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Re: cooling system design
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Tue, 9 Mar 2004 06:43:02 -0500
...Katz wrote: > > > as the engine cools the pressure drops in the expansion tank and > coolant > > is pushed up to the expansion tank from the...
Re: Expansion tank under pressure when cold?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 17 Feb 2016 12:50:30 -0500
...Now no matter what the conditions are, every time I try to open the expansion tank the level quickly rises and the tank begins...
repairing 1982 diesel coolant expansion tank
Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
Fri, 9 Sep 2005 14:41:11 -0600
The expansion tank for the 1982 diesel is apparently No Longer Available. Has anyone had any luck repairing pin hole leaks along the seam...
Wanting advice on coolant loss theory
Historical mailing list - Chip & Co.
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 23:37:33 -0500
...The expansion tank was full. 2) Next day fillup tank down to min. 3) Next day fill up tank empty. 4)Expansion tank stays...
Re: 3 gas tanks
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:01:49 -0500
The expansion tanks are for when a full tank of gas get hot.It expands.The tanks are located by the front wheels, in...
Grommet install gas tank expansion ?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 2 Dec 2016 10:22:51 -0800
I'm about to replace the gasket on the top of my right-hand fuel expansion tank..84 van. I'm doing this in...
Re: removing gasoline expansion tank, driver's side
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sat, 23 Jun 2001 19:28:40 -0700
I had the same problem with the passenger side expansion tank on my '83 diesel. There is an oval shaped ridge in the sheet...
Re: Fuel expansion?
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:09:33 -0800
...It is an expansion tank. Probably best to just get a good used one. Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Slloth" <slloth@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon...
Re: Need Help with NLA Coolant Hose project
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:11:30 -0700
...The '82 coolant > expansion tank has been NLA for quite a while and is unlikely to ever be > reproduced. Later diesels used the same...
Re: 86 Coolant Pressure Leak/Problem.
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:57:11 -0700
Chris, I am not sure that I understand your use of the term "overflow tank." My definitions: 1) Expansion tank: The coolant tank in...
Re: expanson tank nipple broken
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Mar 2003 02:21:52 EST
In a message dated 3/11/03 1:57:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, jwhetsto@NETINS.NET writes: > expansion tank to the little overflow...
Expansion Tank Sensor
Historical mailing list - Chad
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 17:58:09 -0400
What is the sensor it the expansion tank for???? Coolant temperature or amount of coolant in the engine or something different??? [text/html]
Re: cooling system design
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:20:03 -0500
...Katz wrote: > as the engine cools the pressure drops in the expansion tank and coolant > is pushed up to the expansion tank from the...
Re: different expansion tank question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:59:57 -0600
First off, the tank under the license plate is not the expansion tank, but the overflow tank. It has three vent holes in at...
Re: Expansion tanks
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:35:04 -0400
...coolant expansion tank in about a year. They leak at > the > seam. Any suggestions for a replacement? I have seen the metal tanks, > that...
Coolant expansion tank threading
Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
Sat, 1 Mar 2003 20:28:06 -0800
I had a cracked coolent expansion tank, 1" long split old tank , picked up one from my flaps $18, cap leaked tried 3 other...
Re: Coolant expansion tank-help before ordering!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 01:42:15 -0400
...However, my '87 UNDOUBTABLY has the expansion tank listed as coolant expansion tank 83-85, part number 025 121 403A, (picture number 8) It...
WANTED used coolant expansion tank 82 diesel Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Derrek Wittmann
Tue, 17 Jun 2003 13:54:28 -0700
Hi, I am looking for a used coolant expansion tank 82 diesel Vanagon in good condition. Thanks Derrek Wittmann
Re: different expansion tank question
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:04:15 -0600
I have never understood the use of the term expansion tank in this context. I believe that on American cars with "open" cooling systems...
Re: blinking coolant light -- opinions on diagnosis needed
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Sun, 9 Sep 2007 17:21:06 -0500
...Thin bit of > coolant on the front lip of the expansion tank (left side of engine, > not the overflow). Level in expansion tank looked...
Expansion tank level; was RE: temp light blinking.
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:58:36 -0700
...Where is full/normal on the expansion tank? I see a "min" mark just above the mid-line seam, and I've always figured...
[FIX] seal on Expansion Tank sensor
Historical mailing list - patrice b
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 23:48:38 -0700
I flushed the coolant a week or so ago, and was checking the expansion tank today (again) after driving...I'm happy that I...
Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:47:51 -0400
...Hadn't > noticed this before when filling tank. > > This connection at cross over tube: > > http://tinyurl.com/yzff5ew > > and other end at expansion tank...
Re: Cooling System Weirdness
Historical mailing list - t
Sun, 11 Jun 2000 08:10:34 -0700
...I start to loosen the cap on the expansion tank when all of a sudden > > > there's a hissing sound and the expansion tank...
Re: Cooling System Weirdness
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sun, 11 Jun 2000 11:02:00 -0400
...I start to loosen the cap on the expansion tank when all of a sudden > > there's a hissing sound and the expansion tank...
Re: blinking coolant light -- opinions on diagnosis needed
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:06:15 -0400
...Thin bit of coolant on the front lip of the expansion tank (left side of engine, not the overflow). Level in expansion tank looked...
Re: broke fuel expansion vent valve
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:40:42 -0700
if you need a good used expansion tank........ those tanks right inside the front wheel wells..... with two small hoses to each on the...
Re: Fuel expansion tank - bypassing? -- UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Zach White
Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:08:38 +0000
...It's really easy to bypass the expansion tanks by running short pieces of hose between the "in" and "out" side for the expansion...
Expansion tank plug
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:23:19 -0800
If anyone going to bURNinGvAn this weekend has a spare expansion tank two-prong plug, I need one for my Subie conversion. Thanks, Jeff...
Re: [FIX] seal on Expansion Tank sensor
Historical mailing list - dneu
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:19:39 -0700
...Tuesday, June 11, 2002 11:48 PM Subject: [FIX] seal on Expansion Tank sensor > I flushed the coolant a week or so ago, and...
Re: Fuel Expansion Tank: Cracks, Grommet. PICS
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:02:24 -0700
...Instead of installing a new grommet and valve on the repaired old tank, it seems I could cap off the expansion tank hoses (they...
Re: different expansion tank question
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:44:40 -0500
...different expansion tank question > > >> I have never understood the use of the term expansion tank in >> this context. I believe that on American cars...
Re: Coolant Level
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sat, 11 May 2002 22:32:34 -0700
...Sounds as though the expansion tank cap is at fault and is letting coolant out at too low a pressure. you don't say...
Re: replacing coolant expansion tank
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 11:13:16 -0700
...1) When the repair is complete, fill the system through the expansion tank. 2) With the expansion tank open, run the engine at idle...
driving without 1 expansion tank hooked up?
Historical mailing list - brett rueff
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:41:48 +0000
...As im putting everthing back together I thought I would pull the expansion tanks off to clean behind them (and they needed it). I...
Re: Expansion tanks
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:18:26 -0700
...I saw one subaru conversion that puffed up a New Expansion tank like a volley ball. In that particular case...head gaskets . On 7...
Re: Coolant loss in expansion tank but not fill tank
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:58:52 -0500
Pam, For the purposes here, lets call the tank where the coolant level sensor is the Expansion Tank. The tank where the hose from...
Re: Cooling System: Strange Phenomenon
Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
Tue, 19 Oct 1999 13:34:06 -0400
...If I go > too far the expansion tank will overflow.
Red light on the temperature...
Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
Sun, 31 May 1998 23:05:16 -0500
My red light would come on occassionally and when I filled the expansion tank it went off. I had a leak in the expansion...
CLR in expansion tank?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 4 Apr 2008 19:13:18 -0400
I have a spare expansion tank that has a bit of a calcium buildup or what "Appears" to be such. Do you think CLR...
Coolant expansion tank-help before ordering!
Historical mailing list - Mark G
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 00:59:27 -0400
...However, my '87 UNDOUBTABLY has the expansion tank listed as coolant expansion tank 83-85, part number 025 121 403A, (picture number 8) It...
Re: Fwd: Gas tank leak-'TOP LEAK' may be "Y" fitting to expansion tanks
Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
Sun, 29 Jun 1997 23:10:23 -0400
The hoses from the expansion tanks should be clamped. Check the "Y" fittings and all hoses to/from them. I had a similar problem...
Re: Blinking Coolant Light Mystery (to me)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 5 Feb 2006 21:51:00 -0600
...However --- if the coolant exits the expansion tank, and the coolant level in the expansion tank drops with nothing to replace it, then in...
looking to buy expansion tank - in Canada....
Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:41:09 -0700
Does anyone in Canada have a cooling expansion tank for sale (86+)? I need one in Montreal asap...new or used in perfect condition...
Re: Red Blinky Light Issue
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 10:43:41 -0700
The expansion tank should always be full. As the engine heats up, the expanded coolant will be forced into the refill tank (why the...
Re: EXPANSION TANK OVERFLOW FITTING
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 20 Mar 2003 09:41:10 -0500
...EXPANSION TANK OVERFLOW FITTING I have an 831/2 water cooled , the nipple on the expansion tank broke off . My expansion tank is the...
Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:09:07 -0700
...I opened the expansion cap, started the motor, placed the block tester's rubber cone sealed against the opening of the expansion tank, and...
Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:23:48 -0400
...quoted-printable It is my understanding that the expansion tanks are for expansion of gas va= por=2C not liquid gasoline.=20 The top...
Re: Expansion tank level; was RE: temp light blinking.
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:24:42 -0700
There are three little holes in the top of the expansion tank that allow air in and out. On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at...
Fix tank expansion system without a complete rework?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:00:20 -0800
Can one access the expansion tanks for the main fuel tank without removing the whole thing? If there's a halfway measure I could...
Re: Grommet install gas tank expansion ?
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 2 Dec 2016 12:45:28 -0700
...I'm not keen on trying to get > the expansion tank complety out of the van nor does disconnecting the line > to the valve...
expanson tank nipple broken
Historical mailing list - Lee Whetstone
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:44:30 -0600
Hi, I have an 831/2 water-cooled westy, the coolant line that runs from the expansion tank to the little overflow tank is...
Re: Expansion tank not connected
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:00:13 -0500
...Thursday, December 30, 2004 6:42 AM Subject: [VANAGON] Expansion tank not connected Howdy On my WBX, the expansion tank is NOT connected. A...
1991 westy vanagon - RMW expansion tank and libby bong for bleeding coolant
Historical mailing list - Kevin P Gilleran
Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:38:13 -0700
Hi all, I am switching to the RMW coolant expansion tank and previously used the libby bong and method for bleeding the coolant system...
Fuel expansion/vapor return system
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:33:15 -0700
...accommodate the dip in the tank it but it isn't particularly clear to me why the expansion tanks themselves are necessary...? Cya, Robert
Re: xpansion tank price?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 09:15:05 EST
The 83.5 Vanagon uses this expansion tank: 068 121 405D, Tank, Expansion I have these for $70. The 84-85 have a cheaper...
Re: The Expansion tank story
Historical mailing list - Ben
Mon, 8 Oct 2007 10:27:24 -0400
...My overflow tank was >full to the proper line, but the expansion tank was down 2 inches??? I >tightened the cap on the expansion...
Re: WTB 2WD Expansion tank and filler neck
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:22:41 -0500
...I was looking for the late model fuel filler neck and the fuel expansion tank from a non-syncro (passenger side if there is...
Expansion tank not connected
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:42:43 +0100
Howdy On my WBX, the expansion tank is NOT connected. A bit weird... I am not sure why this, and what is missing. Any...
Re: Coolant Level vary with heat?
Historical mailing list - Chris Tucci
Fri, 9 Mar 2001 11:01:56 -0500
...and if I refill my expansion tank to the maximum when Fritz is cold, it overflows after I shut down the motor due to...