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• Re: unidentified coolant
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:36:09 -0700
  ...Even mixing coolants for a few days is of little concern. What is important is the service is a COMPLETE drain/rinse/replace. Green...
• Re: Coolant Preference
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 11:30:20 -0600
  ...Ben Hout has a great spot on his web site about bleeding and coolant preferences http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine1.htm he uses...
• 85 flashing coolant indicator
  Historical mailing list - Byron MacIntyre
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:50:13 -0700
  The coolant light on my is possessed, it flashes inconsistently, some days it flashes constantly, other it turns off as soon as the engine...
• the weep hole
  Historical mailing list - Kim G
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 14:54:13 -0500
  hi list, maybe this is a silly question, but if you accidentaly overfill the overflow coolant tank behind the license plate, will the extra...
• Re: Coolant loss in expansion tank but not fill tank
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 11:51:55 -0400
  ...This would allow the vacuum from contracting coolant, to excape. New coolant from the overflow tank wont get pulled into the expansion tank this...
• Autobahn Vs. Shellzone coolant
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 20:03:18 -0800
  The shop was out of Autobahn and suggested the Shellzone coolant for my 87 Syncro. Has anybody tryed it? Norberto
• coolant quantity
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Fri, 15 May 1998 09:38:24 -0400
  Hi, can someone tell me how much coolant my 86 Vanagon holds? Any pointers on flushing the system? Thanks in advance, zyno.
• Re: weak coolant - winter's approaching!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:09:21 -0500
  ...weak coolant - winter's approaching! > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 7:17 PM > > I guess you didn't read...
• Re: Coolant Service Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 02:46:43 +0800
  ...Some coolant may flow through the automatic transmission cooler to the coolant distributor, but there is no alternate path for a manual transmission vehicle...
• Re: Smelling coolant suspect rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 10:10:41 -0500
  ...A small amount of coolant can make a lot of vapor. Also, I would only open the valve part way. Coolant that flows to...
• Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 08:27:01 -0400
  ...I called Dixon Brass and they said not to use the brass barbed Ts and pipe joining fittings for engine coolant where the coolant...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 23 May 2005 12:52:57 -0700
  ...In any case the low coolant level warning circuit is supposed to help prevent engine damage by flashing the led when just a little...
• Re: Coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 08:13:12 -0700
  ...VW recommends its own coolant formulation for several reasons and since this is a known weakness of waterleakers, the extra few dollars seems like...
• joe's coolant problems
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:17:01 -0700
  Joe, I have my sereis of problems and was suprised how much drag the coolant has on the system and how it bubbles out...
• Re: what is most correct coolant tower setup for 90 auto?
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:45:59 -0500
  ...baboonia/autocoolantpipes/coolantpipes11.jpg > > > http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/baboonia/autocoolantpipes/coolantpipes12.jpg > > > http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/baboonia/autocoolantpipes/coolantpipes13.jpg >
• 87 Vanagon: Not your ordinary leaking head
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 18:22:42 -0800
  Yesterday I noticed a slight smell of coolant towards the rear of my Vanagon. Today, I did some investigation to determine the source of...
• Re: Coolant Level too High..What does this mean?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 10:06:36 -0700
  ...Coolant Level too High..What does this mean? > Hello--I am having a problem with my coolant tank..it usually reads right at > the...
• Re: Botched Coolant Flush Implications?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:55:08 -0700
  ...Engine temperature - >>>> or >>>> rather coolant temperature - was normal the entire trip (consistently >>>> mid-point on the coolant temp gauge, just as before the coolant...
• Re: coolant overflow tank-OOPS!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:18:16 -0500
  ...Then when things cool down and the coolant contracts the vacuum valve opens to allow coolant to return from the recovery tank. Yes this...
• Re: Diesel na is breathing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:37:25 -0500
  ...Diesel na is breathing coolant Yellow Sub just sprayed coolant over the top of the engine. On a short drive down the Baltimore 83...
• Re: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:01:39 -0400
  ...Heating/cooling cycles should cause the air to work out and coolant to be sucked from the overflow into the main coolant tank until...
• Re: My red coolant light is flashing
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 22:53:32 EST
  ...No coolant under the van but a slight oil? seepage beneath the oil filler tube. Any ideas? I'm going to limp the service...
• What is the easy way to Drain Vanagon Coolant?>>Archives Down
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 18:13:09 -0600
  ...I went to the Bentley, sect 19:15 and was thoroughly confused on coolant system draining. I believe there may be some differences in...
• Re: Boiling coolant
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 14:38:31 EDT
  Jeff; Perhaps it was only a split coolant bottle. Too bad you drove it 1/2 mile without coolant. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken...
• Coolant bottle sensor leak?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:47:13 -0400
  ...The coolant had the sensor wet and I am wondering if there is a seal there I need to replace or what... I wasn...
• Re: Short Coolant Line
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 06:54:04 -0400
  John, you just use a piece of coolant hose. Make it long enough so it doesn't kink and you should be fine. I...
• Re: Head gasket FIX!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 13:00:57 +0200
  ...What it does is circulate >coolant thru the engine and radiator after the engine has shut off. This >keeps engine and coolant temps from...
• Help with coolant light flashing randomly - no leaks
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:54:42 -0700
  ...The engine is tight and none of the hoses leak coolant. The coolant level is perfect. I am having problems figuring out what to...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate-why it goes down after filling the system.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:08:45 -0500
  ...Every time you add > > coolant water, you add fresh oxygen. This is also one of the > > advantages of long life coolants and why the...
• Re: coolant in oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:00:36 -0500
  On the water boxer, coolant usually gets into the oil one of tow ways. The bottom of the cylinder liners or a head nut...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate-why it goes down after filling the system.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 10:11:06 -0400
  ...Every time you add > > coolant water, you add fresh oxygen. This is also one of the > > advantages of long life coolants and why the...
• Coolant hoses fun
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 28 Jun 2024 05:52:31 -0400
  So, I’ve been chasing down coolant seeping on my 85 for a long time. I’m not a fan of the hot coolant...
• Re: Genuine VW Coolant part numbers ZVW 237 105 and ZVW 237 104 - clarification
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:26:08 -0500
  ...I just ask for the blue coolant. IIRC a gallon was around $25. -Simon On Jun 13, 2009, at 12:42 PM, Preston Grimes...
• Coolant Changing
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 14:45:01 -0400
  In a similar vein, I've looked a few times, but haven' been able to find anything on the web site about changing coolant...
• more coolant blinker probs.
  Historical mailing list - Jerome & Melissa Little
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 07:53:03 -0700
  ...For the past couple of days the coolant blinker light occasionally blinks for a few seconds and the car often "hiccups" at the same...
• coolant....
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Thu, 29 May 2003 20:17:12 -0400
  I just went out and checked on her coolant level is fine now..when she is warm and I pull over the expansion tank...
• Re: Rear heater on off coolant valve
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 06:19:50 EST
  ...This can be done with almost no loss of coolant nor introduction of air into the system. George
• Re: Catastrophic failure of coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:58:02 -0700
  ...To narrow down the possible causes of the erroneous blinking coolant led, FIRST pull the "43" relay. If this stops the occurrences of the...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:51:47 -0500
  ...For example, VW recommends a phosphate free coolant, but many coolants sold in the market are simply labeled as being compatible with all vehicle...
• Re: '87 Coolant Woes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 10:50:11 -0800
  ...Jay L Snyder wrote: > > I have a friend who has an '87 Weekender that has a coolant problem. He is > currently seeing dramatic level...
• Re: temp gauge and coolant light trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:15:36 +0000
  The temp gauge on later models I ebelieve is designed to go to the top if the low coolant sensor is tripped. Check the...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:26:33 -0400
  ...A clean spark-plug electrode is a sign > of > coolant getting into the combustion chamber. > > Subaru coolant conditioner has worked wonders for a number...
• Re: Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Oct 94 16:11:07 EDT
  ...Should the coolant be replaced with fresh stuff? Or, filter and recycle back into the engine. (I've already bought new coolant so I...
• Head Gaskets: Fall Leaky; Spring No Leaky
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:01:43 -0700
  ...what should a conscientous vanagon owner do, if anything, about minor weeeping of coolant from the head gaskets? Details below. First-time vanagon owner...
• Re: Coolant recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 22:49:19 -0400
  ...On 10/6/07, Benny boy wrote: > 2002, heads done at the dealer, 2 new/rebuilt head from VW. > Coolant was the VW stuff...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 23 May 2005 12:30:06 -0400
  ...She lost the coolant and continued to drive until the engine was so hot it also lost oil pressure. Major coolant loss will always...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:23:40 -0400
  ...Check your manual and you'll find that that gauge is for coolant temperature (sender is on the thermostat housing), and the led responds...
• Re: Smelling coolant suspect rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 08:55:19 -0800
  The heater valve, an inline plastic thingy, sometimes gets leaky and a little coolant will cause a big smell. On mine, when I still...
• Re: 85 GL Radiator Fan Problem
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sun, 4 Jun 2000 21:30:28 -0700
  While the coolant system pressurizes, that is because fluid as it heats increases in volume. Since this is a closed system, the coolant has...
• Re: Oil contamination... with coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 15:12:12 -0700
  ...that it's a pale brown color... > > When the oil drain screw was remove, about 1 liter of clean coolant came > out, after it...
• waterboxer coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Jim Maginel
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 15:24:56 -0500
  ...I recently installed a new "coolant low level switch" (located on the expansion tank), thinking that might be the problem. No such luck. The...
• Re: What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 5 May 2008 09:54:21 -0400
  ...That's the same reason that, when filling the coolant system, you rev the engine to add coolant and do NOT drop the RPM...
• Re: New Coolant Tubes was: radiator fan sending unit, coolant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Tippey
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 21:42:06 EST
  Great tip... with the money "saved", I'd splurge and go stainless. ROB '91 syncro
• Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 03:58:46 EDT
  Larry, Excellent post, answers a number of questions. Thanks for the effort. Digiwives are very useful. Frank Grunthaner
• Re: Botched Coolant Flush Implications?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:38:42 -0400
  ...Engine temperature - or >rather coolant temperature - was normal the entire trip (consistently >mid-point on the coolant temp gauge, just as before the coolant...
• Re: weak coolant - winter's approaching!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 19:59:10 -0800
  ...weak coolant - winter's approaching! To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 7:43 PM From the curve, looks like a...
• Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:35:21 EST
  ...If the van has been running fine and not overheating and you have not recently flushed and refilled your coolant system, then the coolant...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:46:45 -0400
  ...I knew before the engine overheated that I'd lost coolant. Dave Mc On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Don Hanson...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter-coolant sealer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:20:31 -0500
  well sorry but I have seen the subie coolant treatment stop waterpump leaks, had it do so on my own 88 fox lasted well...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 13:45:30 -0500
  If the thermostat is working properly, vehicle speed shouldn't affect the heat as little coolant is flowing through the radiator. When idling, the...