I'm with you there I didn't see it either.

Bernie

On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 8:45 PM, Stephen Engel <sengel543@yahoo.com> wrote:

> That link provided me with more than 200 messages. I read the ones with
> coolant related subject titles. I guess I missed some thing, what's Dennis'
> recommended coolant change interval?
> Hopefully the new Vanagon.com/archives will have a better search feature?
>
>     On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 10:57 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
> wrote:
>
>
>                  @ JeffP
>
>         A "Dennis" response is in the Archives from Just 7Mos ago ~
>
> http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A1=ind1607c&L=vanagon#12
>
>
> On 4 Apr , 2017, at 5:19 PM, Jeff Palmer wrote:
>
> > I'm waiting to hear from Dennis. I think he's still on his original
> heads.
> >
> > Jeff
> > Not original heads
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Apr 4, 2017, at 6:15 PM, bernie <1234bjs@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>
> >> *From Go Westy*
> >>
> >> *Two year service (regardless of mileage):*
> >> Cooling system flush
> >> -Phosphate-free coolant, any brand, any color
> >> -Distilled water - must be distilled
> >> Brake fluid flush
> >> Clutch fluid flush (manual trans only)
> >>
> >> On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 2:47 PM, John Lauterbach <
> john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> We need facts, not opinions.  I know that some of you reapir vanagon
> >>> for a living.  How often should I drain and flush the cooling system on
> >>> my Vanagon;  The last time my Vanagon saw new coolant was August 2003
> >>> What would you do if you were servicing my Vanagon?
> >>>
> >>> John
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 2:23 PM, OlRivrRat wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 2 Apr , 2017, at 11:35 PM, Gene P wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> If your cooling system is operating properly, you could be running
> >>>>> apple juice or skim milk in it and the running temperature will be
> >>>>> determined by which thermostat is installed.  Exotic fluids do not
> >>>>> change the setting of a thermostat.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>      Valid Point > To a Point ~ Let's consider this ~ If WW is able
> >>>> to create a Condition that Improves Heat Transfer From Eng' Metal to
> >>>> Coolant & Coolant to
> >>>>
> >>>> Radiator Metal & Coolant to Thermostat then the Thermostat Could
> >>>> Conceivably Sense Heat Changes More Quickly & Therefore Respond More
> >>>> Quickly to those
> >>>>
> >>>> Temp' Changes ~
> >>>>
> >>>>      But ~ Also To Be Considered > Since Our Temp'Gauges &
> >>>> Temp'Sensors Only Supply Us with the Temp' of the Coolant, We can Only
> >>>> Assume that We
> >>>>
> >>>> know the Actual Temp' of the Eng' ~ Since We Don't have PistonTop or
> >>>> Cylinder or Head Temp' Sensors, We just have to have Faith that the
> >>>> Coolant is able
> >>>>
> >>>> to give Us & The ECU accurate info with which We & The ECU can develop
> >>>> an Educated Guess as to the Actual Temp' Conditions present within the
> >>>> Eng' ~
> >>>>      Let's Surmise ~ If WW Actually Lowers Heat Transfer, thereby
> >>>> Leaving The Heat in the Eng'Metal & also Being LessAble to Transfer
> >>>> the Heat that it is
> >>>>
> >>>> able to collect to the Temp' Sensor, It Would Appear To Us, Via the
> >>>> Temp'Gauge, that WW Was Indeed Keeping the Eng' Cooler when in
> >>>> Actuality it Would
> >>>> Only be keeping the Coolant Cooler ~
> >>>>
> >>>>      Yet Another Thing to Consider > The ECU makes Its Educated
> >>>> Guesses as to the Conditions In & Around The Combustion Chamber, in
> >>>> part, from Temp'
> >>>>
> >>>> Info It gets from the Coolant Temp' Sensor ~ So ~ If WW Does Alter the
> >>>> Heat Transfer Ability of the Coolant, Up or Down, That Temp' Info
> >>>> Could Indicate to
> >>>>
> >>>> the ECU that the Conditions In & Around The Combustion Chamber Are Not
> >>>> What They Actually Are ~ That Could Get Confusing to the ECU if
> >>>> Coolant Temp
> >>>>
> >>>> was Telling it it Needed to Go Rich & The O2Snsr was Telling it it
> >>>> Needed to go Lean (or VisaVersa) ~
> >>>>      There is a Bit More Info & Ideas about WW in the Archives @
> >>>> http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A1=ind1607c&L=vanagon#12
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ORR ~ DeanB
> >>>>
> >>>
>
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