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• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:05:35 -0500
  Check your coolant level at the expansion tank (in engine bay with blue or black cap on it) to see if your level is...
• Re:Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 20:16:22 -0800
  > The coolant temperature warning light sometimes flashes when the gauge > needle is showing max temp, and sometimes when the needle shows normal > temp. I...
• Re: NOW: Green Coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 31 May 2002 18:34:20 +0000
  Opinion one: >I thought that the green (phospate included) coolants where bad for just >water boxers, due to the material of the heads. Your...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:05:20 -0700
  There is old residue/corrosion from coolant on many metal engine parts but nothing that appears to be recent. -Mark > On Sep 22, 2022...
• Re: Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:22:54 -0800
  ...IE, to much coolant for > the water so the resistance is wrong - blinking light; to much water, not > enough coolant, so resistance is wrong...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:23:58 -0500
  No the coolant light is NOT blinking as it did when it was actually overheating, good point, I was just thinking about that. When...
• Re: Diesel head replacement: it's ALIVE, coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 17:30:17 -0600
  ...Just enough > coolant any now (sitting level) to fill the tank. > > Which brings me to my question: I don't really "get" the instructions...
• Re: Plastic coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 18:40:13 -0700
  ...Has anyone replaced them with regular rubber coolant hoses? I replaced the metal coolant pipes on my '82 diesel with Gates 1-1/4...
• Vanagon GL: Sorry...Newbie Questions
  Historical mailing list - Huddell, Benjamin R
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 10:58:53 -0400
  ...Any essential info I should know concerning??? * maintenance (grades/types oils), filters, frequency of changes, tuneups,... * coolant (I have read about potential head gasket...
• Re: wonky temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:25:56 -0400
  ...As coolant leaks out deposits stay in and each time coolant is added so is fresh absorbed oxygen. System that need regular additions of...
• Re: Botched Coolant Flush Implications?
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:42:41 -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 bleeder #025121421A replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:35:52 -0700
  ...coolant bleeder #025121421A replacement Has anyone found a replacement coolant bleeder valve for the 83 vanagon, part number 025121421A. I only have the two...
• Re: coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:07:03 -0800
  ...Couldn't suck coolant > from the overflow tank either. > If I can't get coolant to move through the tube, how can the pressure...
• Re: changing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 07:49:07 -0600
  ...I said this before, you do not need > to use vw coolant specifically. A coolant safe for aluminum engines (yes > it is still green...
• Re: Where on the radiator is the coolant temp sender
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 23:12:18 -0500
  There are two coolant temp sensors. On an 84, they are located on the t-stat housing. The single wire sensor is for the...
• Re: Coolant flow question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 23 May 2005 00:59:28 -0400
  ...Meaning coolant will flow > at whatever temperature it's at in the engine to the heater whether the > thermostat is opened or closed. I...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Mon, 23 May 2005 13:13:02 -0600
  ...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: Coolant color It's Friday!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 23 Aug 2014 08:18:54 -0400
  ...At the dealership > > where I last bought VW coolant, when I stated that I wanted coolant > > for a > > 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile (though...
• Re: Coolant and Speakers
  Historical mailing list - James Callahan
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 21:20:15 -0700
  ...Suggestions were made that to drain some but not all of the old coolant requires loosen some hose clamps and run out. How about...
• Re: Coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 15:53:07 -0400
  ...also, unless the work involved a really thorough flushing, you've probably got a mixture of at least two kinds of coolant in there...
• Re: air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 15:51:04 -0600
  ...If solid > coolant comes out, replace immediately and put things back together. > >If air comes out, wait until solid coolant appears. >
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:11:08 -0700
  ...The energy needed to lift up to the top is "recovered" by the coolant falling down the other side. It is called a siphon...
• Re: Blinking Red Light
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 01:37:38 -0700
  ...Flashing red light and no apparent coolant system cause, e.g., boiling, steaming, fan-running, etc., look to see if the fuel gauge, the...
• Re: Plastic Fantastic; Your coolant system's dissolving AKKK !!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:42:37 -0800
  My coolant manifold developed an inch-long crack right in the center and away from any hoses. It may have been due to extremely...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:57:39 -0700
  ...I could go 27 miles before the low coolant light would come > on at which time I could top up the coolant and proceed...
• Re: Coolant leak from coolant tank
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:40:06 -0700
  Bernie, I've had cracks develop in the coolant tank and was able to repair it on the road this way: drain coolant from...
• Re: Coolant Explosion '86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 09:34:44 -0700
  ...When >I stopped and turned of the ignition, coolant exploded from the >white tank, blowing out the black screw-in sensor on the top...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:55:21 -0800
  Further on closed thermostat coolant flow: All automotive coolant systems provide some path for limited coolant flow when the thermostat is closed. Many many...
• Re: Questions from a Vanagon Newbie
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 19:29:07 -0500
  Here's my 3 cents - drain coolant and replace with VW coolant (yeah, it's almost $20/gallon but worth the extra insurance over...
• Re: Coolant I use in my 1990 with stock 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:16:00 -0500
  ...I usually add 2 of the small Subaru cylinder head conditioning magic to the coolant if I have to drain it completely to change...
• Re: new engine & bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 08:26:55 -0500
  jim&kim wrote: > I have installed a new engine in my 83.5 westy and now have to add > coolant.The system is now...
• Re: coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Sat, 2 Mar 2013 20:15:08 -0800
  ...Couldn't suck coolant >> from the overflow tank either. >> If I can't get coolant to move through the tube, how can the pressure...
• Symptoms of Blown Headgasket on Non-Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 10:46:11 EDT
  ...There is no coolant loss or coolant in the oil, or oil in the coolant. She has a older model Toyota Camry (sorry for...
• Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:55:17 -0700
  ...On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Scott Chapman <scott_list@mischko.com>wrote: > Replacing radiator. > Bentley says to drain coolant at...
• Re: Phosphate free coolant...
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 11:24:39 -0600
  ...There are lots of supposedly "phosphate-free" coolants (Prestone, etc.) that actually aren't. bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring...
• coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Gallant
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 09:19:04 -0500
  Hi, Two weeks ago I went to my VW dealer and made them changed my coolant, since then, when I start the rear heater...
• '85 Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 17:51:48 -0500
  I just pulled the main coolant hoses off my '85 Westy and noticed that there is a white plastic covering over the hard coolant...
• How to properly dispose of coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:47:36 -0700
  ...I'll end up with a bucket of coolant. The storm drains around here empty directly into the ocean. I don't know how...
• coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:42:31 -0700
  When you replace the coolant level sensor in the expansion tank, do you screw it in dry, or do you need to put some...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 7 Apr 2012 20:28:05 -0500
  ---- John Reynolds <transporterjr@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Must be amazing coolant since Jay Showed a Corvair as example (9:07)!; )John Must be air coolant...
• Coolant Temps
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:12:25 -0400
  Has anyone tried a correctly engineered propylene glycol coolant? The Evans system (no water=no corrosion) sounds very promising. Check it out at: http...
• Re: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 01:14:53 EST
  Not torquing the heads properly makes a bit more sense than the supposedly wrong coolant over such a short run. Steve '81 Country Home
• Coolant Drain and replace
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:44:10 -0800
  Wondering if anyone has the best fool proof and cleanest way to drain my cooling system? Also, how does one dispose of coolant? Dave...
• Coolant hose bending??
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 3 May 2006 14:51:03 -0700
  I am wondering if any of you know how to make a coolant hose bend out of straight without me guessing. I am sure...
• Re: What is your opinion on additives?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:21:46 -0400
  ...Subaru Coolant Conditioner and Bars Leaks work well to stop small leaks in your coolant system.
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 May 2010 00:27:33 -0400
  ...stainless steel coolant pipes This issue keeps coming up - - why not just install a coolant filter as used on commercial and industrial engines, they...
• Re: question to Ken Wilford about antifreeze
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:46:44 EST
  ...So since the van only had dealer coolant in it before that, and I only added Wal-Mart coolant as needed, I really don...
• Coolant hose fatigue
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 21:27:44 -0800
  ...They say to look at the coolant tank, the one where you add coolant. It was empty so I refill it and start up...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Wed, 5 Apr 2017 03:45:41 +0000
  ...I read the ones with coolant related subject titles. I guess I missed some thing, what's Dennis' recommended coolant change interval? Hopefully the...
• Re: Blinking coolant light woes
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:40:02 -0700
  Jim Have You tried Cleaning the Sensor Probes ~ When You say You have Checked the CoolantLevel is that with the Eng' still running & are...
• Re: Operating Temperatures anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 00:45:44 +0000
  ...When checking coolant temperature, the longer the engine idles, the hotter the test temperature will be.......... As for the rising coolant level make sure...
• Re: Coolant Bleeding Questions...need a Guru
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:51:46 -0400
  ...and if your reservoir is always empty, look around for that slow coolant leak you haven't been noticing. It pays to check that...
• If the gasket didn't seep, the coolant coolant residue wouldn't be there.
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:28:42 -0800
  ...mean greenie Coolant pouring from tail pipe >> >>The orange coolant give you orange meanies and I've seen the VW blue make >>big lumpy...
• Re: flashing light on temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 12:50:34 -0700
  The temp needle will NOT jump unless you have the early design coolant level sensor control unit. I suggest replacing any early model "43...
• Overheating while bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 00:11:54 -0400
  ...Anyways, before getting any coolant out of the thermostat bleed screw or radiator bleed screw, my coolant boils over! What a mess! Thoughts? Bad...
• Stainless Steel Coolant T - RMWesty.com
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:51:27 -0500
  ...I was driving on a country mountain road about 30 mintues into the drive when all of a sudden that stupid plastic coolant T...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 6 May 2010 09:12:45 -0800
  This issue keeps coming up - - why not just install a coolant filter as used on commercial and industrial engines, they contain a sacrificial anode...
• Re: distilled water for coolant - was New Car Dealers And Parts Prices-a service advisors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:19:49 -0800
  Re VW coolant coming already diluted - since when ? I'm holding a white bottle of VW Audi 'Coolant Antifreeze' and it says to dilute...
• Re: Availability of VW Blue Coolant (one for Vanagons)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 22:39:13 -0500
  ...Availability of VW Blue Coolant (one for Vanagons) Some good stuff why Diesels need special antifreezes. Most notable is that the Waterboxer being a...
• Re: FLASHING COOLANT LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 14:17:37 -0500
  ...When you are driving along with engine warm and the coolant level sensor detects low coolant level, the red light starts flashing and the...