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• Re: Advise me on a radiator change...
  Historical mailing list - joe kallo
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:19:13 +0000
  ...radiator > replacement. > > >>> My > > >>> new Bus Depot radiator arrived today. Anybody want to let me in on > the > > >>> best > > >>> way to replace it? Looking for...
• Re: Damned Radiator fan again..(87 Westy Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 21:15:00 -0700
  ...Damned Radiator fan again..(87 Westy Syncro) > After much work, I'm still stuck in getting my radiator fan to work when the > temperature...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 6 Jan 2014 16:39:29 -0800
  ...I bought this used radiator knowing it might be no better, > or worse, than the radiator (likely original) currently in the '88 > Westy. However...
• Re: Radiator Aux Cooling Fan 84 vs. 90
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 19:57:26 -0400
  ...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 Air problems
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 19:26:10 -0500 (EST)
  ...Dower) writes: > I have recently attempted to bleed the air from my radiator. My heads leak > when it is cold. The dripping stops when...
• Re: A/C and High Radiator Fan Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:44:05 -0400
  Both the AC and the radiator can put the fan in the super duper high speed. If the radiator switch does it, then the...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Wed, 16 May 2001 10:24:45 -0700
  ...when you pull coolant into the heater core, is it not going to the radiator? i thought that it would only take some of...
• Re: Rear heater core during summer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 01:26:37 -0500
  ...More radiator mass, more cooling fan to the larger mass makes for a quicker cool down . Less coolant for the radiator? Nope. If the...
• Re: Drafting (was Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:15:14 -0400
  ...A radiator tech was going to "rod out" my radiator, but we found it was leaking a bit, and so just bought a new...
• Re: AC Question
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:27:40 -0500
  The radiator fan is supposed to turn on when the AC compressor is running, so that's probably what you're hearing. GregM -----Original...
• Re: Radiator Aux Cooling Fan 84 vs. 90
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 22:06:36 +0000
  ...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: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 21:13:17 -0800
  ...I had a new radiator. Mark benoit wrote: > Come on Mark, your better than that!!!! hey hey.... "more than the > radiator", ok what my...
• Re: back heat removal, comparative experiences among my vans
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:17:32 -0400
  ...Shunting the rear heater will reduce flow to the front heater and yes, it will also reduce available flow through the radiator." and Ben...
• Overheating - Radiator temperature?
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Fri, 27 May 2005 09:12:21 -0700
  ...I just got out and felt the radiator through the plastic grill and it is not hot even when the fan is on. It...
• Re: Q: temp fluctuation '81 Diesel, suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:13:40 -0400
  Many (all?) diesel radiators had the fan thermo switch at the highest point on the side of the radiator. While this may be good...
• Radiator Remove/Replace
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 07:13:26 -0700
  Per the suggestion of some on the list, I've opted to go with a new radiator from Bus Depot. Checked Bentley's on...
• Copper and Brass radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 20:40:48 -0500
  ...Took the radiator out while the van is at painting; turns out it needs replacement but the only ones available (to manufacture) here are...
• Where on the radiator is the coolant temp sender
  Historical mailing list - gary
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 23:05:50 -0500
  I am familiar with the relay screwed into the radiator with the 3 wires-but where is the coolant temp sender located-does it...
• Re: Coercing the radiator hose off
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 21:46:05 -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...
• Overheating 2.1L Questions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Kirsch
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:31:49 EST
  ...I replaced the radiator with one from my parts van, I flushed the radiator return line with a hose, I tested the original thermostat...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system- SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Mon, 15 May 2006 11:05:21 -0600
  ...It's worth noting that the radiator replacement on the vanagon is one of the easiest radiator replacements you can do, I suppose that...
• Re: EV Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 06:34:34 -0400 (EDT)
  Anthony, Does your A/C work (marginally) when the EV is in motion? Do the radiator fans come on when you turn on the...
• Eurovan Radiator Fans not running
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 23:02:56 -0400
  Any EVers out there that have experienced the dreaded Radiator Fan Resistor problems? I noticed today while idling that the temp gauge started rising...
• Re: Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 22:11:24 -0400
  ...Thermo-switch for fan (located at left on radiator) removing/installing: remove radiator grille and move left cardboard air deflector to side. They did...
• Re: radiator fan?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 10:26:07 -0500
  buscofurgo buscofurgo wrote: > > hi, > when i put a fuse (the one who is missing) on the fuse case the radiator fan > comes on (the...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 14:11:27 -0500
  i found that my kep block fit on the radiator by loosening the bolts that hold the radiator up. it just clears without hitting...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:18:21 -0400
  ...Air in the radiator has been ruled out. So, I suppose I need to let it sit and idle (keeping an eye on the...
• Re: PSI? Cooling system Mods, OK? THANKS!
  Historical mailing list - John P
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:55:50 -0000
  Modern radiators have aluminium cores/plastic or brass tanks. Haven't seen a copper radiator core on a radiator of a new car for...
• Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 9 Sep 2015 06:48:41 -1000
  ...Sideways mounted rear engine. > a hint .. > name is just letters. > > but rear radiator/s in a Vanagon ..someone build one please ..with huge > rear...
• Re: 88 GL - Coolant Loss
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 08:11:43 -0400
  John, how recently have you replaced your radiator? I had this problem once with a van that got hot. I guess there must be...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 21:58:41 -0500
  ...But not from the radiator. I'm sure the altitude didn't help (and my radiator fan was running full blast.) In Kansas (same...
• Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:06:54 -0700
  I don't remember seeing a posting about how to flush a radiator to get out all the deposits. And what kind of liquid...
• Re: Radiator hoses in air cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 13:48:55 -0500
  ...Radiator hoses in air cooled? > > In my (recently purchased) 81 Westy I found a radiator (heat exchanger) > behind the front grill. I traced the...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Stone
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:53:04 -0800
  A couple packages of instant oatmeal with apples & cinnamon dumped in a rock-punctured radiator got me 400 miles to home and bonus - it...
• Re: My new radiator
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 17:11:23 -0300
  ...ask them if they had anything that would fit with a radiator cap on it!? I don't know why VW didn't do...
• Bra vs. Bugs
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 18:33:24 -0700
  ...Is it effective in keeping bugs out of the radiator without impeding air flow. Does it impede airflow at all through the radiator and...
• Re: More Info on Copper Core German Radiators
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:14:46 -0400
  ...More Info on Copper Core German Radiators > In a message dated 10/1/02 11:25:10 AM, George Goff writes of Ken Wilfy:
• Re: A/C wiring warning
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 18:51:03 -0700
  ...When the pressure switch operates, this section > activates the stage II radiator fan relay (position 5 in the > fuse/relay panel) which runs the...
• Re: Coercing the radiator hose off
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 18:28:52 -0700
  ...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 bleeder bolt questions
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:16:41 -0500
  ...radiator bleeder bolt questions > > > In case it ever breaches the 40degree F temperature, i plan to stop > playing a mechanic on the intenet and...
• Overheating Advice
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:53:46 -0600
  ...Plugged radiator - I completely pressure flushed out the radiator and filled with the proper mix of fluid (this did not work). The passenger side...
• Re: Coolant air - prevents fan?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 May 2003 20:31:40 -0400
  ...Have assistant open radiator bleeder. Keep main bottle filled, coolant will go down to fill radiator and heater circuits. When steady stream comes out...
• Re: Radiator Fan Speed HIGH only
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 10 Apr 1999 18:19:51 -0300
  What does the radiator resistor look like?? I was just at the junk yard and I took out the left head light (of a...
• Re: overheating?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 06:35:15 EDT
  ...Due to the length of the radiator hoses, >> flushed particles drop out and settle in the radiator because they >are >> moving the slowest there...
• Re: Radiator bleeder screw - Lost washer :(
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 00:12:53 -0400
  ...Radiator bleeder screw - Lost washer :( Hey, today as I was changing my coolant, I lost the little washer that goes under the radiator�bleeder...
• Re: Radiator disappointment continued
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:46:11 -0400
  Hi Ken, You are incredibly reliable with shipping! I’m trying to locate a new old stock radiator. I know it is a long...
• Re: converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:21:48 -0800
  ...These are rare. > > > > You also need the Diesel Vanagon radiator-to-hose > > metal "shepherds crook" coolant pipe, that > > connects the upper radiator outlet to...
• Re: [DIESEL] Diesel Coolant Filling Question - Raise the front or not?
  Historical mailing list - Milo
  Sat, 20 Oct 2001 13:17:50 -0500
  ...I had a new radiator, so before putting the front > grill back on, I took out one of the temp sensors and > filled the...
• 91 GL Running hot still...what next?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 11:27:26 -0600
  ...Is this most likely air in the lines or blockage of the radiator? I cracked the radiator bleed screw as the motor heated up...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Radiator (need bad one)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 2 May 2009 14:59:33 -0400
  As far as I can tell, the early Vanagon Diesel radiator has the same core as the later water cooled gas Vanagons. Only the...
• Re: fizzix ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 13:04:12 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Pouring water on a radiator raised the engine temperature till the water was gone from the radiator. I am unable to correlate the two...
• Bypass switch for radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Scott Mccutcheon
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 09:21:04 -0700
  Hi, I would like to wire a bypass switch for the radiator fan on my 84' westy. Is this fairly easy to do? I...
• Re: Cooling questions still
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:53:38 -0400
  ...The thermostat stuck, radiator clogged(does it get hot?). Does the radiator fan work on all speeds? Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: radiators
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:50:57 -0700
  The 82 used 2 separate temp switches in the radiator, high up. The 83-91 has only one hole for a temp switch down...
• Re: Frustration: 85 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:09:45 -0500
  ...the radiator was put in this week. since then I have seen three symptoms. > > 1. Air seems to get into the radiator then coolant...
• Re: Coolant Movement Problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:09:02 -0400
  ...Air in the system? Worn out pump or slipping belt? Radiator fan switch not working? Low coolant level? Bleed the system and top up...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:33:42 -0700
  ...I can now bleed the radiator without taking the grill off. And do be careful over tightening those brass bolts on the radiator; I...
• Re: Radiator Fan Speed HIGH only
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 23:36:14 -0400
  ...Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Steve wrote: > My radiator fan suddenly...
• Re: On road, Having problem, coolant related
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:18:06 -0800
  ...from engine to radiator is cold. >> -Radiator is cold. >> -No coolant leaking. >> -Oil looks good >> -I opened bleed screw on radiator and no air...
• Anyone familiar with the Behr AC system or auto AC in general?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 19:28:06 -0500
  ...Anything else? What about the radiator and fan? It's an 83 diesel, and that radiator and fan setup is pretty good, but I...