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• Re: antifreeze from diesel engine block
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 May 2004 23:19:24 -0400
  ...2004 10:12 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: antifreeze from diesel engine block On Tue, 25 May 2004, Eric Zeno wrote...
• Free Autobahn Anti-Freeze, Memphis, TN
  Historical mailing list - GMac
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:41:56 -0500
  If anyone is close to Memphis, TN and would like it, I have 3 unopened gallons of Autobahn antifreeze. Free to a water cooled...
• Re: Phosphate-free Anti-freeze in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:39:09 -0500
  ...Be sure you get the G-05 forumlation; Zerex also sells "green" antifreeze that is not phospate-free. Allan
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 09:41:01 EDT
  ...It is a fairly well accepted notion that using a water to antifreeze ratio of more than 50/50 gains you very little. The...
• Re: My heater stinks literally
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:00:09 -0500
  ...It smells > like antifreeze or maple syrup depending if you are > hungry or not.. I have a head gasket leak is that > where I...
• Re: AW: Proper Storage of volkswagen vans
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 13:42:02 EST
  ...3) add a can of "Sta-bil" gas line antifreeze, and check the ethelyne glycol content of your antifreeze (the ability of your antifreeze...
• [f]Re: Antifreeze smell with heat
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 18:26:42 -0800 (PST)
  So J. Meade says: > Mr Johnson circumcised my name to Mead, but he has it right about my > nearness to the heater smell <g...
• Thanks For Advice
  Historical mailing list - TieDye
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:34:58 -0400
  Thanks for the advice on oil/antifreeze. I'm also doing the coolant flush on my 1.9l, and want to change the oil...
• Re: Vanagon Head Gaskets
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 19:47:56 -0400
  Good point on changing the antifreeze frequently....I changed mine about every 2.5 years using phosphate-free and still had the leakage. Should...
• Re: Antifreeze Removal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:51:38 -0500
  ...Before I do that I > thought I would change the antifreeze. I have done it before but I am > pretty sure I have not...
• Re: Phosphate-free Anti-freeze in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Jake Bryant
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:07:46 -0500
  What about Prestone LowTox? It is sold at Canadian Tire and is a propylene glycol (not ethelyne glycol) antifreeze. Does not explicitly say phosphate...
• Re: rear heater hose replacement; Canadian spec 83.5 full westy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:16:08 -0700
  ...I have a distinct > smell of antifreeze when the rear fan is on. Went feeling around for > the on off valve, grabbed a hose...
• Antifreeze smell when you turn on Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:24:39 +0000
  ...When you turn on the heat in the vehicle you can start to smell antifreeze. I am wondering if someone has had this before...
• good cooling article
  Historical mailing list - Forrest Minor
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 13:21:07 -0500
  ...More fuel for the "which antifreeze to use" fire, so to speak. The site narsa.org mentioned in the article has a number of...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 22 May 2014 09:43:56 -0500
  ...For those consumers who would feel more comfortable using a phosphate-fre= > >>> e antifreeze, our Prestone=C2=AE LongLife=C2=AE Premixed Antifreeze/Coolant...
• Re: 84 WB Coolant Light... More(U)
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Sat, 20 Jul 1996 10:16:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...This leads me to the conclusion that the antifreeze/water ratio does funny things to the sensor. I believe those of you using the...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 22 May 2014 09:28:40 -0700
  ...For those consumers who would feel more comfortable using a phosphate-fre= >>> e antifreeze, our Prestone=C2=AE LongLife=C2=AE Premixed Antifreeze/Coolant...
• Re: Antifreeze in combustion chamber...
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 01:14:10 -0500
  ...The job went fine > except now after a short engine start and shutdown (a few minutes or so) we > get antifreeze from the exhaust...
• WaterWetter Supercoolant in diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:52:29 -0500
  ...Or it can be added to new or used antifreeze to improve the heat transfer of ethylene and propylene glycol systems. Designed for modern...
• Distilled vs. Tap H20, chemical explanation. (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 1995 10:57:08 -0700 (PDT)
  I got this off the Porsche list, and I thought it was a pretty good disertation on rust and "proper" antifreeze, both of which...
• Royal Flush!
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Tue, 12 May 1998 11:56:39 -0600
  Royal Flush! Dear Fellow Syncronaut Coolers, After reading volumes in the archives about the dangers of antifreeze I called my local F.A.S...
• Re: How expensive to fix these problems?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:43:30 -0500
  ...Check the antifreeze.If it is green, expect head gasket reapirs soon. The only green non phosphate anti freeze I know of is Serria...
• does antifreeze degrade over time?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 18:31:50 -0600
  Subject says it all - I have two bottles of VW coolant, and the older one seems thinner than the new one. Is it ok...
• Re: no heat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:56:33 -0600
  ...up my antifreeze and after about 1 quart realized > that i did not dilute it with 50/50 water to antifreeze, so is it...
• coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:11:59 -0700
  ...What I find intersting about the vanagon coolant system is that the flow rate for water alone is much faster than with antifreeze added...
• Re: antifreeze and stop leak
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:12:33 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 11:15 AM Subject: Re: antifreeze and stop leak > Can someone tell me what's the difference between...
• Re: HELP-antifreeze in oil
  Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 16:25:44 -0800
  Patrick, Sounds just like my neighbors van ('84 Westy) when a head stud broke. Nasty business, could be a badly blown head gasket, which...
• HEAD JOB
  Historical mailing list - hugo lerner
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 12:31:57 -0700
  ...ive noticed antifreeze around the left side. my question is the following: how long can i go before i absolutely need to do the...
• Re: Coolant - Have I screwd up my engine?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 10:52:36 -0400
  ...Why not measure the > density of the antifreeze in relation to the water to operate a warning > light?? Less water, more antifreeze, more resistance...
• Re: coolant
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:48:13 -0600
  ...I looked on an old antifreeze jug to see > if it had phosphates in it and it doesn't say anything about it having...
• More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 21:10:16 -0500
  I have just run the 2.1 engine for just a few seconds at a time as I don't yet have the antifreeze...
• Re: cooling fluid capacity of 84 vanagon w/ 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:24:31 -0400
  ...To get a 50/50 mix, you need 2.5 gallons of antifreeze.My > vanagon > uses Sierra brand(pep boys $6.99/gallon). The...
• Re: blue vs green coolant - another player?
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 15:09:15 -0500
  anybody tried the local truckstop antifreeze? shell makes one called Rotella (same name as their long-life motor oil) that has claims of 600...
• new thanks
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Bellows
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 06:04:46 EST
  ...and see how it goes from there.I did notice sowe antifreeze at head gasket. if it gets worse who out there is building...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:29:49 -0500
  ...So can the undiluted antifreeze. Yes, antifreeze needs to mix water for at least a 70-30 mix or it can become a slushy...
• Re: "Orange" antifreeze / Dex-cool problems?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 22:34:26 -0800
  ...I had another mechanic tell me that it was due > to the orange antifreeze and if I do a complete flush and use the...
• Re: Types of Coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 09:00:37 -0600
  I have used Texaco Havoline antifreeze for years in my vanagons and never had any coolant system related problems. It is supposed to be...
• Re: Prestone 5/150 in Hondas too? Limited VW Content
  Historical mailing list - t
  Thu, 1 Jun 2000 21:22:05 -0700
  ...tim o'brien Brian Doss wrote: > > I almost hate to get the antifreeze thread going again, but, I was changing > the oil in my...
• Re: Antifreeze leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 21:30:04 -0400
  ...I of course wiped the driveway spot with my finger and it smelled like Antifreeze. For all of you veterans out there who have...
• Having one of those days..................
  Historical mailing list - S-n-J
  Wed, 06 Mar 1996 20:34:46 -0800
  ...Hmmmm......must be raining green antifreeze......! You guessed it. Looks like antifreeze coming from the right head gasket. Oh well..... Anyone know the name...
• Coolant and int. lighting questions
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Wed, 11 Nov 1998 21:00:33 -0600
  ...My question is about the type of antifreeze to use. i have some Prestone Low-tox antifreeze. The bottle is labeled as safe for...
• Distilled or de-mineralized water?
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 14:35:29 -0500
  ...Also is Havoline Extended Life (Dexcool) a good antifreeze. Its phosphate free and solicate free. - David '87 Wolfsburg, currently with a bust hose
• Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - clerkin
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 00:43:51 -0500
  ...smell that has become all to familiar since my Vanagon purchase (antifreeze.) How do I get to the core to check it out? Thanks...
• Re: Need grey front carpet and padding for '91 Syncro Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:04:38 EST
  ...Being underground we have no needs for Zone antifreeze, ours cant freeze. It sounds like your system needs some upGRADING. Are you still using...
• Re: Rear heater leak - coolant soaked carpet/pad
  Historical mailing list - nirav patel
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 10:35:10 -0500
  ...Is there any way to get all that antifreeze out of the carpet > and the pad underneath? Squeeze the pad and antifreeze runs out...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat - ANTI FREEZE WARNING!!!
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 17:02:47 -0400
  ...Please, for your own safety > and > well being, allow only your mechanic to handle antifreeze. It is too, too > dangerous to have it stored...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:03:03 -0700
  ...Putting RV water tank antifreeze in the onboard > fresh water tank is a good idea. Then running the pump (turn on the > faucet) so...
• Re: coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:03:04 -0500
  ...When you mix in antifreeze you sacrifice some of the cooling ability. This is why you're seeing a difference in temperature, not because...
• Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 1 Apr 2017 23:42:39 -0700
  I'm wondering what Vanagon owners think about the name-brand pre-mixed 50/50 antifreeze sold at the local auto parts stores. I...
• Re: Vanagon woes!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:23:21 -0500
  Doug, White smoke that smells of antifreeze smell is a sign of internal head gasket failure. The archives http://gerry.vanagon.com/archives/vanagon...
• Tightening heads
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Jun 1997 22:50:26 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Has anyone had experience doing this? Will it work? What is the currently recommended antifreeze to keep down the corrosion?
• Re: [Fwd: Habanero antifreeze?]
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 18:29:45 -0700
  Eck "Sailor Sam" Prater snorted: >There is a paint for ships that has pepper juice in it to keep barnacles >from attaching. ok, now...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
  Thu, 22 May 2014 09:52:43 -0700
  ...For those consumers who would feel more comfortable using a phosphate-fre= >>> e antifreeze, our Prestone=C2=AE LongLife=C2=AE Premixed Antifreeze/Coolant...
• Bluestar project progress
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:56:57 -0400
  ...Does this sound like the right kind of antifreeze? Is the pink VW antifreeze that I use on my Tdi ( G12) suitable for use...
• Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 19:51:16 -0700
  ...For private persons here recycling of antifreeze, other automotive fluids as well as lots of other hazardous substances (corrosive cleaners, paints etc) is covered...
• Re: Canadian Mix (mea culpa, sort of)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 12:30:38 -0600
  ...than 60% to maintain the antifreeze protection and the cooling efficiency." Still another place: "For year round driving, antifreeze is added at the factory...
• Re: weak coolant - winter's approaching!
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 02:00:13 +0000
  >Why do we all use 50/50 antifreeze/water mix? Because its really simple and easy to mix 50/50. And as David M...
• Re: Burning antifreeze 1987 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 19:59:03 -0700
  "BTW what is the tank behind the passender front wheel?" Sid Vicious in New Orleans Fuel overflow, I believe. Bob http://groups.msn.com...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 21:49:47 -0500
  ...I know antifreeze is a tricky subject in these vans. Can I ask what common brand antifreeze I can use in this van. I...
• Re: Antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 09:59:47 -0600
  ...but what kind of Antifreeze should I > use???? Thanks in advance! > > Jason > 85GL Peak has an "extended life" anti-freeze that is ethylene glycol...