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• Re: good cooling article
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 16:24:27 -0500
  ...good cooling article >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I thought so anyway. More fuel for the "which antifreeze >to use" fire, so to speak...
• Re: More 2.1L coolant system woes (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:58:28 -0600
  Would you like to locate the weakest area in your cooling system fast? Chase down a Snap On dealer and purchase a expansion tank...
• Subject: Re: Dometic refrigerator cooling mystery, '89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 12:39:27 -0700
  ...Dometic refrigerator cooling mystery, '89 Westy >This system (ammonia/hydrogen/H2O continuous absorption type) is not like a regular freon/compressor type refrigerator, so...
• Re: '87 Vanagon GL ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:39:24 -0800
  ...Omits two expensive hoses from > the cooling system and supplies the coolest-coolant to the Cooler! John wrote: Yeah, but only when the thermostat...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Mod Update
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:12:39 +0000
  The other thing I have wondered about was retrofitting some Peltier Effect cooling modules to the fridge. http://www.mpja.com/prodinfo.asp?number...
• Water Cooled!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 14:52:38 -0400
  ...From lurking in the group, it seems the "first few years" of water cooled engines were prone to problems in the cooling systems. Can...
• Cooling problems / engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Preston Lewis
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:56:29 -0700
  My '84 Vanagon has perpetual cooling system problems. I've replace the radiator, removed the thermostat, replaced the water pump, flushed air out of...
• Re: What is the size of the cooling fan behind the radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 23:10:32 -0700
  ...What is the size of the cooling fan behind the radiator? > I would like to know what the size of the fan is from...
• oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Wed, 2 Apr 2014 21:12:58 -0700
  ...a 1.9 L engine in a cooling system designed for a 1.5. I started out thinking I'd add water cooling capacity...
• Re: Rooftop A/C Experiences
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 May 2011 11:22:49 -0500
  ...However, my cooling (burning?) need is while driving. > > I just contacted the Vintage Air people about Vanagon installation. As for evaporative cooling, any listmembers...
• 1.9L to 2.1L Swap
  Historical mailing list - LA and Glen
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:46:14 -0700
  ...The thing that has me wondering is that everyone who has responded and has done the swap has stuck with the 1.9L cooling...
• TIICo cooling issues
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 13:23:29 -0400
  All, In my attempt to determine the cause of a hot-running TIICo transplant, I find the cooling system in fine shape except for...
• Re: Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Mon, 18 May 2020 14:31:39 -0700
  ...Often, the heat from running the van will evaporate small leaks without a trace, but if you get a cooling system pressure test kit...
• Red Line Water Wetter - good or bad?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 11:09:57 EST
  ...While I don't understand its chemical properties, they are adamant that it reduces cooling system temperatures. Makes me wonder why I didn't...
• Re: Auto tranny cooling
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 09:51:38 -0400
  ...The goal was likely to provide cooling with relationship to load. Flow will follow the thermostat. The down side like the oil cooler is...
• Re: Minor fridge mods addendum
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:13:37 -0400
  ...The interior fins simply snap on the cooling pipe. The fins can be twisted to break them loose and then pulled off starting from...
• Re: Elemental Mods Report
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 3 May 2008 20:19:28 -0700
  ...It is quite possible something is wrong in the cooling system to cause the high radiator temps. If the lower speed(s) of the...
• Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:33:43 -0700
  As long as you have or are willing to pay for a 2.1 exhaust system, then keep the 2.1 cooling system. it...
• Re: 1.9L to 2.1L Swap
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:57:41 -0700
  ...It isn't worth the trouble, there is no difference in the cooling ability, the 2.1 system is just more complicated. Regarding the...
• Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:22:15 -0500
  You have a leak!!!! Also, the cooling system is connected to the AC so the radiator cooling fan will come on when the AC...
• Re: 1.9 Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 19:09:03 +0000
  ...1.9 Cooling System "H" Piece > > I'm always half reading stuff. Sorry. > > >>> "Jay L Snyder" <Jay.L.Snyder@usa.dupont.com> 7/15...
• parts list for radiator replacement on 1988 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Robertson - Backcountry.com
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:40:20 -0600
  ...I have a 1988 Westy GL with a Subaru 2.5 configured using the Kennedy cooling method which means the cooling system uses almost...
• a tip to keep you rolling
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:46:45 -0500
  Last night, after driving around with cylinder compression leaking into my cooling system creating excessive pressure, I had a major head gasket failure that...
• a tip to keep you rolling
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:18:04 -0500
  > Last night, after driving around with cylinder compression leaking into my > cooling system creating excessive pressure, I had a major head gasket > failure that...
• Re: cooling system design
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 04:04:37 -0500
  okay i understand that, thats basically a description of how the vanagon cooling system operates. what i was trying to get at in my...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Wed, 16 May 2001 16:44:29 -0400
  ...aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower hi list, just a curiosity issue here. i always assumed that turning on the heater would...
• Re: Cooling Temp
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 16:55:40 -0500
  ...Cooling Temp My '87 Vanagon seems to be cooling fine, the needle never moving more than a hair above the LED. But it often...
• Re: HELP!: radiator fan is loud
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 16:32:16 -0400
  Paul, You only need the cooling fan when the ram air at the front of the vehicle is reduced such as stop & go traffic...
• Running VERY HOT 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:44:46 -0400
  ...not sure if I bled the system right? Could this be the problem? The cooling fan also isn't turning on what would cause...
• Engine temperature non-problem
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 12:43:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...The engine never gets that hot, even with the cooling fan not running! So the cooling fan never comes on. The temperature gauge sometimes...
• Re: Auto tranny cooling
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:23:40 +0000
  ...Auto tranny cooling I would like to install a temp guage to monitor the tranny oil temp but don't know how to approach...
• Re: overheating, radiators, water pumps, whatever
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 22:39:02 EDT
  ...As I have put into the archive on several occasions, the cooling system (radiator, pipe size, liquid capacity) are far more than needed for...
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 17:15:57 -0800
  Why did they switch over to liquid cooling from air-cooled ? it would be good to hear their logic. There is only one significant...
• Re: Larger Capacity Radiator/2
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Wed, 12 May 1999 14:35:13 EDT
  ...I first used it in a VW Scirocco that has a relatively small cooling system compared to a Vanagons, but I definitely noticed the...
• Re: Coolant Flush and Fill
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 14:18:45 -0400
  ...See the cooling system schematic in the Bentley book to understand this better. If you need a cooling system schematic, I can send you...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 18:59:48 -0500
  ...The radiator loop starts at the coolant distributor, goes through one main cooling hose to the radiator, through the radiator, back through the other...
• 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: Cooling problems / engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 15:38:45 -0700
  ...Cooling problems / engine swap At 1:56 PM 8/3/98, Preston Lewis wrote: >My '84 Vanagon has perpetual cooling system problems. I've...
• 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...
• Re: Head Damage?
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:16:59 -0400
  ...Jason On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > Combustion gasses getting into the cooling system can...
• Re: oil cooler question...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 03:44:18 EDT
  ...Drill holes through each end and use long screws or bolts and wing nuts to make compression clamps for the cooling hoses. Clamp them...
• Re: Uh-oh, cooling system way pressurized
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:11:24 -0400
  ...that I must be >looking at combustion pressure getting into the cooling system; ie: >failing head gaskets. Tell me I'm wrong; pleeeeese! You...
• WTB: Cooling Tin/Heat Shield 82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 23:50:28 -0400
  ...I am removing the old York AC Compressor from my 82 Vanagon and I need the replacement engine cooling tin for the left rear...
• Re: shuddering clutch
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:37:56 -0400
  ...It started right after a major soaking of the engine compartment with cooling fluid when a cooling line broke. The shuttering has lasted about...
• cooling hose part number
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:43:54 -0500
  Hi all, Anyone know the part number for one of the cooling hoses on an 87 automatic? The hose is maybe 6 or 7...
• Fwd: LOUD! cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - David Hicks
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 19:31:55 EDT
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• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:13:15 -0700
  ...As long as your cooling system is adequate (e.g. not a stock vanagon in the desert) the pressure maintained in the cooling system...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:43:25 -0400
  I've transplanted a 2.1 WBX from a Syncro into my 84 Westy along with the complete engine harness, ECU, sensors, intake, cooling...
• Re: 2nd Oil Cooler...(Long-ish)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 12:02:25 -0800
  ...The tiny passages between cooling fins are the real culprit in >> limiting airflow, especially at high air velocity. Making more outlet area >> should only...
• Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Aug 1994 20:36:34 -0400 (EDT)
  I got to step in here on the oil cooling bit....the oil cooler was put in to make the engine run cooler...it...
• Re: Emergency engine cooling
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 04:04:38 -0700
  ...doing steep grades in low gear--especially when weather's warm. "Cooling" the engine with the heater gives an extra measure of controll & protection...
• 1990 vanagon anti freeze
  Historical mailing list - Reggie Rainard
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:24:10 -0700
  ...How do you flush out the cooling system? i know how to change the antifreeze, i just need to get what ever it is...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 17:05:30 -0600 (CST)
  Psssssst, small hint here, if you know that your cooling system has any leaks ANYWHERE (rear heater core included) you will never get your...
• Re: Turbodiesel question: Need to help to ID part on left side of engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:47:40 -0800
  ...He explained to me how coolant is piped in and out to faciliate cooling the turbo as you also explained. I just have to...
• Re: cooling hose part number
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:53:19 -0500
  ...cooling hose part number Hi all, Anyone know the part number for one of the cooling hoses on an 87 automatic? The hose is...
• Re: bleeding the cooling system....
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 05:58:25 EDT
  ...I just replaced the water pump on an 84 Westy and now need to bleed the cooling system. I have attempted several different methods...
• Cooling in Arizona
  Historical mailing list - LeeAnn Medlock
  Sun, 20 May 2001 21:21:20 EDT
  ...I have never bought any water cooled Volkswagens, and living in Arizona, I am wondering just how temperamental the cooling system is. Do I...
• Re: Cooling
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 May 1995 04:37:25 -0400
  Throw that worry guage out.
• Re: Intake Manifold? Woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 May 1999 20:11:08 -0400
  Those studs hold a cooling pipe that crosses the top of the engine. When a nameless mechanic removed my cooling pipe without bothering to...
• Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:38:51 -0400
  ...Audi turbos also used water pumps and fan controls for after cooling. Some even had injector/manifold cooling fans. To deal with this.