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Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 6 May 2010 10:42:50 -0700
Andrew, show me one manufacturer that uses aluminum for their long coolant pipes. Not a very durable material for the application, unless it's...
Re: mystery of the missing coolant
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 21 Apr 2002 10:30:44 -0400
At 09:30 AM 4/21/2002, Deborah Walters wrote: >I'm losing coolant while parked. Can't find any leaks anywhere, coolant >level...
'90 coolant leak
Historical mailing list - trooz
Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:47:18 -0800
...coolant leak question... > My '90 GL has a coolant leak up front, where the radiator hoses meet > the long coolant tubes. After replacing both...
Quick cheap fix for pulled-out coolant tube
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 5 Dec 2005 16:22:43 -0600
A few weeks back I asked around to see if others knew what to do about the fact that my coolant pipe was contracting...
Re: Coolant Bleeder Link Under Engine Cover
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 3 Jan 2023 10:57:44 -0800
...Coolant Bleeder Link Under Engine Cover >> >> >> >> Hoping someone can help me for the name of the part or parts. >> >> >> >> It's the plastic tube...
Re: Wondering about coolant physics
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 1 Jan 2016 11:51:48 -0800
...Works like a charm, showing vacuum overnight and system pressure when underway! Good for low coolant diagnosis and cap seal issues. Frank Grunthaner Sent...
Re: Coolant pipe question
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:06:28 -0700
...COM> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:51 PM Subject: Re: Coolant pipe question > Loctite 518 > > > ------Original Message------ > From: John Goubeaux > Sender: Vanagon.com...
Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:13:35 -0700
...stack' in a 2.1 cooling system is the 'coolant >> distribution >> tower' ..... >> or just 'coolant distributor ' .......hidden behind firewall on right >> side. >> > > Right. If...
Dripping '86 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Michael Harris
Wed, 22 Nov 1995 15:56:13 -0800
Hi all! I have a strange problem with my newly purchased 1986 Vanagon - The engine leaks coolant from the bottom of the passenger side...
Re: Maitenance Philosophy: Coolant Hoses
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Sun, 31 May 1998 20:09:30 -0500
...Riddle me this, should we ever consider, at some point (time/mileage) consider replacing all wasserboxer coolant hoses. I understand that they are much...
Re: oil cooler for I-4 conversion
Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
Mon, 3 May 1999 14:55:27 -0400
...My Jetta and my wabbit both ran this oil/coolant "cooler" and while I feel it is better than nothing, I do not believe...
Re: Coolant and air bubbles
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 22 Jun 2000 13:10:53 -0400
At 15:07 6/7/2000, Jim Cain wrote: >A while back there was a discussion about adding coolant through the >bleed hole in...
Re: ATF Oil Cooler ?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sun, 27 Oct 2002 18:50:07 -0500
...I am not sure > what 3 quarts of ATF in 20 quarts of coolant would look like. Look for an oily sheen floating on...
Re: FOLLOW UP MINOR? COOLANT CATASTROPHE HELP NEEDED
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:23:34 -0400
Chris, It seems to me that joining the two hoses would create a circuit whereby hot coolant could circulate back to the engine without...
Re: 88 GL: Changing coolant distributor- Tips?
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:14:12 -0800
...Changing coolant distributor- Tips? > > Hi Folks, > So I'm changing the cracked coolant distributor today, and am looking > to find a way not to...
Re: Wondering about coolant physics
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:56:05 -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: My Advice- Re: Coolant hose fatigue
Historical mailing list - Evans5
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:22:27 -0500
...Coolant hose fatigue > The question is not how expensive is it to replace the coolant hoses, but how expensive is it NOT to replace...
Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:23:54 -0500
...Coolant Drain - 2.1 L > > I need to drain some/all coolant in order to replace hoses on oil cooler > and coolant pump. From...
Update on Engine Overheating Concern
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:09:00 -0600
...I let the engine cool down and toped off the "Main Coolant Bottle". Drove home (15 miles) with no problem. Checked "Main Coolant Bottle...
Re: Aluminum coolant tanks
Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:36:49 -0400
...Opened > the hatch and had a good look expecting a loose hose and noticed drips > coming from the coolant tank. Checked the hoses and...
Double T Trouble
Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
Wed, 3 Oct 2001 16:48:55 -0700
...The part I need is a flange piece that goes between the coolant reservoir and the hoses that circulate the coolant. It looks like...
Re: VDO Coolant Temp Gauge Sender...where to put???
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:52:17 -0700
...VDO Coolant Temp Gauge Sender...where to put??? > > Hello All: I've asked this before...so please bear with me as I didn't...
Re: 84 Vanagon Bursting Coolant Hoses
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 05:55:17 EST
...Hi all, I have an 84 water-cooled gas engine Vanagon that has been blowing coolant hoses one after another. First it was the...
Re: Coolant pipe pics. Opinions needed!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:56:14 -0800
...If anyone has time, I'd appreciated an opinion on these coolant pipes I pulled from my 1985 Vanagon to use in my 1981...
Re: Coolant top up
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Sat, 7 Sep 2013 06:41:33 -0700
...Ran engine again and coolant went > down a > > little more. Still NO coolant came out of thermostat bleed valve. > > > > David (1987 Wolfsburg) > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > >
Re: No heat at stoplights.
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:16:38 -0800
Your van is low on coolant. The most accessible and reliable winter time coolant level sensor is your right ankle. When it starts getting...
Re: Alternative coolant flush procedure?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 10:00:26 -0500
...I've come up with this, and > wanted to get some opinions: > - drain coolant as completely as possible To really drain completely you'll...
Re: Wondering about coolant physics
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 1 Jan 2016 22:49:06 -0500
...If you have tablespoons of coolant on the ground you do still have a leak. If you have the original coolant pipes I would...
Re: waterboxer overhaul and coolant problem fix?
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Thu, 9 Sep 1999 17:31:25 -0700
...Thus the need to replace > coolant not too irregularly as this hotspot somehow transform's the > composition of the coolant into something more corrosive...
Re: Use Fuel Pressure Tester to Test Cooling System Pressure? (engine running)
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 21 May 2017 16:42:57 -0700
...So, my fuel pressure gauge seems to have worked fine in this application but I have no idea if coolant heat damaged any mechanism...
Re: Faint coolant smell
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 8 Sep 2015 18:14:28 -0300
...Already put dye in the coolant when I started looking for leaks. Neil, Stuart: I'd be hard pressed to guess if the smell...
Looooooong Coolant pipe replacement (not too long message)
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:00:49 -0400
Well after delaying the inevitable for about a year, I finally have come down to replacing the long plastic coolant pipes in my '91...
Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:47:40 -0700
...I could go 27 miles before the low coolant light would come >> on at which time I could top up the coolant and proceed...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:25:51 -0600
...Missing coolant >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Old hoses leak microscopic amounts of coolant. Ive had it spray onto the >>> engine in such small quantities that it would evaporate...
Re: Over-full overflow tank..cause for alarm?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:07:11 -0500
...Expect any change in altitude to result in migration of coolant from the expansion tank to the overflow tank. If the pressure cap is...
Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Fri, 6 Apr 2012 14:26:15 -0500
...Are they to the point that running Evans coolant might help? Who knows? I'm not sure that this product rates as a shyster...
Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:10:21 -0700
...At the set temperature, it opens, > |allowing coolant flow. It plays no role whatsoever in getting > |the coolant temperature to drop. It will stay...
Re: Aluminum coolant tanks. Why?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:43:27 -0400
...The hose nipples don't quit fit the hose and clamp design, on one the coolant sensor is satisfied as long coolant is still...
MINOR? COOLANT CATASTROPHE HELP NEEDED
Historical mailing list - Chris ALmida
Wed, 30 Jul 2003 19:05:01 -0700
...justify;">Well the wife called about two hours ago to announce that she was stranded in our 84 Westy and there was coolant everywhere...
Re: Coolant hose fatigue
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:32:52 -0500
...They say to look at the coolant tank, the one where you add >coolant. It was empty so I refill it and start up...
Re: Gaskelet leak and overheating
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 9 Jul 2024 09:38:47 -0700
Hi Eric, The Subaru coolant conditioner is NOT a stop leak. It helps the coolant flow better and lubricate the water pump too. I...
Re: (Updated) 1990 Blinking Coolant Light
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:00:31 -0800
At least it seems to indicate that the pressure cap is allowing the hot coolant to escape; maybe it isn't working the other...
My 87 vanagon seems to be overheating...
Historical mailing list - Peter van Marwijk
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:22:08 +0200
...I then have have to get out of the car, open up the engine hatch and let the pressure of the coolant reservoir on...
Re: Blinking coolant light woes
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 18:39:55 -0500
...Made sure the coolant was as full as possible, and was mixed properly. >> >> It would not stop blinking at some point on a trip...
Re: Cooling System Bleeding
Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
Thu, 24 Sep 2015 07:07:30 -0700
...Put the tank in, clamp the hoses to the new tank and then slowly > fill the tank with new coolant/distilled water mix. since...
Re: Coolant pressure tanks - it's time to examine them.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:57:40 -0600
...In both cases before I put a new one on, the short neck for the fill cap/valve was split, spewing coolant from the...
Zerex phosphate-free coolant
Historical mailing list - SBate82659
Tue, 10 Mar 1998 19:40:18 EST
Vanagoneers, In an attempt to find a source for the BASF-manufactured coolant that I had been using in my '87 GL, I called...
Leaking Coolant from Expansion Tank
Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
Thu, 10 May 2001 21:41:29 -0400
Volks and Syncronauts, A few days ago my 89 Syncro started leaking coolant from around the coolant level switch which screws into the expansion...
First long trip in 82 diesel - coolant temp?
Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 12:04:54 -0500
...Is the light behind the coolant temp gauge for coolant level or coolant temperature? Maybe I should have the cooling system 'pressure tested' for...
Re: # pumping water through stalled engine (was: heating parked vanagon)
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 3 Jan 2000 07:15:21 -0500
...The question is will the > coolant pump pass coolant without too much resistance when it's not turning? I > don't have one at...
Re: Overheat thought
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:53:35 -0600
Hi David, Easier yet install a coolant pressure gauge. You will know at the first instant the coolant system springs a leak. Long before...
Re: mechanical speaking what triggers the LED?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:24:06 -0700
You are right, the coolant low level module is only for the coolant level and causes no problem if left out. You won't...
Re: Rear heater control
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:28:01 -0600
...I have seen systems that had oil leak into the coolant get a salad dressing like material accumulating in the radiator and coolant bottle...
Re: Help needed - camping TOMORROW UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:20:35 -0500
...and it smells like coolant. It's also left the coolant spot on the driveway. Give it to me straight...I think I can...
Advice...temp to high.... after new parts....
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Mon, 4 Jul 2005 18:55:23 -0400
...slight lost of coolant (pressure test) but not much (my tester is kind of old)... Work done: new pump, thermostat, cleaned front rad and...
Re: Rear heater core during summer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 9 Jun 2005 23:46:00 -0400
...Any coolant flowing though the heater core is coolant not available for the radiator. Also, as the coolant flows through, it wears it out...
coolant leak
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Thu, 5 Mar 2009 15:50:02 -0700
Roland wrote " Well, a coolant leak, I probed from underneath, and up above, and can't isolate it. Appears to be in the mess...
Re: collant pipes (was gas tank and straps)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:52:42 -0800
...replacement coolant lines - stainless steel (various vendors) - marine hose (self sourced) - nascent aluminium pipes (rocky mountain westy) :) alistair On 8-Mar-11, at 8...
Re: Manual Pages Needed: Coolant Change
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 5 Apr 1995 07:29:31 -0700 (PDT)
...screw to a bottle so that I could monitor the air/coolant purged from the rad as I keep an eye on the resevoir...
Coolant Hoses: Are there Grades?
Historical mailing list - Paulo
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 13:15:05 -0700
I'm going to go to a local parts store with a ton of random coolant hoses from my Syncro and try to match...