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• Re: Cooling Fan info discrepancies
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:49:10 -0700
  ...Radiator, Thermoswitch, Thermostat, Fuses, Water Pump, coolant level or > quality, headgasket, cap on coolant tank, bubbles in coolant system (many > good burping sessions with...
• Re: engine swap overheat
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 24 May 2014 22:23:05 -0400
  Coolant level sensor? Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia May 24, 2014 o godz. 22:17 TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > So...
• After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans)
  Historical mailing list - swamps
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 16:56:05 -0800
  ...No biggie, but definitely needed fixing as soon as I got back home, keeping a firm eye on coolant level and my radiator fan...
• Re: Aux Battery- Don't feed Fuse Position 3
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 27 May 2006 10:50:28 -0700
  ...My IR meter said coolant temp was okay and the burp tank level was good. So I finished the trip home. > > I checked the...
• Re: oil buzzer buzzing all the time
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:29:06 -0600
  ...little picture of an oil can) takes to buzzing. �Oil >> level is fine, coolant is fine, there's no apparent problem. �It doesn't...
• Re: oil idiot lamp lights&buzzes
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:07:22 -0700
  ...I start and the > same thing happens. > Oil level is ok, no oil in coolant, no coolant in oil, I cannot find any > clues...
• Re: Running Hot
  Historical mailing list - brad horner
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 08:09:55 -0500
  ...out my coolant and make sure that the radiator gets bled out at 2000 rpm. Test the fan. Test the fan switch. I paid...
• Re: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:32:03 -0800
  ...On the idle switch thing, sure it would use a tiny bit more fuel. And yes, if the idle switch doesn't make contact...
• Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Tue, 5 May 2009 20:50:02 -0400
  ...oil level closer to the lower notch than the upper notch. > 3) Use 20/50 non-synthetic oil (any brand). Do not switch to...
• Re: Failed emissions for third time
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:16:02 -0700
  ...it a ';break-out box') and it indicates the coolant temperature sensor, the throttle switch, the AFM and the air-temperature sensor are bad...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 1 Jun 2021 05:16:04 -0700
  ...Still questioning the radiator thermo switch though - love to hear the fan come on and know where that level sits on the temp gauge...
• Re: Why no reverse lights? Why is coolant light flashing? 85
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:25:42 -0400
  ...I assume there's a switch > on the tranny. Is this correct? Where is it located? How do I test it? > Is there a...
• Re: overheating issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 17:45:52 -0400
  The bubbling indicates a bad pressure cap and or combustion gases getting into the coolant, unless you have actually over heated. Try replacing the...
• PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!! Das Bot just quit on me!! Fuel starvation or fried Digifant?? HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 18:08:37 -0600
  ...Some coolant had overflowed the expansion tank and a bit ran down the oxygen sensor wires. Nothing else seems amiss after a cursory glance...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 20:55:07 -0400
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, and > the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, and the > wiring...
• Waterpump grinding, what does block look like??
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 12:10:27 -0800
  ...I can assure that my coolant system has always been bled properly, so I couldn't figure that out. My temp fan switch, radiator...
• Re: dealer cost on coolant
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:36:03 -0400
  ...improve your coolant system with a >detergent action. Use only a 50% solution as it >works less well at higher levels. > regards gary > >Date...
• FS: CDN 91 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 18:40:15 -0800
  ...Gas switches are non-standard toggle switches). New parts recently installed: New engine and clutch and clutch plate at 195,000 kms Coolant (water...
• Re: Cooling Fan info discrepancies
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:47:31 +0000
  ...Radiator, Thermoswitch, Thermostat, Fuses, Water Pump, coolant level or > >> quality, headgasket, cap on coolant tank, bubbles in coolant system (many > >> good burping sessions with...
• Re: Cooling Fan info discrepancies
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:22:59 -0700
  ...Radiator, Thermoswitch, Thermostat, Fuses, Water > Pump, coolant level or > >> quality, headgasket, cap on coolant tank, bubbles > in coolant system (many > >> good burping sessions with...
• Re: Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:28:29 -0700
  ...today a sighted friend told me that when I did this the expansion tank filled up with coolant. Interestingly the level of the over...
• Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 10:19:23 -0700
  ...The coolant led was on. > > Checked the fill bottle and a small amount of coolant had been > pushed out and the bottle was full...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:45:55 -0700
  ...fuel pump relay, fuel pump, ECU, hall sender or spare distributor, spare water pump belt, ignition switch (cheap). Those 2 relays in the box...
• Re: Electrical Anomalies
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:10:36 -0400
  ...Unplug the coolant level controller -- if it still behaves that way, the problem is internal to the gauge. > >Another thing that happens from time...
• Re: Coolant loss mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 14:05:56 -0800
  ...80 degree thermostat, fan switch and 7mm hose (don't know which or where) and replacing it with new coolant. When I was leaving...
• Re: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 17:29:19 -0800
  ...No biggie, but definitely needed fixing as soon as I got back > home, keeping a firm eye on coolant level and my radiator fan...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:46:40 -0700
  ...check coolant temp and warning lights... over and over while you drive down the highway. if you are checking the coolant temp quite often...
• Re: Final Oil pressure result
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 6 Dec 2014 18:26:15 -0500
  ...I'll talk them about this and check the coolant level tomorrow . Dennis Jowell Scotch Hollow Farm West Newbury, Vermont > On Dec 6, 2014...
• Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 12:40:52 -0700
  ...Refill system with coolant. 8. Put back thermostat. Fill with coolant test run for pressure build up, temp and tyhermosta opening, leaks etc. These...
• Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 13:00:59 -0700
  ...Refill system with coolant. 8. Put back thermostat. Fill with coolant test run for pressure build up, temp and tyhermosta opening, leaks etc. These...
• Re: Everything peachy with vanagon.com foil replacement except...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:53:41 -0700
  ...May come on upon > startup, may wait until I am on the road. > > Swapped out for a spare, new coolant level sensor. No luck...
• Re: Cooling Fan info discrepancies
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:26:55 -0400
  ...Radiator, Thermoswitch, Thermostat, Fuses, Water Pump, coolant level or >> quality, headgasket, cap on coolant tank, bubbles in coolant system (many >> good burping sessions with...
• 87 Westy California Camping Update - Trip report.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 22:20:40 -0700
  ...Ran the van hard for 17 hours straight with minimal oil use and no coolant level drop. With 20-50 oil, the buzzer only...
• Re: Why is coolant light flashing? 85
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 13:36:10 -0700
  ...I > assume there's a switch > on the tranny. Is this correct? Where is it > located? How do I test it? > Is there a...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:34:34 -0500
  ...and the > > oil temperature increases above coolant temperature? If it drops, does it > > drop to a level that would be undesirable? When you are...
• Re: self-bleeding coolant? LONG replay
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 14:54:59 -0400
  ...After I run out of coolant, I switch to adding water (take your pick between distilled and tap water). The thermostat bleeder screw-thingy...
• Re: Head Leak ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 03:42:45 -0400
  ...The seal between the combustion chamber and the coolant area of the head rarely leaks. The moisture you are seeing is simply a combustion...
• Re: 91 GL Running hot still...what next?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:31:07 -0600
  ...switch was not working and that > > was why I was heating up past the standard level, but then I > > noticed that the coolant is...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 11:30:59 -0500
  ...on spoke of coolant level sensor. Regular flashing is not an OP light symptom, but is indicative of a missing coolant sensor wire, which...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:43:13 -0400
  ...coolant loss over a long period of time...I > > > topped > > > >>> up > > > >>> > the bottle- thinkng that maybe when a heater control switch was > > > >>> switched > > > >>> > out...
• 83-85 (and later) survey
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 07 Sep 94 12:21:16 CDT
  ...replaced coolant temp sensor (for dash gauge) once. gauge just quite working. 13. replaced coolant expansion tank (not overflow/fill tank), coolant level sensor...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 09:52:04 -0500
  ...the smell of warm coolant I'd been noticing, literally, for years when the engine was running), lowering the level below the probe in...
• Re: 91 GL Running hot still...what next?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Hotchkiss
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:16:15 -0400
  ...switch was not working and that > was why I was heating up past the standard level, but then I > noticed that the coolant is...
• Re: Help with coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 16:34:38 EST
  ...In city traffic at lower elevations and even sea level as soon as I stopped for a light the coolant gauge needle would start...
• Re: High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyone!?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 02:48:24 EDT
  ...of coolant and a golf reservoir mounted above the rear axles. It will be triggered by temperature and by the manifold pressure switch. Frank...
• Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 May 2009 21:17:08 -0400
  ...5) Maintain and regularly check the coolant and oil levels. Do not overfill the crankcase. 4.5 quarts for oil and filter change is...
• Re: Head gasket...oil pressure...oil
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 01:31:31 -0400
  I took it to a mechanic last week who changed the pressure switch and tested the pressure - it's 20 psi at 2000 rpm...
• Re: overheating issues
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 18:01:53 -0400
  ...I recently took the van into the shop for a coolant system inspection. There was a small coolant hose that needed to be replaced...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 09:38:33 -0700
  ...on spoke of coolant |level sensor. Regular flashing is not an OP light symptom, |but is indicative of a missing coolant sensor wire, which...
• My Blue Carat Rides Again
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:03:00 -0500
  ...Swap dead injectors for working ones, install new ignition harness, fresh fuel in tank, checked coolant level, check oil - started it up and it...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:49:33 -0400
  ...on a 4000km trip) with a few coolant pipe explosions - but these seemed resolved when I switched to a new pressure cap on the...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 19:45:31 -0500
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, and the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, and the wiring...
• Dash wierdness, was- Aux Battery.....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 27 May 2006 11:32:57 -0700
  ...My IR meter said coolant temp was okay and the burp tank level was good. So I finished the trip home. > > I checked the...
• Re: Coolant Flush and Fill
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 17:12:23 -0400
  > I gather from a variety of posts that there is a RIGHT way to flush and > refill the coolant and that it's important...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 08:27:37 -0500
  ...Oil dip stick measures halfway between the marks, and > the coolant level is up. I checked the rear oil pressure switch, and the > wiring...
• Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Lean?
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:32:43 -0700
  ...I started off by checking the oil level but I notice the coolant filler/reservoir tank is totally empty. What happened? I filled it...
• Re: Rislone Ring Seal and Other Oil Pressure Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 09:05:44 -0400
  ...Make sure the oil level is correct. Too high is worse than too low. What is the idle speed? Low idle will also cause...
• Re: '83 H2O head gasket advice needed (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 May 1996 12:54:18 -0700
  ...Don't worry about which two you leave unconnected of the 6 terminals on the double pull double pull switch. When this switch is...
• Re: Coolant loss mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 18:39:36 -0500
  ...80 degree thermostat, fan switch and 7mm hose (don't know which or where) and replacing it with new coolant. When I was leaving...
• Re: self-bleeding coolant? LONG replay
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:02:14 +0100
  ...After I run out of > coolant, I switch to adding water (take your pick between distilled and tap water). > The thermostat bleeder screw-thingy...