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• Re: Help locating coolant part - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:55:45 -0700
  ...It connects the hoses to and from the radiator > to those to and from the engine. -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909-8244...
• preventive maintenance alert
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 06:55:26 EST
  ...He noticed that the two "T's" connecting the cooling system to the little radiator under the back seat were corroded. I ordered replacements...
• Re: Does Pepper do the job?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 20:14:49 -0700
  ...It has been known to get me home with a leaky radiator. I mentioned my experience with it years ago, and I also pointed...
• Re: How do you hold throttle while purging coolant ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 07:54:52 -0600
  ...However I have had problems holding the > idle very > fast while I run round the front to the radiator screw. Mine is > stock 1...
• WBX powered Type 3. FS near SF for $1K
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 09:17:01 EST
  ...Interesting how the small radiator with pusher prop in the rear seems to work way better with so little plumbing as compared to the...
• expansion tank cap avail? old school
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:01:36 EST
  ...Can I just go with a generic Stant type cap? This expansion tank cap is metal looking like an old Chevy radiator cap and...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:50:13 -0500
  News!!! the pump was remove, good, a test was done without the rad, engine running to she flow (don't ask me how they...
• Re: Install radiator "cardboard" after rad in?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:49:00 -0800
  I think the cardboard goes last. If I remember correctly, there are instructions in the Bentley for upgrading the heat deflection bits and they...
• Re: Attention TDI Gurus! What is hotter, oil or compressed air?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 01:09:21 -0500
  ...The plan is to use a fan (Golf radiator fan) to move air up and > through the charge air cooler and the oil cooler...
• Re: AC Questions - 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:36:38 -0400
  ...Now when its on maximum cool the electric radiator fan is on which I guess is normal. To my ear it sounds loud and...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:20:36 -0700
  ...Plus ..the all metal 82 diesel vanagon radiator does not remove heat very well compared to the 83 and later radiators. that's another...
• Re: Clicking in Wheels - Ideas of why?
  Historical mailing list - dworkin
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 23:08:45 -0800 (PST)
  ...Finally got the heat working (radiator hot water). if all you water-cooled volk think the vanagon is complicated, try bleeding a house. Spent...
• Re: problems on the road
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:26:19 -0400
  ...So far > I've > replaced the heads, water pump, the pipe that connects the pump to > thermostat, temp relay in the radiator, temp sender...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:48:00 -0800
  ...Although I have to say the radiator replacement isn't a terrible job to have to do and the new radiators were about $500...
• Re: A/C leaking inside!
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 14:44:55 -0600
  ...1 - yes, the radiator fan is supposed to run non-stop when the a/c is running. It's wired to do that. 2...
• Re: Final stage of my long term fuel pump issue - what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:41:03 EDT
  ...The guy at Seattle Radiator seemed pretty baffled that a tank he had just cleaned could have had gunk in it and claimed that...
• Re: Leaky Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:55:53 -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: Hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 May 2011 14:19:43 -0400
  ...Though Gowesty has you connecting the two unused hoses together, this is a silly idea, as it injects hot coolant into the radiator return...
• Re: FW: Dash removal - how long
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:28:57 -0700
  ...Later years they put some heater screws in from the upper radiator grill side instead and that was an improvement since those screw into...
• Re: 2300 Miles Later
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:37:43 -0700
  ...Vehicle movement through the air is a main factor in the process of exchanging heat through the radiator. You may want to check your...
• Fox head torque question
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:12:14 -0700
  ...to a lose coolant temp sensor at the bottom of the radiator.Got that fixed, and then this thing started eating up all my...
• Re: Normal temp?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:30:37 -0400
  ...New thermostat and new gauge sender from Ken Wilford (and new T-II sender as well, it was also bad along with the radiator...
• 2.1 is NOT overheating...sensor popped out of Coolant Tank...diagnosis???
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:02:04 -0700
  ...in my system be causing this scenario? I had a new radiator installed along with this engine...so I assume it is good. What...
• RE: wiring diagrams for '73 super beetle?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 16:18:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Only thing they're missing is the connections for cyls 5 and 6, and the radiator cooling fan. Next update will probably include them...
• More 83.5 cooling
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 13 Aug 96 10:55:54 UT
  ...This Saturday I'm going to pull the radiator (it does feel hot all around it though) and flush it. Any other suggestions? Thanks...
• RE: No More Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Thu, 07 Aug 97 12:16:00 E
  ...After a mechanic repaired the leak on the lower radiator hose, he told me that the heads needed repaired (something I already knew about...
• flushing cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 22:40:50 -0500
  ...in the engine compartment and the one on top of the radiator,the 2 engine head drain plugs.What is confusing me is in...
• Re: Prestone
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Tue, 4 May 1999 18:17:31 -0700
  ...The a/f turns into bubble gum in the engine, pipes, radiator...... Cheers, Tom Neal On Tue, 4 May 1999, Brent Christensen wrote: > Is...
• Re: Will This Bra Fit My '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 13 May 2001 18:02:46 -0400
  ...Unless it's from a Diesel, the '82 bra won't fit, as it won't have the lower opening for the radiator grill...
• It's getting colder!
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 09:29:22 -0400
  ...Block off the fresh air intake scoops behind the front grill and above the radiator to restrict the cold outside air from coming in...
• Re: Anyone know thread size of coolant bleeder bolt on radiator?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:53:41 -0700
  If you put the coolant pressure sender on a heater hose won't the gauge reading vary depending on whether the heater valve(s...
• Re: Some Clarifications and Additional Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:58:20 -0400
  ...it matters for this discussion, of course -- they use a different radiator.) Mine shows a prounounced tendancy for the front wheels to 'skate' in...
• Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 18:27:12 -0500
  ...I checked out Ken W's procedure at vanagain(jumpering at radiator sensor with 3 connection plug). Yes--the hi/loud speed terminal will...
• Re: Thoughts on buying a 82 air-cooled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:49:13 -0700
  ...t want one...It might have better traction than a front radiator vanagon, too. I see quite a few of them driving around near...
• Last Leak Fixed
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:15:23 -0700
  ...Now, after 15 months of ownership and merely changing the engine, transmission, fuel tank seals and fuel lines, radiator, every single coolant hose, and...
• Temp light on for no apparent reason (90 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  Mon, 18 Nov 1996 09:43:26 -0800
  ...I bled the radiator, but probably didn't do a good job of it. No problems. then, 10 days later, its about 27 degrees...
• Re: Coolant Hoses (was Coolant - What color?)
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 02:38:48 EST
  ...251-121-102 42.90 Left/front port on plastic coolant manifold to right radiator pipe. Used a (D)70684 that cost $6.99...
• Cooling hoses: generic
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 00:58:37 -0400
  ...251-121-102 42.90 Left/front port on plastic coolant manifold to right radiator pipe. Used a (D)70684 that cost $6.99...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:24:47 -0700
  ...my cooling system revamped with a new radiator, water pump, stainless steel pipes to the radiator, and many new hoses. Since then I can...
• Trouble comes in threes - Bus Depot bailed me out
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 08:42:29 MDT
  ...Developed BIG leak in right side of radiator about 100 miles SW of topeka. No way to get it repaired so I used bars...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:21:28 -0700
  ...Your explanation seems very > > likely; a big thanks for the idea to take it to A RADIATOR SHOP! > > Never thought anyone can test for...
• Re: LED to tell when fan is on.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Brune
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:52:52 -0800
  ...I wanted the fan as close to the radiator as possible. The shroud has a small tube that comes off that the original fan...
• flush radiator://adding distilled?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 5 May 2002 17:30:41 -0700
  ...Replace this coupling with one of those "radiator flush fittings" available at any autoparts store. (If I remember right, it's a 5/8...
• Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:41:52 -0500
  ...worn area of block where pump impeller rides (can be repaired with JB weld) "The engine is still overheating, and the radiator doesn't...
• Re: Don't Leave Home Without Them: Hoses/Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:37:15 -0500
  ...On > |normal cars, I can check the hoses regularly -- one from the > |pump to the radiator, one from the radiator to the block, > |couple...
• Re: 82 Westy body rust fixes
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:58:04 -0700
  ...Water comes in from behind the radiator and bubbles any paint I put on it... :( I also tried to wirebrush and paint the inside...
• Re: Coolant and air bubbles
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 04:39:01 PDT
  ...a discussion about adding coolant through the > > bleed hole in the radiator in leiu of the "jack the front end up with > > an able...
• Re: Radiator Fan runs constantly 84 vanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:13:28 -0500
  ...All of a sudden the radiator >fan just kicked on... I thought maybe that it would >just cycle and stop, as it usually does...
• Re: Another Spectra product observation
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:11:04 -0500
  ...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: radiator grill
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:44:46 -0700
  If you drop the spare tire tray you might be able to grab them from behind. On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 6:54...
• RE: '73 Toyo-Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 13 May 1996 08:16:00 -0700
  ...Where's the radiator? ---------- >From: Donald E. Bradley[SMTP:dbradley@jeeves.la.utexas.edu] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 1996 9:34 PM ========================================================================= Date: Sender...
• Re: 2.1L vs. 1.9 L? and other questions
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 20:10:43 -0400
  ...the biggest hassle was adapting the hoses from the junction box on the passenger side to the tubes to the radiator. It is doable...
• Re: Radiator Cover on Vangon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 1995 13:40:12 -0500
  In a message dated 95-12-08 12:30:10 EST, Tony.Schiebel@esys.ca (Tony Schiebel) writes: > Has anyone installed >covers over the...
• Re: Does air cond.=hp loss?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 12 Sep 1996 23:11:22 -0700
  ...just to keep the temp guage from going >critical, as the radiator fan's high speed wasn't enough. When I read stories of...
• Re: AC and engine temps
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 08:36:54 -0700
  ...my radiator core has some hot spots.... :( Good Luck! Steven Sacramento, CA sjohnson@calweb.com
• Re: help!:bypassing rear heater
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 15:09:47 EST
  ...Heated coolant will be diverted to the water pump inlet, bypassing the radiator, if the two hoses are connected. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken...
• Re: Removed A/C - Now Rad Fan is Dead '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 16:58:05 -0600
  mike wrote: > AFAIK radiator fan comes on as soon as you turn on the AC. John Rodgers wrote: > I do know that the system...
• Re: Expanshion Tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 10:27:57 -0800
  ...Another > method is to head > to your local smog station and have them put their > emission analyzer > probe near the removed radiator cap. It...
• Van-Again's Ebay Parts
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 17:30:32 -0400
  ...Vanagon Radiator (Aluminum Core) VW http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1870802815&rd= 1 86-91 Vanagon Air Conditioning Evaporator...
• FS 85 parts van, $950 Sparks, MD USA
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:32:42 -0500
  ...this van has a rebuilt engine with under 8K on it, a new radiator, a new alternator, new starter, new O2 sensor, new clutch...