question
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:40:18 -0700
...I'm guessing this controls how much heat comes out the rear radiator. Can someone confirm what this does and also what the position...
Re: Radiator Fan Switch location and instalation
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 13:28:03 -0400
Hi Jack -- here's a link http://www.vanagain.com/newsletter_1308.html -- scroll down -- that tells you how to find and test your...
Re: Maitenance Philosophy: Coolant Hoses
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Sun, 31 May 1998 20:09:30 -0500
...Please don't throw in heater cores, valves, radiators etc in this mix, that might blow -my- headgasket (my budget of course!). ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Shalom Mark...
Re: Chirping from ventilation fan
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 07:27:43 -0700
Is the fan that Ken is talking about the radiator fan or the one inside the dash? I get the same chirp if the...
Re: RE tailgaters
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sat, 28 Aug 1999 10:33:13 -0700
...bearings behind you and they will break windows and go through radiators and real screw up the tailgator day. I have not done this...
'89 bubbles in coolant refill tank?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sat, 20 May 2000 11:23:27 -0700
...Since the van has well over 400k km, he's also worried about the orginal radiator being plugged, leaking, or both. The van runs...
Bleeding the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jonc
Wed, 7 Jun 2000 06:13:54 -0400
...I am going to retap the radiator plug to 1/8 or 1/4 ips/npt ... the smallest that works... then I am going...
fan switch and high rpms
Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
Mon, 11 Sep 2000 21:02:46 GMT
...My radiator fan kicks on as soon as I start up my van and doesn't shut off until I turn off the engine...
Re: gas tank questions
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:21:19 EST
Sharon and Gary; Call around to radiator shops. There are a few left who can "dip" a tank. Make sure you tell them it...
Removing rear seat heater?
Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
Sat, 12 May 2001 14:08:56 -0500
...a problem) --Will lose some capacity to use it as extra radiator in an engine overheat situation Any other thoughts? Any problems I might...
Coolant out the Overflow
Historical mailing list - Michael Brenner
Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:43:16 -0700
...Do I need a special test cap for the Vanagon, or will any radiator test cap work for pressure testing the system ? Thanks...Michael...
Re: FOLLOW UP MINOR? COOLANT CATASTROPHE HELP NEEDED
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:23:34 -0400
...could circulate back to the engine without ever passing thru the radiator. A catastrophic blowout like that happenned to me and it was the...
Re: Looking for a ballast resistor (86+ Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 24 Aug 2003 08:20:38 -0400
...driver's side headlight and gives a low speed to the radiator fan. (I need the single-tube version, if there really is a...
Re: Head gasket replacement: how much?
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sat, 4 Dec 2004 12:44:35 -0600
...You will need to upgrade or modify the pipes to the radiator, ad the >appropriate coolant manifold and get the 2.1L water pump...
Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Fri, 8 Sep 2006 11:28:28 -0400
...I've already grounded my one-wire sensor using a radiator hose clamp and a length of wire for exactly the reason you mention...
Re: air bleeding
Historical mailing list - James Henry
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 16:10:35 -0500
...Is it orange, blue, or green? > :-) > > Jim > > > >Then take a 13mm box wrench and remove the radiator bleed screw. If > >solid > coolant comes out...
coolant hose size question
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 23:04:05 -0500
...I want to know the size of the hose that goes from the coolant distributor to the pipe that goes up to the radiator...
Re: 1.9L loss of power, stalling
Historical mailing list - olists
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 00:56:53 -0500
...usually, the radiator fan comes on about then. > so, I think my radiator fan is not coming on when it is supposed to. and...
Re: Chapalilla, Mexico Overheat
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:49:13 -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...
Re: Got Diesel Rabbit Pickup?
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Mon, 24 Aug 1998 00:01:32 EDT
...of any recent head work, replaced radiators, and if you buy it make sure you test the radiator fan. These quite often fail and...
Re: Cooling system woes (again, again, again-again)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 21 Jul 2001 09:19:49 -0400
...I've had the entire cooling system flushed and inspected (not my work), the radiator thermo-switch/fan works fine, I've had hoses...
Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 07:22:41 -0400
...Using this test method I recently found that I have two small leaks from my '91 vintage radiator, evident only when under pressure. If...
Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:19:08 -0800
...pressure tank and condense. > >> Possibly the radiator is on it's way out also. > > Well, the radiator was changed when I changed the engine...
Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:15:32 -0500
From the factory the 90 amp alternator was already an upgrade to support AC and the larger radiator fans that went with it. It...
Re: Replacing the plastic cooling pipes on a bostig setup
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Fri, 2 Aug 2013 21:19:28 -0400
...cooling pipes and >> replaced them (and the heater lines, and the radiator). >> >> I bought a set of the stainless steel pipes from the Bus...
for watercoolers and eurovans ... some coolant info
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 28 May 96 18:30:38 CDT
...White Stuff ----------- I used to think the white stuff that plugs up radiator tubes came from impure water, but after using only distilled water...
Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:13:48 -0800
...running hot....any ideas? UPDATE > >You might try opening the bleed valve on top of the radiator. If there is >coolant flowing through the...
Re: Rear heater control
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:28:01 -0600
...I have seen systems that had oil leak into the coolant get a salad dressing like material accumulating in the radiator and coolant bottle...
Radiator Cooling Fan Cycles Frequently
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:11:04 -0500
I have two 88 GL's with the 2.1L engines. The cooling fan on my blue van cycles on and off far more...
Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Sat, 15 May 2010 15:33:28 EDT
In a message dated 5/15/2010 1:25:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, albell@SHAW.CA writes: as I said, i don...
Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:18:06 -0400
...sister tried to put a quart of 10-40 in her radiator once, but it didn't fit, which puzzled her. The shop she...
Re: "H" piece near the reservoir, Seattle
Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:07:10 -0400
...Hurley <ahurley@viewit.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > My H piece near the radiator reservoir cracked, here in Seattle, and the > > mechanic is sending off for...
Re: Blinking Temp Light.
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 09 Jul 94 10:55:12 CDT
...also check all your connections for the electrics on the cooling system (the coolant level sensor, coolant temp sensor, radiator fan switches, etc.) good...
79 Water-cooled Bus?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 4 Jun 1997 02:18:15 -0400 (EDT)
...gray primer) late 70s Westfalia bus with a fairly large black radiator grill on the front. In the center of the grill is the...
Re: '87 Vanagon Thermostat?
Historical mailing list - TBill
Fri, 12 Sep 1997 15:17:08 -0700
...However, the hoses to and from the > radiator are not hot at all, and the fan is not going. > I just had this problem...
Re: Radiator Fan Speed HIGH only
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 12:04:17 -0400
On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Per Lindgren wrote: > EMZ wrote: > > > it is about 6"x1". Its the only think behind the head light with...
Re: An item no water cooled Vanagon should be without!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 5 May 1999 11:41:08 -0400
...He took >out the screw/plug from the radiator top and with a hacksaw cut a groove on >the bolt side up to the...
Re: Fwd: Cooling Systems- Time for something different!
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sat, 26 Aug 2000 19:03:19 PDT
...with this system I think you have to buy a their radiator, and pump ect to work - so it might be a lot of...
Re: Overheated on steep grade in the Rockies/Questions??
Historical mailing list
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:57:52 EDT
I would check the radiator fan function because this could be your problem. I was doing the same thing a few years ago in...
Re: Antifreez smell!
Historical mailing list - andrewbell
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:24:11 -0600
...Yo may also have an air bubble up front, or even a bad core - or worse - bad radiator, but I'd look at the...
Re: Syn oil in Converted S/A Inline 4
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 12:38:27 -0400
...New AC evaporator, new pipes from rear to front for the radiator. Now I've got the new SA wheels on it...
Aux Oil temp gauge wiring
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 1 Sep 2003 17:17:51 -0600
...where to "enter" the cabin, whether through the front near the radiator or underneath, maybe up thru the shifting linkage area. Looks like I...
1990 Vanagon for sale--Charleston WV
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Sun, 30 Nov 2003 18:00:27 -0500
...New radiator...system flushed and bled. Just drove 1800 miles for Thanksgiving with no problems. Head gaskets were replaced because previous owner had a...
Re: OT cabriolet questions
Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
Sun, 11 Jul 2004 11:53:41 -0700
...1 list that anyone knows of? > >I need a radiator for my cabriolet... any places to get one? If I want to...
Re: Rear heater core during summer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 9 Jun 2005 23:46:00 -0400
...Any coolant flowing though the heater core is coolant not available for the radiator. Also, as the coolant flows through, it wears it out...
Re: FRIDAY: Famous Amos Shipping Bonus from Van Cafe?
Historical mailing list - Marty Kulmus
Fri, 26 May 2006 10:46:42 -0700
I just purchased a complete set of radiator hoses from them and I got a bag o'cookies too. YUUMMM. They tasted real good...
Re: Vanagon Delivery Vehicle
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 6 Sep 2006 21:24:03 -0400
...Mike Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > If it's hot, then I'd wire in a dash switch for operation of the radiator fan. m > > --- David...
Re: interesting site about coolant
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:31:22 -0700
...loosen internal engine scale just to have it clog up the radiator, and I've also wondered how they affect the pump bearings. That...
Re: Gas tank out. How to remove debris from tank? (searched)
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:11:02 -0500
...s a better way, I'm > all "ears"! A lot of radiator shops will "boil out" a gas tank -- I had a local shop...
Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:59:13 +0000
...Fan Resistor - Radiator Fan > > 3. Fan Resistor - Rear Seat Heater Fan > > 4. Fan Resistor - Dash Heater Fan > > 5. Power Windows > > 6. Power Door Locks...
Re: Okay, who jinxed my thermostat?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:59:11 -0600
...something to lay under the van on) in front > of the radiator. I covered better than 3/4 of it and, after a time...
Re: How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:28:14 -0800
John, It does not make great sense, because the top of the radiator is higher than the pressure tank, and when the valve there...