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• Re: VDO Coolant Temp Gauge Sender...where to put???
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:45:03 -0400
  Why not take the path of least resistance and put it in the main coolant reservoir? I realize the bottle itself flexes, but there...
• Re: Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 09:26:17 -0700
  ...My trusted mechanic found some coolant leaking from the coolant level sensor and replaced it with a new one. That seemed to fix the...
• Re: Coolant sludge? (link to pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:48:37 -0800
  ...I didn't see any other signs of > coolant in the system I meant "any other signs of OIL in the system" D-oh...
• Re: Coolant draining strategy? MY WAY ...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 23:19:08 -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: My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:57:16 -0700
  ...Take > it off and try sucking through it (clean the coolant off first). If you > can easily suck on it then it is toast...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sun, 2 Apr 2017 09:27:29 -0500
  ...VW and coolant suppliers have moved on to > G12+. It is an organic hybrid that mixes with both types. I can buy G12+ > for...
• Re: Oil in Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 09:55:23 -0500
  ...Cylinder wall and stud erosion start quickly without the coolant additives. Test the system to make sure it is holding pressure when done. Dennis...
• Re: Coolant Strangeness
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:46:44 -0700
  ...rising to the surface of the coolant in the pressure bottle ................unless you are in the process of just filling the coolant to start...
• Re: Water Temp sender location
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:39:56 -0400
  The water in the pump return pipe is the mixed coolant return water. In other words it is the water that is cooled by...
• Severe coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Ian Stewart
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:11:52 -0700
  Hello, I have a 1987 2.1L 4-speed, and last night, I experienced a sudden and severe discharge of coolant from the left...
• Re: Coolant vanishing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:40:53 -0500
  Either it is leaking somewhere or the coolant is getting forced out while driving. Get a coolant system pressure tester, one with a guage...
• Re: Cooling system weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 13:17:14 -0400
  I had a similar experience minus the coolant covering the back of the van. Turned out to be a leaking compression head gasket that...
• Re: coolant pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 09:01:52 -0400
  ...coolant pressure gauge > Hi Volks, > I have found and installed a new coolant pressure gauge on by wasser > boxer. Some on the list have...
• another coolant leak and solution
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 00:18:18 -0800
  Hello Listvolks, The last couple of days another coolant leak has kept me busy carrying an extra water bottle for my vanagon. I noticed...
• Re: Questions from a Vanagon Newbie
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 16:44:03 -0800
  ...Super hot heads have no > coolant flow over them, and coolant temperature can exceed the coolant > boiling temperature - pressure goes sky high locally and...
• Cooling System Strangemness
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 18:12:25 -0500
  ...Roland is not marking his spot with either coolant or oil. The coolant in the tanks is very clean looking with no signs of...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 4 Sep 2019 07:01:14 -0300
  ...When we came out of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, > there was a steady drip of coolant from under the engine. At that...
• Re: Goofy Coolant Refresh Idea
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 18:27:48 -0600
  ...Replace it with a fresh 1/Nth of proper coolant/water mix. > At any > > given time coolant in the vehicle still has an average...
• 2.1 Conversion-Trouble Bleeding Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:05:21 -0500
  ...Upper hose to coolant tank spewing lots of bubbles into the tank, but not drawing in any more coolant. Engine temp gauge never goes...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:47:34 -0400
  ...Time to add some >more coolant and I saw that the stuff was orange. No more than 250ml went >in before I paused and...
• Re: Drain/fill coolant loop w/o burping
  Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 22:42:32 -0500
  ...Check coolant with hygrometer, if desired. Loose hose clamp and remove upper hose from plastic tank. Coolant will escape by gravity. Loose the clamp...
• Re: MINOR? COOLANT CATASTROPHE HELP NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:45:57 -0400
  ...MINOR? COOLANT CATASTROPHE HELP NEEDED Well the wife called about two hours ago to announce that she was stranded in our 84 Westy and...
• Re: Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 15 May 2020 10:39:09 -0400
  Have you changed your coolant line from front to back? If you have a pin-hole leak in your main line, under pressure, it...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:55:25 -0700
  ...When the engine is started and is getting > warmer, the expansion of the coolant in the system should force liquid or > gases, whatever is...
• Re: Libby Bong and coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:55:19 -0800
  As high as you can easily pour coolant into it. Mine is 3'. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: water pump replacement 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 17:44:41 -0500
  ...Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- I always understood that the stuff every one calls antifreeze in reality is "Coolant" and coolants were also...
• Wasserboxer Coolant Temp Guage Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Art Beutler
  Wed, 26 May 1999 08:20:41 -0700
  ...There are no other symptoms - no flashing of the coolant low light, no disappearance of coolant, and the fan does seem to cycle on...
• # pumping water through stalled engine (was: heating parked vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 22:11:32 MST
  ...The question is will the coolant pump pass coolant without too much resistance when it's not turning? I don't have one at...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 12:01:16 -0800
  ...The early models had a coolant level sensor unit that pegged the temp needle and blinked the led whenever the coolant was detected low...
• Re: anti ferrze coolant
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:12:05 -0700
  ...My Westy has VW blue coolant, and it seems quite happy (me, too). I'd pay the couple extra bux and go blue next...
• Re: Coolant drips from heads- AAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 23:59:09 -0500
  ...Coolant drips from heads- AAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH! > > > So, once the coolant starts dripping-how long till total failure? > It was below 0 here last nite- and...
• Re: oil in coolant-cracked head?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 12:08:19 -0500
  > > So I have found that I have grease in my coolant, > > inside of the overflow tank cap is coated with it, and > > if I...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:35:53 -0500
  ...I'm thinking I might have pinched it while >> replacing one plastic white coolant pipes because it blew off at where >> it connects w...
• Re: Weird Stuff----
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 09:48:49 -0800
  David Katsuki wrote: > > Where is there a coolant pressure sensor in the system? I've never seen > one and don't recall > any reference...
• Coolant...
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Lisa Arnott
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 13:38:01 -0700
  The List is BACK!!!! Yeah!!! Found this discussion about phosphate free coolant on an automotive technician's list that I subscribe to. Thought that...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Thu, 15 Oct 2015 22:05:11 -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: Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sat, 18 Jun 2016 11:45:11 -0700
  ...Coolant mystery > > OK folks, > > Be gentle here as coolant questions way to often end up with very scary responses. > > I’ve noticed that even...
• Re: Coolant leak from coolant tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:11:55 -0700
  ...Coolant leak from coolant tank >I just got back from a little trip and noticed that I have a slow coolant > leakthat is coming...
• Re: Coolant reservoir full; Overflow tank empty?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 01:02:17 -0400
  ...How does the blue cap on top of the Reservoir work? Is it >supposed to release coolant to the Overflow tank or suck coolant...
• Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:05:02 -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...
• Re: No coolant traffic
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:52:19 -0800
  ...No coolant traffic I can't see any movement of the coolant from the reservoir tank to the pressure tank.� I installed a new...
• Re:(Distilled water) Coolant Replaced with non-VW brand
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 18:22:22 -0400
  ...When I found out that the "richer" mixture caused my coolant lite to blink all the time I went to 50/50 again. Lite...
• Re: HOW TO bleed the coolant system...
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 00:51:00 -0400
  ...Where is this temp sender hole? and how would one poor coolant through it? Brian 87 GL .. >Sometimes it IS necessary to run the...
• Coolant reservoir H piece
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 19:21:24 -0500
  ...The water pump locked up, and the resultant overheating cracked the H shaped piece that goes in between the coolant reservoir and the coolant...
• Should I use Phosphate-free coolant??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Compher
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 10:41:31 -0800
  ...It looks like the garage who did the work used green (Prestone?) coolant. I don't know for how many years this has been...
• Re: coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 09:49:32 EDT
  ...NAPA here is Almonte gets me 1-1/4" "Green Stripe II coolant hose ! . . . . . . I've been using it successfully for years to fix...
• AW: morons (red coolant)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:43:45 -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: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:02:38 -0700
  ...Coolant Loss- is it that time again? > > > > On my 85 1.9 (second set of heads...that we did 11 years ago) I'm...
• 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 18:13:55 -0400
  ...The thermocouple wire was sealed so that the coolant system was sealed and operating at pressure.) 5. Coolant system has been pressure checked and...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 May 2001 14:37:41 -0500
  ...thats interesting too. > >when you pull coolant into the heater core, is it not going to the > radiator? > >i thought that it would only...
• further coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 17:37:11 -0800
  I have discovered what looks like a piece of a staple thru one of the wires to the sensor that fits into the coolant...
• Re: anti ferrze coolant
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 17:48:01 +0000
  ...anti ferrze coolant > > Anti ferrze, eh? ;-) > > I have the orange stuff from Prestone in my '88, and it always stinks > like anti-freeze, since...
• Re: Head gasket, cracked head, or more?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:29:26 -0700
  ...the temp gauge will not show rising coolant temps if .. A.......there is a very sudden large coolant loss and their is no liquid...
• Re: Was rich running when cold.. now engine leaking...
  Historical mailing list - 1speedsteed
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 15:33:20 -0700
  "Is the orange coolant from GM that is phosphate free ok to use?" I surely do hope so, I've been using it for...
• Re: To hot or not?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 08:08:49 -0800
  ...The coolant level light on my 87 behaves strangely--if I start the van by turning the ignition switch immediately to start, the light...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 15:11:46 PDT
  So if we were to use distilled water with our coolant and change it once a year - then measure the electric conductivity of this...
• Re: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 00:56:14 -0400
  ...Also, if you are constantly adding fresh coolant, the fresh oxygen with this coolant promotes corrosion. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Coolant "T"-Piece
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:57:23 EST
  ...The tricky part, as always, is bleeding the coolant system when you refill with coolant. If you haven't done the bleeding of the...
• Re: Coolant light won't stop blinking!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:39:28 -0800
  I believe in Bentley it mentions that if you have a greater than 60% antifreeze mix it may cause the low coolant light to...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 May 2010 15:46:26 -0400
  At 03:04 PM 5/25/2010, John Meeks wrote: >The spec is (with probes in the coolant) between 31K Ohm and 65K Ohm...