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• Re: Pressure test cooling system howto?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:10:22 -0700
  ...Pressure test cooling system howto? ( the rambling, long version > ...... > > Vanagonauts, (the realm of) > > This is what I use: > In fact, just used it 20...
• Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:14:13 -0700
  ...dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, recently I've noticed my cooling system is being weird. The > vehicle is an 84 vanagon with an...
• mystery mechanics
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 20:27:06 -0800
  > > > The installer had routed the cooling tubes backwards to the radiator.... > All the while SmallCar had claimed the radiator was at fault. Never > bothering...
• Re: Radiator Aux Cooling Fan 84 vs. 90
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 11:30:55 -0700
  behind the headlight, on the driver side, there's a fan resistor... you may need one.. http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1299275510577...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success-now how to double the cooling!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 11:22:48 -0700
  Add a second one for twice the fun: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1806883 The price is right. This is...
• Re: Cooling system hose [conversion] diagram
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:24:40 -0500
  Gene, Thanks a whole heap!!! John On 4/25/2013 1:32 PM, Gene P wrote: > Attached > gp > > On 4/25/2013 7:21...
• Re: cooling system leak
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:08:19 +0000
  Hey, it was "420" right? Sorry, I know its not Friday anymore, I'll shut up now. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Scary looking corrosion...
• Coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 22:23:59 -0500
  ...dex cool)? The info on the bottle looks like it might be good for our "cooling challenged" engines. TIA Later, Stephen Davis 85 Westie
• Re: dometic fridge running away
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 17:58:01 EDT
  However, see my posting from 7/7/97 called "Dometic Fire Alert" for a tale of how a shorted out stock fridge cooling fan...
• Bleeding the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 18:44:40 -0500
  -- [ From: John Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Anyone ever try parking on a really steep downhill grade to bleed the system . Haven't...
• Re: engine temps
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 23:15:50 -0600
  ...Not the radiator cooling fan, which is what we were discussing. (I think?) Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net
• Re: Bleed Radiator (What AM I doing wrong??)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:47:10 -0500
  Steve STOP YOU CAN'T BLEED AND OR ADD COOLANT TO A HOT ENGINE OR COOLING STSTEM you must do this cold please read...
• Vanagon Bra question...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 01:13:24 EDT
  Anyone compare the radiator cooling power with and without a vanagon bra/screen? Wonder if the bra screen reduce the amount of air flowing...
• Re: Some Clarifications and Additional Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 19:31:43 +1200
  >She ain't a Type 2, ya >know. ;-) She most certainly IS!! -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow...
• Cooling your Oil.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:10:50 -0600
  Oops ........... regarding the post saying there are pics of the oil cooler installation on a TIICO at the link below: once you get there...
• Re: Cooling system hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:41:15 -0400
  At 10:24 AM 4/23/2013, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) wrote: >Thanks David! Now the mystery of the ages has been solved :-) Of...
• Looking for I4 conversion parts
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:13:35 -0400
  ...I'm looking for the following parts: - cooling hoses - hydraulic hoses - air intake ducking Best regards. Gilles Turmel
• Re: Thanks for cooling system info
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:30:58 -0400
  My coolant level sensor once shot into orbit( not unheard of here on the list). As a side effect of replacing it, my tempature...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:25:05 -0400
  ...1.9 Cooling >system parts were made for 2.5 years while 2.1 cooling system parts were >made for 5 years. Which has...
• Re: "jet engine" cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:35:47 -0800
  ...And, believe it or not, there are two speeds available to the cooling fan! The thermostatic switch in the radiator has two levels it...
• Re: "Burping the cooling system" Long question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:06:33 -0400
  ...Mike '84 GL 7 pass '84 GL Westy '85 GL Westy Don Hanson wrote: > Is air getting into the cooling system a common, recurring...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Remuse
  96-01-02 23:58:08 EST
  This cooling thing is a mystery to me. If heat is understandably important, how come there is no temp. guage? How does one know...
• cooling system tester
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 08:02:08 EDT
  Hello all, I need a recomdation as to what kind of cooling system tester to puchase. I have seen the one sears sells and...
• Re: Fridge experts: need advice
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 11:16:27 -0400
  ...It >was cooling 40 degrees below ambient. I also installed a new propane tank >yesterday, and the fridge was cooling exceptionally well (empty) at...
• Re: Subject: getting cooler air to the front in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:47:14 -0600
  I doubled the cooling capacity of my stock 90 Vanagon A/C by adding a 24k BTU condenser, in series with the original one...
• Re: Contests for a Vanagon get together
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:05:07 -0600
  ...The recent posts about the Dometic and its cooling capability had me thinking.... If you were creating contests for a Vanagon get together.. what...
• Re: Cool Air-Cooled (long)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 08:22:30 -0500
  ...If you had AC and removed it, carefully fashion a block-off piece of cooling tin. 8. Never "lug" the motor. This cooling system...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:41:24 -0700
  ...the factory...So the standard VW cooler does do some significant cooling in my experience... If I owned a WBX motor I certainly would...
• 86 Westy Temp Guage Question?
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 16:33:59 -0400
  ...I recently bought an 86 westy in good shape but had cooling problems. Before I could drive her I had to change the head...
• Re: Cooling distribution unit?
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 12:46:32 -0500
  ...Cooling distribution unit? > > On my 87 Syncro Westy (094-4wd) the Cooling Distribution unit is smaller > and > mounted Horizontal, not like the one in...
• Re: Any experiences with GoWesty Engines?
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:39:18 -0700
  ...I went up a couple of steep dirt roads that stressed the cooling system to the limit. I wonder what the experience with other...
• Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 05:51:58 -0700
  ...These fridges take a while to cool down, so if your trip was only 2-3 hours, you won't see much cooling. I...
• Distilled water + coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Fri, 11 Oct 96 11:04:08 -0500
  Several people have suggested using distilled water in the vanagon cooling system. I would like to caution that this may not be a wise...
• Re: Frustration: 85 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:09:45 -0500
  ...85 Vanagon Cooling > This year I have replaced fittings, hoses, head gaskets, a cooling fan switch, and now a radiator. The head gaskets were...
• Porsche water cooling (was Re: longivity of coversion engines)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 15:03:40 -0800
  ...Liquid cooling also allows for four-valve (or five valve) heads. The only way Porsche was able to get multi-valve heads with air...
• Re: Rad Fan isn't working properly
  Historical mailing list - eric unrau
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 17:29:22 -0400
  ...If the thermostat was stuck would there be much difference between the cooling while in motion vs at a standstill? Eric --- The corruptor <huotb...
• Re: in need of cooling system parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:51:46 -0400
  ...in need of cooling system parts When bypassing a leaky rear heater core I found some "pre-tinned" copper bits at Home Depot. (45...
• Re: Oil Light On Update
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 22 Jul 2022 02:36:05 -0400
  ...Evidently there is a significant amount of air cooling on the engine crankcase. Can you believe that? Air cooling on a VW? Wonders will...
• Re: Aluminum coolant tanks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:54:22 -0700
  On 7/21/2021 4:54 AM, Bruce Todd wrote: > Back in March I had a number of hoses replaced on the cooling system...
• Re: Replacing the plastic cooling pipes on a bostig setup
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:43:56 -0700
  ...While I have everything out, I pulled the plastic cooling pipes and replaced them (and the heater lines, and the radiator). I bought a...
• Re: Prestone
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 4 May 1999 15:49:47 -0700
  ...Prestone > see http://www.prestone.com/cooling/extended.html >
• Re: Expansion tank leak
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 01:26:09 EDT
  ...exhaust gas was leaking into the cooling system and forcing all the coolant from the main tank into the one behind the lic. plate.
• Another Fridge Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 15:45:51 -0600
  ...Is there a way to increase the cooling on DC? Bill
• Re: Emergency engine cooling - a common problem?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 07:37:23 -0500
  The only time my van get's really warm,is when I'm sitting in line at White Castle. I can't believe how...
• Re: Bleeder valve Function?
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 16:19:06 -0500
  ...When I bleed the cooling system I raise the rear of the van 6 inches, then accelerate to 2500 rpm�s and open the...
• Coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 03:26:35 -0000
  ...I need this info as I am water-cooling a air-cooled '82. regards John. [text/html]
• Couple Quick Questions!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 14:23:57 -0800
  ...What is the normal running pressure of the 2.1 cooling system? ( i was told by prev mechanic it's around 7psi??) Thanks! Joe
• good cooling article
  Historical mailing list - Forrest Minor
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 13:21:07 -0500
  I thought so anyway. More fuel for the "which antifreeze to use" fire, so to speak. The site narsa.org mentioned in the article...
• Re: good cooling article
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 16:55:17 EST
  In a message dated 11/1/02 2:27:39 PM Mountain Standard Time, pokey@VANAGON.ORG writes: What is anti-freeze? > According to...
• Re: 12v Fan for fridge interior
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 15 May 2008 10:43:21 -0700
  ...I zip-tied mine to the top of the cooling fins pointing down.
• Re: Radiator Aux Cooling Fan 84 vs. 90
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 20:09:38 -0400
  ...Engine cooling When radiator fan switch calls for low speed cooling the switch directly supplies power from the fuse block through the resistor to...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic?
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 01:42:18 -0800
  ...Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic? > it is easy to fill a straight verticle pipe, closed at the...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
  Historical mailing list - --------------------
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 22:56:22 -0400
  ...Replaced > it, cooling system went back to normal operation./time#2 - bad > thermostat - engine would not warm up. Thermostat seized in open > position. Replaced...
• Re: Elemental Mods Report
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 5 May 2008 10:46:21 -0700
  ...It is quite > possible something is wrong in the cooling system to cause the high > radiator temps. If the lower speed(s) of the...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:05:46 -0500
  ...85C, then disconnect the cooling > system heat exchanger and put on a dedicated ATF cooler, fer bog's sake. > Cooling the ATF below 85C...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 1 Oct 1999 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - LAWS HOME
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 22:20:12 -0400
  ...Might you have an air bubble in the cooling system? I have heard about needing to " burp" the cooling system when you do the...
• Re: [cooling] Water Wetter concoction, de-ionized water
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 23:31:25 -0700
  No chemist I, but I wonder, would de-ionized water seek to replenish it's lost ions by leaching from the engine and cooling...
• Re: My fridge wants to know if it's level enough...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:19:53 -0600
  ...If the vehicle remains stationary for any length of time on gradients exceeding +/-8 degrees, the cooling output will be considerably reduced. Should level...
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 22:59:27 -0400
  ...corrosive because it is farther from > chemical equilibrium with respect to cooling system materials. In fact, tap water's pH is usually adjusted at...
• Re: Auto tranny cooling
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 08:40:49 -0400
  ...Auto tranny cooling Is there a drain plug? Don't know about auto transmissions in Vanagons. I've mounted the sender in the drain...