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• Re: Washer fluid and coolant-Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 21:59:42 -0600
  ...On the topic of Coolant I ended up using Havoline extended life Phosphate/Silcate free 5yr/150,000 mile antifreeze. Supposedly GM using it...
• Re: new engine & bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 21:35:31 -0400
  ...new engine & bleeding > >I always add 1 gallon of undiluted antifreeze first, and then top off with >water. The ratio ends up just about...
• Re: coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 22:34:21 -0400
  ...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: Coolant question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 21:21:20 -1000
  ...Can't hurt, I > guess...but at the track you aren't running glycol > antifreeze/coolant...usually just water is required...so water wetter...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:31:53 -0700
  ...The wrong mixture (usually too much antifreeze) will not pass enough current, and this will be seen as a low-level indication, blinking the...
• help repair to water pump to take place in the morning!
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:30:55 -0800
  ...Is there anything I should know about the procedure to remove and replace? How much antifreeze/ water will it take to re-fill to...
• What causes a thrown Rod???
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 18:39:29 -0400
  ...Boom, smoke, loss of power, antifreeze shooting out. I pull over on I-95 (it's about 3 a.m. on Sun morn) and...
• Re: Global Warming My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:45:24 -0400
  ...Because water expands when it freezes, it's important to use antifreeze in a WC Vanagon, else you risk breaking things when the weather...
• The ole head dilema
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 07:21:01 -0800
  ...Its time to do something with our trusty engine since the right side is crying tears of antifreeze. The way I see it I...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:02:40 -0800
  ...About coolant I've never heard that distilled water cools better than water+antifreeze, but I don't know much; so I said I...
• Re: 86 Vanagon antifreeze problem
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Sat, 9 Mar 1996 19:35:37 -0500 (EST)
  Check the plastic coolant tank (the one with the sensor in it) for cracks. It had craked on mine. MUCH cheaper than heads. Trace...
• Re: Vanaholics anonymous?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 15:25:42 -0400
  ...John Anderson & many other listees. > Thank goodness for this List! > > Pat, Toto & the Tugboat ('90 Syncro Westy) > may long-life antifreeze bring LONG LIFE
• flashing light
  Historical mailing list - Cindy Taykowski
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:44:36 -0600
  ...I thought it was low on antifreeze, so I fixed that and it's still blinking. (and I am not driving it, thank god...
• Re: looking at a Vanagon In Topeka, KS w/ auto trans problems
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:28:50 -0700
  >Check teh overflow tank for green antifreeze.A no no. heh I keep hearing people talk about this but the latest Prestone� 50/50...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:35:18 -0700
  ...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: drips of antifreeze off head
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:40:28 -0500
  I drove one for 3 years like that. It only dripped when below freezing, just on one side. Only had to add a small...
• Re: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 09:31:58 -0800
  ...tucked in a bag under the back seat with the oil, antifreeze, etc. *Annie Anderson* Blogger, Designer, Thinker & Mom web: annieandersonblog.com email: lsandrsn...
• Re: changing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 07:49:07 -0600
  ...I just picked up some antifreeze yesterday and you really need to look at ingredients. Some that say "safe for aluminum engines" contain phosphates...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat - ANTI FREEZE WARNING!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 17:38:02 -0400
  At 05:02 PM 8/13/2004 -0400, Cory Sammons wrote: >I think the risk of carrying antifreeze is minor. I also think that...
• Re: A Better Quality Sink Pump? ShurFlo? FLAPS Alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:48:46 -0700
  ...I put the pink RV antifreeze in after Leavenworth (early Oct) and remove it in early May. Takes 3 gallons to actually get it...
• Re: Radiator Remove/Replace
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:05:35 -0700
  ...Flush any off the ground that gets spilled with lots of water. > BRENT CHRISTENSEN wrote: > > > Dexcool long life antifreeze, good for five years or...
• Re: VW antifreeze ?
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:28:16 -0600
  When I went to the dealer to get coolant they said they had red (not orange) or blue. They said the red didn't...
• Re: New heads and head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 12:54:58 -0800
  ...what if it leaks in 10 or 12,0000? Some green antifreezes are phosphate free now, but I am not impressed with a mechanic...
• Re: Coolant Drain and replace
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 11:42:10 -0600
  ...People just like us! Al Brase Robert Fisher wrote: > So we should start a rumor that Wal-mart is accepting used antifreeze, > motor > oil...
• Re: Da Pink Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Beth & Jere Hawn
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 00:15:32 -0800
  ...After some research I found that Preston makes Extended Life antifreeze, which is phosphate free, which I used for about 3 years. During my...
• Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:16:29 -0600
  ...alcohol evaporates out the > wiper nozzle slowly and so there goes your antifreeze. Another > instance of "use it or lose it".... > > Richard -- David McNeely
• water pump
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 20:25:49 -0400
  ...the radiator, does the cap on the filler tank (where the antifreeze goes) need to be a very tight fit to create a vacuum...
• Thermostat change '91 Westy - Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 13:13:35 -0700
  ...10 mm open/box end wrench, a flashlight to see the back left bolt better and less than a cup of coolant/antifreeze. Very...
• F.S. soon, nice low mileage 1.9l Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:15:21 -0500
  ...As far as I know has always had phosphate free antifreeze. Engine and transmission have never been worked on. Engine purrs and pulls strongly...
• Re: 2wd Syncro traction.....mine is now for sale
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 23:04:57 EST
  ...Blue antifreeze Very nice condition though not mint. All the Carat stuff is in great condition Located in central South Carolina. P mail me...
• Re: '81 Vanagon, stumbles after warmed up
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:02:40 -0500
  ...Add 2-3 bottles of isopropyl gasline antifreeze to your gas tank. The symptoms that you described sound similar to a problem that I...
• Re: Why no reverse lights? Why is coolant light flashing? 85
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:25:42 -0400
  Ryan, If you added straight water (or straight antifreeze), the concentration of antifreeze may be off enough to cause the light to blink non...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-Crankcase vent heater.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 May 2013 20:47:28 -0400
  ...Does this sound = >> like the right kind of antifreeze? Is the pink VW antifreeze that I = >> use on my Tdi ( G12) suitable for use...
• RE: 87 Vanagon - Antifreeze smell
  Historical mailing list - Doug Warren x2760
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 14:27:19 EDT
  Replaced mine about 6 mo. ago using a VW oil cooler from JC Whitney catalog with approx. same dimensions - cost about $45+S&H...
• Re: flush kit woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Sep 1996 22:17:04 PST
  ...Tech 2000 antifreeze has the same chemical composition as >the >"phosphate-free" Pr#st*n# brand. > Is that good or bad? ken
• Re: antifreeze from diesel engine block
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 25 May 2004 08:13:52 -0400
  ...While driving my 82 diesel >> vanagon, antifreeze started pouring out of the crankcase. The leak is >> coming from one of the three sealed ports...
• Re: Coolant coming out...
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 08:28:04 -0400
  ...I also have never seen any leakage while running and do not smell hot antifreeze while running. The fact that it pushes it out...
• Heater Core coolant direction. 1st response was blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Nov 2021 15:55:43 +0000
  ...There are situations where this is not done for example, heating systems taking in air at freezing temperatures in systems not using antifreeze. Especially...
• Re: coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 03:31:11 -0700
  ...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: Coolant color It's Friday!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Aug 2014 00:17:45 -0400
  ...so, only drink pure antifreeze?... I wouldn't drink antifreeze of any sort, though propylene glycol is claimed to be non-toxic. The point...
• Re: Unusual Achilles heel discovered...
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:35:02 -0600
  ...me- the (PVC?) conduit that > under my van that carries the antifreeze back to the engine developed a slow > leak up front after I...
• Re: bleed valve
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 10:45:24 EDT
  ...centuryinter.net> writes: >18.5 quarts. <snip> I added the new antifreeze and then the water. >But the system would not hold the last...
• Re: Antifreeze question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 15:18:46 -0800
  > It's my understanding that we are only supposed to use a 50-50 water to coolant > mix in our Wasserboxers. According to the...
• Re: Leaking thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 8 May 2002 10:19:36 -0500
  ...marvel at my '85 Vanagon GL, and noticed a very small antifreeze puddle...It's leaking around the thermostat housing/waterpump seam, blowing down...
• Best flushing method - 2.1,and maintenance questions.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 10:53:26 -0500
  ...It has the wrong (green) antifreeze so I want to flush it and replace with the blue. 1 What is the best way to...
• Re: it will actually freeze
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:38:37 -0400
  ...Take a cup of antifreeze and put it >in your freezer. Maybe at minus 70 you will see >ethylene glycol freeze. Perhaps "freeze" isn...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 2 Apr 2017 19:42:36 -0500
  ...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: weak coolant - winter's approaching!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 19:43:39 -0800
  From the curve, looks like a 60% antifreeze and 40% water mixture is significantly better than a 50/50 mix....wonder why we all...
• Carpet and Flooring Repair - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 08:29:12 -0500
  ...But the cork flooring underneath is a whole 'nother issue! The cork/particle subflooring is soaked with antifreeze coolant. Is it possible to clean...
• FW: Series resistance unti question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:59:24 -0500
  ...Fan does squeal at times and occasionally I get a hint of "ode de antifreeze". Been this way for two years. Hoping to get...
• Some potentially stupid questions
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 11:47:15 -0400
  ...the retractable antenna work, or is that only for certain models of vanagon? What does one do with their flushed antifreeze? Thanks! Cheers, Harry
• [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Jeff W. Bourdeau
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 11:48:10 EST
  ...While I am messing with the cooling system, I thought I would replace the antifreeze. Bentley's directions are a bit confusing. Is there...
• EMERGENCY...HELP HELP formerly: Alaska Trek stuff....
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:02:25 EDT
  ...Dexron is in my antifreeze now, and very little is in the tranny. I have managed to remove the component and examine it. It...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:57:04 -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: Not tires, not oil... but anti-freeze!
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:45:55 -0400
  ...https://www.walmart.com/ip/PEAK-PXA0B3-Antifreeze-Coolant-1-gal-RTU-G4037717/17201158?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1122&adid=22222222227010052247&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1...
• Camper water pump
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:57:32 -0700
  ...In the past, I’ve had difficulty priming them following the winter drain/antifreeze/spring drain & refill. I went looking for a self priming...
• scrounging for parts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Apr 1995 11:55:41 -0500 (EST)
  ...scoop? 4. Tune-up things. What brands do you prefer? 5. Antifreeze!!! I'm going searching through the archives for these messages, but will...
• Head Repair Update
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 18:12:28 -0500
  ...I used plain water in lieu of a water/antifreeze mix... I want to make darn sure I have no leaks before I put...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 May 2010 00:32:55 -0400
  ...Change away with your antifreeze/coolant mix...your > motor is still attacking itself.still it is probably the best thing to keep > the fresh...
• Re: Can Coolant be flushed this way?
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Wed, 19 May 1999 11:45:09 -0700
  ...After the water coming out was clear, I just added two gallons of pure antifreeze and put a little pure antifreeze in the overflow...