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• Re: A Different Coolant Problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 06:43:58 -0500
  Bad coolant cap (one way valve is working two ways) or you've got a slight exhaust gas leak into the system. Probably the...
• Re: From Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 14:26:35 -0700
  ...Our coolant does not allow the coolant to turn to steam pockets like water does. Ours stays a liquid and pulls much more heat...
• Re: Blinking coolant light woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Feb 2017 15:23:33 +0000
  ...Blinking coolant light woes > > I've recently had my share of problems with a blinking coolant light. I > have done everything I could think...
• Re: Coolant Reservoir Leak
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 11:33:56 -0400
  ...I never heard the fan come on, so I'm > wondering if I've got a coolant bubble somewhere. > > In any event, I'm...
• Re: Coolant leak from coolant tank
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:12:39 -0500
  ...Coolant leak from coolant tank > > >>How much did you lose? Check the hose clamps to the overflow and the main >>tank. >>Michael in San...
• Re: was To buy or not to buy: 87 Westy NOW: Green Coolant?
  Historical mailing list - R Blake
  Fri, 31 May 2002 09:38:33 -0700
  Green coolant is bad for all H20 VWs. Prestone does make phosphate free coolant but it is orange in color, it specifically says phosphate...
• Coolant draining strategy? MY WAY ...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:58:08 -0700
  ...Coolant draining strategy? > Mellow Yellow's 1.9 has the famous head gasket coolant leak, so I'll be > pulling the engine. I need...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
  Thu, 22 May 2014 09:52:43 -0700
  You mean biennial for the coolant replacement requirement???? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Stuart MacMillan...
• Re: troubleshooting coolant level warning light
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 17:35:05 -0700
  ...The > coolant reservoir is full to the brim so that's not the problem. > > When I measure the resistance of the coolant level sensor...
• Re: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:00:51 -0700
  ...The coolant will "spill over the top" inside the radiator and fill the return pipe as well since coolant is heavier than air. The...
• oil cooler question...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 15:53:36 -0500
  ...I reeeally didn't want to get into the coolant (and I can't "drain the coolant with the coolant drain plug on the...
• Re: ye olde blinking coolant level warning light
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 12 Nov 2018 07:40:36 -0800
  ...If the blinking continues with this pulled out, no point in wasting time looking at coolant level or coolant level sender/wiring. Mark Edward...
• Re: 1985 Steel Coolant Pipes and "Air Cooled" 1981 Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 18:14:43 -0800
  ...as far as the tank goes, only coolant pipes or no coolant pipes, or large or small ones, would matter. Not length of course...
• Re: Air in cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Apr 1995 22:38:03 -0500 (EST)
  On Sun, 23 Apr 1995 mantis@vt.edu wrote: > >1) head gasket gone, coolant drips to ground, overflow tank is unaffected > >2) ditto, gases...
• Expansion Coolant Tank
  Historical mailing list - Fast, Timothy
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 08:47:51 -0500
  For quite some time now my 88 westy has been loosing coolant from the expansion tank. After just a few days of city driving...
• Re: self-bleeding coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:05:34 -0500
  If you are adding coolant for more than 3-4 engine hot cold cycles, then you are leaking. If no visible signs on the...
• Re: dissappearing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 11:47:40 -0600
  You have a coolant leak. The easiest way to find it will be to have the system pressure tested. You could pressure test it...
• 85 coolant light blinks continuously
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Stoppkotte
  Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:06:11 +0000
  ...coolant level is good, coolant mix is correct. must be the gauge, no? i took the instrument cluster off, but stopped short of the...
• flashing coolant light purpose
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:35:32 -0400
  I thought the reason for the low coolant light was that the temp sender for the gauge is not in the engine like in...
• Re: '84 Vanagon, Help!
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Sat, 13 Aug 1994 08:25:01 -0700 (PDT)
  ...This first appears as a rising coolant > level in the overflow tank next to the oil dipstick. Next the > dashboard heater quits because it...
• Re: 'extended life' coolants
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 07:28:18 -0400
  It'll all have leaked out, resulting in a complete changover in 2 yrs. ;-) >New GM vehicles come with a (claimed) 100k/5yr coolant...
• Re: Auxilliary waterpump for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 18:55:31 -0700
  Gary McEachern wrote: > > > Is this water pump meant to improve coolant circulation when the van is > idling? There is an electric coolant pump used...
• Re: Oil out of coolant ...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 11:00:16 -0800
  Pour a bottle of Shout in the coolant. It works, it really does. I did this for a Westy owner who's oil cooler...
• Re: Coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 4 May 2008 17:02:24 -0700
  ...Mark John Reynolds wrote: > Can anyone tell me if the coolant gauge temperature sensor (in thermostat housing - not the level sensor in the expansion...
• Coolant in exhaust
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:54:55 -0700
  Question; I noticed coolant in the exhaust in my 89 van. How is that possible? What went wrong? Could the head be cracked? Maybe...
• Coolant expire date
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 23:49:54 -0700
  Crazy question...i have a brand new gallon (4liters) of never used coolant but it is about 12 years old. Is it still good...
• Coolant leak(trickle)
  Historical mailing list - Rainer Zaechelein
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 12:09:34 EST
  I have a 91 westy with 75K miles that has just developed a coolant leak (trickle) emanating from the left side cylinder head at...
• filling, bleeding coolant, a novel device that works
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:36:44 -0700
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=234192&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=coolant&start=0 Jerry
• Re: Replaced water pump, need quickie bleeding method
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:01:11 -0700
  ...Stop > the vehicle, top of the coolant tank, then go again. after two or three > rounds of this, top off the tank, tighten the...
• '82 diesel cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 22:21:50 -0400 (EDT)
  ...About a week went by and the coolant sensor light came on. I checked and added coolant. It ran fine until tonight. On my...
• Fw: Re: TD coolant circulation pump
  Historical mailing list - Clifford P. Gottschalk
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 20:09:09 -0700
  ...I have seen a few nice conversions though. >> all audi turbos from '85 up have the coolant afterrun system standard. its controlled by the...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 00:58:38 -0500
  If the heater blows hot air, then hot coolant is traveling through the heater hoses from the engine to the heater coil and back...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Mon, 23 May 2005 18:08:59 -0400
  ...When my coolant hose going from the left head to :::the coolant manifold split, the first indication of a problem was the :::steam :::coming...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 13:16:42 -0700
  ...Our coolant does not allow the coolant to turn to steam pockets like water does. Ours stays a liquid and pulls much more heat...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Wed, 14 Oct 2015 01:36:23 -0600
  ...Missing coolant > > > > Old hoses leak microscopic amounts of coolant. Ive had it spray onto the engine in such small quantities that it would evaporate...
• Re: 5-cylinder swap update (kits are ready!)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:48:42 -0800
  >| << Just one question: >| Where does one access the oil dip stick and the coolant fill bottle with >| these? >| Disappointingly on the Eurospec conversion one...
• Re: Air bubbles in coolant 2.1 wbx
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 4 Jun 2016 21:01:33 -0500
  ...As the engine cools, the coolant will shrink and suck coolant from the overflow tank back into the expansion tank. That's the way...
• Re: Vanagon Content - Need Advice CORRECTION
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 09:01:17 -0600
  ...Keep a close watch on the coolant level. While running check for bubbles at the left tank , maybe pressure test the coolant system see...
• Re: Leak at coolant recovery tank
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 20:14:42 -0500
  ...At > least some of the leak is coming from around the > coolant level sensor at the > primary coolant reservior tank. When the head > gaskets...
• Re: Lost coolant cap?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 9 Jan 2018 18:01:37 -0800
  ...Lost coolant cap? Has anyone ever dropped their coolant cap behind the license plate? My hands were slippery in the rain and it dropped...
• Re: 82 Coolant Tank retrofit help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:56:08 -0800
  what might be 'the closest part to an original 82 DV coolant tank? .. did you get a 1.9 waterboxer one or what ? and...
• Re: Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:47:29 -0800
  You were right !!! Although the leaking coolant appeared to be coming from the oil cooler ( and I was convinced it WAS the cooler) I...
• Re: Autobahn coolant...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 10:16:31 -0500
  > Went to one of my local VW dealers yesterday, to pick up a couple gallons > of coolant. What's the deal here? Are these...
• Re: flashing coolant light
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:04:17 -0400
  ...flashing coolant light > > Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 19:45:21 -0400 > > From: stephen de la salle > > Subject: Fw: Flashing Coolant light on a...
• Re: Crazy Coolant Light Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:39:11 -0500
  ...See my post in the archives from 27 July 2001, called "Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe". Of course I was comparing these readings...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:50:28 -0700
  It does sound like exhaust gases getting into the coolant to me.. usually at the heads/head gaskets. it's even semi -common. those...
• Re: Gurgling rad?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 30 May 2016 22:24:53 -0500
  ...Seems like every year it loses coolant while stored and I never see evidence of it. I rarely add coolant during summer operation. It...
• Re: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:18:57 -0500
  ...but I was NOT getting oil in my coolant... it could be yours is pitted somewhere the two fluids exchange heat, allowing a cross...
• Re: New heads and head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Joseph McNiff
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 17:01:46 -0800
  ...i'm not sure that the mechanics in question were recommending leaving the coolant in for 100,000 miles but if they were, i...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Coolant Light?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Williams
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 16:30:58 -0700
  ...87 Vanagon Coolant Light? > Hello, My light for low coolant will not stop flashing... I filled up the tank (not the one behind the...
• Drain Coolant to replace Thermostat (2.1 L)???
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 20:33:03 -0400
  ...1) disconnect battery 2) drain coolant 3) disconnect the wiring then it goes into the difference between early and late models re: disassembly Can...
• Re: Coolant capacity
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:14:36 -0700
  Thanks, now to do the math and get my coolant to 50-50. Mike On 8/10/03 6:17 PM, "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff...
• Coolant Heater Hose?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:43:20 -0800
  I�m hooking a heated system up to my 83 1.6 and the directions call for me to T into the �coolant lines...
• Re: Coolant recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:41:34 +0000
  Just curious why, aside from price, that anyone would want to use other than the factory reccommended blue coolant? This seems to fall in...
• '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:18:11 -0500
  Hello again list - I am wondering what is the best way to get all of the old coolant out of the system. The two...
• Re: New Car Dealers And Parts Prices-a service advisors
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:39:20 +0000
  <How about a nice tire thread? Coolant? Engine swaps?> OK! I have Continental Vanco 8's on my '84 Westy-they're fantastic! I...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:08:35 -0500
  ...If only coolant comes out your all set,if bubbles keep bleeding it. Might be time for a Libby coolant bong......see thesamba.com...
• Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 11:34:51 -0600
  ...The coolant flows more easily, allowing more heat to be transferred between the surface and the coolant. In the engine this is good because...
• Blinking coolant light woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 18 Feb 2017 23:08:34 +0000
  I've recently had my share of problems with a blinking coolant light. I have done everything I could think of to do: 1...
• Re: Coolant Hose vs. Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:35:22 -0400
  Kevin, I "presume" your speaking of the metal coolant pipes on the early 1.9 vans ? If so then yes, I use Gates Green...