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• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 17:39:59 +0000
  ...If coolant spills out when you open it, it's coming out when you are driving and you don't know it. Replace the...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:43:04 -0500
  oh yah and here is the article on what happened to my coolant hose and instead of buying this kit I harvested the same...
• coolant hose oil exchanger fix
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:17:35 -0700
  ...Remove main coolant pipe and possibly also the pulley from the water pump (keep a bucket ready for about 5L of coolant). Take out...
• Re: Coolant Bleeder Link Under Engine Cover
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 3 Jan 2023 00:31:55 -0800
  ...On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 12:00 AM Gene P <olgreywoof@gmail.com> wrote: > They call it Coolant Bleed Ring > > https://gowesty.com...
• Re: rear heater coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 11:49:13 PDT
  ...rear heater coolant leak >Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 17:58:10 -0700 > >Well I discovered that my rear heater is leaking coolant. It...
• Re: Diesel coolant circulation
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Sun, 13 May 2001 14:19:49 -0400
  ...However, I don't recall being able to see any coolant, but then I had also removed my water pump. Is yours still installed...
• What a weekend...Help...Overheating 1990!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 07:47:07 EDT
  Hey Kevin, You said that coolant was leaking around the expansion tank -- I thinks that says it all. It is a sealed pressurized tank...
• Re: Mixing coolants
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 15:22:51 -0500
  ...Mixing coolants >Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:51:01 -0800 > >You shouldn't lose any coolant when replacing the oil cooler O-ring...
• Coolant leak below A/C compressor
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:06:14 -0400
  Went out today to verify that the van's left head had a blown coolant seal. It appears from closer investigation that there is...
• Re: Need advice please....
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:50:01 -0500
  ...The coolant system must have pressure on it to raise the boiling point of the coolant. If the coolant boils then you are going...
• Disappearing Coolant - Head Lean?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 15:16:32 -0700
  ...I can see much trace of coolant clinging to the outside of coolant expansion tank, especially what looks to be the seam of the...
• Re: morons (red coolant)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:13:15 -0400
  ...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: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 1 Mar 2018 21:46:22 -0800
  ...Audible Coolant alarm opinions > > Hi Eric, > No, the alarm doesn’t warn you about temperature. Only coolant level. In my case, the alarm went...
• Re: VW Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 18:18:28 -0500
  ...I've done a lot of research on coolant for my 2.0 new Beetle. You > have to use G5 or above, and if...
• Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 14:44:02 -0800
  ...No difference...However, I didn't have an exhaust gas tester to tell me, chemically, that there were hydrocarbons in the coolant...So I...
• Leak at coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 13:03:50 -0500
  Until I got my '86 Diesel DoubleCab, I had never had a coolant level sensor on the coolant expansion tank. Now it appears I...
• Re: coolant pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 22:09:41 EST
  Larry, I specifically wanted to monitor the pressure at the coolant tank to follow the amount of air trapped and the measure the negative...
• Collant Change vs Head Gaskets Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:14:05 -0600
  ...Other observations 1) Many used distilled water 2) Many used other than VW Brand "phosphate free coolant" (not to suggest that VW Coolant is...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:38:01 -0700
  ...Since you have metal coolant tubes to the radiator, I doubt those are leaking like the plastic tubes do, but I'd make sure...
• Re: Coolant priming question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 18:35:42 -0500
  ...A warm engine makes the coolant turn to vapor with the coolant system open. This makes bleeding difficult. Also, never add coolant to a...
• Re: oil in coolant... a strange event!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:34:17 -0500
  A sudden coolant to oil flow is often caused by a broken head stud under the rockers. Look there first. The oil cooler failure...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:45:12 -0700
  ...since vanagons tend to use coolant a teeny tiny bit anyway, I often fill to the bottom of the cap opening.. just two warnings...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:57:47 -0500
  ...My Vanagon was overheating so I put in a new thermostat, flushed the coolant system, burped the beast, did some other coolant hose/pipe...
• Re: Cooling system woes (again, again, again-again)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 09:29:59 -0700
  Hate to be the bearer of ill tidings, but most likely, you are getting exhaust gasses in the coolant system. Cracked head or bad...
• Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:44:57 -0700
  ...com> wrote: > hi, > that would be a main coolant hose, going to a plastic main coolant pipe, > and they have a metal insert in...
• Re: Anyone have a good rear heater core for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 08:35:46 -0700
  > The valve is specifically designed to allow a small flow even when > closed, to prevent coolant stagnating in the core. FYI--I replaced the...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:56:48 -0700
  On Tue, 2011-07-19 at 13:14 -0400, Edward Maglott wrote: > I'm pretty sure the coolant flows through the heads and that...
• Re: 84 coolant light.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:11:11 -0400
  I find it hard to believe that the Vanagon Myth, about an improper coolant mixture will cause the blinking light to go on, persists...
• Re: oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:32:38 -0500
  ...I checked the other coolant tank and it was >clean as a whistle. Should I panic?. Thanks for your help. Which coolant tank? If...
• Fw: coolant distribution part
  Historical mailing list - George C Caldwell
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:15:24 -0400
  ...coolant distribution part Message-ID: <20010723.141330.696.3.george_caldwell@juno.com> The coolant distributor on my '87 syncro - part 251.121.442A...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:02:28 -0400
  ...Also, had one sensor develop a hairline crack and leak, another completely blow out with a major loss of coolant. No damage though. Roger...
• Re: AC Controls
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 May 2008 09:03:12 -0400
  ...coolant > pipes, then when they ran out of those, they went to 'normal 85' cast iron > lower control arms and plastic main coolant pipes...
• Re: Coolant Saga Continues....Need Advice!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 14:28:07 -0700
  If you have substantial coolant being forced into the overflow and replaced by "air", the "air" has to come from somewhere. The choices are...
• Re: A Different Coolant Problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 15:04:50 -0700
  ...However, once cooled, if there are no combustion gasses, then all the steam should disappear, right? When that happens, it will draw coolant back...
• Re: A Different Coolant Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 21:00:53 -0700
  ...If you do have combustion gasses going into the coolant it's bad because there are nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the gasses that will...
• Coolant bottle harbinger - opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:20:42 -0700
  ...Coolant system drinks a cup of coolant every couple of weeks, seemingly whether I drive it or not. I did notice a tiny hairline...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:43:47 -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...
• Subject: Re: coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 15:48:16 PDT
  > > after a drive there develops a puddle of coolant below the oil > filter/oil cooler/water pump. my pump was replaced by the dealer...
• Re: Coolant flush after ATF cooler failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jun 2007 19:11:13 -0400
  ...I would recheck the level every few minutes to replace the coolant that boils out.I guess it will steam out through the dip...
• Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 20:18:12 -0800
  ...this is what exhaust gas in the coolant overheating looks like.. you've determined it's not the t-stat or water pump, or...
• engine compartment perimeter coolant rail
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:45:55 -0700
  I have a slight leak at one of the junctions in the coolant line that runs along the top perimeter of the engine compartment...
• Re: replacing hose with minimal coolant loss
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 8 Dec 2014 18:30:24 -0700
  ...I'd like to do this job with minimal loss of coolant if that's > possible. I have some clamps designed to 'pinch' rubber...
• Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:13:52 -0700
  ...Inspection revealed drip directly above the coolant bottle bracket. (Underside of bottle ) I could not flip the bottle over or enough to see under...
• What's the connection between the temp and fuel gauges?
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:49:40 -0700
  Driving down the road, in the rain, both the coolant temp gauge and fuel tank gauge go to zero. Can't say they did...
• coolant overflowing
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 19:40:55 -0500
  ...The day before yesterday I had the blinking coolant light abuot four times, so I just empty the overflow tank back to the other...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 8 Aug 2018 18:25:49 -0700
  Pat, I change all of them, the one for the ECU and the one for the coolant gauge and the coolant level sensor too...
• Coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 22:23:59 -0500
  Hey Volks Do any of you have any experience with Texico Havoline Extended Life coolant (dex cool)? The info on the bottle looks like...
• Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 20:25:21 -0400
  Changing coolant this weekend for the first time. Any thing diffferent I should do besides what my Bentley says? What type of clamp do...
• Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 11:36:10 -0400
  Nice :) If you're running liquid ammonia as coolant you could have a real problem > with brass fittings. You probably aren't, though. ;-) > > Yrs...
• Re: Fw: Uh oh....No coolant in the tank
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Sat, 14 May 2005 12:17:16 -0400
  Also the Van has brand new heads and the Coolant temp was fine even in the 85 degree Florida heat. I just was checking...
• Re: coolant bleeding/overheating problem?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:02:10 -0700
  ...Check for leaks in coolant lines. Even if it doesn't leak coolant air can get inside and block the flow of coolant enough...
• Re: Coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 17:44:54 -0500
  ...The word on the street is that yearly coolant flushes with the correct coolant is your only ammo against frequent head leakage/head replacement...
• Re: Expansion tank leak
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 23:23:30 -0600
  William, I was having similar problems with my coolant level sensor and replaced it. They are inexpensive, under $10. Back last winter I had...
• Re: intermittent radiator fan / overheating SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 13:21:54 -0700
  ...With the pump running, the reduced temperature coolant doesn't cut the fan off until coolant has circulated and cooled the whole system. > > With...
• Re: Wierd coolant overflow problem......help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 07:03:04 -0400
  ...In my case it turned out to be a crack in the expansion tank located on the coolant level sensor boss. It was not...
• Re: Of blown coolant hoses and old radiators
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 21:21:08 -0400
  ...Of blown coolant hoses and old radiators Hello folks, My 1991 has been popping coolant hoses off as of late. First it was the...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:24:46 -0700
  ...some > coolant) > would escape without overpressurizing the system and > without overheating > the engine.� I could go 27 miles before the low > coolant light would...
• Re: Coolant Leak around Sensor in Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:18:18 -0800
  Gregg Howald wrote: > > I have a problem with coolant leaking from around the Coolant Level Sensor > in the reservoir tank. It happens regularly when...
• Re: Need help diagnosing a coolant issue
  Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 06:53:54 -0400
  ...Need help diagnosing a coolant issue Did you put new heads on the engine or reseal the old ones with new orings and gaskets...
• Re: Blinking Temp Light
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:03:38 -0600
  Top off the ExpansionTank with coolant (preferably when the Eng' is cool) & check that the OverFlowTank (the 1 behind the Lic'Plate ~ JICYDKT) has...