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• Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 24 May 2012 20:36:40 -0400
  ...It may be if you take a van with a marginal cooling system that overheats at traffic lights and things like that the lower...
• RE: Nervous about heads
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 97 13:17:22 EST
  ...What a shame!! I should ad it's a >turbo diesel but I think there is nothing to do with the cooling system. > >Thanks...
• Gasket sealer for cooling system part
  Historical mailing list - Jim King
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:55:49 -0400
  ...P/N for 86 2.1 Syncro cooling system part > I'm sure all the folks who have done a head job have long...
• Re: Greetings Again & Overheat Help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 00:03:50 -0500
  ...I also had a Renault that behaved similarly until I got the cooling system bled out. Evacuating the air from the Renault's cooling...
• Re: (a cooling system saga) -long
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 05:55:40 -0400
  > >Even draining per Bentley leaves a lot in the cooling system - long hoses and >all. I found this to be true as well two...
• Re: Red Line Water Wetter - good or bad?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 08:34:34 -0800
  ...While I don't understand its chemical properties, they are adamant that >it reduces cooling system temperatures. Makes me wonder why I didn't...
• Re: What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 5 May 2008 15:38:53 +0200
  I agree that level can go down due to air in the system, but can it come up again completely when cooling down? I...
• Re: More 2.1L coolant system woes (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 06:49:40 -0500
  ...Hope this helps, Ken Wilford John 3:16 Robert Cardo wrote: >Would you like to locate the weakest area in your cooling system fast...
• Re: Cooling system '85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 17:12:28 -0400
  ...Cooling system '85 1.9 I was afraid you were going to say that. Thanks. It's seemed like the expansion and overflow tanks...
• Re: Physics phun
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:52:09 -0800
  ...Blocking any air flow at alternator fan or elsewhere in the engine air cooling system is a bad idea. And, having one heat exchanger...
• Re: bleeding system
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 10:06:31 -0400
  ...do i need to bleed the whole system? Why not? Anytime I service the cooling system on a Vanagon I do the bleed thing...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 09:27:39 -0600
  ...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: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:39:26 -0700
  ...cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far. To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Monday, April 26, 2010...
• Re: Head Damage? Test strips!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:31:37 -0400
  ...Jason On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > Combustion gasses getting into the cooling system can...
• 87 Westi GL (Overheating)
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 19:52:38 EST
  ...I find no visable leaking of coolant but the PO said the cooling system Pressurizes after 30 to 50 miles of highway driving. I...
• Re: ??? Solder Joint Design ???
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:47:20 -0600
  i have modified many a cooling system with standard copper and brass plumbing fittings using no lead solder and paste flux with normal sweating...
• Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:34:36 -0700
  ...1 cooling system. > every last part, from main coolant pipes back , changed over from 1.9 > cooling system to 2.1 cooling system. > > is...
• Refrigerator Info
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 15:40:37 -0700
  ...I also added some articles about the cooling system. Please take a look! http://members.accessbee.com/heinlein/vanagon.htm -Blake Heinlein 84 Vanagon...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 19:49:51 -0700
  ...Follow the recommendations of > Bentley, the authority on the cooling system. Until perhaps recently, water > is/was the best heat collector/transporter from the...
• cooling system expansion tank- filthy!
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 22:28:29 -0400
  ...should I arrange something special as far as flushing out the cooling system is concerned? I saw somewhere a product that you add to...
• Re: Epoxy and Coolant temp tolerance
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 12:14:52 -0600
  ...Bars Leaks sells the solid > type two part epoxy for this application, and epoxy is epoxy. > http://www.barsleaks.com/Cooling_System/cooling_system...
• Re: Cooling system woes
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 17:20:47 -0400
  Sorry to be late with this, but Ken, I do bleed my own van's coolant system and when I get ALL of the...
• Re: Hello All
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 23:22:58 -0800
  And your cooling system will almost certainly, at some point, call attention to itself in the form of leaking coolant/overheating. My '87 has...
• Re: Euro-Engine: 85 Volkswagen Van, Cooling, Coolant, Air
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:21:16 -0700
  Just FYI when my '88 had a compression leak at the heads into the cooling system, I could not bleed the system from the...
• Cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Al Ferguson
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 19:21:48 MST
  I have an 89 Carat and a cooling question... It seems to run a bit on the hot side lately - almost in the hot...
• Re: Air Bubble?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 08:37:41 -0500
  ...When you reinstalled, did you bleed the cooling system with the heater valve on maximum hot? If you didn't there would be a...
• Re: pressure in cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 11:26:09 -0400
  ...Paul >Very nice vanagon pictures, and impressive mileages! I'm not sure >why a transmission cooler would blow from excessive cooling system >pressure. High...
• Re: Head leaks fixed??
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 07:22:05 -0600
  ...the >whole cooling system or does it plug the holes only? > >would it have any adverse effects to the cooling system? > >thanks, >Fred The...
• cooling system woes
  Historical mailing list - mike barker
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 22:38:10 -0400
  Well, the 'ole waterpump gave up the ghost yesterday releiving the system of all coolant. Got it replaced (not my regular guy-this happened...
• Re: Cooling system level?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 15:35:01 -0400
  ...a very big ccloud of white smoke (oil going direct in the exhaust system after main Turbo bearing/seal failure)for a mile long...
• Re: [vanagon] bubbles in my overflow tank?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 31 May 2004 09:14:34 -0700
  ...This is why you get air in the cooling system long before you get coolant in the exhaust. Putting 15 psi on the cooling...
• Re: [WetWesties] sudden glitch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:49:58 -0700
  how long have those heads been on the engine ? you should never need to bleed the cooling system more than once if things are...
• Re: 85 Odd Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 13:29:42 +0000
  ...What happens is that the heads don't leak coolant, but let air into the cooling system which then slowly builds up causing a...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 13:37:20 -0800
  ...Here's a fun cooling system story - Not vanagon....but I was TOWING a vanagon ...so that counts, sort of. My 1970 six cylinder...
• Re: On the Vanagon Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:27:46 -0400
  ...Then I realized the cooling system was doing its darndest to keep a hopelessly wounded engine from cooking itself, and had actually succeeded for...
• Cooling system overhaul?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:04:25 -0700
  ...After a couple of failures of plastic connectors on my cooling system, my mechanic is now suggesting that I consider replacing every plastic and...
• Re: WBX Thermostat Images: Correct Type?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 21:16:56 -0700
  ...Don't know how debris got in the cooling system. I started this cooling system project a while ago; that thermostat sat open to...
• Re: Pressure test cooling system howto?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:10:22 -0700
  ...Pressure test cooling system howto? ( the rambling, long version > ...... > > Vanagonauts, (the realm of) > > This is what I use: > In fact, just used it 20...
• Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:14:13 -0700
  ...dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, recently I've noticed my cooling system is being weird. The > vehicle is an 84 vanagon with an...
• Re: Cooling system hose [conversion] diagram
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:24:40 -0500
  Gene, Thanks a whole heap!!! John On 4/25/2013 1:32 PM, Gene P wrote: > Attached > gp > > On 4/25/2013 7:21...
• Re: cooling system leak
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:08:19 +0000
  Hey, it was "420" right? Sorry, I know its not Friday anymore, I'll shut up now. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Scary looking corrosion...
• Re: Some Clarifications and Additional Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 19:31:43 +1200
  >She ain't a Type 2, ya >know. ;-) She most certainly IS!! -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow...
• Re: Cooling system hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:41:15 -0400
  At 10:24 AM 4/23/2013, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) wrote: >Thanks David! Now the mystery of the ages has been solved :-) Of...
• Re: Thanks for cooling system info
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:30:58 -0400
  My coolant level sensor once shot into orbit( not unheard of here on the list). As a side effect of replacing it, my tempature...
• Part 1 of 2: Dual Air Conditioning in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 22:57:46 -0500
  ...The 40 degrees is limited by the > thermostat and not the cooling capacity. When both systems have their > fans running on high there is...
• Re: Anyone have a 3rd Party External Oil Cooler or Transmission Cooler installed?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 19 May 2009 12:18:10 -0700
  ...This adds the transmission cooling load to the engine cooling system (this is less than ideal) and the results of a failure of this...
• Re: Overflow puking water
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 07:23:25 -0800
  ...I would lean more towards the upper o-ring on the cylinder failing, enabling compression to get into the cooling system. Please provide the...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:49:21 -0800
  ...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: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:30:34 -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: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 10:51:47 -0500
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products? > Martin, you should pull the radiator to do the flush, or at least pull...
• Re: Weep No More For Me
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:27:43 -0400
  ...I am familiar with the nature of > closed cooling systems, just not with differential equations, which > apparently are not necessary anyway when discussing the...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 14:44:48 -0400
  Brendan Slevin wrote: > why can't I swap the 2.1 harness, ecu and distributor in, too? I know the > cooling system must stay...
• cooling system tester
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 08:02:08 EDT
  Hello all, I need a recomdation as to what kind of cooling system tester to puchase. I have seen the one sears sells and...
• Re: Gurgling after engine shutoff... normal?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:18:06 -0400
  Did you test the pressure cap? Is the system holding pressure? Many parts of an engine can reach temperatures well above the cooling system...
• ARCHIVES: distilled water + coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Thu, 9 Jan 97 09:34:46 -0600
  ...Fri, 11 Oct 96 11:04:08 -0500 Several people have suggested using distilled water in the vanagon cooling system. I would like to...
• draining the coolant?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Aug 1997 02:00:00 -0400 (EDT)
  Hello- I need to replace a heating hose, which I assume means I have to drain and refill the entire cooling system. I have...
• Re: Cooling System Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 13:10:21 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: <no subject> Volks, How much antifreeze does the system take in an '85? Mike
• Re: O ring making kit
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 19:17:58 -0600
  Stan There are also some O rings on the cooling system of my 1.9 L WBX. I forget how many, its been months...
• Re: Any experiences with GoWesty Engines?
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:39:18 -0700
  ...I went up a couple of steep dirt roads that stressed the cooling system to the limit. I wonder what the experience with other...
• Re: Coolant - Have I screwd up my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:45:33 EDT
  ...But I would flush the system or otherwise rectify the coolant heavy mix for proper cooling-- the recommended 50/50 coolant/water ratio I...