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• Coolant article
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 23:44:07 -0600
  Here is a good coolant article: http://www.gowesty.com/vano_cooling_system.htm
• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:08:29 -0400
  Always new things to learn. Back to the book/schematic. Thanks. Miguel
• Re: one more '66 question (dog-house fan shroud)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 23:18:03 -0500
  ...I'm mounting a dog-house >cooling system on the engine I'm building and the dog-house shroud has >a small (mebbe 1...
• Re: On the Vanagon cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 06:19:35 -0700
  ...I therefore have effectively twice the cooling capacity in the radiator than I need. Overcooled says I. Good design says I".>> Just what I...
• Re: Cooling System stop-leak compounds
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 00:06:09 -0400
  ...Cooling System stop-leak compounds I've got a leak by the manifold in the cooling system on a '96 Olds Cutless Supreme with...
• Re: Winterize Westy?
  Historical mailing list - William H. Collins
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 12:51:47 EDT
  ...the toxic ethelene glycol used in cooling systems. (don't use the RV stuff in the cooling system either, even if it is phosphate...
• Re: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 11 May 2001 19:05:15 -0700
  Currently it is not, until I have time to finish the cooling system overhaul on my '87 Westfalia (literally months in progress, but I...
• Cooling Temp
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 21:45:13 -0500
  My '87 Vanagon seems to be cooling fine, the needle never moving more than a hair above the LED. But it often takes a...
• Re: Cooling System performance at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:19:40 -0400
  ...06, 2003 8:28 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Cooling System performance at altitude If one has a 15psi cap will the...
• Re: Power steering pump and old coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 17:59:34 -0600
  Edward Maglott wrote: > > > In the process of putting the belt on, I had to disconnect that small > cooling hose that runs from the right...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:21:28 -0700
  ...Sat, 30 Jun 2001 09:58:27 +1000 > >Paul - > >I had a not so serious but fustrating series of cooling system failures >over >about...
• Re: Fridge cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 08:35:44 -0700
  ...Fridge cooling fan > Does the fridge cooling fan kick on when running on gas and the ignition > off?? I fired mine up last night...
• Re: HELP - Need Fridge help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:00:03 -0400
  ...If that is so you should not get any better cooling on 12 volt). >You will have to run the engine to get the...
• Re: What is the size of the cooling fan behind the radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:57:10 -0400
  ...What is the size of the cooling fan behind the radiator? I would like to know what the size of the fan is from...
• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:55:21 -0400
  ...That is why they should always be replaced after any cooling system failure. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 00:42:00 -0500
  If combustion gases are getting inot the cooling system, then it is possible for coolant to get into the cylinders. Some will burn of...
• Re: Air in cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Apr 1995 17:20:12 -0300
  ...on the engine which would indicate problems with the head >gasket/cooling system? TIA Blue/green drops of antifreeze under the engine by the...
• overflow tank/expansion tank question
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 09:00:59 -0700
  ...hmmmmmmm? Question could just flushing the cooling system help get the air out?? heads are new and rebuilt 1.9 with new water pump...
• Re: Where is The Heat Going?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 07:23:51 -0700
  ...or the ambient air goes to high the cooling decreases to the point of no cooling and even possible damage to the refrigerator. This...
• Evaporative Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:00:46 -0400
  Has anyone on the list used this in their Westy? Good results? Jim 85 Westy
• Re: good cooling article
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 2 Nov 2002 11:14:53 -0500
  > What is antifreeze? A well-fed significant other. :-O Chris S. '85 Westy.
• Re: coolant pressure testing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:29:37 -0500
  Snap On has the VW cooling system pressurizing adaptor for testing the system.
• Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:02:50 -0700
  ...2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question > > > Or the solution with the newest parts? The cooling hoses, however > numerous, > on the 2...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon Cooling Problem after drive from Atlanta to Durham
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 1995 20:04:52 -0500
  ...The cooling led light came on, but the >temperature gauge never registered hot--and the cooling fan has not come on. >The fill tank...
• Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:40:17 -0700
  ...I have observed that the cooling system responds much faster than it did previously. For example, when you're stuck in traffic on a...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:19:25 -0800
  ...How to - or not - bleed the cooling system > For pictures of the KEP front bleed petcock see: > > http://subaruvanagon.com/conv1_cooling_9.htm...
• Re: Oil cooling..
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:55:09 -0800
  ...Oil cooling.. > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 11:15 AM > There are 'tempostats' available to control your oil > flow...
• Re: Blowing cooling fan fuses
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 07:49:43 -0400
  ...as the > cause. > > The fan seems to be working OK otherwise, cooling well, no squeaks or > squeals, etc. I replaced the controlling relay under...
• Re: Cooling hose diagrams?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 18:04:31 -0800
  ...Shawn Wright > > > >Someone on the list has some nice diagrams of the original Vanagon > >cooling hoses on a web site, but I can't...
• Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:37:09 -0700
  ...2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question > > > Or the solution with the newest parts? The cooling hoses, however > numerous, > on the 2...
• RE: engine seal/tin holes
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 23 May 1996 14:15:31 EST
  I've never been clear about what level of paranoia is appropriate on this issue (hermetically sealing engine cooling intake from engine cooling out...
• Re: PSI? Cooling system Mods, OK? THANKS!
  Historical mailing list - John P
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:55:50 -0000
  ...PSI? Cooling system Mods, OK? THANKS! > I believe the radiator itself is copper... no? > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John P" <jmp@BT-PACIFIC.CO...
• Re: head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:00:45 -0800
  ...I've been driving with that condition where I had to stop every 40 minutes or so and fill and bleed the cooling system...
• Re: One more cooling question!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:45:17 -0400
  ...The Vanagon cooling system has to be properly filled and bled and more than one engine has been destroyed by unknowing folks with the...
• Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 9 Sep 2015 06:48:41 -1000
  ...Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post) >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> >>> it's a consequence of the vehicle design...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Arlen
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:03:05 -0700
  ...Makes me wonder about the effectiveness of this cooling system. > > You would think the VW engineers that designed this cooling system would > > have realized...
• Re: Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 11:19:37 -0800
  ...Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it? Hey Ric, I've used the "Subaru Cooling System Conditioner" in my van (2 bottles...
• Cooling System for Various Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 05:51:57 -0800
  ...options (Subaru, Bostig, in-line 4 etc) all used the stock cooling system. I hope I don't have to replace the engine but...
• Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 18 Aug 94 14:25:21 PDT
  ...Given that, I think changing to an oil with a lesser cooling capacity merits discussion. -David ============================================================================= David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da...
• Re: Interior Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 25 May 1999 07:07:33 -8
  ...Can be placed directly under the cooling fins; quiet and compact. Runs for weeks on a couple of D cells. Substantially improves the cooling...
• Re: 1.9 cooling and FI on 2.1 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:46:51 -0800
  ...a quick question I hope. > > Can the 1.9 FI and cooling system be fit on a 2.1 engine? > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '90 Carat...
• Re: Cooling oddities on 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Brad Snyder
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 22:23:33 4
  ...Another possibility is that your heads are leaking combustion pressure into the cooling system. I hope that it's something simpler than that though...
• Thermostat???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 20:36:59 -0400
  ...I'd like to NOT install it at all and wire the cooling flaps into an "always open" position. I'm taking out the...
• Re: PSI? Cooling system Mods, OK? THANKS!
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 15:13:21 EST
  I believe the radiator is brass not copper. BenT San Francisco
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:45:29 -0500
  ...if you've ever drained your cooling system, you removed those brass plugs between the pushrod tubes. They are marginal at best--very easy...
• Followup: engine cooling non-problem
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:33:00 -0800 (PST)
  Thank you to all the hardy listmembers who offered suggestions and descriptions of their watercooled buses' cooling characteristics-- I'm now much more at...
• Fridge - Blockage at the cooling unit?
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 23:02:48 -0400
  ...The cooling fan at the back of the fridge is working fine on 12 Vdc. The thermoswitch is working when I blow hot air...
• Re: Cooling system questions for 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:43:47 -0700
  ...wait for the boiling over to stop, then re-fill the cooling system and keep going, repeating until destination reached) my head gaskets dripped...
• Bleeding cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jan 95 19:53:00 -0500
  VV>Has anyone tried modifying a coolant resevoir cap to allow VV>pressurization of the cooling system? Maybe a bicycle floor pump and VV...
• RE: Air in cooling system - advice please...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 95 12:09:00 MST
  ...However, air in the cooling system could also be causes by the malfunction of this valve or any other leak under negative pressure besides...
• Re: update: stranded in grover, nc
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 10:42:19 -0800
  ...The biggest clue, but the most subtle, was that the cooling system just didn't seem to have the cooling capacity to handle heavy...
• Re: WTB Oil Cooler bits? For adding to 1.9...
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:19:28 -0700
  ...You will need to tie it into the cooling system and use a > shorter oil filter to clear the exhaust. If the van is...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:21:09 -0500
  ...If this happens to anyone else where lube oil is introduced into the cooling system the best way to clean the cooling system is...
• Re: cooling hose part number
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:55:33 -0500
  ...cooling hose part number Hi all, Anyone know the part number for one of the cooling hoses on an 87 automatic? The hose is...
• Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:52:19 -0400
  ...Anytime a cooling system fails, (boil over or coolant/pressure loss), there is a chance of damage. The in line 4 engines are prone...
• Re: removing cooling fan from an '82
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 17:40:25 -0400
  ...removing cooling fan from an '82 Howdy, I am pulling the cooling tin off of my air cooled 1982 Westy with the engine in...
• RE: Syncro Fan!!!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 30 May 1996 08:26:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >I'm in need of a cooling fan for a Syncro! I've posted once and only >got 1 response. HELP ...but, you only...
• Hot 84
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Emrick
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:02:42 -0400
  I tried the bike pump method for purging air from the cooling system. Seemed to work great. I tried it because my 84 still...
• Normal 2.1L opreating temp
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 02:16:09 +0000
  Hi, The Vanagon 2.1L cooling system with a normal 87*C thermostat will position temp gauge needle over the temp gauge LED during...
• Filling cooling
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
  Sun, 2 May 1999 02:00:00 -0500
  I heard some thing about putting the van on a incline to get the air out! Explain