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• cooling system design
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 01:47:38 -0500
  i am interested in having a discussion about different types of cooling systems. specifically the design benefits and difference between the types of cooling...
• S&S Header 2.1l Exhaust systems in stock!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 15:26:18 EDT
  I just got a new load of the S&S Header exhaust system for the 2.1l Vanagon (fits 2wd and Syncro). These systems...
• Re: cooling system design
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 09:34:23 -0500
  On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Jonathan Farrugia wrote: > i am interested in having a discussion about different types of cooling > systems. specifically the design...
• Re: Another AC question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Sun, 4 Sep 2011 12:26:35 -0400
  Water is not a good idea especially from a house system a lot of impurities that might get left behind. Use a A/C...
• coolant system pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:16:04 -0500
  I recently remarked, concerning using rescue tape, that temperature and pressure in a vanagon cooling system exceed those in a garden hose. Of course...
• Waterboxer exhaust systems
  Historical mailing list - Brown Robert G
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 13:24:19 -0500 (EST)
  Hello VW friends, I'm looking for an aftermarket exhaust system for my '84 Westfalia (Waterboxer) as a less costly alternative to VW's...
• Re: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 4 Jul 2011 18:09:19 -0400
  It's supposed to be a sealed system. If the pressure in your system is the same as the ambient pressure, it isn't...
• Re: cooling system design
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 03:32:33 -0500
  ...that >system has a expansion bottle with air in it, the air is at the highest >point in the system and it the system...
• Re: Front AC System Failures - European Cooler Air
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:54:59 -0500
  ...However, unless the system was cleaned out and new R12 lubricants put into the system, you could have been mixing incompatible refridgerants/lubricants. Switch...
• Re: cooling system design
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 04:04:37 -0500
  okay i understand that, thats basically a description of how the vanagon cooling system operates. what i was trying to get at in my...
• Re: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 10:52:38 -0700
  ...Bleeding the cooling system The pre '86 cooling systems (1.9L stock WBX or same system with another engine) does need bleeding and it...
• Re: Syncro Exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 21:34:25 EDT
  Really when exhaust system parts start going bad the best thing to do is to replace the entire system (except for the cat if...
• A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Jul 2011 16:36:11 -0500
  What does this vacuum check do for the system in terms of servicing the A/C system. When I put my A/C system...
• Detection of air bubbles in coolent system
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 13:32:52 -0400
  I had some thoughts on coolent system air bubbles, and thought I would share them. First off, I changed the heads on my 87...
• Re: An EGR valve question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:01:56 -0600
  ...The CA system needs to O2 sender for the distributor advance (correct ???????????????). Lots of CA only systems have been converted to Federal systems and...
• Re: Coolant Pressure Issues
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 08:26:33 EST
  ...There must be an air pocket somewhere in the system. This is the reason why I have installed a vent at the highest point...
• Re: Exhaust Systems: Which One?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 10 Nov 2002 20:15:41 -0500
  > While everyone is thinking about exhaust systems, let me start a new > thread. I'll be having the exhaust system on my '90 2wd...
• S&S header system: opinions??
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 16:34:57 -0600
  Hello all, I recently purchased and had installed an S&S header system for my 87 syncro. S&S sells the same header system...
• Re: cooling system design
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:20:03 -0500
  The major difference is the capacity of the cooling system. The golf has less than 2 gallons of coolant where the vanagon carries almost...
• Re: Bus Depot S&S exhaus system
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 13:14:08 -0500
  > Does anyone have comments on the S&S Header Complete exhaust > system for the westy? > I called bus depot and learned that they are...
• Re: Detection of air bubbles in coolent system
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 18:56:24 GMT
  ...Take off the expansion tank hose and clamp on your pressurization system hose. Use a bicycle pump to pump up the coolent system to...
• Re: S&S Exhaust installation problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 12:46:08 EDT
  The S & S system is not perfect. However it is decent. Bascially you have to compare it to a stock system. The stock system...
• Re: Detection of air bubbles in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 23:07:36 -0400
  ...The cooling system in the Vanagons is a pressurized system. Unless the coolant is a compressible fluid such as freon, it seems to me...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 09:35:03 -0700
  Gosh, in my '81, I want all the air I can get in the cooling system. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Vieira" <dave172c@YAHOO...
• CONFIRM VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:18:54 -0800
  CONFORM VANAGON Brent Christensen Restaurant Systems Group, Ez2get.com (Formerly Rock Systems, Inc.) www.rock-systems.com
• Re: info needed on crancase ventilation systems (mostly I4)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:50:26 -0500
  ...So I'm not sure what venting system to use: the original Audi engine vent design, the fuel injection system I modified it with...
• AC systems
  Historical mailing list - Glen A. Smith
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:21:54 -0400
  What can anyone tell me about ac systems for an aircooled vanagon. Some say it can't be done, others say maybe so! Fact...
• An EGR valve question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 21:31:34 -0800
  ...I'm still struggling to figure out if I'm going to keep the exhaust system on my '82 as the original "Federal" system...
• Re: Calling all V-gon List Computer Guru's
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:49:13 -0500
  > John, I suggest using System Restore to get your system back to a > working state. This presumes you are using some flavor of Windows...
• Solar charging system
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 26 May 1999 12:24:35 -0700
  ...The URL for the RV system is <http://www.twistedoak.com/prepack3.htm> I have never bought anything from this company, nor do I...
• Re: Detection of air bubbles in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:13:00 EDT
  John; The best sign is NO air in the coolant system, and there you go pumping air into it! If it ain't broke...
• Re: exhaust systems....
  Historical mailing list - davidb
  Sun, 30 May 1999 10:14:19 -0700
  An S&S system is the only economical way to go. davidb Rob Rubin wrote: > So, by the amount, or rather lack of responses...
• Re: Complete Exaust Systems 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 17:40:10 -0700
  Shannon Got a complete system from Bus Depot for 1983.5 1.9lt for $300 (with cat $100) a few years ago. No problems...
• Re: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 15:09:25 -0400
  ...After I see how the existing L-jetronic system performs closed loop then I may try the Megasquirt or EFI332 FI systems. But from...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:41:32 -0700
  ...The system is a closed system. So if there is no air in the system and it remains closed then the force of the...
• Coolant, Bentley 18.6qt, I can only drain 10qts
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:32:00 -0800
  I recently drained and flushed my cooling system on my 85 Westy. I I drained and flushed it four times to get out all...
• Re: Detection of air bubbles in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 22:29:38 EDT
  John; A proper working system bleeds all air out and draws coolant in. I figure there's the expansion factor of the coolant to...
• Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:51:52 -0700
  ...The cooling system was completely redesigned in 1986 with the introduction of the 2.1 liter engine. The newer '86-'91 system has fewer...
• Re: Just damn died
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 07:14:00 -0400
  ...The for systems are as follows: the starter system, the ignition system, the mechanical system, and the fuel system. First off is the starter...
• Hi-Speed Exhaust System
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:04:30 -0400
  Does anyone offer a "better" exhaust system instead of the stock system. I say "better" because "hi-performance" and vanagon in the same sentence...
• Re: Fast German Auto's Boxer Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 01:05:50 -0200
  > Hi Volks, > I was just wondering if anyone has purchased 'Fast German Auto's' > "Waterboxer Header system". I've seen it advertised in the...
• Re: A/C Freon
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 17:58:55 +0000
  ...If you combine anything with stock R12 or 134, no shop will do anything on your system. They check it with their "sniffer" and...
• Re: Need Exaust, any performance systems?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 4 May 1999 20:06:33 -0400
  ...I have two options for the 1.9L Vanagon, an original-equipment style system from Dansk and an aftermarket system from S&S. Both...
• Build your OWN FI replacement for the digixxx system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 13:20:13 -0500
  Tired of the VW FI system, then make your own: http://www.bgsoflex.com/megasquirt.html Darrell want to add assembled kits to your...
• Re: Vented Rotors
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 08:28:03 +0200
  From Winkler there are a four disc brake system (DM 3600) available. They are also sold by Oettinger for the same price, but Oettinger...
• Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 22:03:15 -0500
  I'm putting a basket case back together, and I have the option of installing a complete cooling system hookup, that is, water pump...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 13:33:58 -0700
  I believe the cooling system is designed to run at about 15psi with the valve on the coolant tank itself. If you pump the...
• FW: Detection of air bubbles in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:03:10 -0400
  ...Detection of air bubbles in coolant system >B) is there not an inherent bubble removal system designed into our system >already? Of course, the...
• Re: 1985 westy a/c problem-insuficent cooling r-12 system
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 20:05:35 -0600
  On 4/19/05 18:53, "Roger Sisler" <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Oh yeah, I put a vaccume pump on the system for 18...
• Ceramic Coated Vanagon Exhaust Available!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 10:29:52 -0400
  I now have Ceramic Coated exhaust systems available for all watercooled Vanagons. These systems use a 5th generation HPC ceramic coating, originally developed for...
• Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (syncros too!)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:34:44 EST
  Just wanted to let you folks know about a exhaust system that I am now selling for the Vanagon. It is a higher flow...
• Re: Advice on Evaporator Icing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 18:18:39 EDT
  All I can say is that I am surprized too, but I have totally dismantled these early systems right down to the last wire...
• Re: Exhaust Question: Stock, S&S, or Sebro?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 09:45:46 -0500
  ...S&S Header system- $300 (does not include cat- $99) Stock 2wd Exhaust system- $450 Stock Syncro Exhaust system- $600(does not include muffler...
• Re: Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 26 May 2011 10:33:05 -0500
  ---- Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Evacuating the system serves two important purposes: > > 1 - it removes the moisture from the system; > > 2 - it...
• Re: 1985 westy a/c problem-insuficent cooling r-12 system
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 20:53:42 -0400
  Oh yeah, I put a vaccume pump on the system for 18 hours.Could I still have moisture in the system?
• Cooling system pressure--combustion gases in coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 15:19:54 -0600
  ...I can only think of a few causes: --It's normal for the system to hold pressure like this (good hoses, huh?) --Combustion gases...
• Re: Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 25 May 2011 22:11:33 -0700
  Evacuating the system serves two important purposes: 1 - it removes the moisture from the system; 2 - it gives you a good indication if the...
• Re: Air 'Conditioning'
  Historical mailing list - Sebastian Hill
  Wed, 14 May 1997 15:46:37 -0700
  ...At least six on a typical AC system. (2 @ compressor, 2 @ condenser...) AC systems are definitely one area that needs constant maintenance and attention...
• importing a van from canada part deux
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 16:46:29 EST
  I found out that the safety standard this 88 crew cab didn't meet was the restraining system. I was told that it must...
• Exhaust Systems: Which One?
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 10:33:38 -0800
  While everyone is thinking about exhaust systems, let me start a new thread. I'll be having the exhaust system on my '90 2wd...