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• Re: Cooling questions still
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:52:58 -0400
  ...Cooling questions still Ed, The internal head gasket may be leaking combustion gasses into the cooling system. Do you notice a steady stream of...
• Re: Cooling questions still
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:50:14 -0400
  ...Cooling questions still Ed, The internal head gasket may be leaking combustion gasses into the cooling system. Do you notice a steady stream of...
• Re: My $%&$%& van
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 12 May 1999 00:11:53 -0500
  Sorry to hear about all of your cooling system troubles. You came up with the most likely solution when you asked, "Does it need...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:25:05 -0400
  ...1.9 Cooling >system parts were made for 2.5 years while 2.1 cooling system parts were >made for 5 years. Which has...
• Re: Cyl head removal advice
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:56:30 -0500
  ...Pressure Tests for the Cooling System The first test of the cooling system is done when the engine is cold. A cooling system pressure...
• Re: porsche water cooling
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:41:40 -0500
  ...can't bleed the air out of the cooling system, who need to replace the cooling lines, who need help diagnosing a water leak...
• Cooling hose #9..........
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 13:22:40 -0400
  ...taking off any belts, etc.? Thanks, Marla '87 Westy Van "Morrison" Cooling System, '86-91 Vanagon (except Syncro)Get more from the Web. FREE...
• 1.9 to 2.1 wbx swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 00:00:33 -0400
  ...I am trying to decide whether to use the Digijet or the Digifant fuel system, also the old 1.9 cooling hose setup or...
• Re: P/N for 86 2.1 Syncro cooling system part
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:28:55 -0400
  ...P/N for 86 2.1 Syncro cooling system part I'm trying to find the part number for the black plastic flange w...
• 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:12:09 -0400
  ...without losing many limbs in the process, make my COMPLEAT 2.1L cooling system hook up to my '84? I'm looking at Bentley...
• Re: Cooling system '85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:41:28 -0700
  given it's well bled, 2 things come to my mind.. - thermostat installed in reverse - clogged radiator (need new one)
• Re: help:coolant leak puzzle????
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:43:37 -0400
  Atomatic? if yes you have a oil trany cooler. http://www.benplace.com/cooling_system_flow.htm Check the coolant distributor.
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 18:59:48 -0500
  ...I was disappointed in the lack of response to this thread considering the importance of maintaining the Vanagon's much maligned cooling system properly...
• Re: How to bleed the cooling system???
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 23:47:09 -0700
  ...How to bleed the cooling system??? > My mechanic jacks up the REAR of my van to do the bleeding of air from the > system...
• FREE 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Dabrowski
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 14:59:12 -0800
  ...I am also giving away the remaining hulk which has a fuel tank, brake system and an intact cooling system. Goes to the first...
• Helpful heat hint..water-wetter
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:04:36 -0700
  ...When the thermostat is wide open and the temperature still climbs higher than you might want, Water Wetter in your cooling system will cool...
• overheating questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 12:15:24 EST
  ...The cooling system currently has clean orange colored antifreeze in it. ?? The oil is dirty but does not appear to be contaminated with coolant...
• Re: Coolant hoses re-visited
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 8 Mar 2013 14:04:25 -0800
  ...The following report provided by > Gates Corporation examines what these higher temperatures can mean to the > service life of cooling system hoses. > > (****Accelerated by...
• Re: Radiator Fan - Please Help?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:24:44 -0600
  ...It only comes on when it is freezing > outside and therefore, keeps the cooling system sooooo cool that I > don't have any heat...
• Re: HELP NEEDED - Cooling System Flushing
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 02:08:33 -0500
  The cooling system of the 84 GL was properly flushed on Friday morning, in time for the anxious buyers and their kids to take...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 22:01:23 -0500
  ...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: Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 20:45:48 -0500
  You mean, you make the filler the highest part of the cooling system? That's just so... Detroit! Next you're gonna tell me...
• Re: Burps up coolant when parked warm.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:45:57 -0500
  ...Coolant systems was drained, flushed, new coolant installed. The vehicle was jacked up an the cooling system bled according to Bentley. The mechanic tolkd...
• Re: Help with coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 12:11:20 -0800
  ...It sounds like you have air/gas in the system... either the cooling system wasn't purged of air properly or you may have...
• Correct refilling of cooling system
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 11:40:08 -0400
  ...After the cooling system pressurizes - two leaks of great force appear. One from the thermostat housing and the other from the 90 degree plastic...
• FS A/C system for aircooled van, and one for bus cheap
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 13:35:32 EDT
  i have a complete overhead a/c system for a '68-'79 bus, and i have condensers etc that have their own cooling fans...
• Understanding the coolant flow on the 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 18:58:09 -0500
  ...I made a big color diagram / schema of the coolant flow / system on the 2.1L http://pages.infinit.net/engine/cooling_system_flow...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sun, 2 Apr 2017 22:35:34 -0700
  ...If your van is running hot, the cooling system is not keeping up with demand and something needs attention. If your cooling system is...
• Re: Air in my coolant - '86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Shelby Brumelle
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 17:04:43 GMT
  Felix Martel wrote: "My '86 Syncro Westy tends to accumulate air in the cooling system." Although it could be the valve in the radiator...
• Re: interesting site about coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:25:34 -0700
  ...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: D17? See Bentley 80.14
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 May 2012 15:41:04 -0400
  At 03:29 PM 5/7/2012, Bill M wrote: >Mentioned before was the plastic H pipe junction on the 1.9 cooling >system...
• Re: Cleaning Oily Gunge out of Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 3 May 2010 09:32:06 EDT
  Hello We jsut take the tank off and clean it with spray carb cleaner works great later mark d
• Re: "Burping the cooling system" Long question
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:42:57 -0700
  when mine did it, the valve at the rear heater core was SUCKING AIR (not leaking). John Aircooled.Net Inc.
• Re: R 134 charging
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 09:22:56 -0700
  ...He said that a properly functioning AC system, even an under-charged one, shouldn't lose its cooling ability over time. He says he...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Engine Overheating problems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 19:38:39 -0500
  ...Burp the cooling system again. Be absolutely sure you don't have air in the system. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Edwin Francisco...
• Re: .... choose ... engine conversion. Additional Costs Budget.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:56:22 -0700
  ...Fair warning!) > > For obvious reasons, I listed cooling system parts cost. But IMO, even > if starting with a WBX, one should assess their cooling...
• Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Tue, 23 Jul 96 01:21:33 -0500
  ...I added some water to the cooling tank, but there was no circulation. Broke out the manual, and it said to open up a...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 10:47:17 -0500
  ...Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley >Ditto the same here for my 84 Westy! > >Jim/The Old Volks Home > >At 08:44 AM 1/15...
• Coolant Raise the front end?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 11:49:56 -1000
  ...end of the Van to get the air out of the cooling system and the info in the archives says to raise the front...
• Re: Cooling questions still
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:02:24 -0700
  ...Cooling questions still > > Ed, > The internal head gasket may be leaking combustion gasses into the > cooling > system. Do you notice a steady stream of...
• Re: In need of cooling system parts
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:14:38 -0700
  ...In need of cooling system parts Yup, half the cost and twice as ugly! :) That welding is as bad as mine. On 3/12...
• Re: Pressure cap problem?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 25 May 2012 16:28:15 -0400
  I'm having the same problem, I think exhaust gases are getting in the cooling system in mine. You need to take your vehicle...
• Re: Radiator noise
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:01:48 -0800
  ...temp switch - 82°C, 84°C, 77°C http://www.busdepot.com/radiator-cooling-system/radiator-fan-related/radiator-fan-switch
• Hoses-Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Sun, 30 May 2004 11:52:41 -0400
  someone had posted a site with part numbers of hoses btw VW and NAPA. I can't find it! Does anybody remember where it...
• Re: bleeding the cooling system....
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Watson
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 21:11:12 -0600
  Ive got a Bosch starter up on ebay if anybody needs one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7991296821
• Re: how many quarts of fluid go into the cooling system?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 13:56:14 -0400
  The Bentley says 18.4, but what would you do with that figure without all out advice?
• Re: Smallcar Dash A/C review?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:18:04 -0400
  ...of cooling the front, so I'm considering a dash ac system. > > If someone has some feedback on the dash ac system from smallcar...
• Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:40:17 -0700
  ...I have observed that the cooling system responds much faster than it did previously. For example, when you're stuck in traffic on a...
• Re: Cooling system drivel (not so long)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 08:23:00 CST6CDT
  ...flush the cooling system, think about taking out the radiator and having a shop clean it out for you (about $35) 6. warm up...
• Re: Coolant vanishing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:40:53 -0500
  ...Get a coolant system pressure tester, one with a guage. Pressurize the cooling system and see that it holds. That will tell you whether...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 May 2011 06:50:30 -0700
  ...Since there is no separate drawing for the manual transmission cooling system for the same years I bet that using a little White-Out...
• Re: COOLANT PROCEDURE AND AMOUNTS
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 10:47:34 -0700
  ...BLEEDING THE COOLING SYSTEM I've heard more ways to bleed the cooling system than you can imagine. Some may even work. Here's...
• Re: 84 Cooling System Problem
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Sat, 4 Oct 1997 15:54:01 -0700
  ...be getting exhaust gases leak from the head > gaskets into the cooling system. Sometimes the coolant level is > (permanently) a bit _low_ (ie I...
• Re: PSI? Cooling system Mods, OK? THANKS!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 12:05:40 -0800
  ...PSI? Cooling system Mods, OK? THANKS! > While we are on this thread, I noted copper pipe was suggested as a > replacement, would this not...
• Re: Leaker!
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 21:24:08 -0500
  ...This is a small vial of tiny aluminum flakes, kind of 'powdery', which is poured directly into the cooling system while running and circulating...
• Re: COOLANT PROCEDURE AND AMOUNTS
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 17:22:34 -0500
  ...ve come to the conclusion that, for some reason, the diesel cooling system is just plain easier to purge air out of. I've...
• Re: Cooling System stop-leak compounds
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 27 May 2005 09:07:53 -0400
  > I've got a leak by the manifold in the cooling system on a '96 Olds > Cutless Supreme with 3.1L engine. John, I...
• Re: looking for a tool to pressure test my coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 13:47:35 -0400
  Mark, I have a home-made "tool" for helping bleed the cooling system that could probably work for your needs also. Just buy a...
• Re: How to bleed the cooling system???
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:34:00 -0800
  > I did this procedure twice but ther is always bubbles haunting my system... > Any suggestions? hopefully your bubbles aren't coming from the combustion...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:49:05 -0700
  ...It constantly self bled the system purging the air out of the radiator. john Aircooled.Net Inc.