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• Re: Window Tinting - What Really Works? - cooling, shades, curtains, solar gain
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 06:33:32 -0700
  WOW - thanks for the education!! Glad we never wasted money with window tints. Good, useful info - and learned something, too. Sharon & Bob Mendonca 88...
• Re: Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it?
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 14:59:24 -0500
  >> . Then add one bottle of the conditioner. Then run the engine until the thermostat just starts to open. << How does one known when the...
• Re: Portland OR Vanagon Engine Swap Shop
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:57:59 -1000
  ...is convert the van to 2.1 cooling system. There are downsides to that too though, such as many more cooling system parts made...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...Friday !
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 13:04:37 -0500
  However, the engine isn't wet (hopefully) and evaporation plays no part in cooling, so humidity doesn't matter. ------------------------ Clip ------------------ Well you all knew...
• Re: Refrigerator cooling: Do extra fans help?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Kelly
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 20:57:25 EDT
  ...Fitted above the cooling fins inside. 273-243B �Cooling Fan 3" Airflow �26cfm Rated at 0.08A and 0.16A. Note. Radio Shack offer...
• Re: leaking coolant - reservoir cap failure?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:15:00 -0400
  ...Operation with a bad cap will eventually cause problems including poor internal engine cooling. The coolant needs to be pressurized to maintain contact with...
• Re: Of cooling systems and luggage rack seals...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 22:31:32 EDT
  ...Upon cooling down, water >level >in fill tank receded to just above 'high' line. So the pressure cap is >doing it's job, just...
• Re: fridge- I give up
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 23:38:32 -0400
  ...Forget about the cooling part of the system, it's got nothing to do with it. david At 22:59 10/2/2000, Mike...
• RE: Nervous about heads
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 97 13:17:22 EST
  ...What a shame!! I should ad it's a >turbo diesel but I think there is nothing to do with the cooling system. > >Thanks...
• Gasket sealer for cooling system part
  Historical mailing list - Jim King
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:55:49 -0400
  ...P/N for 86 2.1 Syncro cooling system part > I'm sure all the folks who have done a head job have long...
• Re: 2300 Miles Later
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:37:43 -0700
  ...Was I fighting turbulence or is there > something to do with low pressure pockets not cooling as well as high > pressure air? I was...
• Re: Greetings Again & Overheat Help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 00:03:50 -0500
  ...I also had a Renault that behaved similarly until I got the cooling system bled out. Evacuating the air from the Renault's cooling...
• More 83.5 cooling
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 13 Aug 96 10:55:54 UT
  O.K., back to that 83.5 w/ cooling probs. ( I was on vacation for 10 days, without the Westy :( ) I've got the...
• Re: (a cooling system saga) -long
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 05:55:40 -0400
  > >Even draining per Bentley leaves a lot in the cooling system - long hoses and >all. I found this to be true as well two...
• Re: Red Line Water Wetter - good or bad?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 08:34:34 -0800
  ...While I don't understand its chemical properties, they are adamant that >it reduces cooling system temperatures. Makes me wonder why I didn't...
• morons
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 11:42:40 -0400
  ...Is it cooling related? Cooldown after highway related? Whatever. Trying to save $10 by buying green prestone or whatever seems like nonsense.
• Re: What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 5 May 2008 15:38:53 +0200
  I agree that level can go down due to air in the system, but can it come up again completely when cooling down? I...
• Re: 12V substitutes for OEM Dometic refrigerator / fridge?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 17 May 2003 14:00:36 -0400
  ...There seem >to be a number of 12V coolers on the market that have improved cooling >technology. Has anyone tried replacing the Dometic with...
• Re: Cooling system '85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 17:12:28 -0400
  ...2017 2:38 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Cooling system '85 1.9 I was afraid you were going to say...
• Re: Physics phun
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:52:09 -0800
  ...Blocking any air flow at alternator fan or elsewhere in the engine air cooling system is a bad idea. And, having one heat exchanger...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 14:44:49 -0400
  ...B Feddish' <uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: RE: Cooling fan not coming on OK, I’m getting low speed fan when...
• Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:41:52 -0500
  ...Pressure Tests for the Cooling System The first test of the cooling system is done when the engine is cold. A cooling system pressure...
• Re: Radiator Aux Cooling Fan 84 vs. 90
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 22:06:36 +0000
  ...Here is a brief summary of expected > operation. > > Engine cooling > When radiator fan switch calls for low speed cooling the switch directly > supplies power...
• Re: coolant system pressure
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:51:49 -0700
  re "cooling system reaches approximately 15 PSI on every drive that is sufficiently long to heat the engine and coolant to full operating temperature...
• Re: Detection of air bubbles in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:13:00 EDT
  ...If the cooling system >doesn't hold pressure, look for the leaks. This rig costs around >$10-$15, >and is well worth it. (You...
• Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:39:26 -0700
  ...GMAIL.COM> wrote: From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so...
• Re: For those with automatic transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:54:27 -0800
  If you'd rather do your own oil cooling system google B.A.T. or British American Transfer for all the parts you're...
• Re: Head Damage? Test strips!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:31:37 -0400
  ...Jason On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > Combustion gasses getting into the cooling system can...
• Re: 1.9 cooling and FI on 2.1 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:28:51 -0500
  ...a quick question I hope. >> >> Can the 1.9 FI and cooling system be fit on a 2.1 engine? >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> >> Jeff >> '90 Carat...
• Re: Engine Advice (Overheating?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 13:09:25 -0500
  ...Unfortunately the air cooled engine has no direct way of providing any extra cooling after it is at operating temp and full load. Water...
• 87 Westi GL (Overheating)
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 19:52:38 EST
  ...I find no visable leaking of coolant but the PO said the cooling system Pressurizes after 30 to 50 miles of highway driving. I...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 18:19:57 -0500
  ...Liquids have a much higher heat transfer coefficient that gases, so your heads will always be cooler with liquid cooling. Thus I don't...
• Re: ??? Solder Joint Design ???
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:47:20 -0600
  i have modified many a cooling system with standard copper and brass plumbing fittings using no lead solder and paste flux with normal sweating...
• Re: Dometic cooling fan noise
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:35:30 -0700
  ...I did this (and easy mod) but can't provide any reports because I never got the propane cooling working right in the process.* *
• Re: AC does loses freon
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 22:40:49 -0400
  You will lose some cooling capacity with R134a. From what I've read, the Vanagon AC system has capacity to spare, so it might...
• thermostat change (Roy Mellor)
  Historical mailing list - bob kelly
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 19:22:45 -0800
  Roy, When changing thermostat degrees it is a good rule to change the cooling fan sender to a matching temp. They come in different...
• Refrigerator Info
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 15:40:37 -0700
  ...I also added some articles about the cooling system. Please take a look! http://members.accessbee.com/heinlein/vanagon.htm -Blake Heinlein 84 Vanagon...
• Cooling Problems: Radiator flow
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 16:53:36 -0500
  Does anyone have an easy, reliable way of testing flow to a vanagon radiator? Using temperature as an indicator of radiator performance is not...
• Re: Hello All
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 23:22:58 -0800
  And your cooling system will almost certainly, at some point, call attention to itself in the form of leaking coolant/overheating. My '87 has...
• Re: 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 14:53:14 -0500
  ...I have driven about 18,000 miles since then- entire cooling system has been replaced including radiator. Still getting air. he is not driving...
• Re: Euro-Engine: 85 Volkswagen Van, Cooling, Coolant, Air
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:21:16 -0700
  Just FYI when my '88 had a compression leak at the heads into the cooling system, I could not bleed the system from the...
• 83.5 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 22 Jul 96 10:54:40 UT
  ...The engine runs great but I'm having problems with the cooling. First, the temp guage rides mostly at 3/4 is this OK...
• '83-'85 Cooling Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 09:53:32 +0000
  I was wondering if anyone has a lead on '83-'85 cooling hoses for the engine compartment. About a year and a half ago...
• Cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Al Ferguson
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 19:21:48 MST
  I have an 89 Carat and a cooling question... It seems to run a bit on the hot side lately - almost in the hot...
• Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 06:44:41 -0800
  ...we're really trying to do is purge air from the cooling system. I read an advertisement not too long ago for a fitting...
• Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:12:08 -0400
  ...Others say joining the hoses prevents the engine from cooling adequately. The lack of agreement seems to indicate that someone doesn't know what...
• Re: Dometic refrigerator fail
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:58:29 -0500
  ...I also usually check to make sure it is cooling after a couple of hours, then let it run overnight at home. This time...
• Re: It's not about scoops, really (long)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 08:31:55 -0600
  There are definitely precidents for the provision of additional cooling fans - and not for the obvious reasons. I am reading the Bentley on Bosch...
• Re: Wierd cooling hose rigging
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 14:35:58 -0400
  ...regarding the cooling > system as I set out to change all my hoses. I came across some > oddities with my van, however, that has...
• Re: dual battery? hobigesuss!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 21:09:54 -0700
  ...the cooling cycles stops and it takes the fridge about 1/2 hour to start cooling again. I tend to travel in the summer...
• Re: pressure in cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 11:26:09 -0400
  ...Paul >Very nice vanagon pictures, and impressive mileages! I'm not sure >why a transmission cooler would blow from excessive cooling system >pressure. High...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:53:16 -0500
  Check the archives for my past comments on filling/bleeding the cooling system. If you take more than 5 minutes and don’t have...
• RE: Dometic - Have Flame - No Cooling
  Historical mailing list - IR Student
  Thu, 19 Jun 97 12:13:00 PDT
  ...It works on the bench but gas still isn't cooling like 120V. I was able to get the fins to freeze on 120V...
• DON'T: Remove "flaps" in Arizona?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 11:57:30 -0500
  ...VW is not stupid, and the cooling system on your van is perfect, just as designed. You have nearly 25 years of design improvements...
• Re: Which way is the air going? On the rear vents
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 00:11:30 -0700
  ...The big cooling fan on the AC models wants to be supplied with cooling air from as far away from the exhaust system as...
• Re: Hot engine
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 09:59:14 -0700
  ...In this position, the cooling flaps are fully open. If NOT in this position when warmed up (or all the time if no thermostat...
• Re: On the Vanagon Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:27:46 -0400
  ...Then I realized the cooling system was doing its darndest to keep a hopelessly wounded engine from cooking itself, and had actually succeeded for...
• Re: bleeding cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 14:32:46 -0400
  ...I just replaced the water pump on an 84 Westy and now need to bleed the cooling system. I have attempted several different methods...
• Cooling system overhaul?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:04:25 -0700
  ...After a couple of failures of plastic connectors on my cooling system, my mechanic is now suggesting that I consider replacing every plastic and...
• Re: WBX Thermostat Images: Correct Type?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 21:16:56 -0700
  ...Don't know how debris got in the cooling system. I started this cooling system project a while ago; that thermostat sat open to...