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• Re: Radiator fan switch
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 21:11:04 -0400
  ...Radiator fan switch I've got the same or at least a similar problem with my radiator fan. The low-speed fan kicks in...
• Re: Radiator hoses in air cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:41:16 -0500
  ...Radiator hoses in air cooled? In my (recently purchased) 81 Westy I found a radiator (heat exchanger) behind the front grill. I traced the...
• converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 10:39:10 -0800
  The radiator top mount method changed drastically in 1983 when the radiator and fan shroud changed. The 83+ top bracket can be removed from...
• Re: Temp high, no fan ...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:49:20 -0500
  Have you guys looked at this troubleshooting guide I made up? http://www.vanagain.com/troubleshoot-your-radiator-fan/ Might help you out. Ken...
• Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:27:12 -0600
  ...No radiator flow such as cold engine, no cooling for the oil. As flow increased, cooler coolant from the radiator would be used to...
• Re: air in the system
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:12:00 -0700
  Jay, air can get trapped in a hose junction, the heaters as well as in the radiator. In very rare cases it can get...
• Cooling system questions for 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Howard Allen
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:30:55 -0400
  ...Radiator cooling capacity is insufficient during high ambient temps while endeavoring to climb 7% or greater grades [therefore install a larger radiator]? 4. Highway...
• Re: Radiator fan issue - where's the ground?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 14 Oct 2017 21:32:02 -0700
  ...So the tie into the radiator van is most likely just an open from where the AC was tied in. I doubt you will...
• Re: Fuel tank cleaning.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:06:02 -0500
  ...Call around, find a radiator shop that will do it reasonably,
• Re: Vanagon Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 16:22:37 EDT
  ...blood, they are probably biased towards copper core radiators and against aluminum (Al?) core radiators for out Vanagons. "Al Cu" in September if you...
• Re: Best way to clean out a 1985 Vanagon Radiator?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 10:06:35 -0400
  ...a pot of hot water.) When the engine overheats, is the radiator hot or cold? David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic...
• power steering and radiators?
  Historical mailing list - Fuhrel, Robert
  Mon, 13 May 2013 19:15:05 +0000
  What? Some vanagons have these? Never imagined such a thing! Best, Bob
• Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:03:48 -0700
  ...By blocking the two hoses all coolant now goes to the radiator before returning to the engine. With the heater core in the circuit...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 16 May 2001 15:14:13 -0500
  ...It is Friday, right? Better yet let's run a copper tube to the top of the vehicle and place an additional GM radiator...
• Re: On the Vanagon cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 06:19:35 -0700
  Frank Grunthaner wrote: <<"Ok, so what is the capacity of the Vanagon radiator core. Answer (thank you, archives), 23.250 (W) x 16.50...
• I think I have given up on my cooling system...
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 15:26:34 -0400
  after wasting $200 on a new radiator, fan switch and shipping I just cannot figure out what this damn vans problem is. Once again...
• Re: Bars leaks
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:11:56 -0500
  ...I had some slight seepage from my radiator and didn't have the $200.00 to replace the radiator and $48.00 for factory...
• Re: Radiator Cooling Fan Cycles Frequently
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:24:46 -0400
  ...It was what I had on the shelf at the time when installing a new radiator. When I do a coolant flush this fall...
• Re: rad replacement
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:30:59 -0700
  ...On 06/22/2012 07:52 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > I certainly agree that replacing the radiator on these old vehicles > makes a big...
• Re: Alternate Radiators/Vanagon Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 00:41:42 -0600
  ...kit is somewhat cheaper than the > manual $1040 vs. $1100) As for the radiator, they suggest plumbing with > copper tubing and I've read...
• Cooling Fan Resistor?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Kazman
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 07:31:55 -0700
  ...Does anyone know if this is for the radiator fan or not? I looked into another van (I think an '86) and it did...
• various coolant temperatures in cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 21:23:15 -0500
  ...Now everything is fixed, welded heads, new gaskets, new thermostat; the radiator flushed, system is w/coolant and bleeded, but..... Temp of water tank...
• Re: engine temperature sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 16 May 2002 08:43:45 -0700
  The temp sensor that turns on the radiator fan is located behind the lower grill on the left (driver's) side. Fairly easy testing...
• Re: 88 Vanagon radiater fan issues
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:50:20 -0400
  ...using a paper clip to jump the temp sensor on the radiator almost cause the clip to melt?" I don't think it is...
• Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 22:59:14 -0500
  ...One post about the radiator/coolant problems for the woman in Mexico noted no water cooled VW buses were sold in Mexico--or rather...
• AC fan vrs non AC fan
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:49:38 -0500
  ...I've got the whole unit, fan,condenser, and radiator along with all the wringing and relays but just trying to figure the difference...
• Re: Battery looses voltage
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:29:03 -0500
  ...Hit a deer, wrecked the radiator and radiator fan, which I replaced. > 2. Installed a radio cassette player. > > How can a multimeter be used...
• Re: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 17:59:08 -0500
  ...You can quickly check the temp of hoses on both sides of the thermostat, the radiator input and output, the heads, etc. (2.) What...
• Re: AC Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:30:18 -0400
  ...The radiator fan should be running in a low speed whenever the AC clutch is engaged. Either excessive head pressure or the radiator fan...
• Re: AC converted to 134
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:55:17 -0700
  ...I don't think anything abnormal is happening with the radiator: no discolored fluid, no leaks, apparently good circulation, resent/frequent coolant change (VW...
• Re: Polutions Producers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 08:15:27 -0800
  ...Initial research indicated that the new technology could turn an ordinary car radiator into smog-eating filtration systems that would actively fight pollution as...
• Re: Finding and repairing small radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 06:13:57 -0700
  On 4/2/05 3:44, "jbclem1" <jbclem1@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > The radiator isn't that old, I installed it less than 5 years...
• Re: Rad R&R -- tools?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 May 2012 22:00:00 -0700
  if you're replacing and old tired radiator.. usually you want all the old coolant you can get out, out . scott On 5/5...
• Re: Stripped bleeder bolt!
  Historical mailing list - Psychic Trucker
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 02:28:30 +0500
  >So maybe a new engine PLUS a new $350 or more radiator? Any possible fixes >for this without replacing the radiator? > YES, drain the...
• Re: Blue radiator cap
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Wed, 31 May 2000 15:25:58 -0400
  ...That's all I could find. �ric At 12:51 PM 31/05/00 -0600, Gary wrote: >I just bought a new radiator cap...
• radiator hose
  Historical mailing list - Sean Fisher-Rohde
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 17:22:37 -0500
  ...My mechanic suggests that I fit it with 1 1/4 inch radiator hose. My concern is that the hose will be broken up...
• Re: Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :(
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:05:58 -0800
  ...anyone supply me with width of the opening for the lower radiator grill? > > I know it's ~ 27.5" long. Just need the width...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Radiator Fan Switch Bolt Size?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 10:38:12 -0400
  Channel locks will work.It's not in tight.
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:28:27 -0500
  Your fantasy? to beat the bracket? is good for frustration I suppose...Mike
• Re: follow-up - coolant gauge problem...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:01:18 -0400
  ...Yes, it is possible to have enough air in the system that coolant will not flow through the radiator. No flow, no fan, No...
• Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 22:24:20 -0700
  ...Opened the radiator bleed screw. Ran engine till warm. Nothing came out of radiator bleed screw. This is with front end on an upward...
• Re: Problem: 88 Auto Front Radiator Fan comes on when I turn on the van.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:17:19 -0400
  Actually David Bierel just reminded me that it is probably a problem in the AC system since the radiator fan switch has full time...
• Re: Overheating at idle
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:59:25 -0300
  ...Some on the list have > taken their radiators out and had them professionally cleaned, but the > general consensus seems to be that new radiators...
• Re: AC Question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:12:10 -0700
  ...loud whiring sound - is that the radiator fan kicking in? And > is it correct that the radiator fan should kick in while the compressor...
• radiator fan always on
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Fri, 8 May 2009 08:14:15 -0400
  ...backup light switch) and now that I have it back the radiator fan stays on all the time. I found an old post suggesting...
• radiator thermoswitch question...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 15:14:22 -1000
  The radiator thermoswitch on our '90 GL, standard transmissions 2.1L has apparently died. I've done the tests and everything else appears to...
• Radiator fan won't go off
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 02:41:14 +0000
  ...The radiator fan comes on low speed when I turn the ignition switch. It runs continuously regardless of temperature (even if sitting overnight). It...
• Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 23:14:28 -0500
  ...Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine? > Just a curiosity question. > > One post about the radiator/coolant problems for the woman in Mexico noted...
• Re: OE Radiator question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 20 May 2007 04:20:17 -0700
  Only the 82 radiators were all metal, at least for North American market Vanagons. Don't worry about that long gasket you asked about...
• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:41:44 -0700
  ...pulled the radiator bleeder watched the temp needle Initially there was little to no pressure at the radiator when the engine warmed up it...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:20:22 -0500
  ...Overheating is there a way to tell if an overheating condition is caused by a bad water pump or a bad radiator, without throwing...
• problem with front radiator hoses coming loose from plastic pipes
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:50:26 EST
  Has anyone on the list ever had problems with the front radiator hoses coming loose from the plastic pipes? I had a problem with...
• vanagon bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 13:11:49 -0500
  ...Warm up till tstat opens then crack the bleeder valve on the radiator until fluid comes out and no bubbles, i let it run...
• How to tell a radiator is bad
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 04:33:24 -0400
  I found a surefire way to find out if a radiator is bad. Get either an infrared heat gun or some type of thermostat...
• Re: self-bleeding coolant? LONG replay
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:02:14 +0100
  ...Repeat the front radiator bleed. > > Pretty soon things calm down and I get no more air out of the front radiator and I can...
• Re: Bleeding the Coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 19:54:40 -0500
  No the coolant does not actually flow through the radiator if the thermostat is closed, but the water pump will pressurize the radiator pushing...
• Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 20:18:12 -0800
  ...it's designed to be used with a conventional radiator with radiator on top. you screw this vertical 'bong' thing onto the radiator .. and...
• HELP: I'm Over heating after turning off for 2 minutes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:23:25 -0700
  ...Needless to say my truck is still over heating when I park it and the radiator fan does not come on [ the radiator feels...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:54:26 -0700
  ...And the 180 to 150 difference shows the radiator is doing what it should. And the rad fan coming on at low speed when...
• radiator fan and A/C
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 25 Jul 2019 10:53:23 -0700
  ...The fan works when I jump the connector at the radiator. so the question: Are the wires leading to the compressor and the rad...