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• Re: Success!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:17:57 -0500
  ...If you are getting combustion gases into the coolant your coolant is being transformed into acid and it will eat the inside of your...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 22 May 2014 09:25:31 -0500
  ...Can i top up my van with Xerex for example or do i have to completely flush and refill with the new coolant? Thanks...
• Re: another coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:13:58 -0500
  ...FWIW, several coolants available from FLAPS now state clearly on the bottle label that they are phosphate free. Among those are Zerex and at...
• Re: Coolant Reservoir Leak
  Historical mailing list - Bill Transue
  Sat, 9 Oct 1999 22:52:34 -0700
  ...Bill At 08:53 PM 10/3/99 -0700, you wrote: >> dismayed to find coolant and steam leaking out of a small crack >> in...
• Re: 2-week wait on a diesel water hose?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 08:47:30 -0700
  ...To prevent this > process from eating up your Wasserboxer, don't add copper based pipes, use > coolant as specified, and completely change the coolant...
• Re: Coolant pipe end repair
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 13:23:11 -0700
  ...This was with proper coolant and less then a years time . Getting rid of the plastic is cheap insurance in my book . That includes...
• Re: hot Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rus
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:41:39 -0800
  ...Either the > system was way too low or something major is a miss. > Obviously the low > coolant level warning system is not working. Just...
• Silcone Coolants lines ???Re: 85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses to Tranny Cooler Busted-
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 31 May 2007 15:03:05 -0700
  ...when I drive in I see a trail of coolant look up and see coolant driping > on the cv joints then > I see the...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:57:03 -0400
  ...I had my coolant light go on with the > needle reaching the top line. I see no leaks. Coolant bottle in van was empty...
• Re: Drain/Fill Coolant Loop W/O Burping
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 02:52:45 UT
  ...However due to previous coolant leaks same mech left in tap water for me to drive with to ensure all leaks in coolant loop...
• Coolant Alternatives & carpeting replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 14:41:13 -0500
  Hi all At the risk of beating a very dead horse, I would like to ask for coolant alternatives. Who else makes phosphate-free...
• Re: 86 Coolant Pressure Leak/Problem.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:53:54 -0700
  When the engine is cold, the thermostat will be closed and no coolant will be going to the radiator. A radiator blockage should therefore...
• How do you replace the hose from the coolant overflow tank?!!
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 12:51:17 -0600
  Do any of you syncronauts know how to replace the hose from the coolant expansion tank to the coolant overflow tank??? Mine needs to...
• Re: Coolant Level vary with heat?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Tucci
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 11:01:56 -0500
  I suspect that my coolant reservoir cap is bad as my overflow tank (Bentley calls it a "refill tank" pg. 19.13) is always...
• Re: Anyone know thread size of coolant bleeder bolt on radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 13:19:00 -0500
  ...If anyone has a another good suggestion about > easily tapping a pressure sender/switch into the > coolant system (e.g. to the coolant expansion...
• water wetter
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:53:00 -0600
  ...apperently it helps make the coolant contact more surface area and draw more heat away from the engine--and making it just run cooler...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Blinking Temp Light?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:21:11 -0700
  the blinking light is the coolant LEVEL, the arrow is the coolant temp. Top up the coolant tank and overflow tank, and keep an...
• Re: rear heater must be on?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 11:21:31 -0400
  ...keep > coolant circulating, or the rear heater should be disconnected. > LOTS of vanagons have the rear heater water valve closed, the coolant sits > in...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Arlen
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:03:05 -0700
  ...The energy needed to lift up > to the top is "recovered" by the coolant falling down the other side. It > is called a siphon...
• oil in coolant... a strange event!
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:50:34 -0500
  ...Temp normal, then a miss, then coolant light, then every warning light ! So I immediately shut her down and coasted in ... No coolant in...
• Re: Late night - blinking light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 22:27:25 -0500
  With all the coolant plumbing a Vanagon has - and the one experience I had with sudden and rapid coolant loss once in my 85GL...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:43:09 -0400
  Could be your engine oil cooler has gone bad and now you are getting oil into the coolant that way. Here is the easiest...
• Re: Long road trip risk- coolant leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 01:41:16 -0700
  ...Long road trip risk- coolant leaks I'm planning to do a 4000 mile r/t road trip the middle of next month (CA...
• Re: Why does engine run cooler w/ heater on full-blast?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Thu, 21 May 1998 15:04:45 EDT
  ...Therefore turning on the heat runs the engine coolant through these "extra radiators" transfering the heat from the coolant to the passenger compartment. Since...
• Re: Expansion Tank/Overflow Tank?
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 17:04:29 +0200
  ...The "first pressurized tank" on the left side, is called the "Coolant expansion tank" and the "second overflow tank" on the right side (that...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 18:54:44 -0400
  ...I noticed, however, that my coolant > level in the expansion tank will get down to the minimum line, while > none of the coolant in...
• 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
  Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:23:37 -0700
  ...After I shut off the engine, the coolant level rises up to about the MIN mark. After the engine is completely cool, the coolant...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 01:54:08 EST
  In a message dated 2/6/2007 6:03:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA writes: >>The engine/coolant don't overheat...
• thanks on blinking water temp light and groups in Europe
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 13 May 2017 15:27:35 +0200
  ...On 86-91 models, it is the black one with two wires going to it 3) The coolant level sensor in the coolant bottle...
• Re: Wondering about coolant physics
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:39:40 -0500
  ...In summary, with my '82 diesel conversions, I switched the primary coolant reservoir to the '83 version, added a coolant level sensor and then...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:13:29 -0500
  ...Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines > > ---- Jay Brown <badkarma@TTLC.NET> wrote: > > How about internal ceramic coating as a barrier against galvanic > corrosion? > > If it...
• Re: Coolant level ligh relay
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 23:16:04 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-19 01:04:59 EDT, hdccs@TELIS.ORG (Lund) writes: > >My wife told me that the coolant level...
• Re: changing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:33:47 -0500
  Where do you live? It cost me $100.00 to have the old coolant flushed and new autobahn installed. Dan Moy danmoy@cynet.net...
• which wire goes to which coolant sensor? + parting out a bus
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:57:09 -0700
  So the new aaz engine i have has two coolant sensor. I was only able to get the new cheesy plastic flanges and not...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks/ and so does David Beierl!
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:29:51 -0700
  ...THANKS for a clear, concise explaination of the coolant system. Coolant systems and thermostats can be pretty confusing...but your email clarifies it nicely...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Bursting Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Marty Kulmus
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 09:14:12 -0800
  ...84 Vanagon Bursting Coolant Hoses I would start by replacing the pressure cap. Bad thermostat should be obvious by the gauge reading. Is the...
• Re: wonky temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:31:48 -0400
  ...You have a leak somewhere, Low coolant or gasses in the cooling system can push the coolant level below the sensor and cause the...
• Re: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 00:24:11 +0000
  ...However if the radiator is plugged then this hose will short circuit the coolant system, bypassing the radiator and letting the coolant temp to...
• Re: Coolant Again
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:40:28 -0400
  ...The chemistry of coolant is very > sophisticated. When new the formulation "permanent" type coolants were > introduced by the manufacturers a few years ago the...
• Re: weakly stats ...
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sun, 23 Apr 1995 22:19:54 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Welcome aboard. > > There's been quite a lot of dicussion about coolant and it seems > that the concensus is that non-phosphate coolant is...
• Re: Oil and Coolant Reccomendations
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:34:26 -0500
  ...In reality, it makes no difference what coolant you use, IF you use the right water to mix it with...i.e. distilled or...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:04:09 -0400
  I don't understand why anyone would replace a coolant level sensor, unless it was broken and leaking. The prongs can simply be cleaned...
• Re: Severe coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:37:43 -0700
  ...Severe coolant leak > Hello, I have a 1987 2.1L 4-speed, and last night, I experienced a sudden > and severe discharge of coolant...
• Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 18:40:24 -0600
  ...Usually coolant is added here when you change coolant or have a major coolant loss for some reason. Front Windshield Wash Tank: - Filler cap...
• Re: mixing coolants?
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Sat, 21 Aug 2004 21:04:07 -0500
  ...mixing coolants? For all who wrote, it is "the green stuff" which doesn't say all that much to me other than the fact...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 01:19:26 -0500
  At 06:56 AM 1/25/2001, Russell Talbot wrote: >A little while ago there was considerable conversation around whether the >coolant light could...
• Re: Help with coolant light flashing randomly - no leaks
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:26:47 -0700
  ...All I can say is that on one trip up to Palomar Mountain last year, the coolant light on my 84 started to flash...
• Coolant thoughts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 6 Nov 2022 06:58:53 -0800
  ...I have replaced as much stock plastic coolant parts with steel or aluminum and renewed easy to remove / repair hoses with rubber and more...
• Re: pressure testing cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 09:44:12 -0800
  ...They >were too small to leak enough coolant to notice, but would suck in air >upon cooling after shutoff. Next trip, coolant is forced...
• Resolved (yey!)! Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 07:43:24 -0700
  ...I appreciate everyone's input on the coolant reservoir of my 84 Vanagon. Thanks everyone! I treid to perform the cheapest of everyone's...
• Carat Cooling Problems Solved
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 11:11:22 -0400
  ...a poorly functioning radiator, improper wiring of the fan switch, and air in the coolant system . We had figured out the fan switch and...
• Re: New Coolant Hose Charts and Pricing
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 21:29:24 -0500
  ...I thank you Ron Semko Orlando, Florida KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > I just finished putting together two new coolant hose charts and price lists...
• Re: Coolant light won't stop blinking!
  Historical mailing list - Jim and Kelly Harpe
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:24:13 -0700
  ...the first time. :) Second time it was the coolant distribution area by the driver's side head. Jim Harpe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe in...
• Re: rear heater coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 23:08:04 -0500
  ...If you see a drop of coolant where the valve connects to the core then it's the sealing ring. It's often referred...
• Re: testing coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 11:27:18 -0700
  ...Mark pickle vanagon wrote: > I have been wondering whether my coolant level sensor is faulty, since I > don't remember every seeing it come...
• Re: Trans fluid in coolant system-New Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 17:47:06 +0000
  Then I'm confused, how is it possible then that trans fluid and coolant are mixing together? Do coolant lines run back from the...
• Re: How to do a coolant flush? 2.1L Auto 88
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:10:56 -0600
  ...robertmstewart@mac.com> wrote: > So I need to flush all the coolant out of the radiator and hoses, most > garages have systems that do...
• Re: Finally changing coolant on '88 - any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 26 Apr 1997 15:25:42 -0500
  Shawn & Janis Wright wrote: > > Well, after finally finading some Prestone Long Life coolant, I am > preparing to change it today. Consider leaving some room...
• Coolant, Bentley 18.6qt, I can only drain 10qts
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:32:00 -0800
  ...I I drained and flushed it four times to get out all the coolant; so, there is only residual water left in the system...
• Re: need dealer part # for coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 17:23:34 -0400
  Gary, there are two coolant temperature sensors: 1 pin sender, VW 049 919 501, for dash temperature gauge, is threaded 2 pin sender, VW...