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• Re: Coolant LED flash 87 Vanagon GL Synchro
  Historical mailing list - adrian bertarelli
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 02:02:00 GMT
  ...What was wrong was the sensor in the coolant resevior. It was malfunctioning telling me their was low coolant when their wasn't. The...
• Re: coolant hose size question
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 22:17:18 -0800
  Edward, I am looking at the coolant distributor tower off a 90 part #251.121.438B and the dia of the flange for the...
• Re: Coolant bottle harbinger - opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:41:36 -0700
  ...my coolant light came on while charging uphill under load. Coolant down by half in the pressure reservoir. The next day found coolant pooled...
• '88 Coolant change complete! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Sat, 26 Apr 1997 19:12:05 -0800
  Volks, After a mere 5 hrs (I'm slow ok...) the coolant change is pretty much done. I still have the pushrod tube covers...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 4 Apr 2017 18:19:50 -0500
  ...How often should I drain and flush the cooling system on >> my Vanagon; The last time my Vanagon saw new coolant was August 2003...
• Re: Coolant cap and other cooling system failures
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Nov 2015 09:36:59 -0500
  Long before the temp gauge indicates a problem the low coolant warning light should activate when a coolant loss occurs. By the time a...
• Re: Overheating problem
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 00:29:09 -0400
  Jack, please note that when coolant sensor thinks there is low coolant, the temp gauge goes to H even though the engine may be...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:36:34 -0700
  This has come up before, so you may not have to remove the coolant lines to replace the o-ring. Here is a write...
• Re: oil in coolant-cracked head?
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 11:52:59 -0500
  ...oil in coolant-cracked head? > So I have found that I have grease in my coolant, > inside of the overflow tank cap is coated...
• Re: Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:37:48 -0700
  ...After about >5 minutes the red coolant warning lamp under the temp gauge started >flashing. The temp gauge was in the normal, midway location...
• Coolant Leak - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 15:54:47 -0500
  ...The cooler is mounted to the engine with one corner down, so naturally the coolant would drip from that corner. The cooler has been...
• Re: cruise control on an air cooled westy
  Historical mailing list - Ron
  Sun, 14 Dec 2014 16:13:41 -0800
  Well, since the coolant is air, and that’s what is under (and all around) the air-cooled westy, there is indeed a large...
• Coolant out the Overflow
  Historical mailing list - Michael Brenner
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:43:16 -0700
  ...I have an 84 Westy, and the coolant keeps coming out the overflow tank leaving the other tank bone dry, it is not boiling...
• coolant hose size question
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 23:04:05 -0500
  Appears I am entering an anticipated period of replacing coolant hoses. I want to know the size of the hose that goes from the...
• Re: Autobahn coolant...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 20:25:42 EST
  Hey Volks, There's a Prestone coolant that is silicate and phosphate free AND compatible with DEXCOOL for about 7 bucks. Anyone out there...
• Re: How is coolant getting to exhaust???
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 09:00:35 -0600
  ...I can't figure out how coolant would > get to the exahust even if there was a crack. there is no coolant in > the...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Wed, 16 May 2001 10:24:45 -0700
  ...when you pull coolant into the heater core, is it not going to the radiator? i thought that it would only take some of...
• Re: Rear heater core during summer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 01:26:37 -0500
  ...Any coolant flowing though the heater core is coolant not available for the radiator. >> Exactly. I once notice a slight increase in the indicated...
• Re: A Different Coolant Problem
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 16:51:41 -0500
  ...Either you have a hot spot that >> is >>> boiling the coolant and making steam, or you have some failure that is >>> letting high pressure...
• Re: Coolant leak from coolant tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:24:08 -0700
  ...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: 84 coolant light.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:24:57 -0400
  ...I filled the system with the proper mix of coolant and the blinking stopped...who > knows with these beasts sometimes, they have a mind...
• Re: Fwd: "Sierra " Brand Acceptable Vanagon Coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 22 Nov 96 21:05:14 CST
  ...no, the coolant didn't cause the leak. the fact the VW used plastic on for a part that sits on a hot metal...
• Re: Coolant can kill your engine
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 02:18:21 +0200
  ...It gives some > background information about why coolant can be such a problem theses > days. > > http://www.aagaskets.com.au/gasketnews_coolantkill.htm Ohh...
• Coolant Question
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 05:41:18 -0500
  Hi volks, I have "green" coolant in my 89 Westy. Is this a bad thing? I heard someone mention that green is not the...
• Re: Which coolant: blue, green or orange?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:57:32 -0700
  ...Which coolant: blue, green or orange? > >When I do a van for a customer, I alway s use Orange or blue........that way >I...
• Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:08:30 -0500
  ...I pulled over, checked the coolant level and it was low. I could not see a leak because the coolant level had already dropped...
• Re: Checked Everything But the Light Still Blinks
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 7 May 1999 09:07:05 PDT
  Adam, Try removing and reconnecting the connector at the coolant reservoir--there may be a bad connection there. The problem may also be a...
• coolant options
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:18:37 -0800
  ...They >do nothing more than keep the coolant from freezing or >boiling. The two carbon alcohol is less toxic. > The real difference in coolants...
• coolant in oil
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:03:25 -0500
  ...To recap I only have coolant in oil, not the other way around. Also would it be possible that coolant could have got into...
• Re: was To buy or not to buy: 87 Westy NOW: Green Coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 31 May 2002 09:55:39 -0700
  You can also just ask for "Autobahn" coolant. It is spec'd for all aluminum engined VW and Audi cars, AFAIK. Any VW dealer...
• Re: Overheating problem
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 22:06:31 -0400
  It sounds like you may have some exhaust gases getting into the coolant and pushing the fluid in the main tank into the overflow...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 16 May 2014 11:06:48 -0600
  ...Does Prestone� Antifreeze/Coolant contain phosphates? > A: Some European automobile manufacturers request that a phosphate-free antifreeze be used in their vehicles. This issue...
• Re: Blinking red light of death
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 19:13:08 -0400
  ...Also, if the antifreeze:coolant ratio is not correct the red light will indicate a problem. I don't know what the acceptable limits...
• Re: Why does engine run cooler w/ heater on full-blast?
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 22 May 1998 01:02:21 EDT
  ...your heater cores are sucking the heat from the hot coolant running thru them, and blowing it into the interior.... less hot coolant circulating...
• Re: FFFFFFrydaye Re: Cleaning up coolant
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:53:36 -0700
  ...Cleaning up coolant > "Anthony L."Leaky" Mourkas" queried: > > >> Does anyone have a good method of cleaning up the subflooring/soundboard > >> underneath the carpet which...
• Re: Coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 4 May 2008 15:48:45 -0700
  ...Bentley, "Water-cooled from 1986", shows a "sealing ring" for "temperature sensor coolant display", and there is a seal of some kind shown for...
• Re: Engine worries return
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:02:38 -0700
  ...could you easily blow air through it or did it make a honking sound when you did so? My '88 also gushed coolant after...
• Re: Availability of VW Blue Coolant (one for Vanagons)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 19:51:06 -0500
  ...Most notable is that the Waterboxer being a sleeve engine can also benefit from the Diesel coolants. Most of the corrosion we see on...
• Re: Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 21:02:33 -0800 (PST)
  ...a > small leak in the coolant system. > > When there is a small leak, air can get into the coolant system. > The air in the...
• Re: Flashing coolant LED was Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 21:03:34 -0500
  ...antifreeze in the coolant, or dirty pins -- the sender circuit will believe that there is no coolant and will trigger the light. It might...
• big coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 18:03:36 -0500
  Volks, After I shut the bus off from my forty-mile drive home on Friday, coolant came running off the engine (it looked like...
• Re: FFFFFFrydaye Re: Cleaning up coolant
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:45:41 -0400
  ...Cleaning up coolant > > "Anthony L."Leaky" Mourkas" queried: > > Does anyone have a good method of cleaning up the subflooring/soundboard > > underneath the carpet which...
• Re: Coolant pouring from tail pipe - 1987 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:22:33 EST
  ...Green coolant can be phosphate free. As has been discussed here numerous times, the color of the coolant is not necessarily a correct indicator...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 May 2010 00:32:55 -0400
  ...stainless steel coolant pipes But, others have said they use coolant hoses to replace the pipes. I assume this requires some simple engineering to...
• Re: Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:41:37 EST
  ...Typically, if the coolant system is functioning correctly, the coolant temperature going out of the block to the radiator is typically 15 F hotter...
• Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:34:27 -0400
  ...Why am I so obsessed with this little red light? When my looonnng coolant hoses started leaking, my van lost a lot of coolant...
• Re: How hot is your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:00:33 -0700
  ...Now, the coolant in the radiator will be cooler than the coolant > at the thermostat housing due to the cooling effects of the radiator...
• Re: coolant leak story
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:38:10 -0800
  ...My coolant LED > starts flashing. > The temp needle is reading right in the middle, perfectly normal. > I probalby checked front heater function - got warm...
• Re: Oranage coolant leak?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 14:24:54 -0400
  ...Oranage coolant leak? > When I bought my 91 vanagon, it had the green coolant > in it and the van had NO coolant leaking problems...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 14:12:24 -0500
  Ken certainly knows more about all things mechanical than I do, but why would you drain you coolant and then have to go through...
• Re: A Different Coolant Problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 14:18:13 -0700
  ...Either you have a hot spot that is > boiling the coolant and making steam, or you have some failure that is > letting high pressure...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 4 Sep 2019 18:01:25 -0400
  ...You do have a coolant pressure gauge, don't you? :-) What type of clamps are on that hose? Screw clamps often need periodic tightening...
• Air bubbles in coolant 2.1 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Jun 2016 18:29:40 -0700
  ...Before this happened today, I noticed the coolant fill tank was low so added coolant. After driving a short while, then shutting down the...
• Re: Sometimes it does not ...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:30:32 -0700
  ...If it began blinking today....I would not think I'd lost coolant.....I would think...."There goes that coolant level light again....wonder...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:10:13 -0700
  ...The > coolant has a large heat sink, and thus has a temperature gradient. > That gradient includes the oil. So what we're saying is...
• Re: Coolant - What color?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:45:00 -0800
  ...Old hoses, Coolant pump, Oil > cooler, Plastic coolant tank. I'll check them all out later today after > work. Now, Darrell Boehler wrote saying...
• Re: Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 17:04:24 -0500
  ...You now have passages for the coolant to be trapped in. This trapped coolant then has it's protective qualities consumed and corrosion sets...
• Re: Boiling radiator light etc.
  Historical mailing list - Smith Woody
  Wed, 07 Jun 95 14:30:00 edt
  ...My coolant light comes on every now and again although the coolant temperature is, evidently, perfectly normal. The coolant reservoir is full, even over...
• Re: Leak at coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 13:57:50 -0600
  ...Leak at coolant level sensor > > > Until I got my '86 Diesel DoubleCab, I had never had a coolant level > sensor on > > the coolant expansion...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:44:11 EDT
  ...Coolant hose, 1-1/4"Green Stripe II, replacement & repair of 1.9 main metal coolant pipes, 28445 - $8.95/ft. Cheers, Frank Condelli...