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Re: PSI? Cooling system Mods, OK? THANKS!
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Sun, 29 Oct 2000 15:13:21 EST
I believe the radiator is brass not copper. BenT San Francisco
Re: Archive searches
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:59:57 -0700
...Bleeding cooling system 007621 95/01/15 12:02 41 Re: Bleeding cooling system <<<<SNIP>>> To order a copy of these postings, send the...
Result of Cooling Oddities
Historical mailing list
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 19:24:08 -0600
...I just drained, flushed and bled the cooling system about three months ago. Fred was able to show me the evidence of leaking from...
Re: Cooling system questions for 1.9L
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:43:47 -0700
...wait for the boiling over to stop, then re-fill the cooling system and keep going, repeating until destination reached) my head gaskets dripped...
Re: Running VERY HOT 91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:56:23 -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...
Re: Cooling questions still
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:53:38 -0400
Ed, The internal head gasket may be leaking combustion gasses into the cooling system. Do you notice a steady stream of bubbles into the...
Re: Propylene Glycol as Food Additive??? Was: Winterize Westy?
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Mon, 5 Oct 1998 16:23:07 -0500
...the toxic ethelene glycol used in cooling systems. (don't use the RV stuff in the cooling system either, even if it is phosphate...
Re: Bleeding the cooling system
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Fri, 15 Jan 1999 20:45:30 -0600
...Bleeding the cooling system >-- [ From: John Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- > >Anyone ever try parking on a really steep downhill grade to bleed...
Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
Historical mailing list - Jerry
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:21:09 -0500
...If this happens to anyone else where lube oil is introduced into the cooling system the best way to clean the cooling system is...
overheating & radiators
Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:56:46 -0500
...I will say that I am coming to think that the radiator is a much overlooked source of badness in the Vanagon cooling system...
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: 1.9 L cooling question
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Mon, 20 May 2002 12:12:40 -0400
...1.9 L cooling question A buddy of mine has an 85 westy. He had a piece of the cooling system break, necessitating a...
Hot 84
Historical mailing list - Jeff Emrick
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:02:42 -0400
I tried the bike pump method for purging air from the cooling system. Seemed to work great. I tried it because my 84 still...
Water wetter!
Historical mailing list - mike g.
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 21:12:42 -0800
...It is a cooling enhancer, cooling system lubricant and anti-corrosion agent. I put 2 bottles of it in to my '87 synchro and...
Re: Running VERY HOT 91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:55:47 -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...
Coolant Renewal and Flushing
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 11:55:50 -0700
Listtes, With the WB history of cooling system eccentricities, can anyone report a downside to flushing the system with Prestone or Sierra flush product...
Re: looking for a tool to pressure test my coolant system
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 3 Jun 2005 17:42:34 -0400
...I bet no one calls you late for dinner,but always call you slick! I almost cant wait till I have a cooling system...
Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Tue, 9 Mar 2004 07:02:28 -0500
it is my impression as well as a view expressed by hobart kennedy is that the main reason that the vanagon cooling system is...
Re: 2.1L vs. 1.9 L? and other questions
Historical mailing list
Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:11:52 -0400
...to use the 2.1 cooling system as it works better." Could you expand on the cooling system differences just a little? Apparently my...
'86 engine into '84 van questions
Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:46:11 -0700
...trans.) that is in better shape and has a new exhaust system. I understand that the fuel injection, exhaust system, and cooling hose layout...
Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sat, 8 Dec 2001 17:23:21 -0400
...Is there a > way to draw fluid off the cooling system via the expansion > tank, etc.? > > Last question--once the system is flushed and...
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 question
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 3 Jul 2014 17:05:48 -0700
...I used it in my racer, also and when the cooling system is maxxed out, it raises the Max a significant amount. Vanagons usually...
Re: Radiator Fan
Historical mailing list - robot .
Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:45:49 PDT
...A properly designed cooling system will put the normal extremes well within the control circuit of the cooling system. What you are to fear...
Re: Overheating problem
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:15:58 -0700
I've been running a 2.1 with the cooling system configured as the original 1.9 in my 84 Westy since 1997 without...
Re: Cooling system flush
Historical mailing list
Mon, 7 Oct 1996 19:35:59 -0400
...the coolant system might be minimal compared to the cost of buying such a jack. >> The 2.1 liter cooling system will bleed quite...
Re: Larger or additional radiator?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 23:04:53 -0400
At 09:12 PM 7/30/2001, Stuart MacMillan wrote: >The Vanagon cooling system is twice the size (4 1/2 gallons) of >comparable...
Re: Tire Carriers Again (cooling system comments)
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 26 Apr 2000 12:01:09 -0700
...In many of these > discussions it is assumed that the Vanagon cooling system is a weak link. > >From an engineering perspective, this is simply...
Re: Epoxy and Coolant temp tolerance
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 9 Mar 2001 08:29:46 -0800
...http://www.barsleaks.com/Cooling_System/cooling_system.html Stebbins wrote: > > I may have to use some HOUSEHOLD epoxy or super glue on the...
Re: Bus Running Cool - Cooling System Question
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:35:29 -0700
...Bus Running Cool - Cooling System Question > Kerry wrote... > <<<snip>>>If you feel you are getting front heat as you've usually gotten, > I suspect...
Re: Radiator flush
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 17:38:11 -0700
...Follows ----- >> Radiator not cooling as well as it used to. >> >> Any specific recommendations on what to flush the cooling >> system with? >> >> >> Mike > > Ken Lewis...
the other head gasket leak...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:10:36 -0500 (EST)
...you can bleed the cooling system, but within a few minutes the air will begin to slowly reappear in the system. The engine that...
Draining and Filling cooling system
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Mon, 3 Jun 2002 10:15:54 -0400
...I did no other bleeding of the cooling system and added no more coolant on my 3,000+ mile trip last week. I did...
To hot or not?
Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
Fri, 28 Feb 1997 11:08:00 -0500
OK, I might have air in the cooling system, so how do I bleed it out?
Coolant capacity
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:58:20 -0700
Well, I still can't find my Bentley. What is the cooling system capacity on an '85? Mike
Re: Devising a replacement for the double t piece (cooling system)?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Thu, 9 Sep 2004 18:14:38 -0400
right on the front page. http://volkscafe.com/ jonathan
Re: cooling system pressure gauge..
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:54:06 -0500
Daniel, How about taping off the heater core lines? Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
Re: Bleeding the cooling system
Historical mailing list - George Hahn
Fri, 15 Jan 1999 19:27:19 -0700
John Rodgers wrote: > Anyone ever try parking on a really steep downhill grade to bleed the system It does, had a driveway in California...
Re: Oil Pressure Gauge Kit
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:14:22 -0800
...When I first got the vehicle, was even more ignorant than now, and hadn't yet done the cooling system and oil cooler work...
3rd stage cooling fan relay (for a/c)
Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 14:50:56 -0600
...For Digifant Vanagons (and probably others) there is a 3rd stage cooling fan relay used with the a/c system. (Vans without a/c...
Re: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 9 Jul 2015 15:21:04 -0700
...Plastic parts simply were not engineered for 25+ year life spans in cooling systems. They will all get brittle and fail sooner or later...
AC 134a refrigerant leak down
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 7 May 2013 15:49:55 -0500
...the system ran great through the hottest months but then began to show signs of 134a leakage by virtue of reduced cooling. That got...
Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:58:47 -0500
...cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far. Don, I'm with Mark on this one. If you...
Re: D17? See Bentley 80.14
Historical mailing list - Bill M
Mon, 7 May 2012 15:29:02 -0400
Mentioned before was the plastic H pipe junction on the 1.9 cooling system. It's is available after being NLA for awhile there...
Cooling System performance at altitude
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:28:11 -0700
...Both are "closed" systems. Any ideas? p
Coolant chemistry
Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:27:48 -0700
...The green coolant uses silicates and phosphates to for a corrosion inhibiting coating inside your cooling system. The orange coolants uses organic acids to...
Re: bad news from mechanic
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 01:15:17 -0400
...They have another product called >Bar's Leak Head Gasket Repair for under $10 but it requires that you >flush and the cooling system...
1.9l cooling system parts and p/n.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 22:49:16 -0400
http://picasaweb.google.com/dbeierl/Vanagon19lCoolingSystem# Yours, David -- David Beierl -- dbeierl@attglobal.net
Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Tue, 8 Sep 2015 17:25:19 -1000
...Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post) >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >> it's a consequence of the vehicle design...
Re: Bars Leak
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 3 Dec 2002 10:18:38 -0800
...do u think that will seal up the gases that > are gettin into the cooling system ? > > ===== > Dave Vieira > Hamilton, Ontario > Canada > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo...
Cooling System (more White Smoke) symptoms
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:30:26 -0700
...The notes on pressure testing the cooling system found at : http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/head-replacement.html are helpful in attempting to...
Re: porsche conversion
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 Jan 1997 00:55:40
...why do you want an air-cooled engine? >Ive lost 2 engines due to cooling system problems, air cooled might be >my solution....but...
Re: Cooling System Results - Interpretations anyone?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:03:19 -0800
...Cooling System Results - Interpretations anyone? >>1. Coolant tank cap - appears not to be functioning. I can both blow >>into the cap and suck through...
Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
Historical mailing list - Pat
Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:38:51 -0400
...How many cycles can the starter take and depending on conditions the effect stopping the cooling system can have on the engine. Especially after...
Re: Vanagon Head Gaskets
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Sat, 15 Apr 1995 22:08:38 -0700 (PDT)
...The cooling system unlike most > other systems must be bled just like your brake system. > This means opening the bleed valve in the radiator...
Re: 1990 Carat...Overheating Saga that won't end....Help????
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
Sat, 7 Sep 2002 02:30:15 +0000
...This means that the 2.1L WBX cooling system has overcapacity so overheating shouldn't occur. Perhaps by pmail, I would like to know...
Contests for a Vanagon get together
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:25:00 +0000
...in one hour (day?) 2.) Coolant Speed flush - who can flush and burp the cooling system in the quickest time? Suggestions? Todd '88 Westy
Of cooling systems and luggage rack seals...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:28:45 -0700
Re my cooling system problems: Brought the van to operating temp, let it run for awhile, looked everywhere for leaks, saw none. Water level...
Re: D'OH (metic) fridge
Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
Thu, 25 Sep 1997 07:49:44 8
...The Vanagon fridges all use a process called "absorption cooling", which is fundamentally different from the more familiar mechanical refrigeration systems used in home...
1 cooling system info request, 2 questions
Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:42:20 -0700
...run along the metal coolant pipes part of the cooling or the heating system? I'm not sure I am interpreting the diagrams right...