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Other stuff to check for rust-out (was Coolant pipes replacement)
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:11:58 -0400
...I carry the parts to bypass the heater loop inside the engine compartment and spare coolant at all times). Frank Condelli sells an excellent...
A/T problems -- fluid level high
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 07:59:47 -0800
...the coolant hoses together with a coupling or perhaps removing one and connecting the remaining hose to both connectors, thus creating a loop? What...
Re: Rear heater core during summer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 10 Jun 2005 06:27:28 -0400
...Any coolant flowing though the heater core is coolant not available for the radiator. >> Exactly. I once notice a slight increase in the indicated...
Re: Coolant hoses?
Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:29:33 EST
...loop in the system. These hoses have flow restrictors in them and allow air to pass while considerably slowing the flow of coolant. These...
Re: Need a gasket
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:49:19 -0700
...Rad and hoses heat up, indicating flow of hot coolant, but that >> bleeder valve at the front of the engine compartment doesn't do...
Re: plugging heater hoses
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:25:49 -0400
...heater valve closed, and looping >> them is no different from having the heater valve open, so >> far as coolant flow is concerned. >> >> Dave Mc...
Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:57:59 -0500
...the coolant hoses together with a coupling or > perhaps removing one and connecting the remaining hose to both connectors, > thus creating a loop? > > What...
Re: pressure testing cooling system
Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
Sat, 16 Dec 1995 19:36:20 -0800 (PST)
...For very slow leaks, you can leave it pumped up all day until enough coolant has leaked to be visible. > It seems that the...
Re: Clarified: coolant leak after long idle
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:45:40 -0300
...The reason is to allow the air (both in suspension and in pockets of marginal hose bends and loops) to collect into distinct moveable...
Re: Rear heater control
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:38:10 -0600
...mcneely ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > Dave, > > the comparison you make between a car's cooling system: > - closed loop, low O2 (if not...
FOD & crimp fittings
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:18:21 -0700
...Finishing up the overhaul of my cooling system today, I removed the plastic coolant distribution tower and when I pulled it off of the...
Please don't mix used brake fluid and used oil
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 May 1995 15:56:26 -0700
...At great cost per gallon, and the oil is lost from the recycling loop. I'm not asking for everyone to send their unwanted...
Re: Silcone Coolants lines ???Re: 85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses to Tranny Cooler Busted-
Historical mailing list - TC
Thu, 31 May 2007 16:00:23 -0700
...Silcone Coolants lines ???Re: 85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses to Tranny Cooler Busted- > Guys no thoughts on Silcone > any one use...
Re: Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Tue, 23 Jul 1996 09:02:16 -0700
...notice that it goes up to a "loop" around the > engine > > and that loop is connected to the coolant reservoir. > > > > Hmm. don't know...
Re: Long Brake Line Tips + Removal Question
Historical mailing list - Mark
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:23:15 -0400
...I couldn't find a 112" piece of line, so I used two stock 60" pieces (120") - and put an extra loop in the...
Re: an issue of temperature
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:29:18 -0700
...coolant from the heating loops is unregulated coolant that bypasses the thermostat. On a cool day Brain should be able to drop the coolant...
Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:03:48 -0700
...the send and return hoses you >>> speak of. >>> Creating a loop so the coolant could still flow. That "repair" is >>> still in >>> place because...
Cooling System dream
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:25:06 -0800
...Could it be bad already? Coolant is hot at radiator bleed screw. Bleeding by the book. Can anyone confirm that with the stock 87...
Re: 2.1 Temp sender resistance values?
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Wed, 10 Aug 2005 18:14:20 -0400
...signal as opposed to adding a separate sending unit in the > > coolant line somewhere? >> > > > > Impedance. > > Wha? How does alternating current come into a 12V...
Re: got to fix the cooling system again.
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:16:21 -0700
...Disconnect the heater lines from the coolant distributor/thermostat housing and flush that loop with a garden hose also. Good luck, Tim Bike Florida...
Re: Rear heater issues (84)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:18:32 -0800
...If removing rear core from coolant circuit, clamp off hoses to/from "tees" (under bus), pull the "tees" and replace them with straight through...
Re: Temp Gauge Out, Heat Blasting
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:57:30 -0400
...The engine thermostat opens and closes to regulate when engine coolant circulates to the radiator to keep the engine in an optimal temperature range...
How hot is HOT?
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Mon, 3 Aug 1998 18:40:12 -0700
...engine side of the thermostat and thus in the "internal" coolant circulation loop...Typically the needle reaches a needle width beyond the LED when...
Re: Again - where should an in-line heater go?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 22:47:34 -0800
...The main thing, is that we need to have the heated coolant circulate in a loop, going through both heads. Let's reference page...
Re: 1.9L Gutless when first started
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:50:28 -0400
Might be related to your coolant problem. Water in a cylinder! Compression and leak down test. Could also be one or more bad injectors...
Re: Coolant pouring from tail pipe - 1987 2.1
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:26:52 -0500
I had one customer call me furious that his brand new rebuilt engine was leaking coolant. I asked him where the coolant was coming...
I'm Back! Also, Hot water with no drain
Historical mailing list - David Garth
Fri, 31 Dec 1999 07:19:22 -0800
...I used the coolant loop from the rear heater to heat the water in the Westy tank. The critical part is to have a...
Re: 84 vanagon cooling system
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 16 Nov 2001 10:39:16 -0500
...the coolant back into the engine. Since the heater is working I vote for number three -- but the heater and the cooling loop run...
Re: plugging heater hoses
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:23:01 -0400
...heater valve closed, and looping >>> them is no different from having the heater valve open, so >>> far as coolant flow is concerned. >>> >>> Dave Mc...
Re: New thermostat funky?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sun, 2 Dec 2007 07:36:23 -0800
...Does anyone know where the sensor is for the dash temp gauge? Does it report engine temperature, or that of the coolant in the...
Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:34:21 -0400
...the send and return hoses you > >>> speak of. > >>> Creating a loop so the coolant could still flow. That "repair" is > >>> still in > >>> place because...
Re: Turning off rear heater
Historical mailing list - Ry
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:54:29 -0500
...re creating a loop in which you will trap air any more than actually having the heater core hooked up? coolant is still traveling...
Re: LHS Shower in Westie?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 7 Jul 1996 02:36:01 -0300 (ADT)
...pix of the water tank with a neat heating coil loop using engine coolant to warm the tank water. Splice it off your rear...
Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 08:03:49 -0800
...the coolant hoses together with a coupling or > perhaps removing one and connecting the remaining hose to both connectors, > thus creating a loop? > > What...
Re: Bigger Problem than Coolent Sensor
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 7 Jun 2001 12:06:02 -0400
60 seconds is about the time that it takes for the system to go from open to closed loop. Can you swap in another...
Re: Hesitation at low RPM
Historical mailing list
Tue, 6 Sep 1994 15:53:49 -0700 (PDT)
...I seem to have a longer reprieve from the low-power demon on > > >cool, cloudy mornings. > > > > i'd bet on the coolant temp sensor...
Re: Vanagon Bodily Fluids
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:27:09 -0600
...BZ-heading out for a 100 mile loop as soon as I finish this 6 pack? > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Buese" <tombuese@COMCAST.NET...
Re: Broken New Engine, What is fair resolution?
Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:47:07 EDT
...Yes, there have been several tests for CO2 in the coolant, all negative, except for one "inconclusive". With the exception of Jere's recent...
Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 27 May 2011 06:50:30 -0700
...The Gowesty external ATF cooler kit has you attaching the two ends of the now-unused coolant hoses together and they are presently dangling...
Questions: 1.9l Turbo Diesel Westy running hot. Weak cooling?
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Sun, 1 Jul 2012 11:26:04 -0700
...would prevent full coolant circulation to the radiator, and perhaps worse, may not fully close the coolant bypass loop, so coolant just recirculates in...
Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:38:41 -0500
...who the Dennis is ~ " When the coolant reaches about 100'F, the ECU goes into "Closed Loop" operation. At this point, the final fuel...
Re: Broken New Engine, What is fair resolution?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:53:01 -0400
You are not seeing any over-heating symptoms? I assume your coolant is up to snuff. I had a friend who had similar problems...
Re: New thermostat funky?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 2 Dec 2007 13:24:13 -0500
...It is reading the temperature of the coolant circulating through the engine. That is why it is important to know that the water pump...
Re: Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
Tue, 23 Jul 96 23:36:20 -0500
...notice that it goes up to a "loop" around the > > engine > > > and that loop is connected to the coolant reservoir. > > > > > > > Hmm. don't know...
Re: Coolant
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:12:14 -0500
...Get a leak that allows make up water to constantly enter the heating loop and you will have problems. The corrosion that happens under...
Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:01:17 -0500
...I just assumed it worked as an open loop/closed loop setup. Any other ideas or things that I should check before replacing this...
Re: How hot is your coolant?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:00:33 -0700
...Thus, > the coolant at the thermostat must be higher than this when the second fan kicks > in. The heater loop bypasses the t-stat...
Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
Historical mailing list - brady
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:03:57 -0700
...the send and return hoses you > >>> speak of. > >>> Creating a loop so the coolant could still flow. That "repair" is > >>> still in > >>> place because...
Re: '84 WBX: H pipe broke..questions
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Wed, 3 Sep 2003 06:07:12 -0400
...top end to allow some > coolant in, but not the full flow of what goes through > the loop. They are no longer made I...
(Spam rating 6/10) Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
Historical mailing list - Owen
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:37:19 -0600
...I'm having a vision of a B-17 in combat > conditions over Germany... <grin> Maybe a 4th knob to dump the coolant if...
Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:19:13 -0600
...the send and return hoses you >>>> speak of. >>>> Creating a loop so the coolant could still flow. That "repair" is >>>> still in >>>> place because...
warm up and coolant pressure on head gasket seals
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 20:49:51 -0800
...water pump impeller capable of pushing coolant over 30 ft of hose. Even with the heater loops open , I feel that engine operation should...
Engine runs with no AFM?
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:41:16 -0500
...Engine was cold, so was in open loop mode, but still. Maybe since it had no load on it the engine was able to...
Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:56:24 -0700
...proposed in the post below. (varying the proportion of coolant between the parallel loops through radiator and oil cooler respectively) > > All tests were highway...
Winning Water Wars: A/C dribble & Coolant Games
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 10:25:52 -0700
...3000 miles through 6000 mile loop in '87 weekender removed-driveshaft syncro 1.(previously reported) temp 2 coolant connector went intermittent per digitool--excercised...
Digifant electrical/fuel problem; kinda long.
Historical mailing list - Dave
Sat, 18 Apr 1998 14:32:12 -0500
...When I drive it (which isn't too often) it will run for until the coolant reaches it's normal temp, and about 3...
Re: FW: Rectangle headlight conversion to common 200mm headlights
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 1 Nov 2002 09:22:55 EST
...Many moons ago, I was charged with implementing a pilot program to establish a baseline for vibrational analysis of the primary coolant loop at...
Re: Knock & Ping?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 3 Mar 2006 20:47:44 -0500
...This is common especially with the plastic loop. Make sure those small hoses get hot shortly after start up. If one stays cold, coolant...
Re: Coolant pressure gauge mounting
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sun, 3 Feb 2002 22:40:52 EST
...in the heater loop. If you enjoy the excitement and thrills of rapid gauge response mount it in the coolant reservoir. If you want...
Re: Need input on radiator problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 23:17:25 -0500
...As the thermostat opens to allow coolant to flow from the radiator, the lower disc closes off the bypass that allows coolant to continuously...