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• Re: '87 AC Radiator Fan Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 09:00:20 -0400
  ...If coolant temp in radiator is too high, fan goes into high speed mode and compressor shuts off until radiator returns to normal operating...
• Riddle me this: question about dropping a radiator
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:06:14 +0000
  I've already salvaged the radiator out of my 82 diesel because it appears to have been recently replaced. I got the spare tire...
• Radiator Leak
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 12:48:03 -0700
  ...Noticed a water leak under the radiator last Friday. Took off the lower grill and saw a steady drip from the radiator every second...
• Re: Larger Capacity Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 May 1999 02:28:04 -0400
  The Vanagon Radiator has more than enough capacity for that engine. Being three rows deep and as large as it is, you should no...
• Re: Enging transplants, radiators on ba
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  29 Sep 1995 14:56:16 +1000
  > The radiator was in a channel-iron >square with heavy metal mesh as a grille, all bolted to the >bumper and nose sheet-metal...
• Radiator Rodding
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 12:48:52 -0700
  Hi Folks, I'm getting mixed reports on whether the 1988 alum./plastic (??) vanagon radiator can be rodded. Some say it can't be...
• Re: Cooling system drivel (getting shorter...)
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Sun, 19 Feb 1995 07:02:52 -0800 (PST)
  Actually, the front heater loop is separate from the radiator loop, so even when the thermostat is closed (and coolant does not flow to...
• source for radiator fan?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Meuser
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 21:29:09 -0700
  hi - replacing the radiator in my 87 westy (with A/C) and thought it might be wise to replace the radiator fan as well...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 17:52:55 -0700
  >...rodding the radiator...It has woked great. You do Chinese on your radiator? ;-} Rich.
• Re: FW: RE: Coolant Overflowing!
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:12:02 -0800
  I've replaced a radiator. Well, since mine is one of the all metal ones, I pulled it, and had it tanked and rodded...
• overheating
  Historical mailing list - mike stainbrook
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:01:57 -0800
  ...bled from radiator,but only got small amount out, flow stopped, then tried to suck back into radiator, engine overheated, radiator stays cold, seems...
• Re: Radiator thermoswitch removal
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:59:34 -0700
  ...Radiator thermoswitch removal Hi, Can someone provide the tool needed to get that switch of the radiator? Best regards. Gilles Turmel
• Re: Vanagon VW Radiator diff then SA Radiator ?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 14:17:07 -0500
  > The only radiator I could get from the VW dealer was the one from South > Africa. I was told german genuine VW raditors were...
• Re: 86 Vanagon Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 21:52:44 EST
  Hey Volks, You could try 1-800-RADIATOR.... Scott De Santi 86 Vanagon
• Re: radiator fan grinding noise
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 25 Jul 2020 16:09:01 -0700
  ...I think what you’ll do is lower the radiator, remove the screws holding the shroud to the radiator, then remove the three screws...
• Re: 90 Carat: Radiator Fan Quiet
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 08:48:10 EST
  Turning on the A/C is NOT a test of the radiator fan system, it is at most a test that tells you the...
• Re: Diesel Radiator Removal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 18:04:52 -0700
  ...The '82 diesel radiator is unique in that it uses 2 separate thermoswitches to operate the fan. This makes your radiator more difficult to...
• Re: Looking for some radiator parts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 10 Jun 2016 22:17:19 +0000
  ...What I need is the > upper radiator mount (welded to body but can be removed with a chisel > pretty easily) Lower radiator mounts with...
• Re: Not 82 diesel, 83 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 20:59:19 -0800
  Yes, the Syncro radiator will fit in the 83, diesel or waterboxer.. All the 83 and newer can use the same radiator. Only 82...
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:58:28 -0500
  well,what happined is I bought a valve from KEP,bent the snot out of the radiator mount bracket (easier than moving radiator?)and...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:04:13 -0700
  ...If you then loosen the radiator bleed bolt a turn the pressure in the system will release out of the radiator bleed hole, pushing...
• Re: !985 Vanagon radiator leak.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:27:26 -0400
  If the radiator froze, you need to check the heater cores and all the plastic manifolds and valves. The radiator didn't freeze because...
• Coolant Pipe Locations Metal vs. Plastic. Retrofitting diesel coolant hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:33:50 -0900
  ...It reaches way past the "to radiator" pipe. Am I right in assuming the right side pipe is still the "to radiator" pipe, and...
• Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sat, 15 May 2010 13:08:59 EDT
  ...Best solution (sorry bad pun) for a safe and effective cleaning is to take it to a radiator shop and have them rod it...
• Radiator is loaded ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 15 May 2006 11:43:16 -0700
  I notice that the old radiators are not efficient anymore, being so loaded with deposits. I am sure there is a way to take...
• Citric Acid Radiator Fix
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:20:05 -0700
  ...It is a way of forcing you to buy what you really need, a new radiator. But if your radiator is just plugged and...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 09:58:44 -0700
  The 82 radiators > went NLA quite a while ago so many 82 vans have been fitted with a later > radiator. It sounds like someone...
• Longer bleeder screw safe?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:36:24 -0600
  I found an M8 x 1.25 bolt that threads into the radiator bleed hole fine, but nothing as short as the original. I...
• Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 11:28:52 -0700
  I have seen those all metal ones offered but the price is triple what a stock radiator goes for. Since few would pay that...
• Re: Radiator is loaded ...
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 15 May 2006 19:12:29 -0700
  ...A new radiator cost me $200, second day air from Busdepot. Rob becida@comcast.net Western Washington State, USA At 5/15/2006 11...
• Re: OOPS Overheating - Radiator temperature?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 27 May 2005 16:43:11 -0400
  One possible course of action is to take van to a radiator shop, have it cleaned and then reinstalled. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "David...
• Re: Question RE installing late radiator into 83 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:35:25 -0500
  ...The 83 diesel > radiator uses the same hoses, mounts, fan shrouds, temp switch, etc as > the waterboxer radiators since it uses the same radiator...
• Re: Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 10:18:07 -0400
  ...Howard On 10/5/2011 14:55, gary hradek wrote: > I am thinking of replacing my radiator. Has anyone installed the one from BusDepot...
• Do I need to remove AC condensor to replace my radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:45:22 -0600
  Thanks, It looks like when I lower the radiator and condenser partway I can remove the screws on top of the condenser. This should...
• Re: Wanted--radiator
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 09:27:25 EDT
  I have an excellent condition radiator from my former '85 Vanagon that was working with no problems. The radiator is in very good to...
• Radiator out/observations...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 21:11:41 -0700
  I pulled the radiator out of my '87 camper today to replace it with a new one. Here are some observations. The radiator that...
• Re: no heat
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:19:00 -0500
  Doesn't matter what you do to the radiator. The engine should be at full operating temperature within 5 to 10 minutes unless it...
• Re: Rubber bands in my radiator?!?
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Sat, 29 Jun 2013 13:45:08 -0700
  ...Rubber bands in my radiator?!? I can't recall if the temp sensor has a rubber seal, but here's an image of a...
• Re: Radiator question?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:58:26 -0600
  Our local hi tech radiator shop cleaned and recrimped my 90 GL radiator for $75. If it had cost much more, I'd been...
• Re: Radiator Removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott McFarland
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 22:38:46 -0500
  Ian, I had recently removed the radiator from my 85 GL. I had the joy of doing this twice (the first one leeked as...
• boiling the radiator out?
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 16:02:42 -0800
  can you safely boil the radiator out while you have it out of the vanagon?
• Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 09:22:13 -0500
  ...The radiator shop I finally used pulled the radiator, put in a new one that the shop sourced, and replaced all the hoses directly...
• Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 15 May 2010 13:25:06 -0400
  I'll second the radiator rodding as ineffective on new rads. I paid a hefty sum to have one rodded and the car still...
• Re: Looking for some Vanagon Radiator Parts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 23:37:47 -0700
  ...I am looking for the upper radiator mount, lower two radiator >> mounts, and electrical plug with pig tail wiring for the fan switch. If...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Radiator (need bad one)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 May 2009 15:59:08 -0700
  ...Vanagon Diesel Radiator (need bad one) > Now that I have a source for the front heater cores for the Vanagon > another thing these guys...
• Re: AC 81 vanagon grill insert
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sat, 6 Jan 2018 14:19:55 -0500
  as this is for an air cooled one with no radiator, I am not sure what the purpose of these items are. But they...
• Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sat, 15 May 2010 13:06:02 EDT
  ...well heck most heater cores are aluminum and plastic, just like most of the new radiators. all I know is Radiator flush didn't...
• Re: Do I need to remove AC condensor to replace my radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:54:41 -0700
  ...Do I need to remove AC condensor to replace my radiator? Thanks, It looks like when I lower the radiator and condenser partway I...
• Re: Radiator Bleed Screw
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:22:39 -0400
  Jeff Oxroad wrote: > This next seems to be the radiator listed through all the later model > water-cooled Vanagons: > > Radiator: 068 121 253E > > The...
• Re: Radiator, serviceable?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 15:06:20 +0000
  > How's about taking out your old radiator, going to a junkyard and saying > "gimme one like this with a radiator cap pls". You...
• Re: Rad Fan isn't working properly
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 12:40:31 EDT
  ...I replaced the radiator and solved the problem. Here's what I saw in the old radiator. First it was copper where the replacement...
• Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 18 Jul 95 16:16:40 PDT
  ...In the aforementioned experiment where the radiator was dosed with lots of liquid water, this may have decreased the efficiency of the radiator as...
• FW: RE: Coolant Overflowing!
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 10:47:27 -0600
  ...Removing the radiator fan temp sensor will usually show goop on the inside if this is the case. I would remove the radiator and...
• Re: radiators
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:36:58 -0700
  No, the 82 radiator is different than 83-91. Mounts are different, fan shroud is different, temp switch layout and wiring is different, hoses...
• Frustration: 85 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Michael Orbon
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 08:18:29 -0700
  This year I have replaced fittings, hoses, head gaskets, a cooling fan switch, and now a radiator. The head gaskets were put in three...
• Re: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - JonVO
  Tue, 31 May 2016 15:19:18 -0600
  I believe your carat should have a 3 prong connector located just behind the RH side of lower grill, on the radiator. Remove the...
• Re: Radiator cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:56:23 -0700
  � � � � � � � � � Bucky's Muffler Radiator & Brakes �19210 Highway 99 Lynnwood, WA 98036 Get Directions (425) 712-0186 � � � � � � � � --- On Wed, 3/11/09, Zoltan <thewestyman@GMAIL...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:42:09 -0400
  "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> writes: > well........... > it didn't occur to you to lower the radiator a little bit ? Nope. Didn't...
• Re: engine cooling non-problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:01:14 +0000
  ...What I've wondered is whether the gauge measures the temp at the engine or the radiator. I know the fan is switched at...
• Radiator Installation
  Historical mailing list - M Kaz
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:36:10 -0500
  Hi All, has anyone had experience in installing a radiator/fan assembly? The problem I am having is that that 02 sensor warning module...