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• Re: Cooling system '85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 17:40:54 +0000
  ...29, 2017 11:28 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Cooling system '85 1.9 This has been very frustrating. Started with serious...
• Cooling System Mystery & Many Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 19:08:55 PST
  I just wanted to thank everyone who thought about and responded to my urgent request for cooling system advice yesterday. I don't have...
• Re: Prestone
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 4 May 1999 11:12:17 -0600
  see http://www.prestone.com/cooling/extended.html
• porsche water cooling
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 19:14:23 -0500
  Like I said, Water cooled is better
• Re: 87 Westie: Overheat light comes on with midrange temp!
  Historical mailing list - david kao
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 20:57:48 -0800
  ...What happened to yours might be that there was air in the cooling system. At the moment the air moved to the pressure tank...
• Re: ETKA Missing Cooling system diagrams???
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 06:15:35 EDT
  ...cannot find any reference to the > cooling system in the ETKA What's up with that? Cooling system is there. Under Engine. Start at...
• Re: Gurgling coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 3 May 1999 19:44:54 -0400
  Gurgling coolant in the radiator on engine shut off also will occur if the cooling system is not totally full. John ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Oil cooling..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:15:18 -0800
  ...Plenty easy to set-up an effective oil cooling system to run at most any temperature you choose. Mocal makes a plate adapter to...
• Re: Cooling system over pressurizing?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:14:26 -0700
  ...and that a compression > or exhaust stroke is over pressurizing my cooling system. > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988...
• Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 11:54:03 -0600 (CST)
  Once again, I purged some air from the cooling system on my 85 vanagon. And, after I thought I had it all out, once...
• high fan speed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 20:06:59 -0700
  ...Bobby You only need the cooling fan when the ram air at the front of the vehicle is reduced such as stop & go traffic...
• AC and cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 18:28:45 -0700
  ...Elmer Fudd accent] was that the high speed on the radiator cooling fan [which also cools the ac radiator] didn't come on when...
• Cooling System Theory and Troubleshooting(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 15:10:46 -0600
  If anyone out there has some experience with the Chrysler 3.8l 6cyl's cooling system, could you P-mail me, as I'm...
• Re: Troubleshooting 'Frig Cooling Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 07:59:27 -0700
  ...If that is so you should not get any better cooling on 12 volt). You will have to run the engine to get the...
• Re: Tempurature
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 May 2002 15:40:27 -0400
  At 02:51 PM 5/8/2002, Ben huot wrote: >What led are you talking about, the LEVEL cooling LED, I said level! If...
• Re: so what's the skinny on water cooled Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:26:51 -0500
  <<My sense is that there are a few problematic areas related to the cooling systems on these>> The only problem with the water cooled...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 27 May 2011 08:02:24 -0700
  ...I wanted to look at that diagram of the cooling setup. The > Gowesty external ATF cooler kit has you attaching the two ends of...
• Re: Cooling question
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 23:17:12 -0500
  ...Cooling question I have an 89 Carat and a cooling question... It seems to run a bit on the hot side lately - almost in...
• Dometic Fridge; improve cooling unit contact with....
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 15:26:19 -0700
  ...There is conductive paste between the cooling unit and cold tube. In past, workng on the assumption that the OEM paste was dried up...
• Re: 2.1L metal cooling pipe on left side of engine....
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 10:34:22 +0200
  ...Nigel 89/90 syncro caravelle -----Original Message----- whats the name/part # for the metal cooling pipe on the left side of the 2.1L...
• Re: interesting site about coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:15:01 -0800
  ...As pressure is raised on the cooling system, this lowers the boiling point of the coolant." Huh? //Jack '85 GL Date sent: Fri, 27...
• Re: Contests for a Vanagon get together
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:54:11 -0700
  ...The recent posts about the Dometic and its cooling capability had me thinking.... If you were creating contests for a Vanagon get together.. what...
• 1984 Westy Cooling System Mysteries
  Historical mailing list - samc
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 14:19:55 -0500
  ...Westy 9.1 cooling system. The other day, while driving east/south on I-89 with outdoor temps at -5 and a heavy wind...
• Re: Rear heater core during summer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 06:27:28 -0400
  ...Both due to increased cooling capacity and the fact that the heater loop is before the t-stat. However, if you do not have...
• Re:wasserboxer overheating/ impeller effeciency
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 17:27:45 GMT
  I've seen great variablility in the quality of the impeller on waterpumps, with noticable difference in cooling efficiency. Especially if the cooling system...
• Re: cooling fan!! The fix, if too noisy. -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Mon, 18 May 1998 14:00:53 +0200
  ...Scared the heck out of me until I figured out what was going on. >> Your cooling fan should be very quiet. What you are...
• flush the cooling system?
  Historical mailing list - Byron Spears
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 23:21:42 -0400
  ...SHOULD I FLUSH THE VANAGON COOLING SYSTEM WITH THIS STUFF? If so, any tips on how? Thanks for your input!!! Byron Spears Clinton, MD...
• Re: Fridge Blues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 May 2000 14:48:30 -0400
  ...According to http://www.rvmobile.com/ (they rebuild absorption reefer cooling units), if you can hear gurgling from a few feet away, you have...
• Re: Is my radiator dead? aka cooling sytem woes
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 09:53:02 -0500
  ...You > are getting combustion gasses into the cooling system. Check the > archives. Many have been here before. I'm not so sure. If he...
• Re: Oil cooler installation 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 14:45:33 -1000
  you mean improve Oil cooling ? Seems that it would...the idea being that you are air-cooling the engine coolant flowing through the oil...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:10:24 -0400
  ...2016 3:39 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Cooling fan not coming on OK, after cleaning the contacts, the low speed...
• 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: air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 11:55:10 -0700
  ...This could be caused if the fins on the A/C condenser are damaged, so that it is not cooling properly. In addition, since...
• Cooling System Pressure Test Protocol
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 23:02:58 EST
  ...I will try early this week to find someone to pressure test the cooling system, and have a few questions. Bently says, I recall...
• 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: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 09:27:39 -0600
  ...Makes me wonder about the effectiveness of this cooling system. You would think the VW engineers that designed this cooling system would have realized...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:28:31 -0700
  ...Both of these result in a dramatic reduction in cooling efficiency. So yes, as long as the cooling water remains below boiling, pure water...
• Re: fan switch or sensor, a busdepot question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 07:57:40 -0700
  Gary is right, cooling just the radiator does have an almost instantaneous effect on the cooling system pressure. I had a pressure gauge and...
• Re: Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:20:07 -0500
  The fan will run until the temperature around the cooling fins has dropped below 106 F. That may not be achieved quickly, since it...
• Re: Fan Belt Replacement on A/C for '81 Air-cooled Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 2 May 2000 19:48:43 -0400
  ...2) Remove heater blower duct from in front of cooling fan, remove fan grill, and remove cooling fan. 3) At this point (if VW...
• Re: a/c rebuild and retrofitted to R134a
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Tue, 12 May 1998 20:45:46 -0700
  ...I have received several e-mails from list members, asking about the cooling performance of the R134a refrigerant. I measured the temperature of the...
• seeking words of encouragement for my cooling system 1986 vanagon gl
  Historical mailing list - joe lucca
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 02:01:09 -0400
  ...i'm looking for suggestions from fellow listmembers for fine tuning my vanagon.and preventing/ maintaining future problems with the cooling system. thanks for...
• AC for my Doka continued
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:44:41 -0700
  ...Why not have a second condenser underneath and more radiator core for the engine cooling up front? Wouldn't that eliminate a whole bunch...
• Fw: In need of cooling system parts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Charles
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:50:06 -0700
  ...In need of cooling system parts Hey everyone. I am in need of a "H connector" fitting for a 84 Vanagon. It is the...
• Re: Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 15:46:18 -0700
  > The other day, while scanning Vanagon stuff on e-bay, I saw a listing > for Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop (I looked tonight and...
• Dry Cooling System in Below-Freezing temps?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:41:28 -0600
  ...I'm planning on messing around with my cooling system this weekend. I thought that, to get a head start, I could go ahead...
• Procedure bleeding the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Per Martin Joraholmen
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 17:55:26 +0100
  Two questions about the cooling system. 1. Can anyone tell me if this is the correct procedure to bleed the cooling system? 1.. Park...
• Re: Cooling Fan - '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Sep 2014 00:14:00 -0400
  ...To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Cooling Fan - '91 Carat Just got the van from the shop. Cooling fan runs from the moment ignition...
• Re: Radiator Cooling Fan Cycles Frequently
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:15:08 -0400
  ...Radiator Cooling Fan Cycles Frequently I have two 88 GL's with the 2.1L engines. The cooling fan on my blue van cycles...
• Diesel V-belt mystery
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 08:02:47 +0200
  ...If motor has 1000 rpms the cooling pump has 840 and alternator 1595 rpms. After: If motor has 1000 rpms the cooling pump has...
• Re: Phosphate free anti-freeze.Quotes from owners manual and more--
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 18:14:50 EDT
  ...63 -COOLING SYSTEM The cooling system is sealed and generally requires little attention. (WRONG ANSWER!! I say check it often - at least every weekend...
• adding an A/C system . . .
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 08:05:49 -0700
  ...There is a "2nd Stage Radiator Cooling Fan Relay" - is this exclusive to the van with A/C? If Chris pulls it from his...
• Re: Please help... Now my cooling fan is dead!!! 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 12:24:57 -0700
  Your 86 should have 3 fan speeds for the radiator cooling fan. The temp switch in the radiator controls speeds 1 and 3. The...
• Re: Dometic Frig - Realistic Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 13:23:44 -0700
  ...Dometic Frig - Realistic Cooling > > I have an '86 Westy with the original Dometic Frig. It is cooling on either > gas or 110AC - with maybe...
• Re: Hoping to get a Westy
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:07:13 -0400
  ...If it gets too hot too fast then there is either a problem with the cooling system or more likely there is air in...
• Re: Coolent Additive
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:29:42 -0600
  ...It's intent is to improve the contact between the water and interior surfaces of the cooling system. I use it mixed with Havoline...
• Re: � � � Some Clarifications a nd Additional Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 16:02:17 EDT
  ...The engine was willing, but the cooling system was not up to the task. Altitude and load contributed to the situation where the high...
• Fridge fan upgrades photos
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 23:03:00 -0500
  ...I replaced the exterior fan with a quiet computer fan, and added a fan inside on the cooling fins with a switch to control...
• Re: cooling system failures
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 14:22:28 -0700
  marcus wrote: forgot expansion cap and sensor appr 1994
• Re: LOUD! cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - Timothy O. Crooks
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 21:56:42 -0400
  ...LOUD! cooling fan > > >The cooling fan on my 91' Westfalia is driving me nuts. When the fan > >comes on it shakes the whole van...