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• Re: Coolant flow/air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:22:17 -0800
  ...So no need to go too nutty there, 'usually.' If it can't sustain running and it's full of coolant, checking the thermostat...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:27:37 +0000
  My understanding is this:  coolant gets hot.  It expands.  The coolant in Pressure Tank (the one with the blue cap) overflows and expels into...
• need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
  Historical mailing list - David Most
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 09:33:57 -0800
  ...I did NOT see any oil in the coolant when I left. In addition, the coolant level in the expansion tank was lower than...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:10:38 -0700
  ...Look in coolant reservoir to see if there is a sheen on the surface of >the coolant (you may have to take some out...
• Re: My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:16:35 -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...
• more stuff for sale
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 13:07:05 -0800
  ...rubber coolant hoses for engine compartment--the big set that wraps around back of engine between both heads--includes plastic junction and coolant bleeding...
• Re: From Jay Leno's Garage -- Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 1 Apr 2012 20:17:00 -0500
  I remember this coolant from 20 years ago. And the problem is cost, plus when you have a leak what do you top it...
• Re: Long life Coolant & alloy wheel questions
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:46:49 -0400
  Use the Honda factory coolant if you are suspect of what the dealership offers. I compared the two and the first 6 or 7...
• R rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:47:03 -0600
  Not a great idea as this just creates a "short circuit" for the hot coolant to bypass the trip up to the radiator and...
• Re: Short Coolant Line
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 05:53:34 EDT
  ...Yes, this is a common problem with the newer style coolant hoses available. You need the old original style that is stiffer. Where to...
• Re: coolant lines being burned by exhaust
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 19:41:03 -0400
  ...coolant lines being burned by exhaust > Peeking under our '87 2WD the other day, I noticed that the driver's side > coolant pipe near...
• FW: [DIESEL]Help Vanagon coolant tank needed badly!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:38:57 -0400
  ...Re: [DIESEL]Help Vanagon coolant tank needed badly! Have you tried filing the sealing surface flat again w/ a large mill bastard file? (Honestly...
• Re: Coolant Heater Hose?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 17:22:52 -0700
  ...6 and the directions call for me > to T into the �coolant lines just before they enter the heater box�. > Keeping in mind that...
• Leaking Woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:42:40 -0600
  ...But while I was under the engine I noticed two small puddles of coolant. Both were located just below the point where the pushrod...
• Re: Coolant bottle harbinger - opinions?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:31:04 -0400
  ...The most important reason for this is that the engine is aluminum, and that the coolant pump is driven by the alternator belt. Yours...
• Re: No coolant traffic
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:12:35 -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...
• Bleeding the coolant system/ heater core leak
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 12:46:11 -0500
  Does anyone know of any special procedures for bleeding a coolant system = after the bleeder valve on the heater core has been removed (it...
• Coolant temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 07:19:17 -0500
  All, What is the coolant temperature light trying to tell me? It comes on on cold mornings when the engine is started, and stays...
• Air in the coolant system 87
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 23:35:23 +0000
  ...And back in the engine I noteced some coolant dripping from the thermastat housing unit. The unit is a year or so old. Could...
• Re: Mixing coolants
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 08:13:16 -0800
  ...Joe On 06 Jan 2003, Marla Stelk wrote: > Hello listees, > > Does anyone know if you can mix the blue VW > coolant and the orange...
• Re: Crazy VW / was: Coolant Movement Problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 06:00:24 -0700
  ...Coolant Movement Problems > John, > > The difference here is the mechanic is installing a Jetta electric pump > . > Allegidly. > > I didn't now , or wasn't...
• What are your experiences with Silicone Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Tue, 7 Apr 2020 08:41:41 -0700
  Hello! The recent cooling hose discussion got me thinking about coolant hoses and hose clamps. Does anyone have experience using the silicone hoses that...
• Re[2]: 91 rear heater core-pulled it
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:08:40 -0400
  ...If you just plug them then you get a small length of dead coolant that never circulates. A U will not be completely dead...
• Vanagon gasket leaks [2]
  Historical mailing list - Larry L. Bissell
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 08:58:42 -0800
  ...What is an example of a phosphate free coolant? 2. Is bleeding the coolant from the 2.1liter Vanagon w/o getting the air...
• Coolant pipe Dimensions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Grant
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 16:16:59 EDT
  Can anyone provide me with dimensional information on radiator to engine coolant feed and return pipes. I need to construct a pair from either...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:43:38 -0500
  > Unfortunately the h20 pump does not generate enough pressure at idle to get the coolant "over the top". It was my understanding that the...
• Re: Typical Operating Temp Range of Automatic Trans Fluid???
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 14:49:28 -0700
  ...exchanger plumbed to the engine coolant system, it should generally run at about the same temperature as your coolant once the thermostat opens. That...
• Re: Water/Coolant Pipe Info
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:37:09 -0400
  Geo, I used JB Weld as an emergency repair on the coolant reservoir's level sensor. It held for about two months then let...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 08:22:47 -0800
  ...Finally I reached into the fuse/relay panel and pulled the coolant level relay. This stopped the occurrences of false coolant level alarms but...
• Re: A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 08:11:21 -0700
  ...Do you think there is any validity to the idea that using stainless steel coolant pipes in a coolant system is going to cause...
• Re: Interesting coolant leak - well it is for me.
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:45:33 -0400
  ...Interesting coolant leak - well it is for me. > > So a few weeks back I noticed some coolant had leaked from the van as per...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:10:14 -0700
  The aluminum tanks from GW have an inspection port for viewing coolant level. BTW - I did order a GW aluminum tank - and it did...
• Re: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 10:55:04 -0700
  ...And, with engine off, engine at operating temp, watch coolant flow from inlet pipe into the coolant expansion tank. After a cooling system has...
• Coolant temp warning light won't stop flashing - is my diagnosis correct?
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:26:54 -0400
  ...1) Disconnected coolant reservoir sensor lead - no effect on flashing. 2) Disconnected coolant reservoir sensor lead and bridged contacts - light flashed constantly - no 10...
• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:44:53 -0700
  ...I > drove a little while longer and idled downhill home. > Coolant was leaking out of the (it looks like top of ) pressurized > coolant reservoir...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 8 Aug 2018 18:21:55 -0700
  Dan...you say you changed Coolant Temp Sensor Too...did you mean also or temp sensor II? There are 2 sensors at the thermostat...
• Re: Coolant Tank and Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:34:26 -0600
  ...since waterboxers commonly use a tiny bit of > coolant out of that bottle.. > like a small cup a month often............I fill to the...
• Re: Coolant leak from...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:15:44 -0500
  ...There is a hole in the bottom of the housing that leaks coolant out of it when the pump is failing (this gives you...
• Re: Buying a Westy Help
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 08:39:55 -0500
  ...Also check color of coolant in the expension tank (oil inside coolant), check and smell the oil for sign of coolant. Second, check under...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - wolfgang
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 18:50:13 -0500
  ...If the system is > operating correctly, as the coolant expands when it is rising to > operating temperature, coolant will flow from the expansion tank...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 15:32:06 -0400
  ...The front heater along with all those hoses have a significant amount of coolant there. When you suddenly open the valve that coolant is...
• blue coolant?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Apr 1994 18:01:13 -0700 (PDT)
  ...no big deal. > but if no records, how do you know? sales-droid say-so? what is the color > of the coolant in the...
• Re: Fore warned is fore armed.........
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Mar 1997 00:25:12
  >Whilst under my truck last week changing a coolant sensor I noticed an >ominous "rust bubble" on the elbow of the coolant pipe coming...
• Re: FW: Green coolant hurt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:41:52 -0500
  ...Green coolant hurt engine? Dear Mark, There is no bleeder valve on any Vanagon rear heater! There is only an on/off shutoff valve...
• Re: Coolant leak? Trouble while on vacation - help
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:08:48 -0800
  ...I assume a coolant hose needs to be > replaced (? - I'm not a mechanic). The coolant was > about a pint low when I checked...
• Cheap Blue Goo Too! (VW Antifreeze)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 11:26:47 -0400
  After the recent discussion of the VW Blue Coolant that many folks feel is the only coolant to use in the van, I decided...
• Re: Coolant Leaking, ok to drive?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:29:21 -0400
  ...Eric shawn luft wrote: > Hello > > I recently purchased a nice little '86 Camper GL, however I see there is > small drops of radiator coolant...
• Re: Coolant hose wearing due to AC belt
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:03:33 -0600
  ...groove away in the coolant hose that runs in the > middle of it... > this hose is #10 on coolant hose charts on the vanagain...
• Re: Bypass coolant pipes under van for rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:46:18 -0700
  After pinching the hoses with clamps or locking pliers, I put a towel under the core to catch any coolant and then pulled the...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 10:18:30 -0800
  ...A warm engine makes the coolant > turn to vapor with the coolant system open. This makes bleeding > difficult. Also, never add coolant to a...
• Re: Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:08:03 -0700
  ...I also checked the heater valve and flushed the heater core and bathed in coolant.. we'll see... I put the old thermostat back...
• Re: fizzix ?
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  18 Jul 1995 12:24:39 -0700
  ...o Coolant temp is on the order of 200 F. o Radiator sheet metal is exposed to local ambient, less than 200 F o...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 13:53:08 -0800
  ...Coolant A local VW repair shop told me that I don't need to use distilled water when draining and changing the coolant (2...
• Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 19:38:37 -0400
  ...of air is enough to push the >coolant back in to the system as the coolant cools and shrinks. So what is >actual system...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:19:41 -0700
  ...I'll wire in the coolant light. Like Don, (and likely most others on this list!) I watch my temp gauge closely, but a...
• Collant bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 1994 22:01:49 -0600
  OK, so I finally got up enough energy to replace the coolant in my 85 Vanagon and have the following question about the air...
• Re: Washer fluid and coolant-Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 21:59:42 -0600
  Thanks to everyone for the responses to this question and an earlier one about coolant/int. lighting. They were very helpful. When I wrote...
• Help-Diesel Coolant tank needed badly!!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 23:57:44 EDT
  Hi All, Does anyone have a Coolant expansion tank and cap for an 82 diesel NA 1.6 for sale?? (the one on the...
• Re: coolant is a poison
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 14:12:31 -0800
  ...coolant is a poison > Isn't pouring coolant down the toilet not only irresponsible but > putting a > strain on our treatment plants that need...
• Re: leaking coolant from valve cover?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 11:00:45 -0700
  Well, coolant isn't coming from the valve cover. Expect it is coming from one of the upper head nuts. This would prove the...