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• Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:06:58 -0400
  ...2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question > > > > Or the solution with the newest parts? The cooling hoses, however >> numerous, >> on the 2...
• 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: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:28:27 -0700
  ...I think that the only way you'd see any significant loss in cooling capacity is if the gouging is continuous from the outer...
• Re: Bentley Manual info needed cats
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 09:02:46 -0800
  ...In the engine >cooling section, there is no diagram that explains >the coolant path for 1986 and newer vanagons. The >diagram shown is for...
• Re: prop/driveshaft bad vibes; also A/C
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 09:06:59 -0500
  ...That would create a lack of cooling and moisture being blown through the ducts. Also check to be sure that your a/c thermostat...
• air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 07:39:11 -0700
  ...When inspecting the finished repairs, I noticed that the cooling fins on what I presume to be the a/c radiator (the frontmost one...
• Coolant System Warning to 86+ Owners
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Nov 1995 10:44:28 -0600
  I came across a reference in the archives to a cooling system flange problem and want to flag this to (at least) 86 vanagon...
• Re: Flashing Cooling Light
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:09:17 -0400
  ...Flashing Cooling Light > > > Kevin- > > My temperature light has been flashing for a month now. Coolant level > and composition is fine, engine is running great...
• Cooling in Arizona
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Mon, 21 May 2001 18:01:00 +0100
  ...I have never bought any >water cooled >Volkswagens, and living in Arizona, I am wondering just how temperamental >the >cooling system is. Do I...
• freshly dissolved oxygen
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 09:40:16 -0800
  ...Coolant loss mystery One of the worst things for a cooling system is the regular topping off of coolant. Every time you add coolant...
• Re: Head gasket replacement: how much?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:52:14 -0500
  To get the advantages of the 2.1L cooling system you need upgrade it. You will need to upgrade or modify the pipes to...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:31:01 -0700
  'Stant' brand cooling system testing tools and products sells an adapter. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Travis Newhouse" <travisnewhouse@gmail.com> To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel...
• Re: couple of questions
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 17:41:07 -0500
  Chris, the cooling systems on these beasts can give strange symptoms unless you get all the air out. I bought my '84 with same...
• Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
  Historical mailing list - Motlagh, John N [GMG]
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:41:48 -0500
  ...That increase in idle rpm needs additional cooling in hot weather. Thus the radiator cooling fan kicks in. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver...
• Re: follow-up - coolant gauge problem...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:18:08 -0500
  At 11:01 PM -0400 9/21/05, Dennis Haynes wrote: >Wait! Your running the engine to charge the AC and the cooling system...
• Re: Archive searches
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:59:57 -0700
  ...Bleeding cooling system 007621 95/01/15 12:02 41 Re: Bleeding cooling system <<<<SNIP>>> To order a copy of these postings, send the...
• Re: '84 Vanagon, Help!
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Sat, 13 Aug 1994 08:25:01 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Finally (about > 2K miles later) the leaking gas literally blows coolant out of most > of the cooling system and the temperature sensor begins to...
• '86 engine into '84 van questions
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:46:11 -0700
  ...I understand that the fuel injection, exhaust system, and cooling hose layout are different between the two years. Can anyone tell me what difficulties...
• Fridge Interior Fan
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 19:07:41 -0500
  ...It is a Pentium chip cooling fan and draws minuscule amperage. The nice thing about this fan is that it fits snugly between two...
• Re: Troubleshooting 'Frig Cooling Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 08:51:53 -0700
  ...Troubleshooting 'Frig Cooling Problem > I think it is the other way around. It runs w/o the thermostat on 12V DC > and the thermostat...
• WBX gauge value
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 19:07:13 +0000
  ...This arrangement allows me to see the engine operating temp and how "thermally loaded" the cooling system is. Someone else on the list promotes...
• vannie diesel cooling hoses
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 08:24:36 -0400
  I have a customer that has a 82 vannie diesel and wants to change the water hoses. Where can these be found thanks mark...
• Any experience with this part?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:14:31 -0800
  Anyone have any experience with this 'universal' part for the cooling system? http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_984_897/universal_2...
• Re: Radiator/Condensor fan
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 16:09:25 -0400
  Thanks Tim, it was the Radiator Cooling Fan Resistor. The dealer wants $1= 66 (beacuse it has a harness). Are there any other sources...
• Re: Bars Leak
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 22:48:22 +1300
  ...do u think that will seal up the gases that >are gettin into the cooling system ? Wonderful stuff for clogging your radiator!
• Re: cooling fan running
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 04:39:43 -0500
  Thanks Guy's: Somehow the air conditioner switch was bumped and was on. All of you hit the nail pretty much on the head...
• Re: 2.1 Conversion-Trouble Bleeding Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:38:34 -0600
  > Engine temp gauge never goes above 1/4. That's probably all you need to know about the thermostat--replace it and see what...
• Re: Coolant - Have I screwd up my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:58:42 -0400
  ...Shortly after the coolant light would not > > stop blinking despite the fact that the gauge read OK > > I think the gauge and cooling light...
• Re: cooling system modification, OK?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 12:20:19 -0500
  ...cooling system modification, OK? Hi, I'm almost complete in the following task, My '84 vanagon had a rusted return line on the cooling...
• Re: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 05:11:18 -0400
  Exactly ! Here in my shop any time any work is done that has any relationship to the cooling system I do this test: Let...
• Re: Radiator Fan - Please Help?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:44:38 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John Rodgers wrote: > > I may be wrong on this but it's the basic vanagon and the cooling fan...
• Re: Auto tranny cooling
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 09:49:26 -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...
• 83.5 Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 25 Jul 96 02:50:15 UT
  ...The engine runs fine but I'm having a problem with the cooling system. The temp guage stays steady at 3/4. The fan...
• Re: Tire Carriers Again (cooling system comments)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 12:01:09 -0700
  ...In many of these > discussions it is assumed that the Vanagon cooling system is a weak link. > >From an engineering perspective, this is simply...
• Re: Bleeding the cooling system (some more)...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 07:39:47 -0500
  ...in your van which may be clogging any part of the cooling system, if in doubt, check flow on radiator<<< JB '89 Wolfsburg GL...
• Re: Epoxy and Coolant temp tolerance
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 08:29:46 -0800
  ...http://www.barsleaks.com/Cooling_System/cooling_system.html Stebbins wrote: > > I may have to use some HOUSEHOLD epoxy or super glue on the...
• Re: Front Cooling Fan on 84 westy 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:43:36 -0400
  ...Front Cooling Fan on 84 westy >> 1.9L> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > I have never heard my cooling van >> come on since owning...
• Re: Cooling system hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - Ron & Marianne
  Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:09:36 -0400
  ...2013 8:44 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Cooling system hose diagram Somewhere I have a table I downloaded about ten...
• Re: Heat handling design error help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 19:08:09, -0500
  ...I tossed them away since they block easy access to valves, and covered the the outlets, figuring this left more air pressure to cooling...
• cooling system failures
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:36:27 -0700
  Let's start a thread where everyone can summarize which parts of the cooling system have failed when (at what age of the car...
• Re: Rear heater core during summer ? / Rolling Sauna
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 11:13:35 -0700
  ...Does the rear heater add to engine cooling? > > I'll answer this from direct experience. I had an '85 with cooling problems > (later replaced...
• Air in the cooling system...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:15:10 -0700
  When my cooling system had air in it (this is an 84) all kinds of strange symptoms resulted. The temp gauge would run up...
• Re: cooling system modification, OK?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:33:09 -0600
  ...cooling system modification, OK? > > >Hi, I'm almost complete in the following task, > >My '84 vanagon had a rusted return line on the cooling...
• SOLUTION - Refrigerator did cool, but no more!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 18:25:14 -0600
  For those who are also having problems with their Dometics not cooling well on propane after maintainence, but they still cool well on AC...
• Re: To those '83-'85 Vanagon folks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Sep 94 8:09:39 EDT
  ...The only way for air to get into > a pressurized system (cooling system) is to come from a place of higher > pressure (combustion chamber...
• Re: 666 torque, say no more - NVC ;^D
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:23:56 -0400
  ...cooling from the front ......... >and that the hub area and the root area of the propeller blades >don't provide much air-cooling to...
• Re: Anybody - '88 In Dash Stereos with CD Players?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 23:00:14 -0700
  > The cooling fins on the rear of the radio butt right > up against the heating > duct that creates the norrow fit behind the dash...
• 3rd stage cooling fan relay (for a/c)
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 14:50:56 -0600
  ...For Digifant Vanagons (and probably others) there is a 3rd stage cooling fan relay used with the a/c system. (Vans without a/c...
• Re: Infamous Big Green Resistor! Help!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 04:00:53 EDT
  ...switch is bad already. >> Steve, my man, have you pulled the cooling fan temperature switch connector and placed a jumper from the hot terminal...
• Re: Euro-Engine: 85 Volkswagen Van, Cooling, Coolant, Air
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 20:02:41 -0700
  Dan, Are you running the engine at the specified 2k rpm? If not, it will cause the problem you have described. Jim Arnott DreamCatcher...
• Engine fuel injection differences from 86 through 91
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 6 May 2004 09:52:55 -0700
  Are there any differences with the fuel injection or cooling system from 86 on? Will any engine from any year work for any year...
• Those two vents behind the rear window
  Historical mailing list - Adam B
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 14:50:11 EST
  ...do they just feed air into the engine compartment for cooling? Or is it for the air intake? Thanks
• Re: cooling hose part number
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:22:42 -0600
  Wrong number. The BD sells this hose for $35.00 The hose he's looking for is 025 121 062F,from the trans cooler...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:18:16 -0400
  ...So at 20 mpg and 60 mph the cooling system has to deal with ~ 345,000 btu/hr. The cooling system moves the water...
• Re: Cooling system woes (again, again, again-again)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 09:19:49 -0400
  ...I've had the entire cooling system flushed and inspected (not my work), the radiator thermo-switch/fan works fine, I've had hoses...
• Re: [WetWesties] Where is The Heat Going?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:55:59 -0700
  ...SNIP > Or is most of the heat problem with the Dometic on > propane the propane fire being used to create the cooling cycle? Heat...
• Re: kaibab trip report + cooling issues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 May 2001 09:57:27 -0500
  ...kaibab trip report + cooling issues > > > If I had that kind of mud and debris in my cooling system, and knew I > > would have the...
• Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:53:28 -0400
  ...Audi turbos also used water pumps and fan controls for after cooling. Some even had injector/manifold cooling fans. To deal with this.
• "jet engine" cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:05:27 -0800
  ...I've heard reference to the cooling stage where the "jet engine" fan comes on (quite loudly). I did experience this last summer for...
• Re: Burps up coolant when parked warm.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:45:57 -0500
  ...What IS the correct pressure for the cooling system at operating temperature? I seem to remember seeing somewhere that it is 15 psi. As...