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• Coolant Hose Exploded Diagram
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:21:29 -0400
  Can someone point me to the exploded diagram of the coolant hoses and their part numbers for the ‘83.5 and ‘84 vans? I...
• Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Mon, 24 May 2010 21:54:54 -0400
  Hi, What resistance should I measure between the 2 pins of the burp tank sensor? The light is always blinking and the coolant level...
• bleeder valve engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:36:52 -0400
  Hi, Should there be coolant coming out of the bleeder valve in the engine compartment when bleeding the coolant system? Thank you ion advance...
• Sierra coolant
  Historical mailing list - Alan Brase
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 23:45:09 -0500
  ...Does anyone have long term experience with Sierra coolant? I think it is propylene glycol rather than ethylene glycol. I believe also it is...
• Reversed coolant manifold pic:
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 18:34:41 -0400
  Hi All, Just thought I`d share a picture of a coolant maniflold, that I put together. Seems to be working pretty good. Have...
• Coolant hose tape
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:17:08 -0400
  A while back someone posted a link to some emergency tape you can carry for patching coolant tubes. I can't find it in...
• Re: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - Damon Lowe
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:36:11 -0400
  ...The level in the main coolant tank was at the min level and the overflow tank had coolant half way up the cap but...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:19:08 -0700
  ...one in the previously empty ZEREX coolant bottle and one in the Prestone coolant bottle. I filled the coolant reservoir (the round container with...
• Coolant temperature sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Burnham
  Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:08:07 -0400
  ...Yesterday I replaced my coolant temp sensor (engine part, not the one that is in the coolant tank) and now I'm experiencing a...
• Re: More stuff on Coolant boiling over
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 02:31:03 -0600
  ...Owners manual says this means the coolant is low. Checked the > overflow and it was full, and totally cool. Of course the coolant in...
• Re: help:coolant leak puzzle????
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 22:06:19 +0200
  ...help:coolant leak puzzle???? My 89 syncro has a small puddle of coolant in the middle/front of right rear wheel. It's not...
• blinking coolant light on 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 08:08:30 EDT
  ...Should the coolant level warning switch be replaced? If this coolant level sensor is failing, could this be the cause of the low temp...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:38:47 -0800
  ...Might mention that coolant will come out if head nuts are loosened ( drain coolant first ) and that each nut needs to be resealed .. as...
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 1 May 2004 22:33:53 -0400
  On Sat, 1 May 2004, walt spak wrote: > I have never used VW Autobahn brand coolant so I won't comment on it. I...
• Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:01:56 -0400
  ...They wanted you to totally drain the system, as it said that the stuff was totally incompatable with any coolant. You had to put...
• Flushing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:07:28 -0400
  Hi All, I'm attempting to replace my coolant as part of regular maintenance. I started out by following the bently but I sheepishly...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:45:44 -0400
  ...I will change my coolant every couple years and hope for the best. Jay Brown '85 Zetec Westfalia '87 Zetec Wolfsburg
• Re: Z-Sticks
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:31:12 EDT
  What if one was to "hang" a zinc rod or whatever in the coolant tank, using a piece of copper wire to hang it...
• Re: Serious Post - Coolant Disposition
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Wed, 29 May 2002 15:43:12 -0400
  ...Dave Baker wrote: > Tomorrow I drain my oil and coolant prior to commencing the head job on my 85. > > A question... What do you...
• Re: Coolant flow question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 23 May 2005 00:41:06 EDT
  ...Meaning coolant will flow at whatever temperature it's at in the engine to the heater whether the thermostat is opened or closed. I...
• Oil contamination... with coolant
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 16:52:41 -0400
  ...When the oil drain screw was remove, about 1 liter of clean coolant came out, after it became that messy sticky brown stuff, it...
• Re: Front radiator hoses - which goes where?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 27 May 2007 11:25:28 -0700
  Bentley pages 19.9 and 19.12 show the hose connections and coolant flow direction. Just match both ends to the pipes with the...
• Re: temp light blinking
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 2 Feb 2022 19:04:30 +0000
  ...once mentioned that replacing coolant on a regular basis might NOT be a good thing; has to do with Oxygen concentration in fresh coolant...
• Re: an issue of temperature
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:29:18 -0700
  ...On a cool day Brain should be able to drop the coolant temperature below normal operating temperature. My current hypthisis for Brian is that...
• Re: head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:22:55 -0800
  My husband discovered yesterday that there's coolant leaking alll over the inside of the van. It already looks like I'm having head...
• early 83.5 coolant hose Q?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 19:22:36 EDT
  I seem to have a rare coolant hose set up in my 83.5 Westy with air conditioning from the water pump to the...
• Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 18:45:31 -0400
  ...While you're back there, disconnect the low coolant level sender in the coolant pressure bottle and verify that this causes the gauge blinking...
• Where is the Coolant Fan Control Relay on my '93 Eurovan?
  Historical mailing list - The Southards
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:40:21 -0500
  Can any Eurovan folks on this list tell me exactly where the Coolant Fan Control Relay is located in my 93 EV GL with...
• Re: The vanagaon temp gauge is crap
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:51:08 -0400
  I always thought the gauge going to max when the coolant was low was because the remaining coolant got hot real quick. Now I...
• Re: bleeding coolant system?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:24:05 -0400
  ...To remove coolant: open front rad and thermostat bleeder, remove exp. tank cap. to get to those 2 drain plugs under the engine, you...
• Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:14:20 -0500
  ...The change in resistance would be much easier to measure. > > Leon > 85 Subwagen Westy > > Larry Alofs wrote: > > > Volks, > > I finally tracked down a coolant...
• Oil in Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 07:25:13 -0700
  ...The good news is that there seems to be no oil in the coolant now! I will flush again today and add distilled water...
• Low Coolant in fill tank...:(
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 5 Dec 94 10:21:09 PST
  With all this discussion about coolant changing and jacking the car up at both ends I decided to check my coolant level this morning...
• coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 21:52:46 EDT
  Hi All, Just finished reading Bentley procedure and many archive posts regarding coolant change. Still some questions. Is it necessary to clamp the hoses...
• Re: Auxilliary waterpump for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 17:51:41 -0400
  ...The Aux coolant pump pushes hot coolant under pressure into the heater core providing needed hot coolant regardless of water pump RPM. I installed...
• Re: Is this coolant pipe position correct? (Pic included)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:50:39 -0800
  ...Is this coolant pipe position correct? (Pic included) > > Hey guys. > > Pic looking at front end of coolant pipes roughed in for my engine > conversion...
• Re: 84 coolant light.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 13:09:40 -0700
  hi, there are two plastic coolant bottles on watercooled vanagons. Various terms are used to descibe each. the more important one, is the one...
• Re: coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 05:45:21 EDT
  ...What? Napa sells Vanagon coolant pipes? Really? $25-- Those steel pipes are replaced with plastic at the dealer at over $300! On Monday, Apr...
• Wanting advice on coolant loss theory
  Historical mailing list - Chip & Co.
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 23:37:33 -0500
  ...While this coolant was at the fillerup tank it seeped out. The engine cooled down and wanted to suck the extra coolant back into...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:31:53 -0500
  ...It creates a column for the coolant tank higher than the top of the radiator. 5 minutes, no muss no fuss. It's more...
• Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 13:58:43 -0400
  ...Proper ones also use the bulge, not barbs for coolant hose. Many folks including me have used brass and copper fittings with little difficulty...
• Re: Leaking coolant 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 07:53:29 -0600
  ...Overheating does not occur until the coolant leak has caused enough coolant loss to impair cooling effectiveness. White smoke would be due to the...
• Coolant Temp/Coolant Level LED and Flashing Oil LED - Instrument Cluster Upgrade... Advice required on continuous flashing Coolant LED.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 22:31:14 +1100
  ...The flashing LED for the Coolant Temp/Coolant Level LED doesn't want to go out, it keeps on flashing. Yes I have checked...
• Re: Cooling system woes
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:55:32 -0500
  ...I believe the Bentley makes some mention of running at 2000rpm while adding coolant. This is what happens as I see it. The reservoir...
• Re: Coolant sludge? (link to pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:00:38 -0800
  ...Coolant sludge? (link to pics) > > > > "neil N" <musomuso@gmail.com> writes: > > > >> Blue/green coolant mix came out. > > > > I don't think you're supposed...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 13:01:50 -0600
  ...When you open the front heater, cold > coolant in the heater core flows to the radiator, warm coolant from > the radiator flows to the...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter-coolant sealer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:39:42 -0800
  ...On 2/24/2012 9:20 AM, Mark Dearing wrote: > well sorry but I have seen the subie coolant treatment stop waterpump > leaks, had...
• Re: Need Help with NLA Coolant Hose project
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:11:30 -0700
  ...The 82 tank has been NLA for years and does not have provision for the coolant level sensor that later years benefit from and...
• Coolant type for UK members - request
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 15:50:15 +0000
  ...I wonder what coolant they use? I use VW's G11 coolant that is hidiously expensive, and now no longer available:( Maybe we can...
• Re: rear heater coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 18:20:54 -0700
  A quick way of dealing with joining the 2 heater hoses together would be to buy one of those Prestone coolant flushing kits from...
• Final question Coolant hose replaced
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 14:55:02 -0800
  ...need to bleed the system or just add coolant? I'm going to tackle adding coolant after I take a shower and change work...
• Adding Redline WaterWetter to "anti-freeze"
  Historical mailing list - Emily Goodin
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 11:31:06 -0600
  Hi all! I'm also planning a flush-&-fill for my radiator, and was researching the various non-phosphate coolants (trying to find one...
• Funky coolant behavior - revisited
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 00:45:52 -0500
  After driving at about 75 to 80 MPH I pull over into gas station, shut the motor off, and my Vanagon pees coolant, the...
• double leak day: transmission oil and coolant
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:11:39 -0700
  ...tranny oil (manual) and coolant. the tranny oil ssems to come from the manual tranny drain plug, and it is not a lot. is...
• Ceramic coolant sealer
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 14 May 1999 12:35:04 -0400
  ...and forget" application or a "dump, run engine, drain coolant, let dry, refill coolant" thing? This is all hypothetical, of course. :-) -Karl Karl and...
• coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 11:56:55 -0700
  On my way from Haines AK to the Canadian border, the coolant pipe on my 86 vanagon, leading into the thermostat, rusted through. This...
• Re: 89 Westy - coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 16:09:45 -0500
  ...89 Westy - coolant light > My coolant light blinks when I start up my rig. Sometimes the engine is > cold, other times it is warm...
• Coolant Pipes needed!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:53:15 -0400
  I'm looking to replace 2 coolant pipes on my 85GL. The pipes are steel and run from the water pump underneath the crankshaft...
• 84 Vanagon Bursting Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jack Loranger
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 22:37:02 -0800
  Hi all, I have an 84 water-cooled gas engine Vanagon that has been blowing coolant hoses one after another. First it was the...
• Coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Bernie
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:30:54 -0700
  ...as one clamp hasrust on it and it looks like under that area is where coolant has accumulated. I appreciate the help. Thanks, Bernie