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• Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 11:55:26 -0700
  ...1982 diesel westy radiator leak? > Causes of leak near radiator? > Hopefully it's a hose or bad clamp. > Otherwise the rad is probably leaking...
• Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 23:35:22 -0400
  Causes of leak near radiator? Hopefully it's a hose or bad clamp. Otherwise the rad is probably leaking at the aluminum/plastic interface...
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:20:29 -0400
  All I'm saying is that the bars leak was the catalyst for the radiator plugging. No doubt there was crap in the system...
• Vanagon Radiators
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 23:33:35 -0700
  ...The aluminum part of the radiator still has plenty of life, however, coolant leaks where the aluminum mates with the plastic. (When it is...
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:16:15 -0400
  ...Vanagon is overheating due to water leak or radiator fan not working. Person repairs water leak or radiator fan and perhaps adds a bottle...
• Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 22:45:48 -0500
  ...If you have a radiator leak I suggest bar's leaks till you return. Theres some information in the archives about the upgrade. Alan...
• Re: Finding and repairing small radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 02:44:25 -0800
  ...Miraculously, the leaks stopped...at least for the past three days. I'm driving around with the lower grill off and checking the radiator...
• Finding and repairing small radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:55:49 -0800
  ...Here it is again; My 1983 Westfalia radiator, not all that old, has a small leak obvious only when the engine is hot. I...
• Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 00:22:31 -0400
  ...If you have a > radiator leak I suggest bar's leaks till you return. Theres some > information in the archives about the upgrade. > > Alan...
• Re: Bar's Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:05:52 -0800
  ...Found a bunch of gritty, had like sand, stuff in it when the radiator was removed. PO must have been dealing with a leak...
• Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 08:29:30 -0700
  ...Van is ~20 years old, but the radiator is in amazingly good shape. PO said that there has never been any leaks anywhere and...
• Re: Finding and repairing small radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:12:18 -0700
  ...Here it > is again; > > > My 1983 Westfalia radiator, not all that old, has a small leak obvious only > when the engine is hot. > I...
• Radiator Leak
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 12:48:03 -0700
  ...Noticed a water leak under the radiator last Friday. Took off the lower grill and saw a steady drip from the radiator every second...
• Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 15:56:30 +0300
  ...Van is ~20 years old, but the radiator is in amazingly good shape. PO said that there has never been any leaks anywhere and...
• Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:31:23 EDT
  ...you have a > radiator leak I suggest bar's leaks till you return. hey guys I would use the subie coolant treatment long before...
• Leak on driver's side of radiator?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:34:49 -0800
  Looks like there's a leak on the driver's side of the radiator on my '90 GL. Looked @ the Bently and don't...
• leaky radiator
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Baker
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 23:23:57 +0000
  hello all, I have a leak in my radiator, I was wondering if anyone had ever tried Barz leaks stopper? or any temp. sealant...
• Re: Leak on driver's side of radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:34:47 -0500
  ...Leak on driver's side of radiator? Looks like there's a leak on the driver's side of the radiator on my '90...
• Re: Coolant Overflowing!
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:38:31 -0600
  ...Remove radiator and have it flushed/flow tested/leak checked at radiator shop...usually about $30 if you bring it in, new can be...
• Re: Radiator question...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:32:31 -0500
  You might try having the radiator flushed by a radiator shop, if you have no leaks in it. Most shops will charge $30 to...
• free radiator
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Larsen
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 13:07:34 -0500
  ...I've got a radiator with a peculiar leak that is free for the taking. I recently swapped out this radiator for a new...
• Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:28:25 -0500
  Well folks, I’d love your recommendations for a new radiator. My 84 seemed to have a leaky hose but it wasn’t. It...
• Bars Stop Leak... Pros and Cons for "slight Head leak"
  Historical mailing list - Mark Johnson
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 08:52:09 -0700
  ...Do you put it in the overflow tank or the radiator.... if the latter how do you access the radiator?
• Re: waterboxer longevity
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 11:13:53 -0800
  ...Some guys around town have had to put some Bar's Leak into their systems for the radiator, and my radiator was replaced by...
• Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 20:23:19 +1000
  ...It has now done 165,000km and the radiator has sprung a very small and slow leak at the bottom on the right side...
• Re: Does Pepper do the job?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 21:10:46 -0800
  ...So, he added *radiator* stop leak goop to his *crank case*. He posted back a few days later with the news that his engine...
• Re: Very Sudden Coolant Leak URGENT!
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 2 May 2002 19:45:05 -0700
  ...and i discovered a coolant leak up front. The > leak seems to be coming > from just above where the hoses enter the radiator. > > The...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 07:36:47 -0500
  If it's only a small leak, why can't some Bars Leak or JB Weld be tried before getting a new radiator? I...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:41:37 -0400
  ...Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out > > My new 85 Westy radiator has a pinhole leak. > I cleaned up the fluid...
• Re: Pepper those heads
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 13:31:15 -0700
  ...In my long lost youth, I put plain old pepper in the radiator of more than one car and found the radiator leaks to...
• Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 22:19:06 -0400
  My new 85 Westy radiator has a pinhole leak. I cleaned up the fluid on the front bumper and it's green :( I think...
• Re: Radiator Leak
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 18:18:50 EDT
  ...Noticed a water leak under the radiator last Friday. >Took off >the lower grill and saw a steady drip from the radiator every second...
• Re: Bar's Leaks
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:21:17 -0800
  ...Found a bunch of gritty, had like sand, > stuff in it when the radiator was removed. PO must have been dealing with a > leak...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 00:09:43 -0400
  ...Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out My new 85 Westy radiator has a pinhole leak. I cleaned up the fluid...
• Aluma Seal, Bar's Leak, Blah, Blah, Blah.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 20:09:41 -0600
  ...of the radiator being half plugged with corrosion, prior to using any leak stopper, will more than likely finish the radiator off. My theory...
• Vanagon Radiator Repairs 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 19:50:12 -0500
  Volks, Looks as though radiator might be leaking on 82 Diesel Westy. Can this radiator be repaired, meaning if it has plastic tanks can...
• Re: Radiator Leak
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 16:18:23 -0400
  ...Noticed a water leak under the radiator last Friday. Took off > the lower grill and saw a steady drip from the radiator every second...
• radiator bleeder location
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 15:47:31 -0500
  ...the radiator of my 82 diesel vanagon?? Can i use a oil cooler off a gas gti/gl jetta to replace my leaking cooler...
• Very Sudden Coolant Leak URGENT!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Thu, 2 May 2002 21:26:22 -0500
  ...and i discovered a coolant leak up front. The leak seems to be coming from just above where the hoses enter the radiator. The...
• Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:12:53 -0500
  ...read no further. > > Bar's Leak either (a) does nothing or (b) clogs up your radiator, heater > core, etc. > Geza, A quick look at...
• 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Tanner
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 20:24:32 -0700
  ...slight leak somewhere on the passenger side of the radiator. Does anyone know of likely causes or exact locations where a leak might be...
• Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:18:05 -0800
  ...Bar's leak is not the "proper" way to fix your car. However.... I have used it (meaning the radiator stop leak product aka...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 05:56:04 -0400
  ...Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out > > My new 85 Westy radiator has a pinhole leak. > I cleaned up the fluid...
• Re: Radiator Leak
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:51:13 EDT
  ...a copper radiator. It was futile because the tube was so friable that every time I pinched it off an adjacent leak would spring...
• FW: RE: Coolant Overflowing!
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 10:47:27 -0600
  ...I would remove the radiator and take it to a radiator shop to have it flushed/flow checked/leak tested for about $30 or...
• Re: Am I on borrowed time?
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:47:17 EDT
  ...That was putting it directly in to a radiator though, where the leak was. A while ago, I had a leak in my Jetta...
• overheating & radiators
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:56:46 -0500
  ...well (no leaks, system bled properly) then replace the radiator! Could you tell me some symptoms of your overheating and radiator issues. I'm...
• Re: VW radiator caps
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 12:32:50 -0500 (EST)
  ...Radiator Powders" gum up the > workings of the cap :( > > -dan I have had the same resaults. What I have found is that bars leak...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:57:33 -0700
  ...radiator leak Oh trusted vanagon listees: I humbly approach with request for advice. Please don't thrash a newbie for asking - but here's...
• Re: AlumaSeal ...was: Leaker!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:59:57 -0800
  ...Be most cautious using a radiator stop leak in your Vanagon. It *may* seal the leak. (probably not though) It *will* plug the radiator...
• Frustration: 85 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Michael Orbon
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 08:18:29 -0700
  ...This leak will stop if I bleed the pressure out of the radiator. 3. The van overheats because circulation stops up at the radiator...
• replacing fan relay switch in radiator
  Historical mailing list - dieselslave
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 18:23:49 -0500
  ...into the radiator(turns electric radiator fan off and on)--should I be concerned about coolant loss when it all leaks out during the...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:13:44 -0700
  On 4/3/10, Scott Chapman <scott_list@mischko.com> wrote: > My new 85 Westy radiator has a pinhole leak. > I cleaned up the...
• Cooling system drivel (long, sorry)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 95 11:21:09 PST
  ...Could rod out the existing radiator as David Garth did on his '86 if it was corroded but not leaking. So, if it's...
• Re: Possilbe coolant leak in heater core vicinity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:21:17 -0700
  ...the front heater core and the radiator are in quite different compartments. If it's the front heater core leaking, you sure should smell...
• Re: Confessions of a blind mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:20:32 -0700
  ...Still a leak. >> >>> >> >>> Then I realized. Maybe the radiator bleeder? >> >>> >> >>> I closed it and put a few pounds in. No leaks. >> >>> >> >>> Later we bled...
• WAS:RE: Coolant Overflowing!-New Radiator costs
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 08:56:41 -0700
  ...Remove radiator and have it flushed/flow tested/leak > checked at radiator shop...usually about $30 if you bring it > in, new can be...
• Re: overheating & radiators
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:58:47 -0400
  ...well (no leaks, system bled properly) then replace the radiator! Could you tell me some symptoms of your overheating and radiator issues. I'm...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:24:52 -0700
  ...It is the radiator itself leaking along the seam where plastic and metal come together. A drip every 3 seconds or so under pressure...
• Hose to oil cooler question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 19:55:50 -0800
  ...if the two radiator hoses that go to the oil-cooler are the same? Thanks, Todd '88 Westy (with pinhole leak in radiator hose)