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• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 10:39:20 -0500
  ...install when the cooling system is already opened and the engine out of the van, you gotta bleed the system anyway, might as well...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:34:25 -0500
  ...The Vanagon system splits front/rear, not diagonal. So you basically have rear brakes only at this point. :-) robert feller wrote: > Is the junction...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:52:46 -0500
  Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes: [...] > Now that is a tough cooling system, and some of those parts are 37 years > old. > And...
• External System Test
  Historical mailing list - christopher smith
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 16:38:50 -0600
  PLease Disregard Chris vanagon list admin
• [Fwd: bleeding cooling system and sealing hoses.]
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 10:22:06 -0500
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• aux. battery system for '81 Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - patty and danny
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 10:21:46 -0800
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• TEST
  Historical mailing list - mike stainbrook
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:41:03 -0800
  just a test of system mike90260@yahoo.com
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Tue, 28 May 2002 13:56:00 -0400
  ...Exaust Systems That is very true about used parts but if you want to return to OEM system with the EGR valve, pipe and...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:43:38 -0400
  I sell and install the S&S header system here all the time. We literally sell several of these systems a week and ship...
• Let's Talk Coolant Drainage (long)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 10 May 2012 20:15:44 -0700
  ...Then we connected the rad and before putting in coolant I wanted to flush the cooling system and learn how to bleed the system...
• Re: Radiator Fan Issues
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:14:47 -0700
  ...I have found no mechanism in the high side of the A/C system that will turn the radiator fan on high or shut...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:07:30 -0400
  Fixing an A/C system is an expensive proposition. Are you going to do all this yourself? It is much cheaper that way, as...
• Re: self-bleeding coolant? LONG replay
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 14:54:59 -0400
  ...I flush - then drain the coolant system. To drain, I disconnect many of the hoses. (I have even been known to BLOW HARD on...
• AC Hose repair
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:22:39 -0500
  ...I figured I would acquire and install a new condensor, dryer and then have an AC specialist charge the system with 134a. So, before...
• Re: Missing Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Thu, 17 May 2001 12:22:15 -0500
  You don't have your system all the way full. Keep filling up that reserve tank, the cooling system will suck it up until...
• How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:51:48 -0600
  ...New water pump put in by a shop, front end up, bleed the system per Bentley. Kept having burping problems. Jacked the back end...
• Re: AC Service Prior to Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 13 May 2005 13:18:26 -0700
  ...A pressure differential is created at the expansion valve- the dividing point of the system. Low side is the term used for the portion...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:46:47 -0500
  As part of your fix test or replace the pressure cap and make sure the coolant system is properly bled. Then also test for...
• Re: Suggestions for car alarm, remote start, keyless entry?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 09:36:15 -0700
  ...Autolock http://www.autoloc.com/pages/main/products.html after grilling both tech departments I decided on the Autolock system... they specifically mention systems...
• Re: '91 Carat AC - again!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:12:31 +0000
  ...You > probably also compromised other parts of the system. My bet if the system > was just cleaned and flushed and whatever is that there...
• Re: [WetWesties] 87 Westy running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Tue, 20 May 2003 07:00:05 -0700
  ...system > > At Operating Temperature; > > Fuel system ( pressure, volume ) > Throttle switch > Ignition system > Idle stabilizer System > > At Full Throttle; > Fuel system > Throttle switch > Ignition system...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:25:33 +0000
  I made the mistake of telling the mechanic at Midas ... "Just fix it " I think he evacuated the system, Put a vacuum on it...
• Re: REAR AIR CONDITIONER
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 21:13:44 -0400
  ...It has a standard 12V AC system in the back. I have never heard of a 120V AC in a Vanagon or Westfalia. Jack...
• Re: Clutch problems: 1st, 2nd, ...
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Mon, 28 Nov 1994 14:01:19 PST
  No Stuart, the brakes are on a completely different system, although they also use brake fluid/hydraulic fluid to operate. The clutch system uses...
• Re: Cooling System failure Prevention Idea.
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 21:56:17 -0600
  ...Hook that up to a decent cam and their Haltech FI system, and look out!! Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel ---------- > From: KENWILFY <KENWILFY@AOL...
• Checking for air in cooling system
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 23:31:35 -0400
  ...I think that my mechanic didn't get all the air out of the cooling system. It was 100F in Macon today, and even...
• How Do I Paint My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 07:16:24 -0700
  ...All they had was lacquer and a whole bunch of paint systems that were urethane based. Now these urethane based systems sound wonderful, but...
• Re: 5-cylinder swap update (kits are ready!)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 01:25:20 EST
  ...wiring harness made to plug into Vanagon harness with ECU intake setup complete exhaust system fuel injection system (CIS-E) complete coolant system Engine...
• Re: Electrical System Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 00:01:56 -0500
  ...Electrical System Mystery I need your help on a weird one. When I have my engine running, my headlights, foglights, radio, windshield wipers and...
• Re: cooling system design
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 16:45:54 -0500
  ...I've heard claims that the "free oxygen" introduced to a cooling system by having air entering and exiting the expansion tank increases corrosion...
• Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 25 May 2005 12:27:52 -0400
  ...When I charge my system, I put enough to engage the low pressure switch (around 35-40 psi on the low side.) My experience...
• Re: Trasco oil filter system
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 20:04:52 -0800
  ...Trasco oil filter system Stan, From what I read about Trasco oil filter systems it is not just the cost of the reusable canister...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Tue, 28 May 2002 10:45:05 -0400
  ...Exaust Systems William........... the cheapest way to go is the S&S Header System and if you don't have to deal with Emissions...
• Re: '84 WBX: H pipe broke..questions
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 08:05:57 EDT
  ...You reduced the number of parts involved. (The Digifant system works like this) . . . . . . Drink a beer in celebrition for me! >> Ken, my man, I...
• Re: AC Repair report
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:30:58 -0700
  ...Mark (San Carlos AC) charged me $60 to leak check & evacuate the system before I opened it up. If you replace the compressor, the...
• Re: Power Steering Whine from New Hose
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:03:25 -0600
  ...As far as I know the system is filled (but is there a procedure for 'bleeding' the system??). > We're off to Baja at...
• Re: mechanic says NO to bars leak
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Wed, 25 Sep 1996 04:55:17 -0400
  ...I was shy about using the stuff until I asked him, and he said it will not harm the '87 vanagon's cooling system...
• Re: R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:49:52 -0700
  ...They > tell me that they have 5 other customers with the same issue and that > the system was never a very good AC system...
• Bleeding Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 20:22:45 -0500
  ...I've read in a book for '88 and newer Vanagons that the cooling system must be bled. However, I don't have a...
• Re: Bus depot exhaust system junk?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 15:21:54 -0400
  ...it will not go over Mine ('84 1.9l, installed complete system) fit together perfectly. Note that you have to bolt up the head...
• Re: Is there a clear window to look at the refridgerant in the air conditioning systems?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:33:16 -0700
  ...Is there a clear window to look at the refridgerant in the air conditioning systems? My mechanic told me to find a clear window...
• DOT3 instead of DOT4
  Historical mailing list - wogdog
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 15:30:10 -0700
  ...that I have been using the wrong DOT in my hydraulic system. I changed out the clutch master and slave cylinder's today and...
• Re: Air Compressor Mods - Results
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 15:00:41 -0800
  ...I have a regulator > on the system, so idle time is no problem. I had none of the > air starvation problems I had when...
• Re: The idle speed controller is not in the ECU on the 2.1. It is a separate controller located in front of the passenger side tail light. It can be easily integrated into a 1.9 to eliminate that almost useless
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 May 2010 09:50:48 -0700
  fwiw, I have considered fitting the 2.1 Electronic Idle Control system to a 1.9. After all ... many, even most, modern EFI cars...
• Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:08:36 -0700
  ...On the issue of exhaust systems, I had experienced thermal cracking of the DV system repeatedly when used on the 1.8L RV Digifant...
• Re: 2.1 Cooling System Oddity: Since we are on the topic of coolant issues. (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:00:13 -0500
  ...2.1 Cooling System Oddity: Since we are on the topic of coolant issues. (kinda long) Thanks Greg and Dylan - Your experiences and explanations...
• Re: flush the cooling system?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 00:51:31 EDT
  ...I wouldn't trust it in a VW Cooling System. Hell, I won't even use it on my 73 Toyota Pickup! Jim 84...
• Re: Exhaust Question: Stock, S&S, or Sebro?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 16:06:28 -0500
  >I looked through the archives and found mixed feelings on the header vs stock >exhaust systems. I am replacing the rusty exhuast system on...
• Re: sizes of CIS injection system banjo and injector fittings
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 18:10:02 -0500
  ...sizes of CIS injection system banjo and injector fittings I'm getting nervous about the custom lines I ordered. Does anyone know the correct...
• I have questions about converting the AC system to 134a
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:49:38 -0700
  ...I know that the existing system has (or should have) R12. The 1998 TDI motor has a R134 compressor and we intend on using...
• Idle Stabilizer Control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:37:38 -0500
  I am trying get my rig ready for winter, and I have a problem with the Idle Stabilizer System on my 88 GL. I...
• Re: Coolant hoses re-visited
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Fri, 8 Mar 2013 15:59:25 -0600
  ...http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochure=1023 Troubleshooting Cooling System Hoses Today's smaller engines work a lot harder than the large V...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system - files posted
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:17:20 -0500
  >>The fact that some people find the charging rate supplied by the small >>system adequate in no way means every one will. The amount...
• Cooling system drivel (long, sorry)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 95 11:21:09 PST
  ...The system IS cooling, just not at peak efficiency. If the water pump is out/flakey, then I'd think I'd have SIGNIFICANT...
• Re: Adventures in Air Conditioning 2
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 11:54:24 EDT
  ...I know basically how the system works and we studied it in aircraft mech school but I don't do A/C systems 24...
• Re: 89 syncro westy ac question
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 21:19:42 -1000
  ...At present, with six pounds of refrigerant in the system, the high side is 160, the low 80. System is cooling nicely, but is...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 31 Aug 2002 - Special issue (#2002-1058)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 22:21:05 EDT
  ...A good sized hole in the system after the O2 sensor could increase power but any gains would be minimal unless the whole cat...
• Re: Winterizing the water system
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 14 Oct 2016 23:59:04 +0000
  ...Winterizing the water system > > Hi folks, > > It is expected to be below freezing in the north east tonight. I have drained my water tank...
• Re: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 13:51:04 -0400
  If the system lost pressure the coolant in the engine probably vaporized and pushed out a lot of coolant, letting air in to replace...
• Re: Fuel system cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 08:15:14 -0700
  Sta-bil dissolves the crap that coagulates in fuel systems. I tried all the other stuff you mentioned and then a friend told me...