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• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:48:37 -0400
  ...I have replaced so many of the bad plastic coolant pipes over the years I may have some insight into this problem. Every time...
• Re: coolant loss question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:11:38 -0700
  ...When I was off on an 800 mile run, the coolant was going down faster, but nothing seemed amiss to me. Then, I overheated...
• Re: Fresh from a Westfalia campout
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 31 May 2004 15:25:18 EDT
  ...A small hole, like a pinhole will spray a little coolant steadily enough to reduce your coolant over a month or so. The spots...
• vw 201
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 13:50:52 -0600
  ...Coolant system is flushed and it's time to add coolant as per the books/list. The manuals say to add, then idle fast...
• Goofy Coolant Refresh Idea
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:13:04 -0800
  ...Replace it with a fresh 1/Nth of proper coolant/water mix. At any given time coolant in the vehicle still has an average...
• Re: Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:57:35 -0700
  Hmm, not unless coolant is flowing out of the overflow bottle cap. That would mean pressure much greater than 16 psi from combustion gasses...
• Re: The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 12:59:03 -0400
  ...If it stops and starts again, your gauge and panel voltage regulator are ok but a new-style coolant level controller is triggering. If...
• Need your input - questionable mechanic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Colin Carmichael
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 15:58:06 -0800
  ...When I got home, I noticed the coolant expansion tank was very close to empty. In addition, the coolant at the bottom of the...
• Re: Long hose from front to back bad too...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 16:47:39 -0700
  ...and sometimes people have put in main coolant hoses the whole way, to replace the metal coolant pipes. I know you have a 1...
• Re: '85 temp warning light won't turn off.
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:18:58 -0600
  On Mon, 1 Mar 1999 KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > I have had similar problems with Jettas (which use basically the same coolant > level sender...
• Re: Coolant Runneth Over... Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 08:11:21 -0800
  George, My similar situation occurred because the coolant tank cap had a hairline crack, almost unobservable to the naked eye. I replaced the cap...
• Re: Coolant blowing out of crankcase vent
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 May 2001 20:03:29 -0400
  This is a symptom of coolant getting into the combustion chamber. This can be caused by a bad head seal or a cracked head...
• Coolant level rising.
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:30:59 EDT
  ...After a 60 mile drive, I saw coolant in the fill tank up over the top of the removable cap (several inches above the...
• Special Radiator Feed/Return Hoses for van with factory equipped alloys
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:35:52 -0500
  Hi Vanagoners, I am planning on replacing all the rubber coolant hoses in the spring and was wondering if anyone knows if I can...
• Attn: Successful Subaru transplants: heater control solution?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Sat, 20 May 2000 01:51:46 -0400
  ...One oddity of the Subaru engine is that the coolant flow to the heater core must be constant, i.e. the flow cannot be...
• flashing coolant light
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 08:31:49 -0700
  Within the last week my coolant light has started flashing at start up each morning. The light will begin flashing right after the the...
• removing rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 14 May 2002 09:51:25 -0600
  ...I have replaced it twice and it still smells like coolant. I think it is a Piece of &*%$## and never want to see it...
• Re: Coolant expert advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 16:54:14 -0800
  --- developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET> wrote: > Do I really need to bleed my whole van coolant > system? Simple answer: YYYEEESSSS Run it till good & warmed...
• Re: Coolant drips from heads- AAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 15:36:01 -0600
  Last winter I noticed 2 small spots of coolant, one under each head. Then it stopped. It got colder and never leaked again. I...
• Re: Coolant recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 13:46:46 -0700
  Who wants to put together a coolant page on the wiki? I know it's been written about, like, a bazillion times, and the...
• Re: Coolant temp warning light won't stop flashing - is my diagnosis correct?
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:52:58 -0400
  ...I know you didn't mention any changes, but might you have added straight coolant to top it off? Just another thing to contemplate...
• Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:11:02 -0500
  ...The change in resistance would be much > easier to measure. > > > > > Leon > > 85 Subwagen Westy > > > > Larry Alofs wrote: > > > > > Volks, > > > I finally tracked down a coolant...
• Re: heating project..
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 19 Apr 2017 11:07:55 -0500
  ...no residual refrigerant to intermix with coolant. Water pump pumps water through the system so that added routing would have coolant supplied but that...
• Re: melting lower thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 7 Mar 2013 10:52:12 -0800
  ...A mechanic said that my 2.1 coolant manifold was "weeping". Haven't confirmed or seen coolant loss, but this manifold (aka "tower") does...
• RE: 86 Vanagon antifreeze problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:55:32 -0800
  ...Yesterday, I was driving along and >my coolant tempature gage light went off. I checked my coolant expansion >tank and it was empty. I...
• Coolant again
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 14:39:52 -0700
  ...No more of this elevated front end or running the engine at 2000 rpm while hot coolant spouts everywhere *B.S.* I made an...
• Of blown coolant hoses and old radiators
  Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 21:24:15 -0400
  Hello folks, My 1991 has been popping coolant hoses off as of late. First it was the center top frm the thermostat housing, then...
• Re: what to do with old coolant?
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 21:56:35 -0600
  > Once I took it to a garage that had one of those pressure/vaccum > coolant > exchange systems. The old antifreeze was simply collected in...
• Re: distilled water for coolant - was New Car Dealers And Parts Prices-a service advisors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:44:05 -0500
  ...distilled water for coolant - was New Car Dealers And Parts > Prices-a service advisors > > >> At 1/30/2008 05:28 PM, Allan Streib wrote...
• Re: Euro-Engine: 85 Volkswagen Van, Cooling, Coolant, Air
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:21:16 -0700
  ...But I did not have all the coolant flowing into the overflow when I tried to do it. Todd '88 Westy "Dan Beeson (by...
• Re: Expansion tank leak
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 21:50:23 -0700
  ...Expansion tank leak There was coolant under the left rear of the engine so I took a look. White powdery substance on a coolant...
• Re: MINOR? COOLANT CATASTROPHE HELP NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:22:48 -0700
  ...Check your oil to make sure no coolant got in there and if it did don't go anywhere. Make sure there is enough...
• Re: got to fix the cooling system again.
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:16:21 -0700
  I doubt if your current problems have anything to do with the type of coolant/water you installed in your van. It probably has...
• Coolant Replacement Techniques
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:54:24 -0400
  Hi; I found the following while searching the archives for the best way to go about changing out that nasty green coolant the P...
• Re: coolant pipe (Van-Again has it!)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:10:40 -0400
  I sell this particular pipe a lot (about one or two a month) compared to the other coolant pipes in the Vanagon system. I...
• Aluminum coolant tanks
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 04:54:37 -0700
  Back in March I had a number of hoses replaced on the cooling system which included having the plastic coolant tank changed over to...
• Coolant loss over....but for how long?
  Historical mailing list - Knud Haugmark
  Tue, 03 Jun 1997 16:36:59 +0000
  ...After loosing coolant for about three weeks and quite a lot, I added a sealing liquid containing vegetable fibres and some gluey stuff from...
• Re: Zerex phosphate-free coolant
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 10:37:09 -0800
  ...Zerex phosphate-free coolant > > Vanagoneers, > > In an attempt to find a source for the BASF-manufactured coolant that > I had > been using in my...
• Re: parting out the following vans:
  Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:13:53 -0500
  Hello chris, Hey you wouldn't have a good coolant tank in any of the water cooled vans by chance. I need a coolant...
• Strange Place For Orange Crusty Stuff?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 02:17:12 -0700
  We've all had our share of tell tale signs of coolant leaks over the years, but I need help with this one. I...
• Re: Removing the rear heater
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:39:26 -0400
  http://www.benplace.com/rear_heater.htm Leave the 2 hoses there, fill those with coolant, block them with a screw, when pushing the...
• Lost coolant cap?
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
  Tue, 9 Jan 2018 17:21:18 -0800
  Has anyone ever dropped their coolant cap behind the license plate? My hands were slippery in the rain and it dropped behind and just...
• 82 Coolant Tank retrofit help
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:56:00 -0500
  OK so I have the closest part to Yellow Sub's original 82' diesel coolant expansion tank. I've learned I must improvise a...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L? (Marius content)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 May 2011 21:11:18 -0400
  ...Do the senders report coolant temp regardless of whether the >thermostat is open or closed? (Mainly this is something Marius is >wondering about.) They...
• Re: Coolant pressure test... video.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:50:56 -0500
  ...I have a strange coolant situation myself and this will help. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus...
• High rpm???
  Historical mailing list - - James Shinosky
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:31:02 EDT
  Since i flushed out the coolant in my 88 weekender with setting the engine at 2000 rpm, the engine idle jumps to between 1800...
• Re: Idling high and uneven. Problem filling with coolant.
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 21:30:26 -0500
  I too had difficulty getting coolant out the bleeder. Turns out I didn't have it jacked high enough. 16 inches is waaayyyy up...
• need used 2.1l coolant overflow tank :-(
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 13:39:16 -0500
  Hi All! Anyone got an extra el-cheapo coolant overflow tank that they car part with? Must not be real clean or pretty but...
• Re: 1.9 and 2.1l Vanagon Coolant Hoses Available
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 09:25:13 -0800
  ...shop? Alistair >I just bought a bunch of 1.9l Vanagon Coolant hoses. I would sell all of the >hoses in the engine compartment...
• 3 part numbers needed
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 20:22:25 -0500
  ...the gasket between the head and the coolant-intake flange 3. the gasket between the head and the coolant-out flange Thanks for any...
• Coolant Fan
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 22:36:14 -0600
  Just had my AC serviced and the tech told me that my coolant fan should come on shortly after my AC is turned on...
• Re: SIERRA Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 17:57:30 -0600
  "I am getting a jelly-like brown build-up on coolant reservoir, underside of pressure cap, and overflow tank. Any ideas as to what...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 11:57:11 -0500
  Hello All, I've been watching this heater discussion and wanted to clarify the purpose of the LED on the coolant temp. gauge. It...
• Re: Tires inertia
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:24:55 -0400
  ...that leaks coolant into the proton accellerator? I hear it happens more if you don't use Genuiune VW liquid sodium coolant. David Brodbeck...
• Coolant hose VS tire size?
  Historical mailing list - matt sutton
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:48:06 -0500
  ...Both Bus Depot and Vanagain list different (and more expensive) coolant hoses if the larger tires are factory equiped. Is this a change I...
• Metal end slips out...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 18:52:30 -0700
  Hi guys, The van has two plastic pipes that deliver the coolant back and forth. They have metal inserts at the ends. I noticed...
• Coolant leak??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Comer
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 20:42:57 EDT
  I am Seeing some coolant fall between the motor and tranny?? As far as i can tell it mostly happens when the van is...
• patching coolant temp sensor wires
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 13:10:19 -0500
  ...I found out a wire on my coolant temp sensor frayed and I spliced it by twisting the wires and soldering them. Will this...
• Re: Bleeding coolant without a second person?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:15:28 -0700
  > My usual method for filling up the coolant system involves having a > helper hold down the gas pedal while I run between the radiator...
• Re: Coolant flow/air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:29:49 -0500
  ...In fact that makes it more difficult for the pump to get the coolant up there. Since it is winter, consider pre mixing the...