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Re: Cooling System: Strange Phenomenon
Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
Tue, 19 Oct 1999 20:47:35 -0400
...COM> Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 1:53 PM Subject: Re: Cooling System: Strange Phenomenon Possible a failing pressure cap on the coolent tank...
Re: Spring Clamps (was: Re: Replacing cooling system on '87 Westfailia...)
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 17:25:35 -0600
...Replacing cooling system on '87 Westfailia...) > But David, > > How about them clamps?? Sears? > > Bob > > David Beierl wrote: > > > At 03:03 PM 2/5/2001...
Re: Dometic fridge cooling fan thermoswitch question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:07:21 -0700
...open temperature values of the thermo switch that controls the fin cooling f= >> an. > > > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 VW Westy, '00...
EMT (electrical conduit) for transitions in Vanagon cooling system? (engine conversion)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:33:36 -0700
...no leaks!) using EMT? If so, did they run a bead of JB or ? to make a "lip" like a standard cooling system pipe...
Re: Radiator Cooling Fan Cycles Frequently
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:49:16 -0500
Yeh. Exactly my problem. Thanks, John On 6/23/2012 4:24 PM, Bill M wrote: > Bill -whose fan runs more than needed...
? Curious- Fan runs when lights on, even cold.
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 10:09:36 -0500
Just noticed this yesterday - the front cooling fan runs when the lights are on, engine off, even when cold. ? James Glenn
Re: cooling system pipe
Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
Fri, 1 Dec 2000 11:37:20 -0600
Will the plastic pipes from the newer vans fit the older diesel & gas water cooled van without modification? or is cutting & different hoses required...
Re: A/C HELP!
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 11 Jul 2004 01:52:17 -0400
...you sure it is the compressor that is bad? There are a variety of parts to an AC that can cause it stop cooling.
Re: How hot is HOT?
Historical mailing list - Conrad Schimke
Wed, 5 Aug 1998 09:52:52 +0200
...If not, cap must be replaced and/or the cooling system has a leak, where air is sucked while cooling down. I had these...
Oil Leak at Oil Cooler Solved
Historical mailing list - dennis lockwood
Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:12:08 -0800
...It is not an expensive task, but it involves draining the cooling system (Do more and more of your repairs involve draining the cooling...
Re: Oil Temperature??
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:44:51 -0400
I would only remove it if adding another oil cooling system. For those that use there vehices for short trip winter driving I would...
Re: Auto tranny cooling
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:18:20 -0400
...Auto tranny cooling > > I would like to install a temp guage to monitor the tranny oil temp but > don't know how to approach...
RE: Newest Version of Coolant leaks
Historical mailing list - Michael Radtke
Wed, 28 Jun 1995 11:01:03 -0700
Hello, About 10,000 miles ago I put AlumaSeal in my cooling system. It was a last resort to stop a leaking headbolt that...
Re: Replacing water hoses
Historical mailing list
Tue, 22 Oct 1996 23:06:09 -0400
...Also check cooling fan operation and have a leakdown test performed on the engine. It is possible to have combustion gases enter the cooling...
Re: 84 Cooling System Problem
Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
Fri, 3 Oct 1997 09:37:48 +0100
...Someone tells me that I may be getting exhaust gases leak from the head gaskets into the cooling system. Sometimes the coolant level is...
Re: 2nd Oil Cooler...(Long-ish)
Historical mailing list - DOUGLAS
Fri, 21 Jun 1996 18:09:29 -0700
...The tiny passages between cooling fins are the real culprit in > >> limiting airflow, especially at high air velocity. Making more outlet area > >> should only...
Re: Coolant pressure gauge mounting
Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
Sun, 3 Feb 2002 20:12:53 -0600
The question is raised about where to tap into the cooling system to measure pressure. In a closed hydraulic system, such as the cooling...
Re: 90 cooling problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:58:05 -0400
...90 cooling problem John, you don't mention if the radiator cooling fan is coming on. If things are getting that hot, you should...
Re: 90 cooling problem
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:19:31 +0000
...90 cooling problem >Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:44:07 -0700 > >Well, I can reproduce the problem and see that after the car...
RE: Air in cooling system - advice please...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Apr 95 08:09:00 MST
...The cooling system is normally pressurized by combustion gasses oozing past the head gaskets. They get trapped in the top of the expansion tank...
Re: Radiator Fan
Historical mailing list - robot .
Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:45:49 PDT
...A properly designed cooling system will put the normal extremes well within the control circuit of the cooling system. What you are to fear...
Cooling System Nightmare. Sorry for the Old Thread
Historical mailing list - Anthony Rutland
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:25:42 -0500
I couldnt find any info regarding my current cooling challenge. 87 syncro. Sat for past 1-1/2 years with a dead stock motor...
Re: Thermostat question
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 18:20:44 -0700
...The overheating on a long run uphill is not because the thermostat is not open, but rather is because the combination of cooling devices...
Re: Blowing cooling fan fuses
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 9 Aug 2014 07:15:42 -0500
...as the > > cause. > > > > The fan seems to be working OK otherwise, cooling well, no squeaks or > > squeals, etc. I replaced the controlling relay under...
[Fwd: cooling system failures]
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Mon, 8 Jun 1998 19:37:24 -0700
My cooling systems failures on an 88 Syncro as follows: Both heads replaced by PO at about 100,000 kms. Not positive about the...
Re: Water Wetter
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:49:46 -0400
...So, for instance, if you have localized boiling at a certain part of your cooling system, this stuff will raise the temp of that...
Re: An idea deserving a Friday post -- waterboxing the Dometic
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:39:54 -0400
Or, what if you put a refrigerator unit around the dometic cooling fins and purchase a few lab-rats to compress/cycle the refrigerant...
Re: Thanks for cooling system info
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Mon, 2 Jul 2007 17:02:54 -0700
...Thanks for cooling system info > My coolant level sensor once shot into orbit( not unheard of here on the > list). As a side effect...
Re: running 120 plug in to 12v adapter (fridge)
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:17:58 -0700
...And the 12v cooling is best used ONLY when driving and the alternator is providing the needed power. Using 12v cooling when parked and...
Oil pump removal question
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 18:25:56 -0700
Can the oil pump on a 2.1 be removed and replaced without removing the water pump crossover pipe and avoiding opening the cooling...
Napa hoses QUICK
Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
Sun, 2 May 1999 01:57:07 -0500
I need to know where that diagram of the cooling hoses for the syncro is!!! It has the Napa to VW conversion correct??? Joel...
Re: Refrigerant controversey
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:38:58 -0400
On Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Chuck Hill wrote: > Peltier devices anyone? Expensive, poor efficiency, low cooling capacity. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94...
If the water pump or thermostat is broken?
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Sun, 9 Nov 2003 16:31:33 -0600
Will the pressure build up and start blowing weak cooling components? I think I'm going to have to check the thermostat.
Re: Star Trek VW "bus"
Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:22:21 -0800
I'll take as long as the Warp Drive cooling system isn't leaking. http://www.beaterz.com/one_liners/0201/020110_shuttle_bus...
Re: Where's Waldo? (Something is missing?)
Historical mailing list - Noel Sachkowsky
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:20:26 EST
The most serious missing part is the cooling tin. You are not trying to run it that way are you? Noel 82 Westy
oil cooler archives...
Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:41:15 -0400
...Am i right in thinking this it the most cost effective way to get good oil cooling?
Re: Coolant question
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Thu, 3 Jul 2014 21:21:20 -1000
...85 Adventurewagon , 2.1 waterboxer engine stock 1.9 cooling system .. but I added the 2.1 type oil cooler.. and water wetter.. went...
Source for small auxiliary coolant pump? (oil cooler idea!)
Historical mailing list - Karl M
Mon, 8 May 2000 14:58:11 -0400
Never one to leave things alone, and in my search for the best oil cooling for my TD, I have arrived at a new...
Re: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L???
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:29:25 -0500
...far as cooling is concerned in its stock form, so expect to have to put a lot of effort into improving cooling if you...
Re: how many quarts of fluid go into the cooling system?
Historical mailing list - Inua
Fri, 21 Oct 2005 23:11:39 -0500
...fluid will I need when i change out my old, filthy cooling fluid---dont need any other advice except to know how much coolant...
Re: Cooling Problems: Radiator flow
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 14:28:53 -0800
...COM Sent: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 3:53:36 PM Subject: Cooling Problems: Radiator flow Does anyone have an easy, reliable way of testing...
Re: 90 cooling problem
Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:18:50 -0400
John, you don't mention if the radiator cooling fan is coming on. If things are getting that hot, you should hear the fan...
Re: Phosphate free anti-freeze.Quotes from owners manual and more--
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:20:57 -0500
...63 -COOLING SYSTEM >The cooling system is sealed and generally requires little attention. > (WRONG ANSWER!! I say check it often - at least every weekend...
Re: Gas Vanagon to Diesel Conversion?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:17:55 EST
...If cooling for diesels was not an issue, I don't think VW's engineers would have created in the more cavernous cooling tunnel...
Re: fan switch or sensor, a busdepot question
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 08:06:03 -0700
...gary --- mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > Gary is right, cooling just the radiator does have > an almost > instantaneous effect on the cooling system...
Re: '87 Vanagon Thermostat?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 15 Sep 1997 03:32:10 UT
...Also make sure the cooling system is properly filled and bleed. Must also have proper mixture. Straight water or antifreeze is no good. * Internal...
Re: enjoy your site, and a question
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:10:16 -0400
...Seems odd that a = "cooling system" should run at a higher temp. on the highway than the = city driving. All driving takes place at...
Re: (stant press test done) Coolant Bleeding Blunders
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 Jan 1997 09:02:31 -0800 (PST)
...i picked up a stant cooling system tester cheap in a pawn shop then got vanagon tank/cap adaptor p/n's from the...
Re: Suburu/Golf or a transverse engine anyone?
Historical mailing list - Rich Propsom
Thu, 4 Jan 2001 20:21:04 -0600
...Of course a transverse transformation would require water cooling but I think most swaps end up using water cooling as air cooling has significant...
Re: Rooftop A/C Experiences
Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
Fri, 13 May 2011 14:04:10 -0700
...However, my cooling (burning?) need is while driving. > > I just contacted the Vintage Air people about Vanagon installation. > As for evaporative cooling, any listmembers...
Re: diesel cooling woes revisited
Historical mailing list
Sun, 19 Jan 1997 09:36:29 PST
...0600 Robert Cronin <cronin@meol.mass.edu> writes: >My diesel had cooling problems this past summer, but after bleeding, >replacing the thermostat, and flushing...
Auxilary air regulator?
Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
Wed, 30 Dec 1998 17:54:42 -0600
...Right now I just have it cable tied to some cooling pipes in the area and since the valve works off of the heat...
Re: Troubleshooting 'Frig Cooling Problem
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 15:36:38 -0400
...me if he is getting only a small flame but no >cooling. (And it cools on 110 v). There is one rather remote possibility...
Re: More on rods and bolts/2.1 in '83.5-'85
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:00:19 EDT
David; From what I have read; the vanagon system is up to cooling a V8. When the radiator is in good, efficient condition that...
Re: Draining coolant 1987 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:54:21 -0400
...the rest, detach one end of both of the 2 big cooling plastic tube (Coolant distributor side is easier / rear side) and pull those...
Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 07:58:59 -0800
...After sorting out the problems, they went back to vented solids, more mass, with custom cooling air ram ducts pushing huge quantities of air...
Re: Cooling system drivel (long, sorry)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 16 Feb 1995 10:29:21 -0800 (PST)
Aren't the later vanagon rads made with plastic ends? This precludes rodding out I think. The diesel vanagon rads are all metal, FWIW...
Re: Baum tool order...
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 16:01:14 -0700
> - Cooling system adapter (adapts my pressure tester to the VW exp. tank > and cap) Found this, in stock, at the local "super Napa" store...
Re: Cooling System: Strange Phenomenon
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Tue, 19 Oct 1999 09:59:32 -0700
Eric, It could be the expansion tank pressure cap. I've replaced 3 in 110,000 miles. Mike '84 GL '58 Isetta '60 Vespa...
motor size
Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
Sun, 16 Apr 2000 21:39:47 -0400
...What size motor was intalled in my 88 westy? I ask this in responce to a post regarding the various hoses for the cooling...