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• Re: Coolant loss mystery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:11:51 -0800
  The waterpump is always pressurizing the radiator. The thermostat is on the return line from the radiator. Coolant won't flow through the radiator...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:57:59 -0700
  ...When you have radiator problems you're down and out. If you run it backwards it works almost as well but the thermoswitch is...
• Re: i need a radiator BAD as in by tomorrow..wednesday
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:00:57 -0700
  Try the Radiator Express Warehouse. Their number is 1-800-RADIATOR (1-800-723-4286). They have stock and it's about $300.00...
• Radiator thermoswitch removal
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:17:35 -0400
  Hi, Can someone provide the tool needed to get that switch of the radiator? Best regards. Gilles Turmel
• Re: Is radiator bleed screw just a 13 mmbolt?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:46:17 EST
  ...First is the new Genuine VW radiator I installed in my bus had a normal 13mm headed bolt and a groove in the radiator...
• radiators
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:19:43 -0700
  Anyone know if there is any difference (other than the letter appendage) between radiator 068 121 253A for a diesel 82 and radiator 068...
• Re: radiator question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 22:50:12 -0700
  ...My diesel radiator is identical to the stock waterboxer one except for slightly different mounts. Larry
• Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 23:35:22 -0400
  Causes of leak near radiator? Hopefully it's a hose or bad clamp. Otherwise the rad is probably leaking at the aluminum/plastic interface...
• Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 13:58:18 -0500
  ...I paid 200.12 for the radiator: > > > > http://www.autopartsdeal.com/Parts_List/radiator/volkswagen/vanagon/ > > -- > > David McNeely > > -- David McNeely
• Re: Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 05:36:54 -0700
  ...Radiator | |I am thinking of replacing my radiator. Has anyone installed |the one from |BusDepot. |Price seems good. Thanks Gary |Radiator |OEM Volkswagen/South...
• Checking a Radiator.
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 09:40:36 -0700
  Hi volks, Some radiator shops have an infrared "gun". It measures heat radiated from whatever it is pointed towards. You can use this to...
• Re: roadtrip spares
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 15 May 2002 11:58:04 -0700
  PS would a radiator and cooling pipes from an 86' GL fit in my 82'? ===== Shaggy I'll leave the spare parts list to...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:10:51 -0400
  ...Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole? I just installed my new SA Radiator i bought from Bus Depot. Now Im ready...
• Re: Sqirting water on an oil cooler et al
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 16:25:38 -0600 (MDT)
  > > Scott Beckstead claims that cooling the radiator makes an engine retain > heat, but I've been driving for 30 winters now and I ain...
• FW: in search of radiator
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 12:00:25 -0700
  ...in search of radiator I am in dire need and am desperately searching for a radiator compatible with the AUTOMATIC transmission in my 1987...
• Need radiator cooling fan motor
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 15:33:40 -0500
  Does anyone have a spare radiator fan motor for an '84 Westy with A/C? Tom Ohio
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:20:29 -0400
  All I'm saying is that the bars leak was the catalyst for the radiator plugging. No doubt there was crap in the system...
• Infared Thermometer/Radiator temps?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 11:33:52 -0500
  Someone posted that they had used an infared thermometer to test for hot and cold spots on the Vanagon radiator. I have temporary access...
• Radiator disappointment continued
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:09:48 -0400
  Oh boy, today the replacement radiator came from Amazon. What a disaster. I can’t believe the UPS person even left it on my...
• Radiators ... Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 12:44:02 -0600
  I was surprised to find out that my local Subaru conversion shop, Utah Imports could get the same radiator that I got from Bus...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 10 May 2002 14:06:37 -0400
  Wow, I think this is the first time anyone remembered I made that suggestion a few years back! I filled the stock radiator through...
• Re: radiator gurgles?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:28:14 -0700
  I've fixed this same problem (recurring boiling in the radiator) on other vehicles by replacing the radiator cap. Jason > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan /Radiator Questions
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:22:55 -0700
  Aristotle, don't I have to drain the radiator, then bleed the coolant? The process sounded like a hassle. I'll probably do it...
• Still looking for 84-85 Radiator fan shroud
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 6 Aug 2016 13:00:00 -0400
  I am desperate need of a good used radiator fan shroud for an 84-85 Vanagon. I also need the four clips that hold...
• Re: Price change on Copper German Radiators
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 20:58:51 EDT
  ...list deal on these radiators is over. >> Ken, Did the Btu/hr rating also go up on these radiators? George PS: I hope to...
• Re: Radiator rubber bushings
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 13 May 2003 11:25:09 -0700
  ...Radiator rubber bushings > Anyone know where I can get the little quarter sized rubber grommets for the > radiator ? (1987 Syncro) > > TIA > > Sean Garrett > 1981...
• Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 12:46:33 -0500
  ...DMc ---- mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: > Vanagon radiators don't have top and bottom tanks. I doubt you have a > copper radiator or...
• Stumper: Can you use a gas radiator in a diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 18:13:11 EDT
  I have a customer that wants to buy a Radiator for his diesel Vanagon. The van is a beater and he really can't...
• RE: Sqirting water on an oil cooler et al
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 95 09:20:24 EDT
  ...The only way I can see this happening is that the thermostat shutting down the fluid flow into the radiator because the radiator is...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 10 May 2002 00:54:59 EDT
  ...this South African VW radiator looks like a > carbon copy of my 84'VW OEM radiator which costs more > than twice as much new...
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:17:17 -0800
  And to think that I was just happy to vent the air out of the radiator after loosing the bleeder bolt a couple of...
• Re: Leak on driver's side of radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:34:47 -0500
  ...Leak on driver's side of radiator? Looks like there's a leak on the driver's side of the radiator on my '90...
• Re: 2.1 W A/C Radiator Fan Resistor? THANKS !!!
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:39:56 +0000
  ...need a Resistor on the Radiator Fan? > Anyone done this replacement? > And, do I have to drop the Radiator again? > Also, any vendors carry...
• Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:54:21 -0700
  Radiator not cooling as well as it used to. Any specific recommendations on what to flush the cooling system with? Mike
• Re: Best flushing method - 2.1,and maintenance questions.
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 10:19:10 -0800
  ...You will need to remove the thermostat in order to flush the radiator and the large coolant hoses. Then you run the risk of...
• Last call for overheating help
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 22:02:08 -0400
  Hi all, Well the new radiator's in. And......STILL running hot. I'm stumped. To recap: 84 1.9 Liter. 1 year old...
• Re: Radiator is loaded ...
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Fri, 19 May 2006 21:31:27 -0400
  ...Radiator is loaded ... > I'd think that anything that would dissolve the deposits would be > hard to get rid of, legally. > A new radiator...
• Re: Radiator vintage?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:25:28 -0800
  Ah yes, the German Behr radiator... now made in China. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On...
• Re: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 31 May 2016 17:36:20 -0400
  http://www.vanagain.com/troubleshoot-your-radiator-fan/ On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 5:13 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > How...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:57:33 -0700
  ...It was coolant leaking from the seam on the radiator (left - driver's - side) and trickling down the support. This is a relatively slow...
• Radiator part 2 Disappointment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 9 Mar 2023 21:52:39 -0500
  I Folks, I started the radiator change out today by unpacking the new radiator that arrived while I was away. I chose to go...
• Re: Radiator vintage?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:38:09 -0800
  ...That being said, the > last Behr (made in China) radiator that I installed actually looked pretty > good. > > And truthfully, I'm still seing quite...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 13:39:37 -0400
  Well, there must be coolant passing through the radiator at idle, or you're fan would never come on when you are stuck sitting...
• Re: Cooling Problems: Radiator flow
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 18:24:08 -0500
  ...Radiator flow > > > Does anyone have an easy, reliable way of testing flow > to a vanagon radiator? Using temperature as an indicator > of radiator performance...
• Special Radiator Feed/Return Hoses for van with factory equipped alloys
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:35:52 -0500
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1298298097204/page_666_673/coolant_pipe_to_radiator_hose_feed.html http://www.van-cafe.com/home...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 18:12:28 PDT
  >>...rodding the radiator...It has woked great. ^^^^^ >You do Chinese on your radiator? ;-} > >Rich. Yep, it could fry your pocket, too. James
• diesel vanagon radiator
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:35:15 -0400
  I have an '82 diesel vanagon in need of a radiator. Can I use either of these: 068121253E OR 068121253A Brad
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 09:27:39 -0600
  ...Radiator Design > > > Anyone had a Vanagon radiator apart, or know of its internal > construction? The Tiico owner who stated he might have crossed his...
• Re: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans)
  Historical mailing list - Tim High
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 20:51:48 -0500
  The overheating is most likely your radiator. My van had the same symptoms when I bought it. It was diagnosed by two "mechanics" as...
• Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:20:54 -0400
  ...Not a lot of space in there anyway, as the space behind the radiator is where the hot air goes. On Oct 28, 2009...
• Suggestion, Re: Checking a Radiator.
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 11:09:35 -0700
  ...You can use this to scan the radiator for > "cold" areas. A new radiator will be uniformly "hot" across the front > surface. As radiators...
• Re: More Info on Copper Core German Radiators
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:32:10 -0700
  ...Let's look at what a radiator does, rather than of what it is made. The "radiator" is a heat exchanger. It's efficiency...
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 4 Jun 2020 15:24:20 -0400
  ...When I jump the fan with the plug that > attaches to the radiator fan switch, the R/Bk wire makes the fan work So...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Jan 2014 11:57:25 -0800
  I have installed lots of slightly used Vanagon radiators. Back when Vanagons were more common at the junkyards it was easy to tell which...
• Re: Questions from a Vanagon Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 22:57:42 -0600
  ...As long as the radiator is hot it will operate until the switch neutralizes, That sometimes takes a while because heat keeps coming up...
• Re: Having Problem with Overheating (1.9l to 2.1l conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Thu, 11 May 2000 19:09:55 -0400
  Ken, You might remember I emailed you a few months ago when my Carat developed the same problem (cold radiator, hot engine). In my...
• Radiator question?
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 00:57:56 -0700
  Hi, Quick question on radiators. Is it worth having them cleaned out at a radiator shop? I know that they have some plastic or...
• radiator 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - arthur sauerhaft
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:35:07 -0400
  ...I am curious if I have to use the exact replacement part ($400 to $600) or can another radiator be substituted ($150 to$250...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks/ and so does David Beierl!
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:29:51 -0700
  ...As the engine warms, > the thermostat opens > partially, allowing flow of cooler coolant from the > radiator into the > engine to maintain the proper temperature...
• Re: Trans fluid in coolant system-New Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 17:47:06 +0000
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, > fonman4277@COMCAST.NET writes: > > So, new question is, if one is about to replace their radiator > > anyway, > > is there any experience...