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• leaky radiator
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Baker
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 23:23:57 +0000
  hello all, I have a leak in my radiator, I was wondering if anyone had ever tried Barz leaks stopper? or any temp. sealant...
• Radiator fan -Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 20:09:52 -0400
  Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who responded to my e-mail about my radiator fan that would not turn off. Switched the...
• Radiator install time
  Historical mailing list - Dan Brideau
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:33:30 -0400
  ...I'm assuming the radiator is leaky. What's a realistic time for replacing it? Few hours? Afternoon? Whole Saturday? Thanks in advance, Dan...
• Re: testing radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 20:18:22 -0400
  ...on whether I was moving.." Sounds like the water pump or radiator are not up to snuff. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ in...
• Radiator bleeder BOLT question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 06:29:57 -0700
  Is the BOLT that is used to bleed the front radiator any special bolt? Does it have grooves in the threads to let the...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:12:40 -0700
  ...The waterpump will try to push coolant to the radiator but the closed thermostat blocks the radiator return hose so it can't fully...
• Re: Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:07:19 -0800
  ...What I think we are going to have to do is replace radiators. Either replace or clean. I just bought a new Wahler thermostat...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 6 Jan 2014 12:29:14 -0800
  Ditto on the comment about hoses that run the hottest, on all cars..like upper radiator hoses on front engine cars, or , for example...
• Re: overheating vanagon 86
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:45:10 -0600
  Matthew, All other things being operationally correct - as the cooling system is bled, the radiator bleed point should bubble as the air escapes. Just...
• Re: 84 vanagon cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 06:48:12 -1000
  ...if you carefuly inspect a vanagon radiator the coolant goes in the bottom then has to get pushed all the way up the height...
• radiator help
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 18 Jul 1999 14:35:17 -0700
  ...the grill broke into many pieces, a couple of them went into the radiator. I can only see one hole, about 1/4" long...
• Re: overheating and radiator, now:best price online
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 12:52:28 -0400
  > John @ aircooled.net has the best prices on Vanagon > radiators. Actually, I have the best prices, by a pretty good margin. I bought four...
• Re: Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Wed, 5 Oct 2011 19:42:47 -0500
  ...Thanks Gary > Radiator > OEM Volkswagen/South Africa, same as sold by the Dealer but for hundreds > less! 1983-up Vanagon. >
• Re: Radiator/grill rattle at highway speed.
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:31:10 -0600
  I believe that missing the rubber bushings could definitely give the radiator room to rattle/rock back and forth. Or maybe the radiator could...
• Re: A/C and High Radiator Fan Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:06:35 -0700
  ...Mark Dennis Haynes wrote: > Both the AC and the radiator can put the fan in the super duper high > speed. If the radiator switch...
• Re: Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:22:50 -0400
  ...bad radiator fan sensor/switch. I stole the radiator fan switch from my other Westy (it's waiting for a head reseal) and installed...
• Re: !985 Vanagon radiator leak.
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:02:19 -0500
  ...The radiator looks pretty new, and I believe if it had not of froze it would be ok today. I think I'm going...
• Re: need radiator removal advice today re: spare tire tray
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:36:51 -0500
  ...need radiator removal advice today re: spare tire tray In a message dated 1/18/2001 10:34:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, jlambert21...
• Re: Riddle me this: question about dropping a radiator
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:54:51 +0000
  ...I've already salvaged the radiator out of my 82 diesel because it appears to have been recently replaced. I got the spare tire...
• Re: Confessions of a blind mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:20:32 -0700
  ...I don't think it will help if you have a hole or a crack in the radiator or some loose clamps.. it's...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 00:09:43 -0400
  Most likely that radiator is original. After 25 years it does not owe anybody anything. Do not blame it on the green coolant. Most...
• Re: Looking for some Vanagon Radiator Parts
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:42:35 -0700
  ...I am looking for the upper radiator mount, lower two radiator >>> mounts, and electrical plug with pig tail wiring for the fan switch. If...
• Weird electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 29 Oct 2023 09:37:10 -0700
  ...I look at the sensor at the radiator, nothing wrong too. I ask myself... Why does the radiator get the power feed when the...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 10 May 2002 20:06:05 -0700
  I did it, and it worked well! I jacked front end up 20" and rigged a small funnel and poured coolant in new radiator...
• radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 10:17:09 -0400
  My radiator fan is locked in an on position, it drained my battery last night, and when I connected jumper cables to my auxilarry...
• Re: update: stranded in grover, nc
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 10:42:19 -0800
  ...To shorten the story, THE PROBLEM WAS THE RADIATOR. And it is apparently not possible to check the flow of the radiator. The bottom...
• Re: Radiator vintage?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:44:37 -0800
  ...Radiator vintage? Can anyone tell me the vintage of my radiator from the number: 068 12 253 E? Its an 87 Syncro Westy that...
• Re: Radiator vintage?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 00:13:40 -0800
  ...Are the Vanagon radiators from, say, CI, made in China? > > > Neil. Who much prefers a Neumann U87 > > > > > On 11/30/07, Jake de Villiers...
• Re: Diesel Radiator Removal
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 17:19:55 -0400
  ...Diesel Radiator Removal My 82 Westy Diesel recieved a very large hole in the radiator yesterday. I was thinking of replacing it myself. Are...
• Coolant system question (last, I hope)
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 21:08:17 EDT
  ...I might have reversed the lines to the radiator, and I have two questions: 1. Does it matter which direction the flow to the...
• Re: Advice...temp to high.... after new parts....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 20:50:34 -0500
  BB Ok, you have a flow bench for a radiator but your pressure tester is busted. I'd test the "new" thermostat first. Then...
• Re: Radiator vintage?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:48:05 -0800
  ...Jeff On Nov 30, 2007, at 3:23 PM, Mark Drillock wrote: > If you look over the radiator closely there will be a date...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 01:32:33 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> >>> >>> The radiator was replaced four years (40k miles) ago with a new radiator. The coolant pump was replaced five years...
• Re: Catalytic heaters
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 10:02:33 -0800
  ...It works like a radiator (It is a radiator). The coolant sucks heat out of the engine (to keep the engine cool). The coolant...
• Re: Coercing the radiator hose off
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 20:02:21 -0400
  ...Coercing the radiator hose off > The vertical radiator hose came off easy. I can't say the same for rusty > clamp. I cannot get...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:53:20 -0400
  The Vanagon radiator is actually two-in-one design with two cross flow radiators, one mounted behind the other in a single unit. The...
• Re: Rubber bands in my radiator?!?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 29 Jun 2013 17:02:02 -0400
  ...They clearly weren't something floating through the >radiator. Now the question is, what in the HECK are they there >for. It doesn't...
• Re: Double T Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 09:07:14 -0500
  ...Try going to a radiator shop and > see if they can make one out of brass. Ed Good point. I have often wondered whether...
• Hot 84
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Emrick
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:02:42 -0400
  ...I thought I may have a plugged radiator but coolant came out of the radiator from the bleeder valve with a slight pump. Does...
• parts # 1986-on radiator thermo-switch?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 11:41:11 -0500
  ...for 1986-on Radiator Thermo-switch? (ie., 1st stage in 89C-94C out 81C 2ed stage in 95C-100C out 87C). I plan to...
• radiator/power steering lines??
  Historical mailing list - R.Joseph Murphy
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 10:06:53 -0700
  Just replaced metal radiator lines in my "85 soon to be I-5 TD with 1" emt tubing as receintly suggested by a list...
• Re: Re[2]: engine cooling non-problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 16:34:15 -0500
  ...The fan is controlled by the radiator temp. The guage back in the engine compartment at the thermostat housing. If the temp goes up...
• Re: More on the radiator fan (85 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:11:00 -0700
  ...All watercooled North American Vanagons have at least 2 speeds for the radiator fan. 82-85 all models, 2 speeds, with small 2 speed...
• Re: A/C and High Radiator Fan Questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:53:54 -0800
  ...A/C and High Radiator Fan Questions > > > >An 87 with factory air has a 3 speed fan, not a 2. What you > >are calling...
• Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Sat, 15 May 2010 11:35:35 -0700
  This is true, there are disposable radiators not meant to be rodded. A good radiator shop knows the difference, and knows what you can...
• Re: Need input on this overheating problem - hot and flashing light - SOLVED!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 May 2006 18:43:35 -0400
  ...Take her out for the maiden voyage - SAME PROBLEM!!! So then we replaced the radiator with a used unit that was cleaned and pressure...
• Re: Radiator performance and replacement
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:51:58 -0700
  On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Ed McLean <email99@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Some comments on measuring radiator performance and replacement: > > On...
• Re: Radiator Aux Cooling Fan 84 vs. 90
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 11:37:13 -0700
  ...I suspect the temp sensor on the radiator is bad, and plan to change it. > > Now, my question is related to the Aux radiator...
• Re: bleeding coolant solution?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 10:54:13 -0400
  ...The point of raising the front is to make the radiator the highest point of the system, and have the air floating uphill into...
• Re: Radiator Aux Cooling Fan 84 vs. 90 - compressor on for Aux Fan to kick-on with 90 model??
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 2 Sep 2015 18:39:04 -0400
  ...The radiator fan switch > senses the water temperature in the radiator closer the outlet than inlet. > A > higher temp thermostat will make less coolant...
• Re: Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 19:22:47 -0700
  On your '84, the thermal switch should be located on the left (as you sit in the driver's seat) side of the radiator...
• Re: aluminum or brass radiater-- which is best?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 19 May 2005 19:05:49 EDT
  I have installed a newr aluminum radiator in my bus and never looked back. The old radiator was copper and full of crud and...
• Re: Advise me on a radiator change...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:02:57 -0400
  ...Refill & Bleed Much Easier as well ~ Bentley 19.6 specifies new coolant if you replace heater core, radiator, heads/gaskets, or engine. Yrs, d
• Re: Radiator Baffles front grill
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 4 Apr 2023 17:33:55 -0700
  ...https://gowesty.com/products/radiator-baffle-set-left-right-bottom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21gH9_nltUg On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at...
• Re: Radiator question?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 08:33:19 -0800
  ...Any problems with this radiator won't show up until summer in your area anyway! ;-) > John Andrew wrote: > > Hi, > > Quick question on radiators. Is...
• Re: behr radiator vent bolt washer size.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Nov 2014 12:37:20 -0400
  ...behr radiator vent bolt washer size. hi, I have a behr replacement radiator and the vent bolt has a copper washer but the threads...
• Re: Radiator/Condensor fan resistor - VW # 251-971-284-H
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 14:10:18 -0400 (EDT)
  89>syncro<GL "Red Brick" $33.33 Did the trick ! (Dealer with 3's on his mind) Now the radiator fan comes on at...
• help with stripped radiator bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Louis Rumanes
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 15:39:57 -0600
  ...It appears to be a thin insert molded to the plastic radiator, and I don't know it would be able to be tapped...
• Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 17:38:11 -0700
  ...You will have to > call around to find someone who can handle the job. > > > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- >> Radiator not cooling as well as it...
• Re: converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 10:59:47 -0800
  To expound further on Mark's clarification, if you are converting an air-cooled , ideally you need a Diesel Vanagon radiator. These are rare...