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• Re: Dometic Fridge on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 20:57:05 -0400
  ...Or switch to 12 v DC if you are going to drive some distance, (Hour or two) remember it is a relative cooling, so...
• PSI? Cooling system Mods, OK? THANKS!
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:22:41 -0500
  ...The reason I didn't do this immediately is because I wasn't sure if the cooling solution would adversely react with certain kinds...
• Cooling system pressue check
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 08:06:02 -0800
  Silly question here, but...Where is the radiator cap on a Vanagon? I want to perform a pre-purchase cooling system pressure check as...
• Re: External Heat System for Vans
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 15:46:22 -0600
  http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/ac-unit.htm I'm only the cooling guy. Possibly they make a small heat pump unit ????? Stan On...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 6 Sep 2014 12:31:15 -0700
  Those Vanagon engine failures are far more common from cooling system failures than anything else. Spending money on oil gauges won't change that...
• Need radiator cooling fan motor
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 15:33:40 -0500
  Does anyone have a spare radiator fan motor for an '84 Westy with A/C? Tom Ohio
• Re: fan speed
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 00:51:23 EDT
  Sorry, my fault for forgetting a word. I meant engine cooling fan. Sean B. '90 V'gon "Happy Bus"
• Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 28 Aug 2016 17:31:59 -0400
  ...I had a tiny cpu fan on the cooling fins inside for a while but took it off because it didn't seem to...
• Re: inadequate cooling
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Sat, 7 Sep 1996 20:15:21 -0700
  At 09:50 PM 9/7/96 -0500, Christine Murdock wrote: >Is my '86 Wasserboxer's inadequate cooling partly due to trapped air in...
• Re: cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - brad horner
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 18:47:11 -0500
  ...My last van was a '91 and when the > cooling fan came on I could hear it running. My '85 is either much > quiter...
• Re: AC Question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 00:19:10 EDT
  ...If the engine idles very > long at all with the AC turned on, the high speed cooling fan turns on > then cycles back off...
• Re: Head gasket replacement: how much?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 02:20:21 -0600
  Yes, I'd agree about the better cooling system, but to get most of the benefit you've got to put the whole thing...
• Re: o-ring cooling crossover tube
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 20:01:54 -0400
  ...o-ring cooling crossover tube > If an o-ring is part of any union it always gets replaced without > question. > > You can try silicone...
• Re: bleeding the cooling system....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 06:18:17 -0400
  No, you do not want to warm the engine up before bleeding the cooling system. Both the 1.8 and 2.1 have a...
• Re: Cleaning Oily Gunge out of Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 May 2010 14:01:07 -0700
  ...The gasket has been repaired but there's still lots of white oily goo stuff in the cooling system. Can you suggest a chemical...
• Re: 1 cooling system info request, 2 questions
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 12:28:03 -0700
  ...1 cooling system info request, 2 questions Hi All, Info request: Can someone please supply the Bentley coolant/H2O ratio and coolant capacity for...
• Re: Pressurized Cooling Sys./Cyl. Head
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 5 May 2001 08:49:56 -0400
  ...As I see it the metal rings seal the combustion chamber and the little green "O" rings seal the cooling system. Joe ----- Original Message...
• Re: V-belt failure & engine health
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 21:25:52 +1200
  ...Watercooled vans will not be affected coolingwise, unless the battery gets so low at town speeds that the electric cooling fans cannot run. -- Andrew...
• Re: Looking for S42 Cooling Fan Fuse ???
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:40:36 -0700
  ...wrote: >Hi All. >I'm looking for the physical location for the Cooling Fan Fuse. >Sez it comes off of the Radiator Cooling Fan...
• Re: What spare parts to carry with on trips
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 2 May 2017 15:14:19 -0400
  ...So I'm pretty confident in that section of the cooling system. But other parts of the cooling system may not be as ready...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 wbx swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 23:21:25 -0500
  ...There is no where to connect it to the 1.9 cooling system. If you use a 2.1 exhaust you can leave it...
• [W] head gasket leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 1994 00:08:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Finally (about >2K miles later) the leaking gas literally blows coolant out of most >of the cooling system and the temperature sensor begins to...
• DIY / Homemade coolant system pressure testing
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 21:51:50 -0700
  ...In lieu of a commercial VW coolant system pressure test tool, which has adapters for testing both the cooling system as well as the...
• Re: Gurgling coolant
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 3 May 1999 16:49:07 EDT
  ...Is this normal, or do I need to "burp" the cooling system? Could it be a sticky thermostat? PS - the cooling system, engine, hoses...
• Re: Larger Capacity Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 12 May 1999 23:41:06 -0700
  Ned, I live in Phoenix, too, and unless i have a cooling system problem, (clogged radiator, etc.) the standard cooling setup is sufficient. The...
• Re: Cooling fan kills radio
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 26 May 2001 19:45:30 -0500
  ...In my 82 former diesel everytime the cooling fan comes on the > radio goes dead for half a second. I'm assuming that it...
• aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Tue, 15 May 2001 19:22:13 -0700
  ...my intuition says that the cooling effect will probably outweight the heating effect. any other opinions on this? steve&buster [text/html]
• Re: Expansion tank not connected
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:00:13 -0500
  ...When cooling down coolant only is drawn back into the system. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jens Jakob Andersen" <jens...
• Re: Cooling System Flush
  Historical mailing list - AATransaxle
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:34:51 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 10:01 AM Subject: Re: Cooling System Flush > Jarrett, > On the two occasions I flushed our Vanagon's...
• Re: '91 Vanagon - Upper Bleed Ring
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:23:48 -0400
  Pam, The "self bleeding" feature takes place over a few cycles of heating and cooling. Air collects under the pressure cap and is forced...
• Re: Stainless Pipes Determination and Deionized Water Query
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:20:58 -0700
  I've been using the water from my dehumidifier for my Vanagon cooling system. John
• Engineering give me Cold power?; Capt'n she wont do anymorrgh!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 May 1997 22:40:08 -0400
  Since were ifin on the subject of more power and better cooling . I have a few of questions. 1. How do I figure the...
• Leaking head nut
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:49:48 -0500
  ...I found it had cooling problems on the first long drive. A very small amount of combustion gases were escaping to the cooling system...
• cooling fan!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonyqest22
  Sat, 16 May 1998 08:03:46 EDT
  ...here the past couple of weeks and my question is the cooling fan. It doesn't come on very ofter (good thing) and I...
• HELP.....cooling system hose needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:16:16 -0500
  ...The metal cooling pipes on my son's 84 Vanagon needed to be replaced...so I sent it off to the local dealer to...
• Re: cooling system woes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 22:34:42 -0700
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 7:38 PM Subject: cooling system woes > Well, the 'ole waterpump gave up the ghost yesterday releiving...
• Air Conditioning Experience
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:01:52 -0500
  A couple of questions for List friends---- 1) Does the Vanagon A/C system provide the kind of cooling you get in a newer...
• Re: [Re: Emergency engine cooling]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:28:22 MDT
  ...doing steep grades in low gear--especially when weather's warm. "Cooling" the engine with the heater gives an extra measure of controll & protection...
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 18:17:33 -0500
  ...COM Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 5:44 PM Subject: Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc. The "orange stuff" is *usually* Dexcool, a formulation...
• Re: for the record water is not corrosive
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:33:50 -0400
  ...I don't think this is a big concern in a cooling system, though -- you're not always flowing new water in, so what...
• Flushing the Coolant System
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:41:08 -0400
  ...I'm going to take the opportunity to flush the cooling system at the same time. I've read through the archives and have...
• Re: Gasket sealer for cooling system part
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:23:51 -0400
  ...Gasket sealer for cooling system part > Now that I have the new and improved replacement METAL flange w/nipple, > instead of an o-ring...
• Re: Lowering Coolant Pressure for Headgaskets
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Tue, 19 May 1998 14:51:03 -0700
  ...or 192 degr.fahrenheit cooling fan cut-out temp 1st stage = 81 deg cels. or 178 degr.fahrenheit the 80 deg.cels opening temp...
• Re: 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 14:03:29 -0700
  ...actually I find the 12 volt cooling is quite effective... but I have an auxiliary battery to keep the fridge running when I stop...
• 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...
• Re: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 20:57:29 -0700
  What was the air temp in the fridge at 73F room temp? The cooling fins will get really cold but that's where the...
• Re: Cooling System failure Prevention Idea.
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 21:46:35 -0600
  ...Saturday, December 06, 1997 1:00 PM > > I just finished the flushing of my cooling system, then using Autobahn,and > distilled water to replenish...
• Re: Burps up coolant when parked warm.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:17:19 -0400
  At 05:45 PM 7/5/2009, John Rodgers wrote: >What IS the correct pressure for the cooling system at operating >temperature? I seem...
• Re: 2nd Oil Cooler...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 18:48:24 -0400
  ...remeber that the original VW only generated a small amount of power and cinsequently did not need a lot of cooling. If you want...
• Re: My $%&$%& van
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 11 May 1999 23:54:31 -0500
  ...Are there perhaps two >thermostats? Does the cooling system need to be bled or something? What does >the blinking light signify? Any information at...
• Re: Cold defrost/warm heat ETC.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 12:16:07 -0500
  ...If for any reason your cooling sytem is not holding pressure, you may experience heat problem. Make sure your cooling system is working. Eric
• Re: flashing temp light
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 00:09:36 -0400
  ...If you get al the air pockets out of the cooling system, and your cooling system is really tight (remember a vacuum can form...
• removing cooling fan from an '82
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:22:23 -0700
  Howdy, I am pulling the cooling tin off of my air cooled 1982 Westy with the engine in place. I am at the point...
• Re: Attn. 2L Air cooled experts. Is this a bad idea?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 09:52:14 -0600
  ...The engine cooling is from the fan pushing cooler air from the engine compartment over the engine fins. Hence the importance of the seal...
• Re: Engine test bench
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:16:52 -0800
  ...and at least run a garden hose through the cooling system for a 'total loss' cooling system. or set up radiator, fan, and hoses...
• Re: Not another heater fan!!!...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 10:18:02 CST
  Actually it's not the cooling fan but the front heater/defroster fan that's giving me fits. Steve
• Bostig conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 10:46:37 -0700
  How many total hours do you estimate a bostig/zetec conversion will take? Just the engine and components-not cooling, etc. stan
• Re: Satisfaction Plus,
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:16:43 -0800
  RE: Cost of cooling pites... Fred, have you chedked the pricing and availablility of those pipes from the dealer of late?
• Re: WBX cooling system addittions
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:50:51 -0500
  Nobody got a comment on whether or not this will work on a 1.9 , for an oil cooler?