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• Re: Temp gauge problems too
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:35:03 -0500
  ...Temp gauge problems too > OK I checked the radiator and its warm on both top and > bottom........thank goodness.....so its getting > circulation all...
• Re: Best place to buy new Vanagon radiator - 1985
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:34:02 -0700
  ...Best place to buy new Vanagon radiator - 1985 Right now it's Bus Depot @ $149.95. Not bad considering that's just a few...
• Re: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 31 May 2016 21:35:41 -0400
  ...On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 5:13 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > How is the radiator fan turned on and off...
• Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 May 2013 12:09:10 -0700
  Yes, it looks just like an old school radiator cap. You can see it in the Bentley page 19.8 in the waterboxer cooling...
• RE: Outrageous oil change prices
  Historical mailing list - Fast, Timothy
  Mon, 12 May 1997 13:42:24 -0500
  ...They were just about to top off the radiator expansion tank with windshield washer fluid when I told them that it was for the...
• Re: Over heating problem
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 18:05:23 EST
  ...Don't think it could be your water pump or that your radiator fan is not coming on, or something like that (bad thermostat...
• Re: Tire Carriers Again
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:14:45 -0700
  Actually, the Vanagon radiator is very efficient, and as long as the cooling system is in good condition I doubt that a spare tire...
• radiator fan
  Historical mailing list - Paradigm Graphic Design
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 19:45:37 -0500
  ...My radiator fan in my 1991 is either off or on high (loud)! It seems to be missing stage 1. I looked in my...
• Re: Need advice please....too cool?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:26:04 -0500
  ...I can cover the entire radiator with cardboard all summer and it still barely gets to 1/2. Of course, the radiator fan rarely...
• Re: Minimal Heat (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:02:49 -0500
  ...That unit has a seal around the top operating disc to really close off the radiator when the t-stat is closed. The Vanagon...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 22:41:13 -0400
  Your procedure is almost exactly the route I went . Great minds think alike I guess. Kris
• Re: More Info on Copper Core German Radiators
  Historical mailing list - Rich Blake
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 20:07:58 -0700
  >Please stop this thread. I second that... More G.L.O.P.
• Not 82 diesel, 83 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 22:13:34 -0600
  The right question is will a syncro radiator fit in a 83 5 speed?
• The long answer, was: engine run cooler w/ heater on full-blast?
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Thu, 21 May 1998 16:20:12 EDT
  ...Normally, in summer, the cooling system of your van tries to discard all 100% through the radiator. Sometimes (under light load, cool outside temps...
• Re: Fwd: Re: How can this be?
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 06:36:54 -0700
  ...The Vanagon I'm driving had the radiator changed in 96 (or it was manufactured in 96 according to the sticker on the bottom...
• Coolant bleeding and radiator hose heater question (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:40:14 -0800
  ...about using a "lower" radiator hose heater.� Thing is that the Bobcat is a bit odd in that both radiator hoses basically exit their...
• Re: Wasserboxer into a T1 into a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:50:35 -0500
  ...Rig a low-profile radiator under the Beetle's decklid. You would have to manage the hot-air flow somehow to keep the radiator...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:54:11 -0500
  ...There are many more radiator choices and different prices out there then I realized. Eric Caron On Feb 23, 2023, at 2:26 AM...
• Re: Radiator fan switch wierdness
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 1 May 2014 10:28:48 -0700
  ...Since the fan does trigger from time to sporadic > time. > > Would any other switch trigger radiator fan operation? > > > On May 1, 2014, at 11...
• Re: Bus Depot Radiators
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 25 May 2001 13:50:05 -0700
  ...Bus Depot Radiators >Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 10:17:58 -0400 > > > Is there a quality/performance difference between the South > > African and the...
• Re: Running VERY HOT 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 21:35:40 -0400
  ...For starters I would check the radiator fan > function. Does it come on when the engine gets hot? Is the radiator itself > hot or...
• Re: Radiator Fan Issues
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:40:41 -0400
  ...Does it sound really loud when it comes on? If the high speed only comes on then it is allowing the radiator to get...
• Re: Steel coolant pipe repair ideas
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:39:35 -0500
  ...http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251121397F (to upper radiator hose) http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251121399F (to lower radiator hose). I expect...
• Re: Rad Fan Bearing (bushing?) Question. With pics.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:26:00 -0800
  If you have run the fan on each speed for 15 minutes mounted up complete to the radiator and the bearing sounds ok then...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:22:53 -0800
  Ben, We've replaced quite a few radiators over the years. A partially clogged radiator seems to be a common problem on the Vanagon...
• Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 12:40:52 -0700
  ...I agree that ultimately the original radiator may need to be replaced. I'll still try the flushing to see if it helps buy...
• Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 13:00:59 -0700
  ...I agree that ultimately the original radiator may need to be replaced. I'll still try the flushing to see if it helps buy...
• Re: Radiator fan on without key
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 22:30:05 -0500
  ...So, when you have > > The circuit is always live, so any time the radiator switch gets hot > it will switch the fan on. Shortly...
• Thermostat problem??
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 21:46:37 -0600
  ...Checking things out the next day revealed that the coolant line from the radiator is not getting warm. Also the radiator appears cool to...
• Re: Frying ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 24 May 2000 07:40:40 -0700
  ...2) The Vanagon depends on forward movement or the fan to move air through the radiator. If you are stopped with the engine running...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 15:58:17 -0400
  ...change the radiator. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edwin Francisco Canessa Amador" <ecanessa@ITCR.AC.CR> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006...
• Re: Crazy VW
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 13:22:20 -0500
  ...It could (?) ( might ) help move some coolant back to the engine or up to the radiator. But the radiator could only handle just so...
• cooling, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:19:19 -0400
  ...So, I took the van to a radiator shop, where the tech said he thought the radiator needed cleaning (rodded out), rather than replaced...
• Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:34:21 -0400
  ...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: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning seque to diesel radiator coolant flow direction
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:43:38 -0400
  The Vanagon Radiator has to flow reverse in order to properly bleed. Looking at the radiator, there is a fitting that faces the rear...
• Leaky electric heads on vanagons? Stay grounded
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:11:11 -0700
  ...They basically wanted to replace all hoses, radiator, belts, etc. This seemed like, ``We don't know what's the problem, so let's...
• Re: Coolant pressure gauge mounting
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 20:45:52 -0800
  ...There is enough room to put front fill radiator with fill tank in front where it belongs. VW never fixed that problem... I second...
• Overheating - 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 20:27:12 -0600
  ...The hose leading to the radiator was warm (not hot) and the return hose was cool, but the radiator was cool. 3.) Tightened the...
• Re: an issue of temperature
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:22:44 -0500
  I've seen a couple of fan configurations on WBX radiator cores that I've removed. Some have a very nice Audi/VFW fan...
• Re: Filling cooling
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Sat, 1 May 1999 13:14:20 -0700
  ...Filling cooling | But how do I get to the radiator and the bleed valve??? | | Debi wrote: | | > Joel, do you have a Bentley yet? | > It...
• Re: Rad. fan test
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 17:58:13 -0600
  ...Anybody know >> > >Bob, > >To proof out the fan motor itself, pull the red conductor from the radiator >fan resistor and feed 12 V. into...
• Re: Radiator fan on without key
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:36:35 -0400
  ...So, when you have > > The circuit is always live, so any time the radiator switch gets hot > it will switch the fan on. Shortly...
• After Market Radiator Fan?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Sun, 27 May 2001 12:24:37 -0600
  The bearings in my 87 's 3 speed radiator fan are beginning to get quite noisy. $250 for a new one seems to be...
• Re: Price change on Copper German Radiators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 10:55:27 -0400
  At 10:23 AM 10/3/2002, Kenneth Wilford wrote: >core radiators. In the future I can still get them, but the price is...
• Re: Need input on this overheating problem - hot and flashing light - SOLVED!!!
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Mon, 15 May 2006 15:44:19 EDT
  ...Apparently radiators are becoming more of an issue on our Vanagons. I see John posted a similar issue with his Vanagon that was solved...
• Re: Cooling Fan info discrepancies
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:36:06 -0400
  ...The only thing that can keep it from coming on at this point is the thermoswitch on the radiator. I would get a infrared...
• Re: Radiator removal
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:23:22 -0700
  But you'll find the aluminum radiator is more efficient expelling/radiating the heat. At least it is on mine. I also changed the...
• Re: Install radiator "cardboard" after rad in?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:19:01 -0500
  ...I have two vans that have rust perforation just below lower edge of the radiator opening above the front bumper. It started from the...
• Re: Larger Audi a/t cooler fits transporter
  Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
  Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:54:55 -0400
  ...For the most part the transmission cooler is in parallel with the > radiator. The coolant going to it is the same as that going...
• Radiator Fan Motor Low-Speed Inop
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 13:03:19 -0400
  ...Why does the Bentley wiring diagram for an 87 show two positive posts on the radiator fan motor, when my fan motor has just...
• Re: Over heated and need more power!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:32:05 -0700
  ...This happens to be the same radiator used on gas models made for the North American market. Upgrading to the later radiator is not...
• Re: Coolant change questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:26:41 -0500
  Yes, The radiator bleeder is familiar to me. But, in the 1.9 engine area there is another bleeder. I sort of remember it...
• More Diesel Vanagon Coolant Hose Explanations
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:25:20 -0900
  ...I've expanded on the diesel-Vanagon coolant hose explanations on the vegwerks blog, and have finished up the front radiator hose section and...
• RE: Engine temperature non-problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 14:15:52 -0700
  ...Only after that point should the radiator become a factor. Which brings up another question. Even with a good thermostat, if the engine was...
• Re: Diesel too hot???
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 18:15:52 EST
  ...Replaced a clogged radiator, absolutely wornout waterpump and housing, clogged heater core, and new 82C thermostat. Result? Just like yours: 1/4 at idle...
• 85 GL Radiator Fan Problem
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 10:18:05 -0400
  ...My radiator fan is no longer coming on. I jumped the plug and confirmed that the fan itself is working, so the problem is...
• Re: radiator- in bottom or in top?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 22:02:44 -0400
  ...If doing it at home, I suggest putting a jack or jackstands under the radiator so it doesn't clunk you on the head...
• Re: Best place to buy new Vanagon radiator - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:26:46 -0700
  ...word_aag@comcast.net> wrote: > I'm looking for a new radiator for my 1985 Vanagon - $150 range > > Where is that available - want best...
• Re: Stray wires around the fuse block Help!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:47:26 -0700
  ...The wires are red/black and black/yellow >> and both head down to the conduit/loom that travel towards the >> radiator fan area. The...
• Re: 84 westie runs hot in slow traffic
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 May 1997 13:13:08 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I recently pulled my radiator and had it rodded and cleaned. Lots of junk from Barsleak. I changed the fan switch which is located...