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• Red or Blue, Betty or Wilma
  Historical mailing list - rob wilke
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:58:21 -0700
  So I called the dealer today to see if they had coolant and they said I should not use the new red coolant in...
• Getting Back to Basline Protection After Mixing Green & Orange Coolant?
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 10:01:21 -0700
  I am worried about the condition of my coolant. It is a mixture of green and orange. If they are using incompatible chemistries, how...
• coolant light flashing
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:26:23 -0400
  My coolant light did the same thing after a leak where I had to bleed the system of air so that is my thought...
• Re: Metal coolant bypass pipe
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 10:55:21 -0400
  ...Metal coolant bypass pipe Well... Tried to fix the pin hole leak, but it was on the corner of the pipe and maybe there
• Head Corrosion prevention Discussion
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 05:34:37 -0400
  ...An area of corrosion was present exactly beneath the seal, not just inside the, where coolant and seal meet, but the complete width of...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Tue, 4 Apr 2017 22:44:40 -0700
  ...I read the ones with >> >> coolant related subject titles. I guess I missed some thing, what's >> Dennis' >> >> recommended coolant change interval? >> >> Hopefully the...
• Questions: 1.9l Turbo Diesel Westy running hot. Weak cooling?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 11:26:04 -0700
  ...Using an IR thermometer to measure the temp of the coolant I get: Coolant to radiator: 90-92C Coolant from radiator: 75-80C Outside...
• Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Kk Al
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 20:03:11 -0400
  ...We've replaced the coolant pressure bottle and sensor with an upgraded aluminum unit from Van Cafe. I'll double check that as well...
• Re: Coolant draining strategy?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:48:49 -0700
  Paul Guzyk wrote: > It's always messy draining coolant on Vanagons. [snip] > After you disconnect the hoses, plug them up with something--at > minimum...
• Re: head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:09:14 -0500
  Some years ago I cracked a head in one cylinder badly enough that exhaust gases were leaking into the coolant and I was well...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:34:51 -0500
  ...Our coolant will eliminate all the corrosion factors along > > with the electrolysis. Our coolant is also phosphate free." > > > > On 4/1/2012 5:43...
• Re: intermittent radiator fan / overheating SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 14:35:02 -0600
  ...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: Draining the coolant system... ?
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Fri, 7 May 2004 12:18:25 -0700
  ...Draining the coolant system... ? > Hello.. > > I have a 91 Vanagon that is in need of a coolant flush and or a new > radiator. I...
• Re: '90 Westy 2.1L Coolant System Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 11:48:14 -0800
  ...About two weeks > ago, I added a bit > more coolant to the cold van to bring the level just > above the min mark. > > Yesterday...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 6 May 2010 09:22:12 -0500
  But, others have said they use coolant hoses to replace the pipes. I assume this requires some simple engineering to keep the hoses from...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:21:45 -0800
  ...It does not blow coolant. Some will suggest the problem is with the guage and other will suggest that there is no problem until...
• Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 15 May 2020 14:34:59 -0000
  Hi everyone.  I had my rear heater replace a few weeks ago after noticing the smell of coolant.  Didn't notice any leaks, until...
• Re: Lost coolant cap?
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Tue, 9 Jan 2018 20:33:02 -0500
  ...On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 8:21 PM, Jennifer Rabbitt < yoursocialconcierge@gmail.com> wrote: > Has anyone ever dropped their coolant cap behind the...
• Re: Coolant Leak, Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 12:54:05 -0500
  ...In the mornings, I noticed > a small coolant leak. Back here in San Diego, no leak. > > Anyone experienced a cold-weather only coolant leak...
• Clutch slave cylinder and leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 18:04:20 -0500
  ...What happens is that the cold rubber shrinks, and any minor leak shows itself (in one case I had running coolant when starting on...
• replacing coolant pipes under the van
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 20:24:32 -0800
  While we are on the topic of coolant and cooling, what are the various ideas for replacing the coolant pipes that run under the...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 10 May 2002 20:06:05 -0700
  I did it, and it worked well! I jacked front end up 20" and rigged a small funnel and poured coolant in new radiator...
• Re: 2.1 WBX eating coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 17:36:54 -0400
  You are sucking coolant! For sure If your engine "drink" that much it not because it's hot outside!!! Leak down test followed by...
• Re: help diagnosing possible coolant system/ engine damage
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 02:21:48 -0500
  It might possibly have rusted coolant pipes by now! Certainly it leaked somewhere. Al Brase Vanagons Dennis Haynes wrote: >OK, let's assume that...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 12:05:51 -0700
  ...Are they to the point that running Evans coolant might help? Who knows? I'm not sure that this product rates as a shyster...
• Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:14:08 -0700
  Yesterday I had a period where the fuel gauge and the coolant gauge both were reading very low, and inaccurately... I think this may...
• Re: coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 3 Mar 2013 17:13:06 -0800
  ...okay, maybe a little messy for the coolant drain and refill but, survivable. � �drive happy � � � � mike, btdt via List referred vendor I don't...
• Re: Air in cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Apr 1995 16:10:51 -0300
  ...As it gets really cold it sucks in from the overflow? Are there any more modes/combos for head/coolant failures, are the ones...
• Re: Over heating problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 18:49:29 -0500
  Have a leak down test and a hydrocarbons in the coolant test performed. This will tell you weather or not you have an internal...
• Re: Help! - Coolant spilling on long drives
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 12:00:35 -0500
  ...Thanks to everyone who has responded to my post about my coolant spilling on long drives. At least now I have ideas on what...
• Where's my coolant (I know)
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 17:20:21 -0400
  I posted a few weeks ago about my coolant level constantly going down but no leaks that I could see. Thank you to everyone...
• Re: Which coolant: blue, green or orange?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:37:54 -0700
  ...Which coolant should I use: the OEM blue that goes for >$15 a gallon, the orange coolant at $7.50 a gallon or the...
• webasto coolant heater for sale bbw46
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:12:10 -0800
  folks, i removed a webasto coolant heater from my canadian singlecab. It worked when it was installed but has since been sitting in a...
• Re: 2 Cups low on coolant made my vanagon overheat?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 22:35:23 -0400
  Hi Tom, Perhaps the coolant was slightly too concentrated... Adding 2 cups of water might then increase its effectiveness and improve the function of...
• Re: blue vs green vs orange coolant
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 13:33:13 -0700
  ...I researched it as well as I could when I first > needed > to flush my westy's cooling system and non-phosphates coolants became...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:25:50 -0700
  ...Missing coolant Also, coolant can leak out between coolant level sensor and tank, pool at that point and evaporate. On Mon, Sep 28, 2015...
• Re: Coolant out episode this aft.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:44:13 -0400
  Good catch! Consider yourself lucky to discover the coolant level sensor failure without melting anything. Does the sensor flash at startup? I always watch...
• Re: Need help with old gasket removal (Thanks)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 07:45:27 -0700
  ...I didn't see any evidence of coolant on any part of the head seam at all. If I wash off the coolant and...
• Re: Lost coolant cap?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 9 Jan 2018 20:26:14 -0600
  ...Lost coolant cap? > > Has anyone ever dropped their coolant cap behind the license plate? > > My hands were slippery in the rain and it dropped...
• Re: Should I opt for ALL new water lines?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 06:14:21 EST
  ...So, I'm thinking of replacing every coolant hose from bumper to bumper. However, I gotten seveal quotes that have indicated that it will...
• Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 14:31:06 -0700
  You do know that, in order to push coolant out of the radiator bleed screw, engine speed must be maintained at around 3000rpm? Karl...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:38:13 -0700
  Don't forget to turn off the engine and restart it to reset the coolant level light. I looked at mine, and I can...
• Coolant air, overflow, fried head gasket, "burping" out air (long)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:58:53 -0600
  ...coolant overflow and/or blinking red light, find a place to stop, "burp" tank, sometimes add coolant. The intermittently overflowing fill tank would leave...
• Re: 2.1L coolant light problem..diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:01:26 -0400
  ...Next thing i find ( the customer always added coolant to the actual reservoir, and not the overflow..he said that coolant never went anywhere...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:20:05 -0500
  ...This is the exhaust of hot coolant, both side of engine join together in a very direct way. Understand that monitoring the coolant temperature...
• Re: Erratic temp LED and gauge needle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Oct 2019 23:04:19 +0000
  Did you check the coolant level? What you descibe is indicative of low coolant or a system that is air bound. When you start...
• Re: How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:48:10 -0600
  ...Our unintentional leaks are bad enough. > > Mark > > > John Rodgers wrote: >> >> While on the subject of topping off coolant - for a 2.1L - you can...
• Weird Cooling system update
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
  Wed, 26 May 1999 11:31:40 -0400
  ...I just have to ignore the coolant gauge as it climbs and falls, and I just leave a little coolant puddle every once in...
• Coolant Saga Continues....Need Advice!!!
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 12:26:33 -0700
  Hello All (Again!) I'm out trying to bleed the air out of my 1990 Carat's coolant....did the procedure (per Bentley) yesterday...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:32:38 EDT
  ...Boiling coolant would not be good in any vehicle, no matter what the make or coolant used. I've seen the innards of many...
• RE: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentation)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 12:58:47 -0700
  ...Oil temperature can be much more volitile than coolant temperature, but after a sustained period under extreme condiditions the coolant temperature will inevitibly rise...
• Changing coolant hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:29:30 -0600
  This weekend I am tackling the task of replacing the long coolant pipes from engine to radiator. I already bought nice heavy duty 1...
• a time to drain, a time to flush
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:30:05 -0700
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=234192&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=coolant&start=0 And it's courtesy of Andrew...
• Re: Coolant Question
  Historical mailing list - James Callahan
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 12:09:29 -0700
  ...Next step is to change coolant. I have looked, but cannot find the drain plug. Any suggestions where I might find it?? I have...
• Boiling coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 12:48:36 -0400
  ...I went to open the engine compartment and could hear the coolant boiling. All belts are inplace and seem tight. The coolant bottle is...
• Re: Uh-oh, cooling system way pressurized
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 10:40:07 EDT
  It could be that your expansion tank cap is faulty and letting coolant leak out into your overflow tank and that this is causing...
• Re: Blinking coolant light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 11:06:04 -0700
  The coolant level "relay" will have the number 43 stamped on the top. Mark Jim Morgan wrote: > > I am trying to track down this...
• leak tests
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:00:07 -0500
  Volks, In trying to isolate my coolant leak, I'm wondering what each test will tell me. If I've got a head leak...
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:32:14 -0400
  > I tend to think the leaks happen first, and the pitting is caused by the > leaking coolant. It doesn't make sense to me...
• Re: Random flashing of temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:45:45 -0500
  How is the coolant level in the expansion tank? Frequently, when this level gets to a critical level( for the level sensor)the light...