If you have a water boxer that has trouble doing 70 it is sick. I have a
customer with a 1.6TD. My son and I remark how it can go from 0 to 70 on
sunrise highway in less than 6 exits. Yes the fuel economy is great but I
also know these often are not long life engines in the Vanagon especially if
driven at high speeds.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Felder
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 11:38 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems

I LOVE the TD. Makes the car like a water boxer. 5 speed allows 65 mph
cruise with 70 mph top. I have about 22k on it now.

Jim

> On Dec 11, 2015, at 10:11 AM, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Hopefully that's all it is! How do you like the turbo diesel? Besides the
cooling issue anyway.
>
>> On Dec 11, 2015 9:55 AM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I think so. Will be able to test this afternoon after a cool down.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> > On Dec 11, 2015, at 8:51 AM, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:
>> >
>> > Has this issue been resolved?
>> >> On Dec 10, 2015 3:53 PM, "vw_van_fan_Mark" <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Jim, I'm not saying that will fix all your problems but it is a
>> >> place to start.
>> >>
>> >> All Vanagon cooling systems use the top of the tank as the
>> >> collection point for air and then it gets pushed out through the
>> >> cap over time. The water pump is supposed to draw coolant from the
>> >> bottom of the tank. The way it is now the waterpump is drawing
>> >> from the top of your tank, where any air would be, the opposite of how
VW intended.
>> >>
>> >> Finally, the vendor confusion is understandable. There are 2 very
>> >> different tank/hose configuration used in our diesel vans. When
>> >> people with the earlier 81/82 system need a new tank they commonly
>> >> use the
>> >> 86-91 waterboxer tank since it matches up better with their 81/82
>> >> hoses and slight mods. Not so for people with the rarer 83 and
>> >> newer diesel vans. Those people can use the 83-85 waterboxer tank
>> >> and the 83+ diesel hoses fit it fine, without mods. Most vendors
>> >> will have dealt with the more common 81/82 situation and thus may
>> >> steer an 83 customer the wrong way without knowing all the
differences.
>> >>
>> >> Mark
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Jim Felder wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Glad to hear it, mark! I'd rather it be that than just about
>> >>> anything else.
>> >>> Thanks for catching.
>> >>>
>> >>> Jim
>> >>>
>> >>> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 2:49 PM vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net>
wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Jim, you have the wrong tank, I can see that in your photo. You
>> >>> need the
>> >>>> other waterboxer tank (1.9) 84-85. It would work with that new
>> >>>> lower hose you thought was wrong. That new hose was actually
>> >>>> right and didn't need the mod you made to it......
>> >>>