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Re: unclassified Compression and other topics
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 25 May 2004 18:37:53 -0500
...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Thomas, Geoffrey wrote: >I dropped my '88 Westy in for some work today. >I had noticed a slight coolant...
Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 7 Sep 2015 09:29:14 -1000
...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: morons (red coolant)
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:04:26 -0600
...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: Repost: Head talk
Historical mailing list
Sat, 6 May 1995 10:40:30 -0400
...This is caused by gases in the engine escaping into the cooling system and increasing the coolant volume, thereby pushing the coolant back into...
Quick note on coolant distribution manifold ( Syncro)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 3 Sep 2019 08:11:23 -0700
A few months ago I swapped in an aluminum version of the stock plastic coolant distribution manifold. The 2wd and Syncro versions differ in...
Temp guage reading low and spirratic coolant level light
Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:33:15 -0700
Alright, I'm tired of seeing the coolant light flashing. I have seen it do the following, ordered by most frequent: 1. It is...
Re: Overheating '88 Westy
Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
Fri, 18 Sep 1998 10:27:08 -0700
...One problem is that it can blow all your coolant onto the road, > which means the temp sensor doesn't work because there is...
Crazy Coolant Light Question
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:05:26 -0700
...Crazy Coolant Light Question > If the concentration of coolant is off it gets really > sensitive. I disagree common misconception __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search...
Heater Valve Replacement
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 21 May 2004 17:35:10 -0600
...It was a great opportunity to change the coolant and that was done as well. But that's another age old thread as well...
Re: Dealer Disaster (Update #2)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 6 May 2003 19:28:19 -0400
...The coolant temperature sensor indicates the "bulk" coolant temp of the water flowing through and out of the engine. When the coolant stops flowing...
Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Apr 2012 01:04:02 -0400
...Replaced the cap with the old one, installed a new coolant sensor, and apparently that fixed my coolant leaking/bubbling problem. Tomorrow, to check...
Problem with 1991 Vanagon cooling system
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:05:59 -0500
...I have not kept coolant in it recently long enough to tell exhaust gases are dirtying the coolant and I have not done the...
Thanks Mark! (dreaded cooling light)
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 09:23:35 -0400
...Need help - the dreaded flashing red coolant light I assume you have the same type of problem, a persistent and recurring flashing of the...
Blinking Low Coolant Level Warning
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:53:42 -0500
1988 GL - "Ol' Red"". Coolant level warning light has gone ape! It blinks for a few before startin g - then on start it goes...
Re: Libby Bong and coolant change
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:33:01 -0600
...I've never had a problem, never had to add coolant. mcneely ---- george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > After changing out a water pump...
Re: Install extermal oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 6 Apr 2012 08:38:30 -0700
...Anyone > want to comment on that? > Fluid friction in the torque converter gets it pretty hot pretty quick, faster than the engine coolant heats...
Re: 87 Westi GL (Overheating)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Feb 1999 22:55:06 EST
Don, could be that you are getting exhaust gases into your coolant. These come past the gasket at the top of the cylinder. The...
Re: warm refer
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:21:55 EDT
...It's using the same coolant as the AC circuit. If it's cooling on AC the coolant part of Le Fridge is fine...
fwis, this is how I bleed the radiator
Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 20:04:54 -0700
...I flush the system and add new coolant mix. Open the bleed screw a bit and suck out all the air. Soon, only coolant...
bleeding coolant.
Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:36:55 EST
...I let it run for a 1/2 hr watching every thing now i am not getting any coolant out of the bleeder, fan...
Re: Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Fri, 10 May 2002 14:06:37 -0400
...Now Im ready to fill with coolant. I remember >someone saying he filled up radiator with coolant thru >the bleeder screw hole and/or...
Re: flashing light on temp gauge
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Mon, 7 Apr 2003 12:16:58 -0700
...I would think that if the sensor went bad giving a false reading of no coolant, the needle would jump up as well. Just...
Alternative coolant flush procedure?
Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:39:13 -0500
...I've come up with this, and wanted to get some opinions: - drain coolant as completely as possible - replace with straight distilled water, do...
Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:40:56 -0400
...The "green stuff" usually contains phosphates and silicates, and is the older "standard" coolant. The "blue stuff" is VW's proprietary coolant. David Brodbeck...
Re: spring vs gear clamps on silicone hose Re: Silcone Coolants lines ???Re: 85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses to Tranny Cooler Busted-
Historical mailing list - TC
Sun, 3 Jun 2007 00:34:04 -0700
...for these pipes :) & everything I have found says that the silicone coolant hoses out last rubber 2 to 1 so I'd say that...
Re: Erratic temp LED and gauge needle......Followup
Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
Wed, 30 Oct 2019 22:07:12 -0400
The coolant pressure tank should be filled up to the top. The overflow tank has a minimum level as well. > On Oct 30, 2019...
Re: One Time Coolant Leak
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 1 Oct 2012 18:10:19 -0700
If all else fails, the definitive test for a blown head is sniffing the coolant bottle with an emissions tester. Any HC sniffed. . . well...
Re: Coolant/Heater
Historical mailing list - Marshall
Sun, 24 Mar 2002 20:03:30 -0600
...and discovered coolant pouring from the overflow bottle > (behind the license plate) Nervously, and watching the temp gauge I > drove on to the next...
'83 Vanagon leaking coolant out of relatively new heads (and intro)
Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
Mon, 5 Jan 2004 15:09:53 -0500
...I recently did some work on my coolant system (replacing a hose and the thermostat, cleaning out the rear heat exchanger, new hose clamps...
Re: Draining the coolant system... ?
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Tue, 11 May 2004 15:21:20 -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...
Coolant Pipe Locations Metal vs. Plastic. Retrofitting diesel coolant hoses.
Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:33:50 -0900
(Cross posting for gas and diesel Vanagon-types.) I'm retrofitting '82 diesel Westy #2 (with metal coolant pipes) with '84 + Euro-style (1...
Kennedy petcock in, but
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Thu, 9 May 2002 20:59:53 -0400
...I then filled to expansion tank in back with more coolant, turn the engine on, added more coolant, put the cap on and check...
Re: Air bubbles in coolant 2.1 wbx
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 5 Jun 2016 09:18:53 -0700
...Coolant transfer from coolant fill and expansion tanks seems normal but I'm just guessing at that. An archive post suggested that 'when under...
Re: Was Can you run without coolant...Now How Badly Can You Abuse a WBX? (Very long)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:38:14 -0800
John, Could you work up a THAR SHE BLOWS! upgrade kit to replace the Vanagon coolant light? If it's not too much trouble...
Re: Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Tue, 23 Jul 1996 09:02:16 -0700
...Normal maintainence is really simple -- changing the coolant is not so simple, but doable. You should plan on coolant changes once a year. The...
Re: morons (red coolant)
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:02:37 -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: Wasserboxer Heads..
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 06 Apr 95 22:32:43 CDT
...old coolant (according to books and coolant people) gets weak and cannot fight corrosion. and the older it is, the weaker it is. joel
TIICo - temperature issues
Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 07:39:41 -0400
...I have bled, and bled and bled the coolant system, so I was sure that it wasn't low coolant level. I would slow...
'90 2.1: What are the cahnces that I just fried my engine?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:09:40 -0400
...Open coolant tank - there is coolant but very low. Add more coolant - when it gets into engine it boils - but then I can see...
Re: coolant leak/temp (WSilva)
Historical mailing list - tbill
Mon, 26 May 1997 01:13:14 -0500
...I think the coolant problems > warrant more than disregarding. There IS a problem, sounds like the > internal head gasket leak (worst case) or a...
Re: Head gasket
Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:19:11 -0500
...VW coolant used first 4 years (never changed); changed with Prestone in 1995. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Preventive procedures I plan to follow with reman. engine: - Change coolant...
Re: temp gauge not working right...
Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
Wed, 8 Aug 2018 18:35:25 -0700
...one for the ECU and the one for the coolant gauge and the coolant level sensor too... because the van was neglected for at...
Re: Recommendations, anyone?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Mon, 9 Jul 2012 21:27:33 -0400
...I don't have any coolant hoses.
Re: NLA VW Parts
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 2 Nov 2010 10:54:46 -0400
2.1 Thermostat housing The H-shaped coolant "distribution" peice for 1.9 Headlight adjusters :) Wiring Harness Any NLA coolant hoses (for 1.9...
84 Wasserboxer Coolant Level Light (U)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:24 -0400 (EDT)
...gauge, replaced both sensors on thermo housing and sensor in bottle. Coolant level (Sierra) full. However, that side of panel is goofy, fuel gauge...
Re: changing coolant
Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
Wed, 1 Apr 1998 17:59:11 -0800
George Jannini wrote: > > Dan, you asked: > > << Where do you live? It cost me $100.00 to have the old coolant flushed > and new autobahn...
Re: oil loss connected to power loss?
Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 11:40:46 -0600
...Tonya (aka the Coolant Temperature Sensor Crusader) 87 Vanagon GL Wolfs 74 S. Beetle ______________________________ Virtual Reality Manager Main Street Multimedia http://www.msmm.com...
need dealer part # for coolant temp sensor
Historical mailing list - Gary E Thaxter
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:47:45 -0400
...Anyone know the dealer part number for the coolant temperature sensor on an 86 syncro? He cannot find a listing for it. He keeps...
switching temp sensor (for dash)
Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:07:55 -0400
Hi folks, Putting in a new coolant sensor in for the dash meter. Any tips for avoiding massive coolant loss during the change over...
Another Coolant Bleeding Question...bleeder valve in engine compartment?
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:38:53 -0700
The Coolant Bleeding Procedure talks about the Bleeder Valve in the engine compartment...do they mean the one on top of the thermostadt? Thanks...
Re: My VanaJetta Conversion Passed Emissions!!
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:42:28 -0800
...Used coolant from my FLAPS. Can't recall the brand off hand.... Neil.
Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:44:13 -0700
I repaired my own plastic coolant tubes using an idea gleaned from The List many years ago. I heated up the pipe until I...
Re: coolant pressure gague
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Sat, 12 Feb 2000 11:37:36 -0800
...No coolant and only air in the line (the gauge is 'air only'). It shows 7psi when I climb the 1/2 mile long...
Re: No coolant traffic
Historical mailing list - dylan
Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:01:15 -0800
...If the coolant can't flow to the overflow reservoir tank, what happens with the expanded coolant? Does it just leak out at the...
Re: Blinking coolant level light
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 24 May 2010 22:32:44 -0400
...Bon soir Gilles, What year vehicle? Regardless, unplug the coolant level controller (#42 or 43, on the 1.9l it's hidden up above...
Pepper works!
Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:57:23 -0600
Gary, keep an eye on your temp gauge as you may find the radiator could clog and restrict flow of coolant to your engine...
Re: Coolant Level
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Sun, 12 May 2002 00:03:57 -0400
...I can't seem > to find any leaks, but the coolant always seems to go right to the top of > the top tube in...
Re: more coolant blinker probs.
Historical mailing list - lbmelman
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 14:49:48 -0700
...For the past couple of days the >coolant blinker light occasionally blinks for a few seconds and the car >often "hiccups" at the same...
coolant refill overflow tank
Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:08:25 -0400
Hi All, Silly question perhaps, but I'm temporarily Bentley-less and want to address the issue now- my refill/coolant tank (not the...
Re: Expansion tank not connected
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:00:13 -0500
JJ, The expansion is an important part of the WBX coolant system. In conjunction with the pressure cap it automatically bleeds the system of...