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• Re: !985 Vanagon radiator leak.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:27:26 -0400
  ...It froze due to insufficient antifreeze or with an engine that didn't run, the antifreeze never got mixed. Front radiators are used for...
• Other VW advise please...
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 23:56:16 -0000
  ...What antifreeze would you recommend. Also, will do the oil change which I've been religious about every 5k (kms). Thinking synthetic this time...
• Re: Winterize Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 06:29:02 -0700
  ...including hot water tanks, toilets, pea traps, etc., a NON-toxic antifreeze can be used (the alternate, as Karl states, is the use of...
• Cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Al Ferguson
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 19:21:48 MST
  ...was the problem - but the system still does not sucking the antifreeze/water from the non-pressured reservoir to fill the system as needed...
• The Water Pump Replacement is Done
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Ford
  Mon, 28 May 2001 14:49:45 -0400
  ...Yes...I did use phosphate free antifreeze mixed 50/50 with water. -- Three Rivers Expeditions 3.R.E. Hazlehurst, GA/Lumber City, GA (912...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lackner
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:53:31 -0700
  Hi fellow vanagon freaks- To get away from the antifreeze debate fo a moment: On both the driver's and passenger's side I...
• Re: Headlight grill.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:37:47 -0400
  ...Also, not to be forgotten, these tubs offer leak > proof storage for all that Non phosphate free antifreeze you need to > carry because your...
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 22:42:55 -0500
  ...The antifreeze dissipates the minerals out through a combination of heat and chemical actions. Stan Wilder ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@GULL.US...
• Keep an eye on EV brake fluid level
  Historical mailing list - Ric Golen
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 16:59:48 -0400
  ...So while I had some minor items taken care of at the dealer (new antifreeze....change the trans oil...) I asked them to bleed...
• Re: Oil & Antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 10:49:04 -0700
  Thick is exactly what you want in the WBX. Use 20w-50 in the temp range it's recommended for, and if you live...
• Re: SERIOUS Friday Porta-Potti Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 18:19:24 -0400
  ...Works fine with (straight) RV antifreeze in the winter, not expensive since it uses very little at a time. Quick-and-dirty jumpseat, footrest...
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:03:22 -1000
  ...lately....I have had some other issues with > > Put it in a pan of vegetable oil or 100% gycol antifreeze (caution: > both are flammable...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:25:44 -0500
  ...You should change > your antifreeze every 2 years. Tom, does this include the new "long life" coolants? Of course, this does not apply to...
• Re: water pump 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:43:34 -0500
  Joseph, Maybe your antifreeze is weak or too diluted. Look at it in the morning to see if it's the consistency of a...
• Re: Castrol, QT, 5W50
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 06:14:27 EST
  ...The problem was actually the molecular structure or the oil, smaller compounds can fit through smaller holes, same goes for antifreeze. Regards, Jeff Hogue...
• Automatic transmission cooler-advice wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:55:08 -0500
  ...Install an aftermarket cooler kit? Costs about half that of an original cooler but do they work as well? I guess if antifreeze doesn...
• Distilled water + coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Fri, 11 Oct 96 11:04:08 -0500
  ...Distilled water, while corrosive, is also easily buffered by the antifreeze components. What you are left with in terms of the composition of the...
• Re: Availability of VW Blue Coolant (one for Vanagons)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 4 Nov 2011 19:06:37 -0500
  ...Availability of VW Blue Coolant (one for Vanagons) Zerex G-05 <http://www.valvoline.com/products/brands/zerex/antifreeze/42>is strongly rumored to...
• Re: [FIX] seal on Expansion Tank sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 08:12:23 EDT
  ...Oh, and don't forget to clean every surface -- a little bit of antifreeze crust can prevent your O-rings from sealing.
• Re: Global Warming My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:00:47 -0600
  ...Because water expands when it freezes, it's important to use antifreeze >in a WC Vanagon, else you risk breaking things when the weather...
• Re: Coolant color It's Friday!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 23 Aug 2014 08:18:54 -0400
  ...Coolant colour > > Sure I remember alcoholic antifreeze. It was widely used in the fifties, but as you said, it did not last because it...
• Re: Capacitor for filter on AFM
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 13:21:41 -0700
  ...272-1014 Axial 272-1026 Radial. > > but hey, i don't use 20$ a gallon Cherman antifreeze manufactured by BASF. > I use the famous...
• Repairing Front Heater Core
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 11:17:50 -0500
  ...My front heater core emits the nice sweet smell of antifreeze when I turn the heater and fan on. I assume that I have...
• Prestone Website Comment
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:17:26 EDT
  ...We do know that all of our automotive antifreezes, such as Prestone Antifreeze(yellow jug), Prestone Low Tox (white jug) and Prestone Extended Life...
• Re: Mixing anti freeze
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 15:36:07 -0500
  ...and list, > > I inadvertently put some green antifreeze, Sierra brand, in my van when I > had filled it last time with orange, Havoline. My...
• Re: Rev limiter????
  Historical mailing list - KARL WOLZ
  Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:38:54 -0700
  ...Rev limiter???? I was driving my 1983.5 vanagon 1.9L after changing the antifreeze, it is starting to look like winter down here...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:06:29 -0400
  ...I then drained, flushed and refiled with regular green antifreeze. This ended the problems, leading me to conclude that the orange stuff was the...
• winterizing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 11:10:05 -0700
  ...a frozen sink trap is > more then an ounce of antifreeze (RV type for water systems. ) > > if you have theoutside space and it's...
• An Excerpt
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 10:20:57 +0000
  ...Couldn't get the thing to run, and antifreeze was spewing out of the overflow tank and radiator. I told the rest of the...
• Leaking antifreeze from under rear passenger seat
  Historical mailing list - Todd D. Gadberry
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 08:33:03 -0800
  Bought 84 Westy 3 days ago... my first. The second night that the carpet seemed a little tacky and tasted it... yup, ethylene glycol...
• Re: oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 09:00:32 -0700
  ...Did you have two gallons of $20 antifreeze on your bill? -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909-8244 ext. 8208 Fax: 206-269...
• Coolant Flush question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 19:53:18 CDT
  ...My question is I would like to flush the system of all the VW antifreeze to avoid any compatability problems but I don't...
• Another Jetta question
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 22:57:03 EST
  ...The smoke smells like antifreeze, but nothing is dripping that I can see. Is this just overheating? I also noticed that my fan is...
• Re: '90 Vanagon: Hose leaking antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 29 May 2001 13:55:21 -0700
  Special large jawed locking pliers type hose clamping tools are available from KD, Sears, Snap-On, etc. Kind of pricey, but can be worth...
• Re: Air in expansion tank, Overflow overflowing
  Historical mailing list - S Stones
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 09:46:24 -0500
  At 09:28 AM 2/8/02 -0500, you wrote: >What is the "million dollar blue goo"? It's an antifreeze-coolant designed specifically...
• Re: happy thanksgiving all you TURKEYS!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 24 Nov 2005 12:42:55 -0600
  ...Holy water made of oil and antifreeze mixed together, and miracles where new head gaskets weep on the garage floor. Praying would be done...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:48:25 -0500
  The light will work equally well with 100% antifreeze or 100% water. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: water pump leak in ocean springs, MS?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:52:45 -0400
  ...Try to amtch the antifreeze already in there unless you plan to flush and re-fill. There are many discussions on bleeding the cooling...
• Freezing Propane
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 15:38:30 -0600
  ...The dealer will purge your system and add a small amount of "antifreeze" - usually methyl alcohol to your bottle. This will tie up water...
• [Fwd: coolant]
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 13:31:43 -0600
  ...If AUTOBAHN (VW) antifreeze is the only thing that VW recommends be used, isn't it strange that the head leaks occur while VW...
• Re: Epic Journeys (Long... Frustrating)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:57:22 -0400
  ...But if you bleed the system with "the raised front end; 2000 rpm; bleed the rad until antifreeze comes out" method then you would...
• Re: Phosphate-free Anti-freeze in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:18:52 -0500
  ...extended life phosphate-free, slica free > http://www.prestone.com/products/antifreezeCoolant.php > available every where in pre-mixed or mix your own > > ----- Original...
• Re: Filling cooling ( PART 2)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 1 May 1999 21:32:47 -0700
  ...Have > someone at the front watching the front valve, and have them close it when > they see antifreeze coming out. > Then you can top...
• CHEAP Silicate/Phosphate free anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 23:26:22 -0500
  ...Anyone?? ========================================= A local store is selling pre-diluted 50-50 antifreeze by Texaco called Havoline. It is phosphate/silicate free and uses carboxylate as...
• Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 09:48:28 -0600
  ...gasket so the > only real conductor connecting the two is the antifreeze which could > accelerate electrolysis in the head/gasket/block area. Larry, If...
• front heater valve
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 21:07:58 -0400
  ...whole hose so that you can work on it (and get antifreeze all over inside), or you can cut the heater hose over the...
• Hose has a brass sleeve in it
  Historical mailing list - RP
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:15:22 -0800
  ...I was able to reattach the hose by reaching in front of the RR tire, filled up with water/antifreeze and made it home...
• Re: NPG+ waterless coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:53:48 -0400
  Hi Karl, "Higher compression and power" FROM AN ANTIFREEZE? I think that's a bit of a stretch. Claims like that make me highly...
• Re: Coolant sludge? (link to pics)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:25:57 -0500
  ...Regardless of the antifreeze used, if you live in a area with hard water, you need to use distilled water for your cooling system...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:04:06 -0700
  ...Pulled the >>>> hose from the overflow to the expansion and noticed some blue >>>> antifreeze drip out. When I lowered the hose I left about...
• Re: Thanks re: Heads Leak, Dang It!
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 22:27:11 -0500
  ...4) The back left hard rubber gasket had water antifreeze on it. Put my finger on it. 5) Did not see a leak off...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 12:17:39 -0800
  ...I imagine > that deionized H2O allows the additive components of the antifreeze to > function as was intended by the chemists' formulation. > > Also, deionized H2O...
• Re: Please help me . . . / Cold Van
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 10:40:46 EST
  ...any ideas? >> Too much antifreeze in the coolant solution is not the problem. In fact, pure water is a more efficient coolant than any...
• Re: Coolant again/flushing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 08:54:36 -0700
  ...Almost all off the air should be gone and you should be > able to get all of the antifreeze into the system. If there...
• Re: Coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 14:03:50 -0700
  ...Can't hurt, I > guess...but at the track you aren't running glycol > antifreeze/coolant...usually just water is required...so water wetter...
• diesel heater/cooling problems (again)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 12:54:21 -0500 (EST)
  ...I assumed I had an ice blockage due to a weak antifreeze/water blend. The van was defrosted in the garage and was running...
• Fire Extinguisher: New, bigger,....better?
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Thu, 28 May 1998 16:07:50 EDT
  ...once emptied a 5BC extinguisher on a Chevy ElCamino (not mine!) antifreeze fire with virtually no effect). Anyway, I bought the Kidde bracket (with...
• Re: Adding Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:17:41 +1100
  ...The VW supplied coolant for the wasserboxer is blue and says VW/Audi Liquid Antigel (antifreeze) on the bottle. I have always used this...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 May 2010 00:27:33 -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...
• drips of antifreeze off head
  Historical mailing list - marc rose
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:52:23 -0800
  90 carat 2.1 aka "ROSIE". I have just finished installing some new bumpers I fabricated, changed the oil and changed the gasket on...