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• Re: 86 Vanagon antifreeze problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 22:56:07 -0500
  In a message dated 96-03-11 12:55:00 EST, raven@halcyon.com (Mark McCulley) writes: >Dennis, maybe you could explain to the...
• Re: Head Gasket help?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 10:04:27 -0300
  ...Before doing this I would flush and fill with new Autobahn antifreeze, or acceptable (?) substitute, if you haven't done so already. Then add...
• Heads leaking....how long do I have before self destruct?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Denton
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:41:36 EST
  ...The engine runs very strong but it has started to leak antifreeze on the driveway from one head. I am very reluctant to add...
• Re: Riddle me this and Riddle me that - Strange "Leak"
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 08:51:55 EDT
  ...the carpet and sound insulation and give them a good washing with the garden hose to get rid of the sticky antifreeze. Tom Illinois
• Re: Some potentially stupid questions
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 09:15:19 -0700
  ...Since you mentioned 'antifreeze', I'm going to assume you do not have an air-cooled Vanagon. There is no engine tin in the...
• Re: Antifreeze smell when you turn on Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 May 2008 16:37:17 -0400
  ...Thu, 1 May 2008 08:15:08 -0400 > >I'm having the same issue (antifreeze smell) in my 1991 GL. I'm also >experiencing...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 May 2010 00:18:30 -0400
  ...As for corrosion under the head gasket or hose connections the antifreeze shouldn't be there so if it caused the corrosion the hose...
• Re: water wetter??
  Historical mailing list - Tom L.
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 09:24:03 -0700
  ...Some engineers were begging Roy to develop a corrosion inhibitor to add to straight water for racers, since racers rarely use AntiFreeze. He did...
• Re: Millennium-Proof Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 18:59:28 +0100
  ...Don't want to spoil the drinking water with antifreeze. Maybe I'll add some Austrian white wine - they used to put antifreeze in...
• Re: coolant
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 17:21:32 -0500
  ...Why not go to your local vdub dealer and buy the recomended antifreeze, or > have them flush and replace like I do. Dieter Thiessen >
• Re: '85 Vanagon - Rear Heater Core Problem: Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 15:22:24 EST
  In a message dated 2/23/00 12:14:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, VeeDubVan@AOL.COM writes: << antifreeze-soaked carpets >> Take your van...
• Temp II Gets Bad Rap
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 15:35:22 -0400
  ...to bad connections at the sensor, or air trapped in the antifreeze at the sensor location. Both would likely be fixed by putting in...
• Re: The Cabriolet ( from digest mode.)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 08:57:42 -0700
  ...I use a generic antifreeze..heck a whole 'new' motor can be had for the price of a few gallons of Dextron....(grin) Don...
• Re: 87 GL Radiator Replace: How Many times to refill rese
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 12:37:50 -0800
  ...I want to try to bleed the system again, but don't have any antifreeze to put into it and think the coolant might...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:24:11 -0500
  ...Pulled the > > > hose from the overflow to the expansion and noticed some blue > > > antifreeze drip out. When I lowered the hose I left about...
• RE: today's adventure/what's wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 07 May 1996 08:35:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Get a bottle of gas line antifreeze ("Heet", or "STP Gas Treatment" or other brand, also called Gas Line Dryer) and pour it in...
• Re: bleed valve
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Aug 1997 14:59:53 EDT
  ...I am going for a 30% water, 70% >antifreeze mixture. This is alot of work. > > I don't think I would trust many garages...
• Re: Temperature guage
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 23:15:02 -0400
  ...Or it can be added to new or used antifreeze to improve the heat transfer of ethylene and propylene glycol systems. Designed for modern...
• Re: antifreeze from diesel engine block
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 May 2004 06:39:35 -0500
  ...While driving my 82 diesel > vanagon, antifreeze started pouring out of the crankcase. The leak is > coming from one of the three sealed ports...
• Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list - Gordon and/or Cecilia Bonham
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 12:35:04 -0400
  ...I have the Texaco non-phosphate antifreeze. I am not sure how to drain the system. I have a Bentley manual. As I understand...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:21:59 -0600
  ...I know antifreeze is a tricky subject in these vans. Can I ask what common brand antifreeze I can use in this van. I...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:38:58 -0800
  ...Note that concetrations of over 60 % antifreeze/water mix can set off the flashing light. Technical Bulletin Group: 90 Number: 92-03 Date: February...
• Re: coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:51:01 -0700
  ...What I find intersting about the vanagon > coolant system is that the flow rate for water alone > is much faster than with antifreeze added...
• Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 03:27:48 -0500
  ...F at > least a couple times a year means that I KNOW about coolant/ > antifreeze. A couple years ago, I believed as many of...
• Re: Antifreeze Propblem Solved
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 18 Mar 1997 02:22:10 -0600 (CST)
  ...container that it is "silicate and phosphate free; add to any antifreeze including DEX-COOL" (which is GM's in-house anti-freeze). As...
• Re: 84 coolant light.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:11:11 -0400
  ...coolant systems, I've run the engines with straight water (NO antifreeze) and have gotten no blinking lights. I'd say the probes are...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:05:38 -0500
  ...So can the undiluted antifreeze. Yes, antifreeze >>>>> needs to mix water for at least a 70-30 mix or it can become a slushy...
• Lame Events at Local Vw Shop
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jul 96 22:00:38 EDT
  ...big pools of fluorescent green antifreeze. we aren't talking a little leakage. the guy was pouring the old anti freeze he had collected...
• Re: '90 vanagon--hose leaking antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 17:04:57 -0700
  ...Re: '90 vanagon--hose leaking antifreeze Because of Memorial Day weekend, it wasn't coming overnight--so I started fiddling with the hose to...
• Re: A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 11:00:10 -0400
  ...I feel that if you have a good > > antifreeze, like your Prestone product, and you replace it every few > > years with fresh coolant, that...
• Phosphate Free: How to determine?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 10:44:58 -0400
  ...the high and mighty points is to use ONLY Phosphate-Free antifreeze (or else risk head gasket problems). SO I ask.... How can you...
• 1982 Diesel Engine starts slow after fluid changes...
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Tanner
  Wed, 6 May 2009 22:00:55 -0400
  Hello again, Over the weekend I flushed the coolant in my 1982 Diesel Westfalia and refilled the system with new antifreeze. I also changed...
• 86 Vanagon antifreeze problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Mar 1996 11:50:52 -0600
  I have an automatic 86 Vanagon w. air. Yesterday, I was driving along and my coolant tempature gage light went off. I checked my...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:41:24 -0800
  ...So can the undiluted antifreeze. Yes, antifreeze >>>>>> needs to mix water for at least a 70-30 mix or it can become a slushy...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 22 May 2014 10:49:05 -0700
  ...For those consumers who would feel more comfortable using a > phosphate-fre= > >>> e antifreeze, our Prestone=C2=AE LongLife=C2=AE Premixed > Antifreeze/Coolant...
• Re: Leaking auxiliary heater
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Apr 1994 14:13:45 -0600 (CDT)
  ...When I turn on the rear heater I smell antifreeze. I've been hesitant to lift the seat and face the mess. ]Also, does...
• Re: Antifreeze smell with heat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 15:29:13 -0500 (EST)
  > It's not a problem if you don't run the heater. It's probably a > leaking core. My 85 has been this way...
• Rear heater core-how to get cover off??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Fri, 05 May 1995 11:44:05 -0400 (EDT)
  Greetings all! Well I'm back on the road and , tired of my wife complaining out clothes smell like antifreeze, finally looking at that...
• The infamous leaking head gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Jan 1997 11:40:39 -0500 (EST)
  ...When I started the engine of my 85 Westy, Both heads were leaking antifreeze. Power is now poor, engine sounds different, & exhaust is not...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 15:08:07 EST
  I found JBWeld to soften and swell after exposure to antifreeze ; maybe this is why it works well for head repair. I attempted temporary...
• Re: Radiator Remove/Replace
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 13:54:41 -0700
  > Dexcool long life antifreeze, good for five years or 50,000 miles and > $8/gal. Phosphate free as required by VW. Your choice. > I...
• Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 16:49:52 EDT
  ...Try sniffing some antifreeze; that might restore the ardor to your love affair with your van. One thing I have to ask, Oh Great...
• Re: doesn't it stink ?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 10:38:57 -0700
  While this thread obviously concerns antifreeze, thought I'd relate an experience with my friend's Chevy Blazer (sorry). It stank when he bought...
• Antifreeze question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 15:57:36 -0500
  It's my understanding that we are only supposed to use a 50-50 water to coolant mix in our Wasserboxers. According to the...
• is High temp all in the thermostat ?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 23:23:40 -0500
  ...My thing is I do not want to go spewing antifreeze all over again for no reason. So I think I should try a...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat - ANTI FREEZE WARNING!!!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:28:55 -0600
  > My mechanic told me that as innocuous as antifreeze might seem > to be, it is an utterly ***toxic*** substance. Toxic? I might as well...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 2 Apr 2017 17:17:21 -0700
  ...feel about vr12 coolant additive? It replenishes the >> > additives in the antifreeze and maintaines the pH of the coolant if you >> use >> > it every...
• Re: good cooling article
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 17:19:00 -0500
  ...good cooling article What is antifreeze? Thanks, Chris Gronski 1980 Vanagon Westfalia AIR COOLED ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 13:21:07...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat<-- Kill this thread!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 00:07:41 -0600
  ...t know that, as I run an Air Cooled :-) Although, any antifreeze I have inadvertantly tasted was also used which certainly can't be...
• Re: Coolant colour It's Friday!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:27:43 -1000
  ...Coolant colour > > Sure I remember alcoholic antifreeze. It was widely used in the fifties, but as you said, it did not last because it...
• Re: Waterpump Blues
  Historical mailing list - Dave Johnson
  Wed, 3 Jul 96 13:54:17 PDT
  ...Also, the old pump was leaking antifreeze.
• Re: Rx to higher running temps in '87 Westyissue (#2003-606)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:09:33 -0400
  ...Replaced antifreeze with phosphate-free 2 Changed to synthetic oil, Mobil 1 15-50. That made a BIG difference. Now it runs consistently just...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:26:04 -0400
  ...out some corrosive chemical with that > ill-considered splash of OAT antifreeze. I personally would not use Dex Cool (a/k/a Death Cool...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:13:20 -0400
  ...You can find it in an empty jug of ANY brand of antifreeze. Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat - ANTI FREEZE WARNING!!!
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 01:29:29 -0400
  ...2004 -0400, Cory Sammons wrote: >> I think the risk of carrying antifreeze is minor. I also think that >> the odds of needing it in...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 20:15:25 -0800
  ...I know antifreeze is a tricky subject in these vans. Can I ask what common brand antifreeze I can use in this van. I...
• Re: The Real Reason for Phosphate Free Coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 17:01:17 +0100
  ...For these applications, Old World Industries offers PEAK� Extended Life Antifreeze and SIERRA�, the Safer Antifreeze. I would suggest this is read very carefully...
• Re: Antifreeze smell with heat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jan 95 15:26:05 EST
  > > I looked at an '87 Vanagon last night (I'm still a wannabus) and smelled that > sweet smell when I turned the heat on...
• Re: Praises for the Porta-potti, was: Winter Camping
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:45:06 -0500
  I just fill mine with RV antifreeze -- works fine. Not too expensive, since you don't use much to flush. david At 10:49...
• Water Wetter...??
  Historical mailing list - Don & Sue Welch
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 18:51:32 -0700
  ...Any experience with this or similar products...? How would this product combine with the phosphate free antifreeze..? Thanks... Don & Sue.. "Nobadays" <http://www.geocities...