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Re: Coolant pressure gauge mounting
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Sun, 3 Feb 2002 20:45:52 -0800
...Vanagon cooling system is an afterthought added to watercooled aircooled engine. Expansion tank location helps in keeping air bubbles and filler tank is a...
Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:52:10 -0400
...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: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:41:48 -0500
...Follow the recommendations of Bentley, the authority on the cooling system. Until perhaps recently, water is/was the best heat collector/transporter from the...
bleed valve in engine compartment?
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:18:28 -0500
...If I'm not starting with an empty cooling system, do I need to bother with this; i.e. isn't the radiator bleed...
Re: Air in Cooling System/ 89Westy
Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
Sun, 28 Mar 2004 18:16:56 -0700
Doug in CA wrote: >Michael, >You could try doing a leak test into the cooling system past the head >gasket. >Some compression testers have...
How to bleed the cooling system???
Historical mailing list - Sylvain B
Sat, 18 Nov 2000 21:21:50 EST
...After repairing a leak in my cooling system, i still have bubles in the system. I hear the swishing sound of those bubles behind...
Re: Overflow puking water
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:11:59 -0800
...Put a pressure gauge on the cooling system and verify that the pressure is still going up very fast when the engine is running...
Re: Air in cooling system
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Apr 1995 22:38:03 -0500 (EST)
...but i was curious, what is > observable on the engine which would indicate problems with the head > gasket/cooling system? TIA > see above ; ) chuck >
Re: About coolant
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:28:31 -0700
...When the cooling water reaches the boiling point (i.e. when the system temperature results in a system pressure greater than the reservoir cap...
Re: fan switch or sensor, a busdepot question
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 07:57:40 -0700
Gary is right, cooling just the radiator does have an almost instantaneous effect on the cooling system pressure. I had a pressure gauge and...
Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:41:52 -0400
At 05:29 PM 4/25/2010, mark drillock wrote: >Maybe some of the waste heat is going elsewhere besides into the >cooling system...
bleeding and draining system revisited
Historical mailing list - Jonc
Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:43:22 -0400
...so temperatures will be monitored all over the cooling system and simultaneous ambients.for the next month. Thanks for the helpful suggestions... regards
Re: New to list..
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:22:55 -0400
...I've heard some rumors, although unconfirmed, that driving without a thermostat has undesirable effect on cooling system flow/volume/pressure (either or all...
Re: Flashing Temperature LED
Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:36:57 -0500
My 84's light flashed intermittently for years and it had nothing to do with the cooling system. It was a short somewhere in...
Pressure Tester
Historical mailing list - Hotch
Thu, 19 Jun 1997 10:38:35 -0400
Hey all, Now that I have 2 watercooled VWs, where can I get a pressure tester for the cooling system? TIA -- Hotch 86 GL...
Coolant Drain and replace
Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:44:10 -0800
Wondering if anyone has the best fool proof and cleanest way to drain my cooling system? Also, how does one dispose of coolant? Dave...
Re: On the Vanagon cooling system
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 06:19:35 -0700
...In six years I've never had a cooling system problem in my I-4 powered Westfalia- and it isn't due to luck...
Cavitation corrosion/erosion
Historical mailing list - Rick Stevens
Fri, 1 May 1998 12:59:56 -0700
...Gaskets, called crevice seals, are used to seal the lube oil system from the cooling system across the liner. The pistons strike the liners...
Re: 1985 westy a/c problem-insuficent cooling r-12 system
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 20:05:35 -0600
On 4/19/05 18:53, "Roger Sisler" <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Oh yeah, I put a vaccume pump on the system for 18...
Re: oil cooler question...
Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
Sat, 24 Apr 1999 03:44:18 EDT
...Unclamp, fill, and bleed your cooling system. Good luck. Scott De Santi 86 Vanagon
Re: AC 134a refrigerant leak down
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 7 May 2013 14:49:45 -0700
...the system ran great through the hottest months but then began to show signs of 134a leakage by virtue of reduced cooling. That got...
Re: temp2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 7 Mar 2009 14:03:41 -0800
if you are using a 1.9 cooling system in your 85 vanagon, which you probably are, then you would order the Temp 2...
Mechanical stuff
Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
Wed, 17 Dec 1997 23:28:18 -0800
...how is it related to the cooling system ? What would mean "drill and tap rusted studs / Bleed system ". What is tap ? Does somebody ever...
What is the valve. . . .
Historical mailing list - Michael Round
Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:38:14 -0800
that is in the engine compartment that is associated with the cooling system? I think it has something to do with bleeding the system...
Re: Cooling system hose diagram
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:53:26 -0400
...com> wrote: > I'm looking for a good diagram for the cooling system.....86-91 WBX 2wd > manual. > > The Bentley manual shows part of...
Re: Need help - the dreaded flashing red coolant light
Historical mailing list - David Baker
Sun, 8 Sep 2002 18:52:47 -0500
...It's merely a way to ensure that the bleeder valve on top of the radiator is the highest point in the cooling system...
Re: Cooling system questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:45:32 -0500
...Cooling system questions Amen to that. Theoretically, the engine should run richer. Which dilutes cylinder lubrication. I wonder if mileage suffers noticeably? Again I...
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
...Pressure Tests for the Cooling System The first test of the cooling system is done when the engine is cold. A cooling system pressure...
Re: Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it?
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 5 Nov 2007 10:40:53 -0800
Hey Ric, I've used the "Subaru Cooling System Conditioner" in my van (2 bottles) and have had success stopping the leak I had...
Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:45:04 -0400
...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: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 17 Feb 2002 20:02:30 -0800
...if you have hard water coming out of your tap, use distilled or deionized water in the cooling system (btw, distilled water is not...
Distilled water + coolant
Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
Fri, 11 Oct 96 11:04:08 -0500
Several people have suggested using distilled water in the vanagon cooling system. I would like to caution that this may not be a wise...
Re: Ideas for lifting water into the Westy water tank?
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:41:52 -0800
This is sound advice, we have not(yet) had to refill our own vehicles cooling system while on a trip but have used our...
Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:06:10 -0800
...And if you can keep all 1.9 cooling system on it ( which isn't quite as good a cooling system I don't...
Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
Sat, 16 Jan 1999 14:53:31 PST
My 84 has an engine compartment bleeder valve that bleeds between the 2 large hoses on the forward fire wall. Walt Spak wnsopc3@3rdm...
Re: Busdepot coolant schematics?
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Sun, 20 Jul 2003 00:26:15 -0400
My chart is a lot better ken!!!!! (he he he he) http://pages.infinit.net/engine/cooling_system_hoses.htm Cheers, Ben http://www3...
Re: Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic?
Historical mailing list - vanagon
Sat, 6 Mar 2004 01:42:18 -0800
...Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic? > it is easy to fill a straight verticle pipe, closed at the...
Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
Historical mailing list - --------------------
Wed, 6 Sep 2006 22:56:22 -0400
...Burp the cooling system again. Be absolutely sure you > don't have air in the system. > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > Edwin Francisco...
Re: head gasket or bad connection?
Historical mailing list - John
Sun, 20 Feb 2000 14:20:08 -0500
...I think you should repair the leak caused by the thrown belt and then pressure test the cooling system with the engine at the...
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...
Flushing cooling system?
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Mon, 24 Apr 2000 12:28:38 +0200
...I don�t have a bentley, so can someone please tell me the correct (and easiest?) way to flush the whole system? It is...
Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:35:37 -0700
...Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post) Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> It's an acronym...
Re: [Vanagon-Inline] Cooling system
Historical mailing list - George Wietor
Fri, 27 Apr 2001 14:02:07 -0700
...I'm not able to find a drawing of a > complete cooling system! > I've been checking the ETKA as well as both Haynes...
Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:06:58 -0400
...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: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:13:51 -0700
...Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround? > > I suppose most of us are aware that if for whatever reason there is air in > the cooling...
Cooling in Arizona
Historical mailing list - LeeAnn Medlock
Sun, 20 May 2001 21:21:20 EDT
...I have never bought any water cooled Volkswagens, and living in Arizona, I am wondering just how temperamental the cooling system is. Do I...
Coolant System Warning to 86+ Owners
Historical mailing list
Sat, 4 Nov 1995 10:44:28 -0600
I came across a reference in the archives to a cooling system flange problem and want to flag this to (at least) 86 vanagon...
Re: cooling system hose clamps
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:01:51 -0700
...the > system to run at a higher than designed pressure. > > I spent a lot of $$ so that the all important cooling system would be...
Re: coolant fairies...(long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:38:47 EDT
The cooling system is designed to draw more coolant from the overflow reservoir when it needs more, and discharge it back into the overflow...
Re: follow-up - coolant gauge problem...
Historical mailing list - Grungy
Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:18:08 -0500
At 11:01 PM -0400 9/21/05, Dennis Haynes wrote: >Wait! Your running the engine to charge the AC and the cooling system...
Re: Possilbe coolant leak in heater core vicinity
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:06:42 -0400
...the cooling system? Or is there a better way to check for >leaks up front? It will show up everywhere in the system. Yrs...
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: '84 Vanagon, Help!
Historical mailing list - James Cook
Sat, 13 Aug 1994 08:25:01 -0700 (PDT)
...Finally (about > 2K miles later) the leaking gas literally blows coolant out of most > of the cooling system and the temperature sensor begins to...
WBX gauge value
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 19:07:13 +0000
...This arrangement allows me to see the engine operating temp and how "thermally loaded" the cooling system is. Someone else on the list promotes...
Any experience with this part?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:14:31 -0800
Anyone have any experience with this 'universal' part for the cooling system? http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_984_897/universal_2...
Re: Bars Leak
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 22:48:22 +1300
...do u think that will seal up the gases that >are gettin into the cooling system ? Wonderful stuff for clogging your radiator!
Re: 2.1 Conversion-Trouble Bleeding Cooling System
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:38:34 -0600
> Engine temp gauge never goes above 1/4. That's probably all you need to know about the thermostat--replace it and see what...
Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Tue, 7 Jul 2020 17:56:26 -0400
...O-Rings, oil, and charged with 134a. (retained condenser, cooling coil, and compressor). The system worked wonderful, only needed to add a � pound of...
Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 09:46:01 -0700
...2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question So I jumped in with both feet first. I have COMPLEAT 2.1L engine sitting...
Re: Cooling System failure Prevention Idea.
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 21:56:17 -0600
...Cooling System failure Prevention Idea. > Date: Saturday, December 06, 1997 2:32 PM > >