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• Re: small coolant hose replacement tips needed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 11 Jan 2014 21:05:54 -0800
  ...small coolant hose replacement tips needed Eric - if �I'm reading this correctly, you're asking about a piece of tubing from the top...
• Re: Temp gauge/coolant Saga Con't.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 21:37:23 -0700
  ...but better to just plug each one separately as this does not provide a short cut for hot coolant to get back to the...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 1 Mar 2018 20:48:18 -0800
  ...Audible Coolant alarm opinions >> >> Hi listers, >> >> I scanned the GW sale email and noticed the audible coolant temperature alarm. As a blind owner in...
• Re: 84 oil gunk in coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 13:54:14 -0700
  ...84 oil gunk in coolant > A head gasket is not responsible for oil getting into the coolant on the Wasserboxer. Do you have an...
• Re: Mysterious Coolant Drip 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 06:22:00 -0700
  ...Mysterious Coolant Drip 2.1 Troops:� Ever since R&Ring my metal coolant pipe a few weeks ago, I have had a slight orange...
• Re: Coolant leak found but parts question
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 4 Nov 2022 07:27:50 -0700
  Hi Eric, I used spring clamps where I could in my recent coolant hose replacement project. The advantage of spring clamps is that they...
• Re: temp gauge shenanagins
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:41:47 -0800
  I certainly hope it's neither a bad thermostat, which is new, nor exhaust in the coolant, which is expensive. Mike ________________________________ From: Dennis Haynes...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 08:15:46 -0500
  ...So, as the pressure > gets relieved, coolant flows to the coolant recovery tank along with the > gases. > > So, the bottom line is that a...
• Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:28:55 -0700
  I searched the archives with "temperature warning red" and "coolant warning red" as the seeds before posting this. My lovely wife just called. She...
• Re: front fill radiator
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 02:35:42 EST
  ...It was only a crudded pressure cap allowing the coolant I was adding to fill the coolant reservoir to overflowing. I cleaned the valve...
• Re: Mystery fried wire-oil pressure switch!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:39:51 -0400
  ...This goes for the alternator light and coolant temperature light. During maintenance such as oil changes disconnect the coolant level probe and make sure...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:59:11 -0500
  ...Unhook the > two coolant hoses going to the cooler and couple them together bypassing the > cooler. Now start the van. Is oil coming out...
• Re: I Bought the '85 Vanagon!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 11 Nov 1994 08:00:04 -0600 (CST)
  ...4.5 GALLONS!!!! other > phosphate-free coolants are Sierra (also not as toxic as regular coolant) > and Zerex Extreme. oil: i put 5 quarts...
• Re: Leak symptoms
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 12:54:24 -0700
  Barry, First, you'll notice you have to top-off the coolant (the tank behind the license plate). - Without leaks, this shouldn't budge...
• Re: Need help with old gasket removal (Thanks)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 09:13:56 -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: Throw in the Towel... Or not?...
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 18:36:22 -0500
  ...If you have leaks in cooling system that pass air, but not coolant, you get the same effect. John Lauterbach Macon, GA '84 7...
• Re: Rust Converter Paint (not POR) on Engine Coolant Pipes?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Jul 2014 15:03:30 -0700
  ...I doubt it will last on the coolant pipes. I'd wire brush the rust then use a phosphoric acid based rust banger then...
• Re: Bleeding a Tiico (Coolant)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 13:15:15 -0500
  ...Bleeding a Tiico (Coolant) Ive changed out my broken water pump, now I need to bleed the coolant system. Should I just follow my...
• Overheating '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 13:11:35 -0500
  ...As I ran the engine for testing the radiator never got warm and the coolant lines to and from the radiator never got warm...
• Re: Coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:57:44 -0700
  ...Anyone know what to do with this light? > > Unplug the coolant level controller (position 8 on your panel, has 42 > or 43 painted on...
• Re: TECH SERVC. BULL.?
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 20:05:31 -0600
  >I have heard that there is a VW Technical Service Bulletin dealing with the >height of the coolant expansion tank. I recently replaced my...
• Re: Coolant capacity
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 07:09:23 -0400
  ...Eric Mike Miller wrote: >Thanks, now to do the math and get my coolant to 50-50. > >Mike > >On 8/10/03 6:17...
• Re: Stainless Steel Coolant Lines Now Available!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:30:37 -0400
  > <<Coolant Line - Engine to Radiator > Stainless Steel - a Bus Depot Exclusive!>> > > Uh Oh. > A bit of a fib. > No, just a plain old lie...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:36:47 -0800
  Wasn't there a Canadian option for a gas heater for the cooling system (pre-heat the coolant in the winter)? Rob vwrobb@gmail...
• need automatic 1.9 coolant bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 16 Sep 2014 14:59:26 -0400
  Mr ham fisted me leaned on the small coolant hose and broke off nipple that runs into the bleeder junction that sits on the...
• Re: From Jay Leno's Garage -- Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Sun, 1 Apr 2012 18:29:23 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/extras/car-care/waterless-engine-coolant/index.shtml
• Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:58:48 -0700
  ...I think I have Joel to thank for this approach (and the rest of the procedure I use for coolant flush & change). Geo
• Re: Engine Coolant Corrosion Inhibitor?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Tucker
  Thu, 10 Apr 97 08:47:01 -0400
  ...On furthur thought though, with the amount of coolant required for this system, an additive would be cheaper.
• Source for Vanagon Diesel coolant hoses??
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 14:30:12 -0500
  Is there a source that anyone knows of, besides the dealer, for the 'special' high$$$$ coolant hoses that are required (in the engine compartment...
• Capacity of 2.1 ltr Coolant Pump.
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 19:02:27 +1100
  ...Does anyone know the capacity or rating of the coolant pump as fitted to the 2.1 ltr motor. I am interested in finding...
• Driver side coolant tube.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 13:29:58 EDT
  ...Found a seeping left coolant Tube.(one from the T-stat to pump) .Any helpful hints on its replacement? I was able to get...
• sealant for coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 10:53:31 -0500
  ...Does anyone have a suggestion of some type of sealant to staunch the flow of coolant. Thanks. Rick Koller
• Coolant question again ...
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:13:06 -0700
  ...as opposed 32+ for the blue does the color coding have any real meaning just as long as the the coolant meets vw G11 ?
• Out Of Time And Patience
  Historical mailing list - Mark Baker
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:00:37 -0700
  ...Paul area? Also, any ideas on what a temp sender, coolant flush & fill, and fuel line replacement might cost, ballpark? Thanks, Mark Baker '87...
• Stainless Steel coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:56:27 -0500
  Just wondering if any of the list members with Subaru conversion have used either the volks cafe or Bus Depot stainless steel coolant lines...
• Re: G12 Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:25:10 -0400
  "Chris S" <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> said: > I thought all phosphate-free coolant was OK to use? I think more important than anything "bad" about...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:30:00 -0500
  ...Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines It has become very common in Vanagon circles for owners to change their coolant pipes to stainless steel designs...
• Re: Oil coolers...The stock ones, are they all the same?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 10:42:43 -0400
  ...Leaks at the hose connections are most likely the result of coolant leaking there and the dried crud then eating the aluminum. Coolant when...
• Re: Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 23:52:33 EDT
  ...I connected the pressure gauge to the coolant level sensing plug which inserts into the coolant expansion tank. Details in the archives. Added a...
• Re: Coolant Hose vs. Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:16:52 -0700
  ...coolant pipes on the > early 1.9 vans ? If so then yes, I use Gates Green Stripe II hose to > replace the metal coolant...
• Re: Let's Talk Coolant Drainage (long)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 11 May 2012 08:14:51 -0700
  ...Do they also reckon that they'll only get half of the old coolant out and just dump new in atop the old stuff...
• Re: first sign of coolant under engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:12:23 -0400
  ...first sign of coolant under engine Hey List: Well, I have sort of been waiting for this since I first got into the List...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:49:33 -0400
  ...Unexplained coolant loss is often the result of the coolant getting forced unseen while you are driving. This usually happens during extended highway drives...
• Re: Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:29:56 -0700
  ...Mark explained that the main coolant reservoir can be low without the rear one -- the one you can see without taking all the camping...
• Re: Libby Bong and coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:49:12 -0500
  Why do you think you "have" to change it? Coolant can also be tested for condition and additive effectiveness. What type do you plan...
• Re: Coolant Hose vs. Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:42:42 -0700
  ...albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > years ago I replaced just one steel coolant line with some marine hose. > The steel pipe had developed a pinhole...
• Help, my 84 is burping coolant
  Historical mailing list - maplecom
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 20:49:44 -0500
  When I stop at the qwikimart after 10 minutes of driving or more I come back and find coolant leaking, apparently from around the...
• Re: Will Tiico coolant hoses fit an '82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 15:27:47 -0800
  ...If so, they would have to be using 2 > different types of hoses, one for the 83-85 engines with the steel > coolant pipes...
• Re: coolant...
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Thu, 29 May 2003 19:19:34 -0700
  Hi, They tested the coolant system pressure?? I was also told that some sort of a chemical "block" tester which screws in place of...
• Re: dissappearing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:43:08 -0400
  ...dissappearing coolant I'm losing coolant and can't figure out where it is going - no leaks that I can detect. I would appreciate...
• Re: Coolant loss mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 14:05:56 -0800
  ...My Single Cab takes about 1L of coolant per 1000km of driving. There is a small pin hole somewhere in the rad when it...
• Re: Coolant Loss?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wawzonek
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 06:18:11 -0700
  Thanks for the responses, it was two items causing my loss of coolant. First the heater valve that had a crack on the plastic...
• Re: Coolant Flush and Fill (Post Mortem)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 07:03:07 -0600 (CST)
  ...If I open my expansion tank while the engine is running, coolant > runs all over the ground, so how can one bleed it? Even...
• RE: 87 Vanagon: Not your ordinary leaking head
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 08:23:14 -0800
  I'm certainly going to investigate further, but I couldn't see or feel any coolant around the hose fitting. I used a dentist...
• Re: blinking coolant light -- opinions on diagnosis needed
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:06:15 -0400
  ...Thin bit of coolant on the front lip of the expansion tank (left side of engine, not the overflow). Level in expansion tank looked...
• Re: Lost coolant cap?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 9 Jan 2018 19:34:03 -0600
  ...Jeff Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 9, 2018, at 7:33 PM, Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Coolant cap...No. Oil cap - yes...
• Fwd: VW Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:44:34 -0500
  The latest VW coolant is G13 (G013A8J1G). G13 is backwards compatible with G12 & G11. "Mixes with anything." The previous G12 (G012A8G1G also "red") was...
• Re: Blinking Red Light
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 21:58:08 -0700
  ...WARNING LIGHT For a bulb check the red light in the coolant temperature gauge will flash for about 3 seconds when the ignition is...
• Diesel Coolant Filling Question - Raise the front or not?
  Historical mailing list - Milo
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 13:56:01 -0500
  hello, i filled up the coolant system after draining it to put my new raceware studs in. the needle is running on the right...
• Re: overheating weirdness - expansion tank temporarily going empty
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:01:43 -0400
  ...From what you describe, I would bet the cap is bad, and as the engine heats you are loosing coolant somewhere other than the...