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• [90Vanagon] Do thermostat housings go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 13:16:37 -0500
  I located a coolant leak coming from the thermostat housing area. I replaced the O ring that seals the lower thermostat housing to the...
• Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 15:23:42 EDT
  You're jerking me here right??? You mean to tell me you have to remove the entire thermostat housing to replace the thermostat. Not...
• Re: [90Vanagon] Do thermostat housings go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 23:27:14 -0400
  ...Tim Marciniak <tmarcini@mail.execpc.com> > I located a coolant leak coming from the thermostat housing area. I > replaced the O ring that seals...
• Thermostat help needed
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 20:41:03 -0400
  My thermostat is leaking around the seal where the upper and lower thermostat housings meet. I put thermostat in with engine out of the...
• Replacing 1.9 Thermostat Short Hose
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 12:13:34 -0500
  I have a leak at the short hose between the thermostat housing and engine. Do I have to remove the water pump as well...
• Re: WTB 1.9 thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:54:18 -0700
  Those are getting a little hard to come by almost - good 1.9 wbxr thermostat housings. It's 'usually' are a problem getting those...
• HELP I need the housing for my water pump
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 16:23:17 -0400
  Attempting to install a new thermostat today I ran into a few problems. Discovering that I need to remove the entire thermostat housing from...
• Re: Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 16:46:50 -0400
  At 15:23 9/28/2000, Jeffrey R wrote: >You mean to tell me you have to remove the entire thermostat housing to >replace...
• WTB 1.9 thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:18:49 -0700
  ...and get my thermostat replaced but feels like the bolts are not my friend I think I might destroy the housing in the process...
• Re: Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 07:38:09 -0400
  ...I can't get the bottom of the housing off with the water pump, >thermostat housing, and exhaust manafold installed. Am I doing something...
• Temp 2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 15 May 2017 16:37:06 -0700
  ...looking at the thermostat housing from the rear, I see 2 sensors ('88 tintop 2.1 WBX) - #1 on the left of the thermostat...
• 1984 1.9L engine UPPER THERMOSTAT HOUSING
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 16:08:41 -0400
  My mechanic pressure tested my cooling system this morning and found a pinhole leak in the upper thermostat housing. Part is reportedly NLA from...
• Re: Help - Looking for a 1.9 thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 18:42:43 -0400
  ...Help - Looking for a 1.9 thermostat housing > HELP! need a thermostat housing for an 84 > > Hi all, > > I was getting my other car...
• How many O-rings on Thermostat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 14:07:56 -0400 (EDT)
  Could someone tell me where and how many o-rings go on the thermostat and housing. My old one had a ring that fit...
• Re: WTB 1.9 thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:40:16 -0400
  ...and get my thermostat replaced but feels like the bolts > are not my friend > I think I might destroy the housing in the process...
• question on thermostat housing for 1.9 liter--pricey?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 23:40:31 EDT
  Turns out I need the upper thermostat housing for my 1.9 liter 1983.5 Vanagon as well as a water pump. I see...
• Re: Thermostat help needed
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 00:00:59 -0400
  ...Is the following order of work steps appropriate? > > Remove large hose from thermostat housing and let system drain > Remove oil filter > Remove bolts holding...
• Correct location for thermostat housing O-ring
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 01:02:45 -0400
  On my Vanagon (2.1L), I took apart the thermostat housing to put in a working thermostat. After I put it back together, it...
• 1.9L thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Will Baker
  Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:35:46 -0700
  � I am in need of a thermostat housing for 1.9L engine. Does anybody out there have one they want to sell? � ���� Thanks ��������� Will
• Help - Looking for a 1.9 thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 09:05:04 -0700
  HELP! need a thermostat housing for an 84 Hi all, I was getting my other car (525 BMW) repaired when I spotted an 84...
• Re: Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 15:27:07 -0500
  ...Replacing thermostat on 1.9L > You're jerking me here right??? > > You mean to tell me you have to remove the entire thermostat housing...
• Thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Danny Bean
  Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:29:29 -0500
  Well my thermostat housing is cracked and I'm changing it as soon as I get my new one from Van Cafe. So I...
• Re: Replacing 1.9 Thermostat Short Hose
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:50:36 +0000
  Another warning:  be super careful when removing a 1.9 Thermostat Housing.  Maybe 12 years ago or more, I took my vehicle to an...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:06:38 EDT
  ...The lower thermostat housing would not clear the exhaust manifold when I tried to remove it. I only needed a couple more millimmeters to...
• Re: Replacing 1.9 Thermostat Short Hose
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:38:52 +0000
  ...I have a leak at the short hose between the thermostat housing and engine. Do I have to remove the water pump as well...
• Re: Leaking thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 8 May 2002 10:19:36 -0500
  ...I've torqued down the thermostat housing bolts and the leak went away. Boy, that was a relief! Chris. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Replacing 1.9 Thermostat Short Hose
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 12:31:26 -0500
  ...hose between the thermostat housing and engine. > Do I have to remove the water pump as well as the thermostat housing or can > I...
• Re: HELP I need the housing for my water pump
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 15:26:15 -0700
  ...Now, in > order for me to replace the thermostat I can't get the housing off as the > water pump housing will definitly crack...
• Re: leakey thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:29:55 EDT
  ...Just order a new upper- $12 and lower- $24 Thermostat housing from me. Might as well replace the thermostat- $14 and o-ring at...
• Re: NEED HELP W/ THERMOSTAT HOUSING
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 12:59:56 -0700
  ...NEED HELP W/ THERMOSTAT HOUSING > Dear List members, > It appears that the Thermostat housing is leaking where it attaches to the > block/head on...
• Re: Thermostat housing leaking like Crazy!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 19:21:48 -0500
  Thermostat housing leaking like Crazy!!There should be an O-ring on top of the thermostat. That makes the seal. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - patrick rueb
  Wed, 28 May 2008 18:28:03 -0700
  i am replacing my 1987 thermostat housing. does any know what size bolts holds it on to the engine. is it allen,torx or...
• perhaps a 7 dollar fix
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 19:56:24 -0700
  ...NEED HELP W/ THERMOSTAT HOUSING Dear List members, It appears that the Thermostat housing is leaking where it attaches to the block/head on...
• NEED HELP W/ THERMOSTAT HOUSING
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 12:37:52 -0400
  Dear List members, It appears that the Thermostat housing is leaking where it attaches to the block/head on m '88 Vanagon 2.1...
• Re: Replacing 1.9 Thermostat Short Hose
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:25:45 +0000
  ...Another warning:  be super careful when removing a 1.9 Thermostat Housing.  Maybe 12 years ago or more, I took my vehicle to an...
• Re: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:19:10 -0500
  ...if there are several thousand ohms between thermostat housing and ground, then ditto for sensor housing, and gage will read cold irrespective of engine...
• Re: 85 1.9 Thermostat Housing Leak
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:54:26 -0700
  ...But from memory I don't think you can get that flange off without removing the thermostat housing. And I'm not sure if...
• Re: WTB-1.9l 85 thermostat housing complete
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 15:03:06 -0700
  Scott, You might be surprised by how hard those 1.9 thermostat housings are to find. The seem to rot-out on northern and...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:44:45 -0500
  ...The lower thermostat housing would not clear the > exhaust manifold when I tried to remove it. I only needed a couple more > millimmeters to...
• Re: Help - Looking for a 1.9 thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 05:18:46 -0400
  ...Help - Looking for a 1.9 thermostat housing > > >> HELP! need a thermostat housing for an 84 >> >> Hi all, >> >> I was getting my other car...
• Re: Looking for some more 1.9l Vanagon Thermostat Housings
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:50:12 -0400
  Man, you really do collect the worlds right square headlights, 1.9 thermostat housings, and distributors! Lol. I'm all out, you've gotten...
• melting lower thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Thu, 7 Mar 2013 10:35:11 -0800
  Hi all Crawling around underneath the van the other night, I found the metal heatshield on the bottom of the lower thermostat housing had...
• Thermostat and radiator questions...
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:29:53 -0400
  Just got a new thermostat housing for my '88 GL, complete with new thermostat. The question I have is on orientation - the ETKA shows...
• leaking thermostat
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 28 May 2007 15:48:45 -0400
  I added some "Gasket Maker" to the lower thermostat housing (1.9 engine), buttoned everything back up (with a new thermostat and O ring...
• Re: 1984 1.9L engine UPPER THERMOSTAT HOUSING
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 13:46:51 -0700
  ...1984 1.9L engine UPPER THERMOSTAT HOUSING > My mechanic pressure tested my cooling system this morning and found a > pinhole leak in the upper...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 11:16:24 -0400
  Leo, On Digijet vans the thermostat housing and all the connections in that area are real suspect as well. If not the expansion tank...
• Re: Looking for 1.9l Thermostat Housing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:01:56 -0700
  ...Looking for 1.9l Thermostat Housing >I need the upper thermostat housing for a 1.9l Vanagon. Let me know if > you have one...
• Re: '87 GL - missing cooling system bits
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:05:23 -0400
  ...Does it sound like the missing piece is indeed the >thermostat housing? Did any years have some other part of the cooling >system on...
• Check this part out on ebay..............
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 22 Sep 2012 08:59:06 -0700
  ...Audi 400 Fox VW Dasher Jetta Rabbit Engine Water Pump Thermostat Housing Meyle | eBay<http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audi-400-Fox-VW-Dasher...
• Thermostat Housing Gasket??
  Historical mailing list - vasili agate
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:22:08 -0500
  I recently took my thermostat housing to a machine shop to have some sheared bolts extracted. I also took the thermostat out prior to...
• Re: How to bleed the cooling system???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:54:59 -0800
  The Diesels have no bleed valve on the thermostat housing. Mark Bill Davidson wrote: > try to bleed it again.... didn't notice you mention...
• Re: Thermostat housing leaking like Crazy!!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 16:21:17 -0800
  Thermostat housing leaking like Crazy!!I believe there is supposed to be a rubber seal :) Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Thermostat housing on 87 Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 18 Jan 1996 22:32:10 -0600
  I recently replaced the thermostat in my Vanagon (87 Waterboxer), the Bentley manual (Back cover under "Coolant system, section 19) says I should tighten...
• 1.9 thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 9 May 2012 17:51:42 -0700
  Someone was looking for a 1.9 thermostat housing assembly a week or so ago. Drop me a line. I think I have what...
• Re: more trouble with metal pipe to thermostat...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 07:53:28 -0500
  ...The pipe is trapped behind the crank pulley, but there's enough room to pull it free of the thermostat housing. Bill
• Re: Question: bleeder on thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 07:34:46 -0500
  ...bleeder on thermostat housing >my '88 has a "bleeder screw" which is a knob on top of the thermo housing. In >the Bentley book...
• Difference between a Syncro Thermostat housing and regular 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:44:43 -0700
  ...Can anyone tell me the difference between the Syncro thermostat housing and the regular 2.1L Vanagon??? Are they interchangeable? Thanks! Kevin __________________________________ Do you...
• Re: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:48:27 -0800
  ...if there are several thousand ohms between > thermostat housing and ground, then ditto for sensor housing, and gage > will read cold irrespective of engine...
• Looking for some more 1.9l Vanagon Thermostat Housings
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:59:24 -0400
  I am in need of some more 1.9l Vanagon Thermostat housings. I am also in need of some 1.9l ignition distributors. If...
• 1987 Replace Heads - Thermostat Problem (long)
  Historical mailing list - Rich Dunsheath
  Sun, 27 Sep 1998 11:06:39 -0700
  ...I have grown to hate the thermostat, particularly the thermostat housing. The thermostat on the 86 and later Vgons it stuck up high and...