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Re: Cooling System Pressure
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Wed, 15 Mar 2000 00:18:32 EST
In a message dated 3/14/00 11:52:23 PM, sdelasal@YAHOO.COM writes: << I've asked for a cooling system pressure check...
Spring Clamps (was: Re: Replacing cooling system on '87 Westfailia...)
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:03:05 -0600
...Lilley, Knowing the spring clamps are the absolute seat for the cooling system hoses on our vans, where does one go about pruchasing them...
Re: Devising a replacement for the double t piece (cooling system)?
Historical mailing list - jbclem1
Thu, 9 Sep 2004 15:35:22 -0700
...Devising a replacement for the double t piece (cooling system)? > right on the front page. > > http://volkscafe.com/ > > jonathan
Re: Uh-oh, cooling system way pressurized
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sun, 29 Apr 2001 20:07:41 -0500
...If you add pure water, the boiling point may get low enough to easily boil coolant in the heads - thus pressurizing your cooling system...
Re: Gurgling coolant
Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
Sun, 2 May 1999 08:00:17 -0500
...Is this normal, or do I need to "burp" the cooling system? > Could it be a sticky thermostat? > > PS - the cooling system, engine, hoses...
Re: Use Fuel Pressure Tester to Test Cooling System Pressure? (engine running)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 21 May 2017 17:46:38 -0400
...If you don't want coolant to be forced into the gauge, use a length of hose between cooling system and gauge, and keep...
Re: Upgrading 1.9 to 2.1
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:06:05 -0500
...Also, from the looks of the cooling system, I believe you must use the 2.1 exhaust system in order for the cooling bits...
Re: 2.1L vs. 1.9 L? and other questions
Historical mailing list
Sun, 19 May 1996 04:50:12 -0700
Dennis, You said "I change the neded pieces to use the 2.1 cooling system as it works better." Could you expand on the...
Re: cooling system failures
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Mon, 8 Jun 1998 16:18:24 -0400
Our 86 Syncro Westfalia was purchased in its 10th year, so here are the cooling system failures since then: Plastic manifold cracked (replaced) 10...
Re: 84 Vanagon Bursting Coolant Hoses
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 16:51:09 -0500
Yeah,it sounds like the added pressure of the combustion is getting inside the cooling system.You say it only takes a few minutes...
discontinued cooling hoses
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Tue, 9 Mar 2004 07:09:03 -0500
i remember seeing posts in the past about various discontinued cooling system hoses. the vanagon diesel hoses stick in my mind but i am...
Re: Temps in the 100s today, need ideas on extra cooling
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sun, 20 Jun 2004 19:43:27 -0400
...van is already pretty well engineered in the cooling department. intalling a cooler thermostat for summer and keeping rpm up will increase coolant flow...
Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
Sat, 1 Apr 2006 19:06:39 -0700
head gaskets are fine, already checked that. John
Re: coolant system pressure
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:51:49 -0700
re "cooling system reaches approximately 15 PSI on every drive that is sufficiently long to heat the engine and coolant to full operating temperature...
Re: About coolant
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:48:36 -0800
...As long as your cooling system is adequate (e.g. not > a stock vanagon in the desert) the pressure maintained in the cooling > system...
Air in the system
Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 06:14:07 -0700
Hey What is a fast working method to get rid of air in the cooling system? ===== Dave Vieira Hamilton, Ontario Canada __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo...
Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:14:08 -0700
...evening I did not totally re fill and re-bleed the cooling system. The pressure tank was empty after my boil-over incident. I...
Re: Cooling system
Historical mailing list - patrice b
Sat, 22 Jun 2002 12:34:42 -0700
...Cooling system > Date: Saturday, June 22, 2002 12:04 PM > > I bought an 86 Vanagon last Sept. and have been learning about cooling > systems...
Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 9 Feb 2006 06:32:31 -0800
...How to - or not - bleed the cooling system > Correct size bleeder valve is at http://www.kennedyeng.com/sub_van.htm . > You have to...
Water Wetter
Historical mailing list - Frank & Susan Malinowski
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 17:56:17 -0700
...I use it in my Ford Taurus SHO and it significantly helps keep the cooling system cool. This engine has aluminum heads and is...
quick cooling system question
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:28:38 -0400
...I expected them to be firm, like most all cooling system hoses feel. I suppose this means they should be replaced as well? I...
Re: Bleeder valve Function?
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Tue, 9 Oct 2001 15:49:46 -0500
...Otherwise I've been driving for the last year and a half with an improperly bled cooling system. Chris, '85 Westy -----Original Message----- From...
Re: 1.9 to 2.1 wbx swap questions
Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 23:21:25 -0500
...There is no where to connect it to the 1.9 cooling system. If you use a 2.1 exhaust you can leave it...
Re: No more overheating!
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Thu, 6 Sep 2007 22:49:18 -0400
The cooling system in Vanagons is actually quite capacious, as if VAG was atoning for its sins with the aircooled buses. You may in...
Re: Air in cooling system
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Apr 1995 14:43:03 +0600
...topic too much, but i was curious, what is observable on the engine which would indicate problems with the head gasket/cooling system? TIA
er: Exhaust in cooling system
Historical mailing list - walkingboss
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 15:47:23 -0600
...pull the plugs........get a cooling system tester and pressure up the system........let set till engine is cool.........with a helper to spin...
Re: Cooling system questions
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 14 Feb 2016 13:21:01 -0800
...You push a button and it pulls a vacuum on the > cooling system. There is a gauge and you pull the vacuum until the...
Re: Cooling system hose diagram
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:51:17 -0400
...both heater >cores, to radiator and everywhere else in the entire cooling system. >That can't be impossible ...but it sure feels like it...
Re: Cooling System stop-leak compounds
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 1 Jun 2005 02:53:33 -0500
...Cooling System stop-leak compounds > >I've got a leak by the manifold in the cooling system on a '96 Olds >Cutless Supreme with...
Alumaseal ?
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Wed, 15 Feb 95 10:49:06 PST
There were words of warning regarding the use of "Alumaseal" in the VW cooling system. Apparently it can deposit in heater cores reducing flow...
Re: cooling question
Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 14:27:23 EST
...Good news all everything works well on the cooling system. (now that i have cursed myself ) I can now start to look for .....TIRES...
Re: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentatio
Historical mailing list
Tue, 16 Jul 1996 08:42:53 -0600
...There are stark differences in the oil cooling systems, the loads placed on the engines, and the way the engines are designed to deliver...
Re: Bleeder Valve Poition
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 11:54:37 -0800
Its on 19.9 as part of the exploded diagram of cooling system parts. Its funny that it isn't in the bleeding instructions...
Coolant article
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Sat, 12 Feb 2005 23:44:07 -0600
Here is a good coolant article: http://www.gowesty.com/vano_cooling_system.htm
Re: Water Wetter
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:49:46 -0400
...If your cooling system works well and you don't need any help, don't use the product. If things are marginal (old system...
Re: overheating
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:25:29 -0700
Andrew, I myself spent 1 year chasing cooling system problems replacing most parts, redoing it and thinking it would never work. You don't...
Re: coolant system pressure
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:36:27 -0400
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Marius Strom <marstrom@microsoft.com> wrote: > I believe the cooling system is rated for a...
Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Wed, 16 May 2001 15:14:13 -0500
...Even better, run just straight water in the cooling system, and once the engine is up to operating temp, you'll be able to...
Re: how many quarts of fluid go into the cooling system?
Historical mailing list - Inua
Fri, 21 Oct 2005 23:11:39 -0500
...Thanks > > >--------------------------------- > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > > > > Dry system, 17.5 liters or 18.4 qts. 50/50 mix seems to...
Re: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Fri, 11 May 2001 19:05:15 -0700
Currently it is not, until I have time to finish the cooling system overhaul on my '87 Westfalia (literally months in progress, but I...
Re: Double T-fitting for 1.9 cooling system
Historical mailing list - milpo_buff
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 08:24:23 -0500
...Double T-fitting for 1.9 cooling system Not mine.. but since there are at least 5 people out there looking for one: http...
Getting Archive results - Super Fast Method
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 13:03:35 -0600
...Bleeding cooling system 007621 95/01/15 12:02 41 Re: Bleeding cooling system ><<<<SNIP>>> To order a copy of these postings, send the...
85Vanagon, cooling system
Historical mailing list - Rainer Heller
Sun, 7 Apr 1996 14:11:13 -0700 (PDT)
...Heater core? When we unbleed the cooling system following the procedure in the Bentleys the car runs fine for a while. But then the...
Bleeding the cooling system
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 15 Jan 1999 18:44:40 -0500
...John Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Anyone ever try parking on a really steep downhill grade to bleed the system . Haven't tried...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:21:28 -0700
...Sat, 30 Jun 2001 09:58:27 +1000 > >Paul - > >I had a not so serious but fustrating series of cooling system failures >over >about...
Re: head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 2 Dec 2007 00:42:00 -0500
If combustion gases are getting inot the cooling system, then it is possible for coolant to get into the cylinders. Some will burn of...
Re: Air in cooling system
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Apr 1995 17:20:12 -0300
...on the engine which would indicate problems with the head >gasket/cooling system? TIA Blue/green drops of antifreeze under the engine by the...
overflow tank/expansion tank question
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 30 Sep 2002 09:00:59 -0700
...hmmmmmmm? Question could just flushing the cooling system help get the air out?? heads are new and rebuilt 1.9 with new water pump...
Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:02:50 -0700
...2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question > > > Or the solution with the newest parts? The cooling hoses, however > numerous, > on the 2...
Re: To those '83-'85 Vanagon folks
Historical mailing list
Wed, 7 Sep 94 8:09:39 EDT
...The only way for air to get into > a pressurized system (cooling system) is to come from a place of higher > pressure (combustion chamber...
Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Sep 2003 to 1 Oct 2003 - Special issue (#2003-967)
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 09:55:24 -0700
Uhmm, Guys...the running of the fan after engine shutoff is just an artifact of electric fan cooling system. The t-stat has to...
Re: bleeding the cooling system....
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 4 Aug 2005 06:18:17 -0400
No, you do not want to warm the engine up before bleeding the cooling system. Both the 1.8 and 2.1 have a...
Re: "Burping the cooling system" Long question
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:06:33 -0400
...Mike '84 GL 7 pass '84 GL Westy '85 GL Westy Don Hanson wrote: > Is air getting into the cooling system a common, recurring...
Re: Overflow puking water
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:33:39 EST
...I would lean more towards the upper o-ring on the cylinder failing, enabling compression to get into the cooling system. If it were...
Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:18:16 -0400
...If the cooling system is not right such as air in the system, fans and stuff will not help. Gasses in the cooling system...
Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
Historical mailing list
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:37:09 -0700
...2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question > > > Or the solution with the newest parts? The cooling hoses, however > numerous, > on the 2...
Re: PSI? Cooling system Mods, OK? THANKS!
Historical mailing list - John P
Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:55:50 -0000
...PSI? Cooling system Mods, OK? THANKS! > I believe the radiator itself is copper... no? > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John P" <jmp@BT-PACIFIC.CO...
more cooling weirdness
Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 20:46:50 EST
...The gauge never went above the light(normal warm position) What do i need to do to to verify a proper operating cooling system...
Re: FREE 84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:58:54 -0800
...I am also giving away the remaining hulk which has a fuel tank, brake system and an intact cooling system. Goes to the first...
Re: Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it?
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Mon, 5 Nov 2007 11:19:37 -0800
...Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it? Hey Ric, I've used the "Subaru Cooling System Conditioner" in my van (2 bottles...