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• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 16:10:46 -0700
  ...Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out >> >> My new 85 Westy radiator has a pinhole leak. >> I cleaned up the fluid...
• 86 Vanagon Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 12:07:51 -0800
  ...I am looking to replace the radiator with one without the plastic tanks and leaky rubber seal. Does anyone have any experience with Copper...
• Free Vanagon Radiator - You pick up near Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:56:33 -0400
  ...My overheating problems have now gone away. :) I saved the old radiator. It doesn't leak, and I cannot say if it's 100...
• Re: Possilbe coolant leak in heater core vicinity
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:49:07 -0700
  Don't overlook the front heater valve, since it is up high between the radiator and heater box areas. The valve can leak and...
• Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:27:42 -0400
  I once had an original'82 diesel radiator(not really much different from gas). I took it to a radiator shop for some forgotten...
• Re: 86 Coolant Pressure Leak/Problem.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:53:54 -0700
  ...possible to find it with a leakdown test. Mark Stuart wrote: > > Chris, > > Did they flow test the radiator? Something is blocked if it builds...
• Re: coolant bleeding/overheating problem?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:02:10 -0700
  ...Even if it doesn't leak coolant air can get inside and block the flow of coolant enough to radiator not working 100%. Check...
• Radiator stop leak and Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:53:47 -0500
  ...I found it to be caked with radiator stop leak type substance; a gooey, sticky, whitish/grayish colored stuff that appeared would not easily...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:53:53 -0800
  ...It is the radiator itself leaking along the seam where plastic and metal come together. A drip every 3 seconds or so under pressure...
• Re: coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 12:12:26 -0400
  There isn't a radiator cap on my van, so where do you attach the pressure checker? BTW, Autozone will let you borrow a...
• Re: Pepper those heads
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 17:29:43 -0500
  ...major leak but this small particle powder can do some amazing job. Many will say that it clogged radiator (and heater radiator), I don...
• Re: Confessions of a blind mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:54:44 -0400
  ...Still a leak. >>> >>> Then I realized. Maybe the radiator bleeder? >>> >>> I closed it and put a few pounds in. No leaks. >>> >>> Later we bled...
• Re: Bars Stop Leak... Pros and Cons for "slight Head leak"
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 10:22:26 -0700
  ...Do you put it in the overflow tank or the radiator.... if the latter how do you access the radiator? --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• Re: Confessions of a blind mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:07:19 -0700
  ...Still a leak. > >>> > >>> Then I realized. Maybe the radiator bleeder? > >>> > >>> I closed it and put a few pounds in. No leaks. > >>> > >>> Later we bled...
• Re: How you will blow your motor using Bar's leaks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 09:00:09 -0600
  ...I found that it sealed minor pin hole leaks in radiators and heater cores on many of my aging trucks and to my knowledge...
• Re: Head leak
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 19:46:45 -0400
  ...I have spare radiators if they fail. I have encountered the leaking head (just a drip, not pouring out)added Bars and not encountered...
• Re: Finding and repairing small radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 06:13:57 -0700
  ...I'm > driving around with the > lower grill off and checking the radiator all the time, but no leaks! > Strange, but I'm not...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:38:17 -0500
  With that mileage, that radiator owes you nothing. Even before the leak, coolant performance was probably questionable. This is a do it yourself job...
• Re: limping with leaking heads
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 01:58:52 -0600
  ...I've seen cruddy but serviceable radiators stopped > right > up by the stuff, solving a minor leak only to create a chronic overheating > situation...
• Re: limping with leaking heads
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 23:24:31 -0800
  ...I've seen cruddy but serviceable radiators stopped right up by the stuff, solving a minor leak only to create a chronic overheating situation...
• Re: Having Problem with Overheating (1.9l to 2.1l conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Thu, 11 May 2000 19:09:55 -0400
  ...In my case the radiator had started to leak, and best as we diagnosed I was generating an air blockage there. I know you...
• Re: 86 Vanagon Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 23:22:12 -0700
  ...radiator in my 86 Vanagon has failed > once again. > > I am looking to replace the radiator with one without the plastic > tanks and leaky...
• Radiator install time
  Historical mailing list - Dan Brideau
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:33:30 -0400
  ...I'm assuming the radiator is leaky. What's a realistic time for replacing it? Few hours? Afternoon? Whole Saturday? Thanks in advance, Dan...
• Re: overheating & radiators
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:14:06 -0400
  ...well (no leaks, system bled properly) then replace the radiator! Could you tell me some symptoms of your overheating and radiator issues. I'm...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 19:21:57 -0500
  ...scott_list@mischko.com> wrote: > > My new 85 Westy radiator has a pinhole leak. > > I cleaned up the fluid on the front bumper and...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 5 Jan 2014 13:42:44 -0600
  Neil, Leaks are easy - a radiator leak will always show itself on the outside. Internal corrosion and lime deposits are tougher. You can get...
• stop leak
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 05:54:51 -0500
  ...My mechanic says use Barr's leak, that the pelleted type was the stuff that clogged radiators; their newer liquid will not. I am...
• Radio in 1982 Westy, Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 12:53:11 -0600
  ...But I never seem to get the radiator hot, I want to pressurize the system to test for leaks, lots of heat from front...
• Re: Advice...temp to high.... after new parts....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 20:50:34 -0500
  ...a compression leak 9 times outa ten you'd see tiny bubbles in the expansion tank. You have that? If the radiator is original...
• Re: Behr Radiators
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:04:02 -0700
  ...just can't get rid of the heat being generated but all else is well (no leaks, system bled properly) then replace the radiator!
• Re: Bars Leak
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 22:48:22 +1300
  >Has anyone ever heard of Bars Leak, > >if so .. do u think that will seal up the gases that >are gettin into the cooling...
• Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 09:22:13 -0500
  ...I got a copper radiator with metal tanks. The price quoted for the service including chemical cleaning, rodding, leak detection and repair, was nearly...
• 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
  ...Anybody have their rig drink in two full reserviors full of coolant after a radiator change. Or is there a definite leak amongst my...
• Overheating '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 13:11:35 -0500
  ...the radiator never got warm and the coolant lines to and from the radiator never got warm. There were no coolant leaks from the...
• 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: replacing fan relay switch in radiator
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 18:11:39 -0600
  ...into the radiator(turns electric radiator fan off and on)--should I be concerned about coolant loss when it all leaks out during the...
• Re: How to tell a radiator is bad
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 18:10:15 -0600
  ...leaks if the radiator is too far gone. > Garden grade citirc acid about 10-15% proceed and > follow with hot water flushes. Radiator only...
• Re: Clean clogged Radiator? - 83.5 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 21:12:10 -0400
  What about taking the van or just the radiator to a professional radiator shop. You should be able to get it cleaned and tested...
• Radiator Fan Speed HIGH only
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 13:01:43 -0700
  ...sensor switch...the one that screws into the radiator. The first one failed after coolant started leaking through it and this caused the fan...
• Re: Overheating - but no to windward
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 15:32:35 -0600
  ...sounds reasonable but then it might be a clogging radiator, ever use that stop leak stuff before? When you remove that sender, check for...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 20:35:22 -0700
  ...the radiator > replaced or patch the existing one? > > I'm thinking that if there's one leak, more will show up. The leak's...
• radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:57:14 -0600
  ...It was coolant leaking from the seam on the radiator (left - driver's - side) and trickling down the support. This is a relatively slow...
• Re: Confessions of a blind mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:32:17 -0400
  ...Still a leak. > > Then I realized. Maybe the radiator bleeder? > > I closed it and put a few pounds in. No leaks. > > Later we bled...
• Re: Frustration: 85 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:09:45 -0500
  ...This leak will stop if I bleed the pressure out of the radiator. > > 3. The van overheats because circulation stops up at the radiator...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 23:05:48 -0800
  ...radiator leak > Oh trusted vanagon listees: > > I humbly approach with request for advice. Please don't thrash a newbie > for asking -
• Confessions of a blind mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:39:21 -0400
  ...Still a leak. Then I realized. Maybe the radiator bleeder? I closed it and put a few pounds in. No leaks. Later we bled...
• Re: Overheating '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 10:27:08 -0700
  Bill wrote: > The sudden overflowing and bubbling sounds like a head gasket leak, which > usually occurs between the cylinder and a water channel, allowing...
• Re: only a leaky radiator needs to be replaced
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 5 May 2004 08:17:15 -0700
  ...The citric acid will > do > >wonders for good clogged radiator but it will make > >leaks worse in a radiator that needs to be > replaced...
• Re: FW: RE: Coolant Overflowing!
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:12:02 -0800
  ...I would remove the > radiator and take it to a radiator shop to have it flushed/flow > checked/leak tested for about $30 or...
• Re: Stopping a Head Leak
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:35:22 -0500
  ...If it's a leak out of the water jacket, put product in called Conklin Dyke in the radiator. http://www.conklin.com/catalog...
• Re: How to test heads for leaks?
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 02:07:46 -0400
  ...Garages specializing in radiator work should be familiar with this. As I understand it there are actually two kinds of head leaks (1. Head...
• Re: Bars Stop Leak... Pros and Cons for "slight Head leak"
  Historical mailing list - G Challis
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:44:54 -0700
  ...Bars Stop Leak... Pros and Cons for "slight Head leak" I'm trying to buy time till I can afford a rebuilt or Conversion...
• Re: Leak, leak go away!!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:39:40 -0500
  ...Now we will hear from the people who will swear up and down that bar's leak will clog up your radiator. If it...
• Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products? Antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 09:08:24 -0400
  ...At this age the radiator is tired both on the inside and outside. After a good cleaning it will become a leaker. The larger...
• Re: Radiator change
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 5 May 2006 21:00:39 -0700
  ...At that point I figured it was an almost 20 year old radiator and I have (before) fought with radiator leaks, I didn't...
• warning about the citric acid flush use only as last resort
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 1 May 2004 16:15:41 -0700
  ...There is no evidence of leaks since the flush. If stop leak was added to a radiator to plug a radiator leak you will...
• Re: Confessions of a blind mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:37:25 -0700
  ...Still a leak. > > > > Then I realized. Maybe the radiator bleeder? > > > > I closed it and put a few pounds in. No leaks. > > > > Later we bled...
• Re: '83 Diesel Vanagon Radiator
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:03:04 -0700
  ...the more common, and cheaper 83 and up radiator. I added some more "stop leak" and I was very surprised that it worked. I...
• Bars Leaks? Opinion?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 20:44:25 -0400
  ...add antileak stuff to the coolant (plugs radiator)? I have seen many postings about Bars Leaks but no definitive statement not to use? 84...
• Re: Bars leaks
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:11:56 -0500
  ...I used the heavy duty radiator stop leak and followed all of the instructions and 10 miles, 30 minutes later the leak seems to...