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• Re: Radiator Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 19:12:35 EST
  ...Consider taking you radiator out and having it "blasted" out. The inside of you radiator is probably similarly coated . At hiway speeds the fan...
• Re: Last call for overheating help
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 07:35:05 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Andrew Fox wrote: > > John's original message states: > >Radiator fan didn't appear to be coming on > >when the...
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jun 2020 16:24:16 -0400
  ...When I jump the fan with the plug that >>>> attaches to the radiator fan switch, the R/Bk wire makes the fan work >>> >>> >>> So...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Sep 2003 to 1 Oct 2003 - Special issue (#2003-967)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 09:55:24 -0700
  ...The t-stat has to be in the radiator instead of the block (which continues to heat after shutoff, resulting in the fan running...
• Re: 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 Jun 2015 01:31:48 -0400
  ...Turning evap fan switch on powers the A/C thermostat and *also* activates the radiator/condensor cooling fan relay, operating the radiator fan on...
• Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:18:30 -0700
  ...Radiator flush > http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S2=vanagon&L=vanagon&q=radiator+flush&s=radiator+flush&f=&a=January+2001...
• Re: T3 -Radiator removal question?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:36:43 -0600
  ...The fan works, the switch works, > the system is bled properly, and after a 30 minute drive in 90 degree heat, > the > radiator is...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 13:01:50 -0600
  ...When you open the front heater, cold > coolant in the heater core flows to the radiator, warm coolant from > the radiator flows to the...
• Re: 1987 Syncro Cooling Issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 May 2014 13:50:40 -0400
  ...1987 Syncro Cooling Issue The high speed radiator fan comes on before I expect it when I am stopped in traffic. This can occur...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 6 Jan 2014 18:15:32 -0700
  ...My local shop gets the same radiator the BD offers (mine is the BD iteration) for the same price, minus the shipping. If you...
• Re: Hot engine, cold radiator
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 09:51:30 -0400
  ...General consensus seems to be thermostat or radiator. Since the thermostat is much cheape, I'll start there. I'll let you know how...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:58:46 -0800
  ...Bleeding the front radiator > > I have an 87 GL 2.1, I totally agree with Dennis, DON'T warm the engine > first, no need...
• Radiator noise
  Historical mailing list - Gordon
  Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:15:08 -0800
  Guys, what is the car part that makes a fan noise emanating from the front of an 89 Vanagon near the radiator that stays...
• Re: Problem: 88 Auto Front Radiator Fan comes on when I turn on the van.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:43:24 -0400
  ...Auto GL Wolfsburg Edition >with AC - Not charged) and the front Radiator Fan went on a stayed >on while I was driving. Check that...
• Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:53:24 -0400
  ...Scott Chapman wrote: > Replacing radiator. > Bentley says to drain coolant at head drain point. I'd rather not > remove the shield beneath the head...
• Radiator cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:36:14 -0700
  I have a couple of radiators that are otherwise in good condition other than that they are a little clogged up with whatever stuff...
• Re: radiator question
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 21:17:54 -0500
  ...cool a bigger engine? maybe they were talking about the diesel radiator which is much bigger than mine.(stock gasoline) thanks. Sudhir H. Desai...
• Re: Emergency engine cooling
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 05:39:02 EDT
  Nigel, People have been using their heaters (water-cooled applications) for that very purpose, probably since the first day they started putting radiators in...
• Re: Bus Depot Radiators
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 May 2001 08:10:58 EDT
  I sell these SA radiators as well and they have the VW emblem on them. The quality is very good. I would say equal...
• Re: Radiator install time
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 06:55:24 -0500
  ...I'm assuming the radiator is leaky. What's a realistic time for replacing it? Few hours? Afternoon? Whole Saturday? Thanks in advance, Dan...
• radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 20:19:38 -0500
  ...8mm threads)work as a replacement for the bolt in the radiator? would be MUCH easier to deal with bleeding air from system...Idid...
• Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 22:53:04 EST
  ...One post about the radiator/coolant problems for the woman in Mexico noted no water cooled VW buses were sold in Mexico--or rather...
• Re: affordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:02:04 -0400
  After just experiencing multiple failure points with my radiator fan, I know the 87 scheme intimately. In short, both the radiator switch and the...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 May 2012 09:25:48 -0700
  ...The radiator (to me) seems sized for a much > > larger engine than it is actually cooling. > > My '91 camper with stock 2.1 engine...
• Re: Where on the radiator is the coolant temp sender
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 23:12:18 -0500
  ...Where on the radiator is the coolant temp sender I am familiar with the relay screwed into the radiator with the 3 wires-but...
• Re: Radiator removal
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:32:34 -0400
  ...Radiator removal I just bought a new radiator for my 84 westy. Someone posted how to tell how old the radiator is in my...
• Re: radiator replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:24:22 -0800
  ...you do not need to disconnect the coolant > lines until the radiator is on the ground. It just swings down and uses the > lines...
• Re: which pipe is which
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 18:17:08 EST
  ...The most logical approach,IMO, would be to feed the rearmost core of the radiator first. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<K-ville...
• Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:31:23 EDT
  ...you have a > radiator leak I suggest bar's leaks till you return. hey guys I would use the subie coolant treatment long before...
• Re: no fan
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 18:23:47 -0500
  ...Local place did not have one. -steve- > > No heat/pressure on output hose of radiator? Sounds to me like your radiator > is plugged. If...
• Re: alt. light and overheating UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 18:44:29 EDT
  ...Since you are getting the high temperatures at freeway speeds, I would assume that your radiator is plugged and needs to be replaced. That...
• Re: 1987 Syncro Cooling Issue
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Sat, 3 May 2014 12:08:41 -0700
  ...That's why I asked the question whether a radiator could fail in a such way that the fan switch was seeing non-cooled...
• Re: Radiator removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 30 Jul 2016 10:31:39 -0700
  ...https://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/vanagon-radiator-replacement-mine/ That post links to another where I do a 91 rad Good luck...
• Re: Coolant Light Blinking-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 04:19:32 EDT
  ...By driving all day you're getting enough airflow past the radiator to keep it cool. But, on short trips in town at slower...
• Re: radiator fan not cycling 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 09:32:53 -0800
  ...The radiator fan does not come on at all - a big problem in stop and go traffic. I've noticed in the PO receipts...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:20:07 -0400
  ...air in the radiator) before I assume there's something more seriously wrong. The radiator looks brand new by the way, which corroborates the...
• need help: overheating problem
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 09:25:33 -0400
  ...I just called my local radiator repair shop and they said they can't do the professional flush on the vanagon radiator because the...
• 87 GL Radiator Replace: How Many times to refill reservoir befor uneasiness?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 21:34:29 -0600
  ...I had the radiator replaced about two weeks ago. We drove the Vanagon for two days and I checked the overflow and it was...
• emergency radiator fan manual switch and other
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 11 May 2002 15:56:35 -0700
  ...to turn the radiator fan on and off when there is a problem with the temp sensor on the radiator. Are there any other...
• Re: 87 GL Radiator Replace: How Many times to refill reservoir befor uneasiness?
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Wed, 11 Dec 1996 07:12:08 -0800
  Mark-- You probably just had air in the system due to the radiator swap which wasn't bled all the way. Just keep an...
• Radiator switches
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Tue, 12 May 1998 18:54:24 -0400
  Hey volks, Anybody have a quick answer on this one? Two senders/switches on my 82's (diesel) radiator. One above the other. The...
• Radiator fan relay
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Snow
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 11:15:27 -0700
  Hi all, Who can help me find the location of the radiator fan relay on an 85' GL. Any help is greatly appreciated. Also...
• How to soak a radiator and in what?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:18:48 -0700
  I was thinking to soak my radiator and then flush the crud out. I imagine, there is some kind of chemical that would loosen...
• Re: test for radiator fan working?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:03:50 -0400
  ...Because these switches are mounted high, an air pocket in the radiator can also keep them from tripping when they should. Keep in mind...
• Re: Advise me on a radiator change...
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:21:51 +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: AlumaSeal ...was: Leaker!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:59:57 -0800
  ...Be most cautious using a radiator stop leak in your Vanagon. It *may* seal the leak. (probably not though) It *will* plug the radiator...
• Re: online vendors
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 02:26:49 -0500
  I checked their price on a new Vanagon radiator. Discounted to 237 and change. didn't Wilfy have either the copper or AL radiator...
• Re: Behr Radiators
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 02:51:15 -0400
  I don't have any experience with the Behr radiators but I can't imagine the radiator cooling so much that it affects the...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Radiator
  Historical mailing list - ~K~
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 22:56:23 -0300
  ...My mechanic said there was some problem with the radiator cap which resulted in the overflow container always being low (not totally sure what...
• behr radiator vent bolt washer size.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sat, 1 Nov 2014 12:28:49 -0400
  hi, I have a behr replacement radiator and the vent bolt has a copper washer but the threads are into the plastic tank and...
• eerily quiet but here's a parts request
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:28:59 -0500
  very quiet since yesterday on this message board, odd? I am wondering if anyone has the lower radiator support brackets for the newer style...
• Re: HELP quick pls.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 14:30:53 EST
  I would drop your spare tire and look up at the bottom of the radiator and the hoses. Could be a bad hose or...
• Re: Radiator fan on without key
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:41:54 -0400
  ...I guess I need to replace the radiator switch? That would seem to be indicated. To add belt to suspenders, take a paper clip...
• Re: Advise me on a radiator change...
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:59:38 -0500
  ...My new Bus Depot radiator arrived today. Anybody want to let me in on the best way to replace it? Looking for hard facts...
• Radiator fan won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Drew Jenkins
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:36:18 -0800
  Today while running errands in my 86 Syncro, the radiator fan turned on as it should when the temp gauge reached about 3/4...
• Radiator Installation in an Air Cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 29 May 1999 07:26:44 -0700
  ...There were a couple of posts a few weeks ago about radiator installation in the path of one or both of the two engine...
• Re: Bra vs. Bugs
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 23:25:40 EDT
  ...Is it effective in keeping bugs out of the radiator without impeding air flow. Does it impede airflow at all through the radiator and...
• Bleeding Vanagon Radiator/Change High/Low Beam Bulb
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 24 Dec 1996 18:12:15 -0600
  ...I am suspecting an air pocket in the radiator of my 87GL after a recent radiator changeout. I have read the Bentley and conversed...
• Re: Radiator Fan - Please Help?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:24:44 -0600
  I may be wrong on this but it's the basic vanagon and the cooling fan for the radiator should come on automatically. I...
• How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 19:57:51 -0700
  ...At the radiator return hose near the pump. 2. At the radiator hose from the head to the radiator. What puzzles me is how...