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• Leaky Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 23:22:07 -0500
  ...It, (new #1), started leaking after about 5K miles. Replaced it, (new #2), has started leaking after less than 1k miles. Don't remember...
• Re: Which Radiator should I buy?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:01:53 -0500
  ...Stop the weakest point that starts to leak and re-establish full pressure, and the next weakest begins leaking soon. If you service the...
• overheating vanagon 86
  Historical mailing list - matthew
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:25:36 -0500
  ...radiator? I am a novice, and a pump seems like it could pump air to the radiator. Does it sound like it could leak...
• Re: Radiator Fan Speed HIGH only
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 23:36:14 -0400
  ...sensor switch...the one that screws into the > radiator. The first one failed after coolant started > leaking through it and this caused the fan...
• Re: Hot engine, cold radiator
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 09:51:30 -0400
  ...of the gauge) but the > > radiator is cold. I've bled it twice, no help. No evidence of leakage or > > internal head gasket problems...
• Heater valve leaking?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:49:46 +1000
  ...that the RH bottom radiator hose also shows the tell-tale signs of evaporated coolant indicating a slight leak. I'll sort that one...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:06:02 -0500
  ...Radiator disappointment >> > >> > Well folks, I’d love your recommendations for a new radiator. >> > >> > My 84 seemed60 to have a leaky hose but it wasn...
• Re: Cockpit of a C-141, was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 27 May 2007 16:09:45 -0400
  Yes, and the nav/engineer looks concerned about that head coolant leak he discovered back at Lackland Air Force Base. Pretty authentic! Cheers. Miguel
• Accurate diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 22:17:03 +0000
  ...the radiator or the thermostat is stuck closed blocking the needed flow of cooled coolant from the radiator. As for a combustion leak, before...
• Re: Is my radiator dead? aka cooling sytem woes
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 09:53:02 -0500
  On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Sounds like you have an internal head gasket leak or a cracked head. You > are getting...
• temp head fix
  Historical mailing list - Shaners [KS Div]
  Thu, 31 Dec 1998 14:17:02 -0600
  ...What is it and how does it work? Has anyone had any luck with other alternatives such as radiator stop leak? I know these...
• Re: Radiator removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 30 Jul 2016 10:31:39 -0700
  ...https://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/vanagon-radiator-replacement-mine/ That post links to another where I do a 91 rad Good luck...
• Re: Cooling System stop-leak compounds
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 27 May 2005 09:16:59 -0700
  ...Possibly it helped, but it clogged the radiator too. Really what it needed was new head gaskets. Instead, it still leaked like a sieve...
• Cardboard isolation plates at the air intake & radiator
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:50:55 -0500
  ...spray when the upper coolant tank leaked) Also the air dams or plates at the front radiator grills. Or tell be the better replacements...
• need help: overheating problem
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 09:25:33 -0400
  ...I just called my local radiator repair shop and they said they can't do the professional flush on the vanagon radiator because the...
• Overflow puking water
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 18:59:15 -0800
  ...Mechanic found radiator cap bad and replaced and it's still doing it. Any ideas beyond head gasket leak into the water system? Mike
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 13:13:19 -0700
  ...like head gaskets close to developing a leak anyway????? or marginal coolant hoses???? Perhaps it has the added benefit of helping to locate leaks...
• Re: Leaky rear heater---Autozone Loan-a-Tool program
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 22 May 2020 00:44:53 +0000
  ...those small leaks will stay visible. > > -Alex (who sees some stainless cooling tubes and an upgrade to a > late-model radiator in his future) > >
• Re: Of blown coolant hoses and old radiators
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 21:21:08 -0400
  ...Of blown coolant hoses and old radiators Hi Bob, Well, it is a new pressure cap, direct from VW. I had to replace the...
• Re: Bar's Leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:43:09 EST
  ...I was wasting time looking at the MSDS for Bar's Leaks radiator products. > To my surprise, ginger root and almond shells are the...
• Re: !985 Vanagon radiator leak.
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:14:38 -0500
  ...I have to run it up to a thousand to level it out...? Can't find a vacuum leak... any ideals..? Thanks in advance...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 23:17:25 -0500
  ...Even small combustion gas leaks can burp out on their own. You can change a water pump and without opening the radiator bleed, 2...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:11:37 -0600
  ...Radiator disappointment >>> > >>> > Well folks, I’d love your recommendations for a new radiator. >>> > >>> > My 84 seemed60 to have a leaky hose but it wasn...
• Re: How you will blow your motor using Bar's leaks
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 21:39:45 -0600
  ...rear heater, radiator, front heater---from list members reports, it sounds like you don't need to add bars leak to encourage their demise...
• Re: Radiator performance and replacement
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:51:58 -0700
  ...For several years the 'experts' kept trying to tell me "Leaking head gaskets" when all the symptoms said "The radiator isn't doing it...
• Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:40:01 -0400
  Just read this on an RV site: *A pinhole-size leak in a radiator or heater hose can spray antifreeze on hot engine parts...
• Re: Cooling questions still
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:02:24 -0700
  It is the stainless steel gaskets (one for each cylinder) that leaks. The rubber seal around the heads are for keeping coolant from leaking...
• Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:51:47 -0500
  ...Bar's Leak either (a) does nothing or (b) clogs up your radiator, heater core, etc. However, I've had good luck with Bar...
• RE: 87 Vanagon: Not your ordinary leaking head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 08:59:57 -0700
  ...Others have cautioned that leak stopping products may be hazardous to the radiator. However, I live in Phoenix with days above 110 and have...
• Re: VW head question
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 23:05:50 EST
  ...I would NOT use Bar's Leak. Why? It messes up the heat dissipating qualities of your radiator (translation: it coats your radiator with...
• Re: Help: radiator leak - tonight
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 13 May 2009 09:02:54 EDT
  ...Last time it was Gordie potts. :) works great for small leaks later mark d **************Dell Mini Netbooks: Great deals starting at $299 after instant...
• Re: Expanshion Tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 10:23:00 -0800
  ...A leak-down test will though. Another method is to head to your local smog station and have them put their emission analyzer probe...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:45:11 -0700
  ...Radiator disappointment >>>> >>>> Well folks, I’d love your recommendations for a new radiator. >>>> >>>> My 84 seemed60 to have a leaky hose but it wasn...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:19:20 -0700
  ...It is the radiator itself leaking along the seam where plastic and metal come together. A drip every 3 seconds or so under pressure...
• Re: uh-oh
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:22:56 -0500
  ...Maybe the radiator is half clogged with Bars-Leak already. It's just a very small leak so I can live with it until...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:25:45 -0500
  Of course, it is certainly possible that BOTH exhaust gas leakage into the coolant AND a partially blocked radiator are at fault for the...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 08:38:20 -0500
  ...radiator? They generally read full vacuum to about 30 psig, which would be ideal. The vacuum side would allow you to check leak down...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
  Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:55:16 -0700
  ...Regarding clogged radiator, I can understand how that would diminish cooling capacity, and perhaps only lots of wind at high speed is enough to...
• Re: Of blown coolant hoses and old radiators
  Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:54:10 -0400
  ...I'll see if I can get a coolant pressure tester this weekend - after I resolve the leaky pipe to hose connection. Thanks, Barry...
• Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:05:02 -0400
  ...the bars > leak > > stuff was? > > > > I just bought their head gasket leak repair and it says to pour it > > into the radiator and not...
• Re: Newest Version of Coolant leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 10:32:19 PDT
  ...My concerns I'd have is that it could coat the radiator in such a way that the radiator couldn't do it's...
• Re: Coolant BLeeding/Thermostat/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 09:06:48 -0700
  ...There is a bleeder on the radiator. As you face the radiator, it is in the top at the left, 13mm hex bolt. You...
• Re: On road, Having problem, coolant related
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:26:35 -0800
  ...from engine to radiator is cold. >>>> -Radiator is cold. >>>> -No coolant leaking. >>>> -Oil looks good >>>> -I opened bleed screw on radiator and no air...
• Re: Radiator is loaded ...
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 15 May 2006 15:49:59 -0700
  ...Actually, the cost of doing this will almost equal a new radiator but what you will really have is a leaky radiator. Back in...
• 85vanagon overheating (water cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:32:52 -0700
  ...s the original 85 radiator. I'm near Redwood City headed to Los Angeles this evening. I am now leaking coolant from the main...
• Help: radiator leak - tonight
  Historical mailing list - Mercedes Thomas
  Wed, 13 May 2009 00:17:23 -0500
  In campground in Petaluma CA. Leaking started bad. Not sure when started, but when checking in the desk person said "did you know you...
• Re: waterboxer longevity
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:29:06 -0800
  What do you all think about Bars Leak as a quick fix. I have heard that it can clog the radiator and heater cores...
• Re: NVC: What is inside of a Radiator??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 4 May 2003 09:42:14 -0400
  <snip> When I took each radiator off, I empied what was left inside of it out into a bucket. The most amazing black slime...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:44:32 -0700
  ...if it is ..then you think thermostat, then radiator. and that's if there are No external or internal coolant leaks. also ..one odd...
• Re: How to empty a radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Terry
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:19:43 -0400
  ...How to empty a radiator? > >You can get most out through the leaking head gasket :>) > >Your supposed to remove one of the hoses that...
• Leaky coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:28:12 -0700
  ...For flushing purposes, I also disconnected the two large hoses that connect the radiator to the long plastic coated pipes (never again!). One of...
• Push Rod Tubes
  Historical mailing list - Michael T. DeLessio
  Thu, 22 May 1997 08:34:00 -0400
  ...His diagnosis was that the compression is fine, the pressure test on the radiator is fine (even though it leaks coolant out of the...
• Re: Bars Leak
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 06:46:52 -0800
  ...I tried to get more miles out of my leaky heads and this stuff got pushed from the front to the back of the...
• Re: Head gasket leaks and winter weather
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 13:22:56 -0800
  ...notice coolant coming > fromsomewhere in the radiator... > > It got warmed up...leak stopped, and literally never leaked > again...evenup until the day (2 yrs...
• Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 19:09:03 -0500
  And, if anyone should want to buy, also inexpensively, the lower mounts, a spare feed tube (on right side - uninspected condition) and a plastic...
• diesel coolant tank busted!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 09:25:40 -0500
  HI VOLKS,,, I have bonded with my 82 diesel vanagon....BUT the coolant tank (plastic tank with the radiator cap has a leak!!!!) I...
• Re: Leaking heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:33:29 -0600
  ...t tested pressure on radiator cap, PO said it was new. Thanks, Roger B. Is it that the valve leaks, or that the control...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched Compression test results.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 3 May 2015 09:48:32 -0700
  I was just reading up here on Mobil oil about leak down tests. It mentions something similar to what you did: http://tinyurl.com...
• Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 13:58:54 -0300
  ...I checked the bleeder on the radiator, no leak. I have seen no noticeable drop in coolant level in the reservoir. Any ideas on...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:11:17 +0000
  ...Radiator disappointment >>>> >>>> Well folks,  I’d love your recommendations for a new radiator. >>>> >>>> My 84 seemed60 to have a leaky hose but it wasn...