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• only a leaky radiator needs to be replaced
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 08:44:33 -0700
  ...The citric acid will do wonders for good clogged radiator but it will make leaks worse in a radiator that needs to be replaced...
• Re: Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:59:12 -0700
  ...like that radiator shop said) that causes the heater core to act all Sybil on you. If heater leaks, replace. Leak fixed. Done. No...
• Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 00:49:45 -0500
  ...I found that the 1/2" or 5/8" plug fit the rear radiator hose almost exactly. Use standard hose clamps to secure them...
• Re: ATF down, coolant up and over... radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:18:01 EDT
  ...but it ain't got nuthin' to do with your radiator. On the front of your auto tranny is a small ovalish heat exchanger...
• Re: Coolant boiling over
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:51:08 -0300
  ...fail CLOSED?? Leak in the hoses?? Good luck, could be any number items. I suspect that since you said that the radiator fan did...
• Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 12:19:33 -0500
  ---- Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Lessons on copper: > Every house on my street has been re-piped because of slab leaks.  Here in...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:23:20 -0700
  ...is certainly possible that BOTH exhaust gas leakage into the > coolant AND a partially blocked radiator are at fault for the multiple > symptoms described...
• Re: Coolant change questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 15 Feb 2023 07:08:25 -0800
  ...and am still having an issue with a leak at the connection to the radiator. It's a silicone hose and I don't...
• Diagnosing Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Thu, 5 Nov 2020 23:06:16 +0000
  ...the system and run it until something obvious leaks, or am I risking plugging my radiator with debris, or maybe worse? Thanks in advance...
• Syncro Coolant Changed
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 22:29:46 -0500
  ...Toward the engine one radiator line was blocked (by the thermostat I assume) and the other flowed easily to the expansion tank. I drained...
• Re: It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 14:41:35 -0500
  ...cab from leaks/weather seals (old rubber gaskets deteriorated, gas pedal foam rotted, hole in front FW near drivers side radiator for cables, heater...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 08:42:04 -0800
  ...gas leakage into the cooling system during operation, and the latter would tend to indicate pulling in air from outside through a leak. -- John...
• coolant leak question...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 13:07:21 -1000
  My '90 GL has a coolant leak up front, where the radiator hoses meet the long coolant tubes. After replacing both hoses there was...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:29:28 -0700
  ...the hoses and the radiator. My coolant system was anything but robust at this point, I had several leaks. After working on this for...
• mystery mechanics
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 20:27:06 -0800
  > > > The installer had routed the cooling tubes backwards to the radiator.... > All the while SmallCar had claimed the radiator was at fault. Never > bothering...
• Re: Subaru Coolant/Leak Stop
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:05:18 -0700
  it should work as well as any one-step 'just add' stop leak. there is one though, that claims to be, and has instructions...
• Re: FW: smoke inside the van??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:12:43 -0700
  ...Could some of the radiator fluid have leaked on hot coils front > the rear heater to cause this smell????? Dunno... but if it is...
• Re: !985 Vanagon radiator leak.
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:41:32 -0500
  Mike, The tanks are held on my brass tabs bent over to hold the tank all way around the tank. If the tabs can...
• Re: Of blown coolant hoses and old radiators
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 18:38:11 -0700
  ...Of blown coolant hoses and old radiators > Hello folks, > > My 1991 has been popping coolant hoses off as of late. First it was the...
• Re: Another Jetta question
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 01:35:40 -0800
  ...the radiator. I checked the coolant level, and it's > okay, I checked my hoses, and I could not find any apparent leaks. The...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:40:39 -0700
  Today I took the radiator cap to a local mechanic and he tested it using a professional ((Snap On) tester. I watched as he...
• Overheating Issue
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:35:56 -0700
  ...The radiator and both coolant lines running to the radiator get hot. Any ideas?? Z --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls...
• Re: 2.1 coolant woes/Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 10 May 2001 20:56:52 -0700
  ...But I also started a coolant leak in the radiator, a minor one, right after the repair. Or rather, it started itself. Fourth, if...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 02:30:35 +0000
  ...the cap to the top of the radiator was "sweating", so the coolant, under pressure, was leaking and evaporating. i </DIV></div><br clear...
• coolant leak found (Coolant Disposal)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sun, 22 Jan 1995 20:26:41 -0800 (PST)
  ...You can probably take it to a radiator shop. Some car garages accept them also. Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:07:25 -0800
  ...the radiator... didnt solve > anything.. needle still is way over the red dot... any ideas? and > yes, the > heads are fine.. no leakage..coolant...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:17:34 -0800
  ...the radiator... didnt solve > anything.. needle still is way over the red dot... any ideas? and > yes, the > heads are fine.. no leakage..coolant...
• What a weekend...Help...Overheating 1990!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 07:47:07 EDT
  Hey Kevin, You said that coolant was leaking around the expansion tank -- I thinks that says it all. It is a sealed pressurized tank...
• Re: Leaking power steering fluid
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 13:36:55 -0800
  ...Vanagon, like the windshield washer reservoir (which leaks often, so I'm told) and >gasp< the radiator. What does the fluid look like, and...
• Re: Radiator part 2 Disappointment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 08:20:50 -0500
  ...from the old radiator to put in the new one is there a gasket or something to keep it from leaking? > > Is this reusable...
• 84 GL rear passenger auxiliary heater
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sun, 22 Dec 1996 21:13:32 -0000
  ...leak inside the car since as far as I can tell the T-pieces are outside? How likely is it to be the radiator...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 22:07:01 -1000
  ...On 7/10/2015 4:57 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Yes it can! They can also tend to leak from lack of use. Leaking...
• Cooling problems / engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Preston Lewis
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:56:29 -0700
  ...I've replace the radiator, removed the thermostat, replaced the water pump, flushed air out of the system, and checked for leaks but can...
• Blue Wonder
  Historical mailing list - John Russ
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 13:25:21 -0500
  ...So it doesn't sound like your typical radiator stop leak product.Dose anyone have any comments or suggestions about this? John R Gloucester...
• Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:31:49 -0800
  ...I noticed water leaking out by the fan switch, went to tighten it a bit and the whole assembly came off in my hands...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 16:41:18 -0800
  ...not only revealed head gasket leaks, but a big leak at one of the plastic pipes to the radiator. I can see that this...
• Re: Rad R&R -- tools?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 8 May 2012 07:00:07 -0700
  ...What kind of clamps do I need to clamp off the coolant lines > before I drop the old (and sadly leaking) radiator? > > -- > Jack "Rocket...
• Re:wasserboxer overheating/ impeller effeciency
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 17:27:45 GMT
  ...Especially if the cooling system is having other problems (in my case, a radiator that was corroded inside). Stay away from the $50 FLAPS...
• Re: JCW oil cooler
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 01 May 1996 21:13:17 -0700
  Weston said "I put the oil cooler on and it worked wonders . . . " Ok Weston, it's interesting to learn about the oil leak, but...
• Re: Head leaks & a GM mechanics suggestion.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 14:50:52 EDT
  ...a "repair". >> I wonder if they tried dumping these in the radiators on the Vega? GM aint changed a bit- they just "bought back...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 00:09:51 -0500
  ...the radiator... didnt solve > anything.. needle still is way over the red dot... any ideas? and yes, the > heads are fine.. no leakage..coolant...
• Re: Radiator Leak
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 13:05:03 -0700
  Despite problems some have had with "stop leak" products, I would add two small bottles, or one large one (the Vanagon's 4+ gallon...
• Re: overheating
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 20:11:33 -0500
  ...Of course if that fixes the problem, you have to find the leak, internal or external. Also make sure the pressure cap is good...
• Re: Rear heater leak - coolant soaked carpet/pad-removing core.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 12:02:11 -0400
  ...Rear heater leak - coolant soaked carpet/pad I had a leaking rear heater core with my first vanagon, an '87 GL. I removed the...
• Where's my fuel tank leaking from?!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 20:41:00 -0400
  ...Do these tanks ever leak in the tank proper or only in the fittings up on the top? Clues on diagnosing this and fixing...
• 20 hours later and a new water pump and a few other things...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 16:32:56 -0700
  ...Oil change Remove radiator Add heat blocking mat to firewall Fix leaking hose to radiator Change fan motor New radiator drain seal Well, I...
• Re: Aluma Seal, Bar's Leak, Blah, Blah, Blah.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 19:08:16 -0500
  At 11:52 AM 12/2/2000, Bradley Flubacher wrote: >Anyhow, I used AlumaSeal for the leaking head, and it stopped leaking. >Very nice...
• Re: It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 19:19:16 +0000
  ...cab from leaks/weather seals (old rubber gaskets deteriorated, gas pedal foam rotted, hole in front FW near drivers side radiator for cables, heater...
• 85 westie spring rebuild, thermostat housing and coolant pipes questions
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 09:33:06 -0500
  ...My thermostat housing is leaking, does anybody have any words of wisdom on removing it, resealing it, etc? I am also going to replace...
• HELP needed in Sun Valley ID
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:43:34 -0700
  i have a friend in Sun Valley ID w/ a coolant leak up near the radiator. She is somewhat mechanically de-clined and needs...
• 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 22:57:31 -0500
  ...Thought the problems came back cause of a leaky radiator, but replaced it & still getting air / only on extended high speed over 60 for...
• 2.1 wbx overheat-1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 01:12:26 +0000
  ...This is the major reason I Still have it.  At 213,000 miles it  started leaking coolant from the heads. It was a slow...
• Re: Another Jetta question
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 04:03:18 EST
  ...you have a small hole in your radiator. >> Is there a way to test for leaks? It seems that it would not do it...
• coolant leak from passenger side rear head
  Historical mailing list - luke sponsler
  Thu, 23 May 2002 02:05:32 -0700
  ...While attempting to flush my radiator my mechanic said my coolant system was not properly pressurized, and he spotted a leak from the passenger...
• Re: Bleeding Air problems
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Feb 1997 08:38:49 PST
  ...This would indicate a head SEAL leak. The seal is not the same as the head gasket. Since your gaskets are leaking perhaps one...
• 86 Coolant Pressure Leak/Problem.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Binder
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:20:47 -0500
  ...new engine (see below) -radiator removed and dunk tank tested, no leaks found. -Coolant system trace/dye tested, no leaks found. Side note: - this...
• Re: Leaking Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:51:08 -0600
  ...Sunday, December 4, 2011, 4:25 PM > > Finally found out the source of my cold weather leak: rear heater core. > > I would like to...
• Re: Weird over-heating problem, please advise!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 07:21:28 -0400
  ...The problem can be as simply as a bad radiator (fill) cap. The cap is axually a 2 way valve that regulates the pressure...
• A/C Condenser
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Wed, 20 Jul 2016 09:38:59 -0400
  ...It appears to hook into the radiator. Is this correct? Must I remove the radiator to replace this when I ultimately ruin the condenser...
• 1989 VW Vanagon Carat For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Oct 1996 17:15:26 -0500 (EST)
  ...Not much damage at all(no rust or anything) but the radiator cover is missing. -looks as if a decent oil leak around #3...