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• Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 5:55:44 PDT
  > > > 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: 666 torque, say no more - NVC ;^D
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:33:15 -0700
  ...or the guy just left most of the windows out for air-cooling of the engine. I would have to say that most aircraft...
• Dometic non-cooling update
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 05 Aug 1997 23:33:50 -0400
  Here's an update on our Dometic cooling problems: Just prior to our trip out west (the month of July), I was complaining on...
• Coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 16:48:18 -0700
  I followed with interest the illuminating thread regarding vanagon cooling systems and I'd like to pose one more question. Has anyone used Redline...
• Parts Needed- Cooling
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 19:07:42 +0500
  In taking apart my 1600 DP, I noticed all the cooling guts were left off by the dpo. I need: 1) the shutters, 2...
• Re: Propane and beer
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 23:43:44 EST
  ...Now as to cooling beer by immersing it in liquid propane, ... there are easier ways. Such as drinking it quickly under a strong negative...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Resend -Question about SA brake kits
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 09:04:09 EST
  ...apart from maybe some better cooling? >> Chris, The pistons o nthe SA big brakes are slightly larger than those on any other T3/ Vanagon...
• Re: cooling fan running
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 22:00:24 -0500
  ...Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Clarence J Falarski wrote: > Hello group: > > My cooling fan is running continuously on my 1990 2.1 WB. It comes...
• Re: Anybody know this part number?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Kennelly
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 09:05:28 +0000
  ...There is a secondary cooling pump with the 1.6td. This pump, as far as I have experienced, is only activated when the cooling...
• Re: Compact Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 08:08:06 -0700
  That portable thing is for blowing cooler drier air in your face to give you the sensation of being cooler, not for actual cooling...
• Suggestions Re: Dometic Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Sat, 15 Aug 1998 08:18:27 -0500
  ...This summer,the propane side is cooling very poorly. A few weeks ago, I removed the fridge, cleaned it, sat it upside down on...
• Re: Where is The Heat Going?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:08:26 -0700
  ...Between 90 and 100F, the differential gets > smaller as the cooling unit begins to lose efficiency. Once above 100F, > the cooling unit no longer...
• Fridge fan GREAT!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 16:52:35 -0700
  ...This has beneficial side effects when the thermostat is turned down like; less propane used, less cycling on of the exterior fridge rear cooling...
• Re: WTB Oil Cooler bits? For adding to 1.9...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Aug 2016 23:15:57 -0400
  ...You will need to tie it into the cooling system and use a shorter oil filter to clear the exhaust. If the van is...
• Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:46:37 -0400
  I know there have recently been threads on the dometic fridge cooling fan bu= t wanted to share my most recent experience. Camped at...
• Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 09:26:46 -0500
  ...I've never found cooling system bleeding to be a big deal on my Vanagon. It's a minor hassle and you only have...
• Re: Rooftop A/C Experiences
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Fri, 13 May 2011 12:53:40 -0700
  ...However, my cooling (burning?) need is while driving. I just contacted the Vintage Air people about Vanagon installation. As for evaporative cooling, any listmembers...
• replacing all cooling hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Oct 94 14:24:06 PDT
  Hi, For my '83 Vanagon, I like to replace all its cooling system hoses. Besides the cost of dealer hoses bing ~$900, the sections...
• Re[2]: LOUD! cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:02:36 -0400
  All of the cooling fans I have heard on vanagons were very quiet at low speed. It is only at the higher speeds are...
• Re: Answers to Questions of Cooling & Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 00:38:40 -0500
  Dan, Your article on cooling systems was just referrenced onto the Vanagon mail list. It was wonderfully thorough, technically accurate, and best of all...
• Re: At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:44:45 -0400
  ...what does a new system for draining, filling and purging have to do with cooling efficiency and engine temps at different speeds? Unless you...
• Radiator Thermoswitch Testing?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Yonker
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 17:15:48 -0500
  Hello all, Is there a way to test the cooling system electrical components? My cooling fan in my 86 Syncro has a mind of...
• Cooling fan kills radio
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Sat, 26 May 2001 11:04:09 -0400
  ...In my 82 former diesel everytime the cooling fan comes on the radio goes dead for half a second. I'm assuming that it...
• Fwd: Cooling System failure Prevention Idea.
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 15:32:33 EST
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• Fwd: Cooling System failure Prevention Idea.
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 20:51:37 EST
  [message/rfc822]
• Re: Cooling system questions for 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:34:57 -0400
  Howard, I think your friend is somewhat of an alarmist, or had a cooling problem that could have been easily fixed by finding/fixing...
• Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 19:51:16 -0700
  ...Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products? Keep in mind that all that water is now waste and should not be allowed into...
• Re: Westy questions
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 25 Nov 1995 15:11:01 -0800
  ...Is this normal? It also was not cooling though. Both not seeing the flame and not cooling are normal :-) (Seriously, I never see the...
• Update on cooling issues with my Inline VW 84
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 8 May 2010 10:20:36 -0700
  I posted, last week, some ? about cooling issues I've been having with my Jetta-powered van...overheating, some bubbles going into the expansion...
• Re: pressure testing cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 09:44:12 -0800
  ...They >were too small to leak enough coolant to notice, but would suck in air >upon cooling after shutoff. Next trip, coolant is forced...
• Re: Westy fridge 12 volt cooling, was: Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:58:56 -0500
  ...the 12v heating element then the element won't get as hot as > it should and fridge cooling performance will suffer. > > Mark -- David McNeely
• Re: Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 11:04:32 -0700
  Easton Trevor wrote: "How about a totally separate (12 volt motor powered) oil cooling circuit. . . . . The pump would be controlled by a thermostat to...
• Re: cooling system failures
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 22:57:54 +0000
  ...start a thread where everyone can summarize which parts of the cooling > >system have failed when (at what age of the car and what...
• Sealant on cooling system fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Sun, 13 May 2001 13:53:13 -0500
  At three points on my '86 WBX there are metal-to-metal cooling system joints-- At a little 7mm fitting off cylinder #2, and...
• cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 07:51:07 EST
  ...I need to check operation of the cooling fan and at what point it comes on so that i know for my piece of...
• Thanks for the tips on the cooling and heating anomolies
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:13:16 -0800
  ...I didn't really find and follow the Bently procedure on filling and 'burping' the cooling system. I suppose I thought I was 'smarter...
• Temperature Gauge - Hot Desert Conditions - LONG
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 11:40:03 +1000
  ...This gives additional emergency cooling capacity to assist the radiator in extreme conditions. (Switching on the heater also gives additional cooling capacity but only...
• Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:14:08 -0700
  ...I didn't include that when I did this preliminary diagnostic this evening I did not totally re fill and re-bleed the cooling...
• Re: Troubleshooting 'Frig Cooling Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 12:34:42 -0700
  ...Troubleshooting 'Frig Cooling Problem > At 12:06 6/14/2000, BRENT CHRISTENSEN wrote: > > >PS - I think David B. is on the right track - it...
• Cooling system pressure--combustion gases in coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 15:19:54 -0600
  ...huh?) --Combustion gases pressurizing cooling system (my guess) --Bad pressure cap allowing too much pressure to build in cooling system --Too much air in...
• Re: Some dometic notes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Jul 2019 05:50:13 -0400
  ...When it calls for cooling, it opens a clear channel for gas to pass through and be limited by the orifice. When it does...
• Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:33:22 -0700
  ...2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question > > > Or the solution with the newest parts? The cooling hoses, however > numerous, > on the 2...
• Re: Larger Audi a/t cooler fits transporter
  Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
  Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:24:36 -0400
  ...For the engine oil cooler since the > engine oil pressure is higher than the cooling system pressure a failure > shows as oil in the...
• Re: [Syncro] intercoolers etc
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 15:34:08 -0500
  ...A small motorcycle cooling fan will provide extra air as needed. OR, since this is an all-aluminum I/C, a water jacket could...
• 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...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:44:51 -0500
  ...There should be no steam pockets in your cooling system unless it has not been maintained properly. For steam, the temperature of the water...
• Re: air cooled engine cooling tin
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:27:25 -0400
  ...Dave > On Mar 13, 2016, at 11:56 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I need the rear and bottom cooling tin for...
• Re: 85 van cooling lines
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 20:19:50 -0500 (CDT)
  ...85 van cooling lines Is it possible or practical to replace these tubes with something else entirely? I was thinking along the lines of...
• Re: D'OH (metic) fridge
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 26 Sep 1997 04:20:46 -0700
  ...Pre-cooling the fridge doesn't get around this problem; >you'll still have a lag between starting the fridge and getting good >cooling...
• Re: cooling system tester
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 07:41:26 EDT
  An update on the leaking cooling system. Was under it looking for the leak and found a real nasty and corroded driver side coolant...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:52:46 -0500
  Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes: [...] > Now that is a tough cooling system, and some of those parts are 37 years > old. > And...
• [Fwd: bleeding cooling system and sealing hoses.]
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 10:22:06 -0500
  [message/rfc822]
• Checking for air in cooling system
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 23:31:35 -0400
  ...I think that my mechanic didn't get all the air out of the cooling system. It was 100F in Macon today, and even...
• Bleeding Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 20:22:45 -0500
  ...I've read in a book for '88 and newer Vanagons that the cooling system must be bled. However, I don't have a...
• 12V substitutes for OEM Dometic refrigerator / fridge?
  Historical mailing list - vw_traveler
  Sat, 17 May 2003 11:51:30 -0400
  I don't know if I am potentially espousing heresy, but the OEM refrigerator affords little cooling power on battery power, which is mostly...
• Re: flush the cooling system?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 00:51:31 EDT
  ...I wouldn't trust it in a VW Cooling System. Hell, I won't even use it on my 73 Toyota Pickup! Jim 84...
• Re: Coolant hoses re-visited
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Fri, 8 Mar 2013 15:59:25 -0600
  ...http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochure=1023 Troubleshooting Cooling System Hoses Today's smaller engines work a lot harder than the large V...
• Cooling system drivel (long, sorry)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 95 11:21:09 PST
  Cassie ('89 Westy GL, 101k miles, head gaskets replaced at 81k miles) has a cooling problem whereby she runs a bit hot (according to...
• 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: Coolant and oil mixing???
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Fri, 2 May 2003 22:32:10 EDT
  ...This is the quickest way I have found to get all that oil out of the cooling system. pressure test cooling system to check...