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• Re: Antifreeze Experiment
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 17:26:48 -0500
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 3:41 PM Subject: Antifreeze Experiment > I did a little experiment. (Don't tell my wife, but...
• Re: antifreeze leak in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:37:50 -0700
  On 23 Jan , 2020, at 10:59 AM, Alfred Bagdan wrote: > Is it a bad idea to pour in some sealant and run the...
• Re: Extraordinarily bad engines
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 04:08:12 -0800
  ...all reciepts for vw service since new w/ vw antifreeze all of its life. port side fine cheers jim catterson 91 syncro 93 ev...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:06:58 -0600
  ...to be an 09er) for the Alamo Heights area of San Antonio and I got three pages of results for used antifreeze disposal. Miguel
• anitfreeze
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 26 Aug 1994 08:29:49 -0500 (CDT)
  I called around asking for phosphate-free antifreeze yesterday and everyone said "nope - ain't got none of that...." So, I went to Target...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat - ANTI FREEZE WARNING!!!
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:36:22 -0700
  ...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: no heat
  Historical mailing list - David Mari
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:35:03 -0500
  ...up my antifreeze and after about 1 quart realized > that i did not dilute it with 50/50 water to antifreeze, so is it...
• Re: antifreeze leak in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:35:03 -0700
  On 23 Jan , 2020, at 11:28 AM, Eric Caron wrote: > perhaps the heads could be checked to see if they are still torqued...
• Re: Rear heater antifreeze smell
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 08:16:31 -0400
  Fix this FAST! This smell is an indication that you have a leak at the heater. It WILL get worse! ultimately leading to a...
• Re: Burning smell from rear heater
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:41:21 -0600
  ...Burning smell from rear heater > > > > > > I noticed a pecular burning smell while running the rear heater. (Smells > > like burnt antifreeze) It disapeared when it...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:27:07 -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: Crazy Coolant Light Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:39:11 -0500
  ...There exist some > amount of antifreeze which contains ion that will > allow current to flow between the two electrodes and > the light goes out...
• Re: Regarding Input on Buying 2.1L Advice...
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 08:55:20 -0700
  ...If that includes full drain and refill with spec antifreeze, big danged +. Includes new oil and filters?? What are you waiting for?? As to...
• Re: no heat
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:48:51 -0800
  ...up my antifreeze and after about 1 quart realized > > that i did not dilute it with 50/50 water to antifreeze, so is it...
• Re: Coolant question
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 09:12:21 -0500
  ...Is the water from my dehumidifier distilled enough for diluting antifreeze. Seems to me that it would, but sometimes it appears discolored. It is...
• Winterize Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 21:13:42 EDT
  Yo listees, Is it possible to simply pump dry and drain a submersible pump or is it necessary to put RV antifreeze in the...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 May 2010 12:55:58 -0700
  ...stainless steel coolant pipes > Why not just use a phosphate-free antifreeze as recommended? Both Zerex > and Prestone long-life antifreezes are now phosphate...
• Re: Westy water-trap Antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 18:37:28 -0400
  ...There is no need to put antifreeze in > the sink drain. > Larry > > Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > > > Sorry to keep this thread going, but I have...
• Timing Belt, Tools and etc.
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 06:45:23 -0600
  ...I know that first I must change the oil and filter and change antifreeze. My regular antifreeze says safe for all materials including aluminum...
• Re: coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 09:51:00 -0700
  ...Actually I just pulled the cover to find the source > of the antifreeze smell from the rear heater. First discovery was the lack > of...
• Re: how cold is too cold
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:34:05 -0800
  ...Simplest thing is to drain the tank and pour in enough RV antifreeze to pump through the lines *and flush out the sink trap...
• Re: Antifreeze in combustion chamber...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:13:09 -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...
• Re: Antifreeze WAS: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 8 May 2010 07:07:07 -0700
  John Reynolds wrote: > maniacal laughter here as topic now morphs into long discussion about > distilled water..... What brand of distilled water is best? <ducks...
• Re: Country Survey
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 15:12:11 -0500
  ...I think it is Plum schnaps, and definitely good for antifreeze, stove fuel, defrosting windows, etc. It is hot stuff, burns when it goes...
• Re: VW antifreeze ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 10:23:50 EST
  In a message dated 12/23/01 8:43:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, Cotsford@AOL.COM writes: > I have been using Sierra as...
• Re: '90 Vanagon: Hose leaking antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 27 May 2001 11:30:18 -0500
  Don Oldenburg wrote: > Hi Everyone-- > > My '90 Vanagon blasted out a load of antifreeze the other day soon > as I > parked it after driving...
• Re: Oil & Antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:08:17 -0500
  ...Oil & Antifreeze > Never use 10W-40: too broad a range, it can guck up a motor. (I have the web > site address that discusses...
• Re: Winterizing the water system
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 14 Oct 2016 22:34:52 -0800
  ...I don't blow the lines clear, add antifreeze, or drink err......add cheap vodka, though I do keep a bottle of Tanqueray gin...
• Re: Ignorance is Bliss
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 19:57:37 -0700
  ...The Mann filters are what you should be running as well as the blue antifreeze. The discussions of late have been pretty silly. In...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:42:59 -0700
  ...Anyway, why on earth would one have three bottles of > antifreeze beneath > his driver's seat instead of on a shelf in the garage...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 22 May 2014 10:10:14 -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 from diesel engine block
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 25 May 2004 07:17:49 -0600
  ...http://Gnarlodious.com/Vanagon/VanagonNotes.html#preheater >>> While driving my 82 diesel >>> vanagon, antifreeze started pouring out of the crankcase. Beg pardon? Coolant coming...
• Re: What coolant is currently being used? Recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 20:22:23 -0500
  ...One of the things you still have to watch out for is >> using tap water to cut the antifreeze with. If your tap water...
• Re: Zerex phosphate-free coolant
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 10:37:09 -0800
  ...He says the problem is not the antifreeze or lack of maintenance, but the electrolysis that is taking place from not having a proper...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 19:03:38 -0800
  ...I imagine >that deionized H2O allows the additive components of the antifreeze to >function as was intended by the chemists' formulation. > >Also, deionized H2O...
• Re: Do lines freeze when winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 09:00:58 -0400
  ...You do not need any antifreeze. Drain the water tank to the last drop. Run the water pump until it spins dry. Turn the...
• Re: Antifreeze question
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 16:07:09 -0500
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 3:57 PM Subject: Antifreeze question > It's my understanding that we are only supposed to use...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:00:10 -0800
  ...If Mike's son is a 'rock crawler' who tries oft-used terrain challenges, spilling antifreeze on the routes would be frowned upon. One...
• Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 20:02:24 -0800
  ...F at least a couple times a year means that I KNOW about coolant/ antifreeze. A couple years ago, I believed as many of...
• Re: Phosphate-free Anti-freeze in Canada
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:03:43 -0700
  Phosphate Free Antifreeze is available everywhere. Try an autosupply house, try parts places, I found so many kinds at one parts place I had...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 2 Apr 2017 16:33:53 -0700
  ...feel about vr12 coolant additive? It replenishes the > additives in the antifreeze and maintaines the pH of the coolant if you use > it every...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat - ANTI FREEZE WARNING!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:11:09 -0700
  ...Jeff >> Dear Jeff, Why do you carry antifreeze within the confines of the passenger compartment of your van? My mechanic told me that as...
• Re: VW antifreeze ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 18:06:05 -0800
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>Has anyone ever heard of or used Neo products?I found some interesting info on antifreeze by...
• Re: Mexican gas?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:56:56 -0500
  I always carry a few bottles of gas line antifreeze with me --- despite that, I have twice ended up with bad gas (water in...
• Lube in the coolant?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 09:05:40 -0500 (CDT)
  Just got my new Mother Earth News, and it has an article by a mechanic who suggests adding "water pump lube" to the antifreeze...
• Re: Simple Anti Freeze ?
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 12:10:39 -0700
  ...Be very careful with antifreeze. ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe@cedar.net" <joe@CEDAR.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002...
• [W] Antifreeze in Volkswagens... (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Apr 1994 19:45:19 -0600 (CDT)
  ...rec.autos.vw ]Subject: [W] Antifreeze in Volkswagens... ]Date: 14 Apr 1994 12:49:00 GMT ]Organization: Naval Research Laboratories ] ]I just had a...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:38:14 -0800
  ...wetter helps an engine stay cooler than a standard 50/50 antifreeze mix? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical...
• Re: Availability of VW Blue Coolant (one for Vanagons)
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 4 Nov 2011 14:59:35 -0700
  Zerex G-05 <http://www.valvoline.com/products/brands/zerex/antifreeze/42>is strongly rumored to be what Mercedes uses in their branded high...
• Re: corrosion & anodes (Short!)
  Historical mailing list - William H. Collins
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 07:40:21 EST
  ...Not quite the same thing, but Prestone has started selling water! Its in the usual antifreeze type bottle, and only $3 a gallon. Bill
• Re: coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:05:57 -0700
  ...When > you mix > in antifreeze you sacrifice some of the cooling > ability. This > is why you're seeing a difference in temperature, > not because...
• Re: Redline Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 07:54:45 -0500
  ...You are far better off running a proper antifreeze mix and keeping your cooling system properly maintained. But water wetter added to a proper...
• Flushing Tee and Filling cooling system procedure.
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Wed, 12 May 1999 11:05:02 -0700
  ...4) Fill cooling system with straight antifreeze until 2 gallons and 2 cups (8 liters) of antifreeze have been used. Then use a premixed...
• Re: Coolant capacity
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:38:41 -0700
  Problem is the last guy to refill it used one gallon of antifreeze and filled it with water. So how much do I drain...
• Re: Antifreeze smell when you turn on Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 1 May 2008 05:56:54 EDT
  ...When you turn on the heat in th= e vehicle you can start to smell antifreeze. I am wondering if someone has= had this...
• Re: antifreeze leak in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 15:41:30 +0000
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• Re: (green=phosphate?) was: Radiator Bleeding
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Sep 1996 01:00:10 -0400
  Here ,here Dennis! Agreed! Ive used the same antifreeze w/changes bi annually w/o trouble for over 110k mi.I just recently removed...
• Re(2): Nervous about heads
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 13:21:10 -0500
  ...I'm wondering also if it is worth paying the extra cost of using the VW antifreeze. Charles
• Re: coolant sensor questions
  Historical mailing list - Ron Sem
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 01:32:50 -0500
  ...The sensor in the expansion tank works by running a current through the antifreeze in the tank, if the antifreeze is low current will...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:21:14 -0400
  ...Pulled the > > hose from the overflow to the expansion and noticed some blue > > antifreeze drip out. When I lowered the hose I left about...