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• Coolant pipe found QUICKLY
  Historical mailing list - BM2AM
  Wed, 13 May 1998 19:29:06 EDT
  I just wanted to reply to the list about my need for a coolant pipe is solved. Kyle from Volks-Motorsports came to the...
• Re: radiator fan sending unit, coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:17:35 -0500
  If you work fast, the fan sender can be replaced without any significant loss of coolant. Bill -- Get Paid to surf the web http...
• standard question: coolant exchange how to write-up around?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 22:09:52 -0400
  ...someone has a good write-up on how to change the coolant for beginners like me (87 westy)???? thanks volks. florian
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Jun 2004 - Special issue (#2004-539)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:20:57 -0700
  ...In any case it can easily > be tested by everyone by pulling the wires to the > coolant sensor. My 87 clearly has the coolant...
• Re: Overflow reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 26 Feb 2023 16:54:47 -0800
  ...As the > engine and cooling system heats up the coolant will expand and some will > exit the pressure cap. As the coolant cools it...
• Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:14:12 -0700
  ...Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack > > Thanks Scott, > > So what and where can I get this repair kit? > > Steven > > On...
• Help! 84 Westy coolant problem
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:29:21 -0700
  ...Before doing the heads replace the thermostat and confirm that your coolant fan is coming on. Do this yourself if you can. Bleed the...
• a tip to keep you rolling
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:46:45 -0500
  ...I would recommend frequently checking the coolant level however as even if it stops your major leak, you will loose coolant due to evaporation...
• a tip to keep you rolling
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:18:04 -0500
  ...I > would recommend frequently checking the coolant level however as even if it > stops your major leak, you will loose coolant due to evaporation...
• Re: Bad parts getting worse?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Sat, 18 Mar 2017 14:23:18 -0400
  ...I put that on a few weeks back after picking up two > blue coolant caps at the same time. One of the coolant caps...
• Re: morons (red coolant)
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:56:35 -0500
  ...morons (red coolant) Just FYI but not too long ago my sister needed some red coolant for her '98 Golf. I found a supplier...
• Re: From Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 20:16:31 -0400
  Oil makes for an extremely poor coolant. Once hot it holds the heat. Oil makes for a better insulator. Oil will also destroy the...
• Re: coolant change
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 11:18:05 -0700
  Pat, I got my Pentosin brand blue coolant from Halsey Automotive in Portland, OR. And I followed Doktor Tim's instructions from a post...
• Re: Coolant part confusion - need some help!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:16:01 -0500
  Hey Jeff, I recently replaced the coolant distributor in my '86 manual trans and I'll give you my advice if you would like...
• Re: head gaskets and time bombs
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 19:25:12 -0500
  ...A "normal" head gasket (like on a Jetta or Eurovan) does dual duty in sealing both the combustion chambers and the coolant passages. The...
• Re: head gaskets and time bombs
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  February 05, 1996 6:26PM
  ...A "normal" head gasket (like on a Jetta or Eurovan) does dual duty in sealing both the combustion chambers and the coolant passages. The...
• Re: VW Camper Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Richard Fischer
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 11:49:44 -0800
  ...The combusion gas is leaking > into the cooling system, forcing the coolant out! > > This last line you typed said it all! > > Eric Zeno Eric...
• coolant loss question
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 12:34:00 -0700
  My 87 vanagon has been using coolant for the past two years. On average about a cup every 1000 miles. It will use more...
• Re: Bleeding coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:44:42 +0000
  Are you checking the coolant level in the overflow tank, (behind the license plate), or the important tank, the pressure tank which is the...
• Re: Which is the best coolant to use? Part V???+ pH
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 20:32:06 -0600
  I had the problem of what to do with the toxic left overs everytiime I change the coolant. I kept it in plastic buckets...
• Coolant Explosion - Followup and Response Summary
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:25:59 -0700
  Net Wisdom says that the problem originated with the cap on the main coolant tank. It is not doing its job of venting into...
• Re: does antifreeze degrade over time?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:59:36 -0700
  On 11/11/04 5:31 PM, "Jeff Palmer" <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Subject says it all - I have two bottles of VW coolant...
• Re: rear heater coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 23:02:11 -0500
  ...Check the rear floor under the carpet/flooring for coolant. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler...
• Re: Coolant disposal RANT!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jan 1995 11:00:02 -0500
  ...Ultimately, the coolant you dump into the sewer will end up in some form in your drinking water, or something else. Coolant doesn't...
• Re: color of coolant
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:45:11 -0600
  ...It is true that most > phophate containing coolant is green and mixing > different color coolant in the short term will not > make too much...
• Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 13:38:40 -0700
  ...the brass barbed Ts and > pipe joining fittings for engine coolant where the coolant would go > over 160 degrees (as it would in a...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 13:44:56 -0500
  The car manufacturers make zero profit from coolant changes - the dealerships profit from coolant service. The real issue is that this stuff does not...
• Warning !! Re: Coolant hose fatigue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 07:17:38 -0500
  ...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: Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:40:28 -0500
  ...At the set temperature, it opens, allowing coolant flow. It plays no role whatsoever in getting the coolant temperature to drop. It will stay...
• Getting coolant level warning to work on '82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 21 May 2008 12:26:05 -0400
  ...There is only one wire - #6 - in the instrument panel connector for the coolant temp... so how does both the temperature and the coolant...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:27:47 -0700
  Also, coolant can leak out between coolant level sensor and tank, pool at that point and evaporate. On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 2...
• Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:36:39 -0800
  ...Every time you shut the hot engine off, coolant is forced into that cylinder. Start the engine and instant steam in that hole. Jim
• HELP!!!! Coolant Flush and Fill not going well
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 3 Dec 1994 13:37:34 -0600 (CST)
  >From dbax@netcom.com Sat Dec 3 11:57:21 1994 I have only managed to get 1 gallon of coolant in the system...
• Re: [Syncro] Leaking Coolant from Expansion Tank
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 18 May 2001 01:54:32 -0500
  ...bad coolant sensor- replace it. 2. cracked expansion tank-replace it. 3. (The tricky but actual cause for my leak, which became obvious after...
• Re: Leaking Coolant Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 20:36:53 -0500
  Chad G wrote: > I have coolant escaping from around the coolant sensor at the top of the > expansion tank. Air is passing through it...
• Re: TIICo - temperature issues
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:44:10 -0700
  > > When I installed my engine, I just hooked up the coolant lines to the pipes going forward without too much attention to which was...
• Re: Coolant Overflowing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:36:15 -0600
  What color smoke? Black = Over rich mixture Blue-white = oil likely leaking past rings into cylinders when engine sits White = possibly water/coolant getting...
• Re: 1.9 without expansion tank?????????
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:36:14 EST
  ...the main coolant resivoir is located to the left of that, but only acessable when you open the engine bay lid. chris
• bleeding coolant system?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 15 Jul 2005 23:00:57 EDT
  Hi All, I'm trying to bleed the coolant system. Is there just the two places to bleed? The Radiator & the Thermostat housing? I...
• Re: What coolant is currently being used? Recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 19:33:51 -0800
  Thanks for that good info about the coolant Ken W. I guess I haven't kept up and/or shopped for coolant in quite...
• Re: Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:20:50 -0500
  ...Oil cooler coolant Leak ? I am curious how often folks have seen an Oil Cooler leak Coolant ? I have seen the seals go and...
• Re: coolant temps
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:37:15 -0400
  ...I thought the light went off if your coolant > level is > low in the tank, thats what the sensor on top is for. So...
• Re: Overheating while bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 09:20:41 -0500
  ...Thermostats will fail closed - as shows as engine overheat, event when everything really is ok, except that coolant is not cooling because it is...
• Re: # Importance of pressure and temp monitoring (long)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:28:52 -0400
  ...I had a double failure where my >coolant leaked overnight, and my coolant level sensor >(in the expansion tank) was cracked and allowed >coolant...
• Coolant/Heater
  Historical mailing list - Deon Reynolds
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:21:21 -0800
  ...and discovered coolant pouring from the overflow bottle (behind the license plate) Nervously, and watching the temp gauge I drove on to the next...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 23 May 2005 16:39:13 -0400
  ...What seems needed is a sensor that detects when it hits air instead of coolant, and buzzes as soon as that happens. Buzzes, not...
• Re: Symptoms of Blown Head gasket on Non-Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:19:53 -0400
  ...There is no coolant loss or coolant in the oil, or oil in the coolant. She has a older model Toyota Camry (sorry for...
• er: Exhaust in cooling system
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 15:47:23 -0600
  ...make sure the coolant is full.........bring the engine up to operating temp........ pull the plugs........get a cooling system tester and pressure up...
• Re: Blowing Coolant Hoses Right and Left
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 27 Jun 1995 20:30:34 -0700 (PDT)
  So Rich Smith says: > > My '87 Vanagon has blown 5, yes 5 different coolant hoses since last Labor > Day. I have spewed coolant (the...
• Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:10:42 -0500
  ...I'm using the Bar's Leak head gasket repair product, 20 oz size--the kind you have to remove all the coolant to...
• Re: temp light blinking
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 2 Feb 2022 17:55:44 +0000
  ...Drove the camper 25 miles this afternoon (with available coolant in the cabin).  LED never blinked, and after engine was warm, rode dead center...
• Re: Cooling System Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 09:30:39 -0500
  ...the reason i say this is because I think on the 1.9 the coolant hoses route up above where the coolant bottle sits...
• Fwd: Oil in Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 12:08:53 -0500
  ...Each draining cycle removes some of the old coolant, but it will mathematically never be fully drained. Here's approximately the cumulative percentage of...
• Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:39:36 -0400
  ...I called Dixon Brass and they said not to use the brass barbed Ts and pipe joining fittings for engine coolant where the coolant...
• AW: morons (red coolant)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:40:01 -0700
  ...morons (red coolant) Just FYI but not too long ago my sister needed some red coolant for her '98 Golf. I found a supplier...
• Re: VC and waterpump ????sss
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 20:30:42 -0800
  ...A properly functioning water pump >will only allow enough coolant to drip to form a stain. You should never >see wet coolant in or...
• Re: coolent question for my 88 gl,,,
  Historical mailing list - Tony Gould
  Mon, 28 May 2001 09:48:17 -0700
  The statement that ..."most coolant manufacturers have simply opted to go phosphate free" is a dangerous assumption. When I went to get coolant for...
• Re: Adapt 1.9 Coolant Reservoir to 2.1 ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:49:43 -0400
  At 05:00 PM 4/30/2015, Neil N wrote: >I may have access to OEM 1.9 WBX >coolant reservoirs. >If I adapt...
• Re: CHEAP Silicate/Phosphate free anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 01:18:29 -0600
  Havoline phosphate-free has been my coolant of choice for the last 3 years, with one coolant change/flush after 2 years. It has...
• Am I on borrowed time?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 21:32:57 -0400
  Hey , I have a 91 carrat that has been dripping coolant from the drivers side head gasket for about 5 months. I need to...