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Re: Coolant Light Problem 90 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 09:12:05 +0000
I had a blinking coolant light problem a couple years ago on my '87. It turned out to be a corroded contact on a...
Re: Question: bleeder on thermostat housing
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Wed, 8 Jul 1998 07:34:46 -0500
...When I replaced the coolant hoses on my 86 I found opening the thermostat bleeder valve allows air and or coolant from the thermostat...
Re: Coolant with Zero Pressure
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sun, 14 Oct 2001 22:50:18 EDT
...You might be able to limp into spring by keeping a worrisome eye on the temp gauge and a gerry can of coolant at...
Re: Coolant bottle sensor leak?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:07:48 -0400
The coolant level sensor screws in and uses an O-ring for sealing. I always use Vaseline on the O-ring and the plastic...
Re: "Sierra " Brand Acceptable Vanagon Coolant?
Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:30:04 -0600
Prestone makes a coolant thet is EG based and phosphate free AND availiable almost everywhere I've looked. It's called Prestone 460, if...
Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:51:59 -0400
...Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good >Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:58:17 -0400 > >My 84 Westy shows the coolant red...
Re: low coolant indicator lamp
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sat, 18 Jul 1998 21:52:49 -0500
...low coolant indicator lamp > Date: Saturday, July 18, 1998 9:10 PM > > In a message dated 98-07-18 12:12:50 EDT, Dagbear...
Re: bubbles in coolant
Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 12:48:22 -0500
...bubbles in coolant | This may sound goofy, but with Green coolant I have NO leaks, with the VW orange | coolant, I get seepage at...
Re: Coolant Overflowing
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 12:44:08 -0500
John Rodgers wrote: > White = possibly water/coolant getting into cylinder. But other symptom > would be present.- like missing. Also, white smoke when the engine...
Re: Sealant necessary for coolant hoses?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:54:05 -0600
...Sealant necessary for coolant hoses? I may be finding coolant leak from where the coolant hose is attached to the thermostat housing on my...
Re: Questions/Advice Needed 1980 VW Westphalia
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 18 May 2012 14:29:19 -0700
...In that application, one could refer to the oil as "liquid coolant", eh? :-) BenT sent from my electronic leash On May 18, 2012, at...
Re: Diesel na is breathing coolant
Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:12:48 -0500
On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:43:36 -0600, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote: "...add coolant mix to desired level and glycol level...
need vw part # to order coolant hose
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Tue, 5 Oct 2010 23:40:24 EDT
Does anyone out there have access to the ETKA or other resource to tell me what the VW part # is for the coolant hose...
Re: Coolant Change
Historical mailing list - Ted Zateslo
Sat, 8 Oct 94 09:26:06 -0400
sstones <sstones@io.org> writes: [in response to a question about a coolant filter] > The automobile water > pump is not the most effective pump...
Re: Coolant Additive
Historical mailing list - mike
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:45:47 -0700
...Coolant Additive > > Has anyone heard or used Water Wetter Super Coolant by Redline. > Supposedly it increases cooling efficiecy. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands...
rear heater coolant smell
Historical mailing list - Oliver Balson
Mon, 3 Jan 2005 22:42:29 EST
IS it normal for the rear heater blower to stink the van up the first 20 seconds after its turned on? Unmistakably hot coolant...
Re: Botched Coolant Flush Implications?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:27:34 -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: Coolant Flush
Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
Mon, 6 Jul 2009 23:14:47 -0400
...I appear to have > gotten alot of coolant 10L in the bucket with about 1.5L on the floor. Opps > - thats what rags are...
Re: Symptoms of Blown Headgasket on Non-Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 18 Sep 2005 08:04:18 -0700
Sounds about right - if you aren't loosing coolant, do not have coolant where it doesn't belong, or other things that don't...
Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate-why it goes down after filling the system.
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:50:38 -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...
Re: Replacing coolant
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 07:05:21 -0700
Will'm, Last time I had my coolant replaced at a dealer, (part of an emergency water pump change in N Cal), I had...
Re: Another Coolant Bleeding Question...bleeder valve in engine compartment?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:18:13 -0700
...Another Coolant Bleeding Question...bleeder valve in engine compartment? > The Coolant Bleeding Procedure talks about the Bleeder > Valve in the engine compartment...do they...
Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:27:11 -0700
...I check my coolant and oil every time I fill up..Well, .almost every time. Another check, if you think the temp gauge is...
Re: extremely high coolant pressure
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:23:50 -0500
I saw the replies saying check for exhaust in the coolant suggesting leaky head gasket. First place I'd look. Our x-waterboxer did...
Re: Small coolant leak
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:17:07 -0800
...makes me think of a coolant seep at the 'outer water gasket' on your left head. A bother to get the push rod tin...
Re: replacing hose with minimal coolant loss
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 9 Dec 2014 09:50:22 -0800
...replacing hose with minimal coolant loss I need to replace the short (~3") coolant hose located on the lower right rear of the engine...
Re: Coolant leak from coolant tank
Historical mailing list - Randy C. Nunes
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:22:38 -0400
...Coolant leak from coolant tank speaking of hose clamps.......those springy type original ones ........ besides being a hazard almost to remove or install, I...
Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 23 Apr 1998 09:45:35 -0500
...Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line) >The previous owner of my 87 Van found that the rear heater had a coolant >leak...
Re: Coolant leak below A/C compressor
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:25:11 -0400
...The hose that broke is the coolant line from the left cylinder head to the coolant manifold - the strange one that has a 90...
Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
Historical mailing list - Don
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:45:19 -0600
By joining them you create a shorter return route for the hot coolant that does not include the radiator (where the liquid is "cooled...
Re: 89 Syncro Westy WBX Coolant/Gear Oil Questions
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:57:07 -0700
At a total capacity of 4.6 gallons, if your mechanic uses one gallon that would be 22% coolant... The owner's manual for...
Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:19:12 -0600
...I concluded that any plausible coolant mixture was conductive enough to satisfy the level sensor. Pure distilled water in a clean container would be...
Coolant/Oil that oil filter interface.. reasons
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:08:35 -0700
I understand that many VW motors, some WBX included, have the oil filter/coolant heat exchanger like the one 'above' the oil filter that...
Re: 2.1 Conversion-Trouble Bleeding Cooling System
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:31:55 -0500
...Rev the engine this drives the coolant to the radiator top off the coolant and rev the engine a little more to see if...
Re: head leaks- any stopgap measures?
Historical mailing list - Karl M
Sun, 9 Jun 2002 00:55:36 -0400
...He says you need to use 100% coolant. He has done > this for yrs and never any problem with heads. I told him coolant...
Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:55:16 -0700
...Rocky Mountain Westy says, "Our new aluminum coolant tank is just what is needed for replacing the troublesome plastic stock tanks in your Vanagon...
Mysterious Coolant Drip 2.1
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 12:32:24 -0500
...Ever since R&Ring my metal coolant pipe a few weeks ago, I have had a slight orange coolant drip that is a pain...
Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:12:04 -0400
Found a coolant leak in the hose that connects the T-stat to the Distributor Tower. https://www.gowesty.com/product/hoses/18816/coolant...
Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:00:55 -0700
...I could not find any coolant leaks. I talked to my mechanic who told me to simply add distilled water to the license plate...
Re: Coolant leak(again)
Historical mailing list - GMBulley
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:02:50 EST
In a message dated 98-03-26 09:20:14 EST, inua@QUICKLINK.NET writes: << my '85 GL, I started having coolant leak problems...
Re: Goofy Coolant Refresh Idea
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:23:21 -0800
Chris Radcliffe wrote: > Idea: > Every month, simply drain out 1/Nth of the coolant from one of the drainable > spots. Replace it with a...
Re: Water pumps and head gaskets (eek)
Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
Fri, 19 Mar 2004 08:48:02 -0600
...You write that you added water to the reservoir; do you mean the coolant bottle under the decklid? If you really added coolant/water...
Re: Blinking coolant level light
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Tue, 25 May 2010 15:04:44 -0400
The spec is (with probes in the coolant) between 31K Ohm and 65K Ohm. I finally fixed my blinking coolant light by using some...
Re: Coolant air - prevents fan?
Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
Tue, 13 May 2003 20:08:04 EDT
...I took for granted the coolant necessary for these things the first time I did it back last year too!! I've read it...
2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:12:09 -0400
...I have COMPLEAT 2.1L engine sitting in my garage - coolant lines, coolant distributors, coolant crossover lines, coolant burp lines, and any other kind...
Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 15:02:05 -0500
...Maybe put compressed air on each in turn and see which one makes coolant rise in the neck of the opened pressure bottle? That...
while we're on the coolant subject
Historical mailing list - David E Most
Wed, 17 Jul 1996 03:48:18 -0400
...1) How are y'all changing the coolant.....folowing the manual or cutting the hoses and installing a t-fitting or what? Having someone...
Coolant Light Problem 90 Vanagon SOLVED!!
Historical mailing list - S. Hajasz
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 12:05:13 -0400
...I ended up checking the coolant sensor on the left reservoir tank. After removing the clip, I pulled off the sensor and found a...
Re: Vanagon - old heads - leaks -alum. seal products $3
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Sun, 9 Jun 2002 17:12:14 -0700
> Just keep a sharp eye out for signs of the inner seals leaking, air >in coolant, >pinging/pounding noise when started cold and unexplained...
Gaskelet leak and overheating
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 7 Jul 2024 15:52:56 -0500
When the pressure cap blows off the coolant tank and coolant is lost, sure sign of blown gasket, Right? 2.1 L
Aluminum coolant tanks
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:17:38 +0000
If the plastic ones are still available why would anyone want the weight of an Aluminum coolant tanks at nearly 10x the cost?
Re: Coolant Refill Bottle
Historical mailing list
Wed, 14 May 1997 22:55:53 -0400 (EDT)
I have this problem too!! I think the system runs so hot that it evaporates the coolant especially during the summer MIKEY
Expansion Tank Sensor
Historical mailing list - Chad
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 17:58:09 -0400
What is the sensor it the expansion tank for???? Coolant temperature or amount of coolant in the engine or something different??? [text/html]
Re: help:coolant leak puzzle????
Historical mailing list - The corruptor
Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:43:37 -0400
Atomatic? if yes you have a oil trany cooler. http://www.benplace.com/cooling_system_flow.htm Check the coolant distributor.
Re: need help with coolant leak
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 18 Dec 96 13:41:17 CST
...Import Service, March '90 Vol3, No 3 Vanagon coolant leakage "A damaged plastic coolant return flange located at the rear of the right cylinder...
Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
Historical mailing list - Sunshine
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:01:30 -0500
...My Vanagon was overheating so I >> put in a new thermostat, flushed the coolant system, burped the beast, >> did some other coolant hose/pipe...
Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 3 Apr 2017 12:23:04 -0600
...Condition that Improves Heat Transfer From Eng' Metal to Coolant & Coolant to Radiator Metal & Coolant to Thermostat then the Thermostat Could Conceivably Sense Heat...
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 09:41:02 -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 system flush ideas?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Feb 1997 11:21:08 -0400 (AST)
...5)There will be about a gallon of coolant left in the system each rinse, so when it comes time to add fresh coolant...
Re: 2.1 Conversion-Trouble Bleeding Cooling System
Historical mailing list - Inua
Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:47:17 -0600
...The instant the coolant level warning light comes on, stop the vehicle, tighten the radiator bleed screw, top off the coolant expansion tank. Cooling...