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• Re: Syncro coolant dist. Tower, was Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 20 May 2014 18:36:38 -0700
  You clearly don't know about Bell Industries. I heard they might be prototyping a billet aluminum Vanagon replacement body.;-) BenT sent from my...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 May 2014 17:26:13 -0400
  ...holy chocolate cow fuzzy!!! why dont you buy regular coolant? you can get the phosphate free GM Dexcool (the orange stuff) at Wal Mart...
• Re: Libby Bong and coolant change
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:58:36 -0500
  ...I don't remember if additional coolant was ever needed, but think not. Geo/ATL
• 251-121-130A coolant hose source ?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:57:43 -0300
  It seems this hose, from coolant tower to right front head is either NLA or out of stock at most vendors. My '86 takes...
• Re: corrosion expt update
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Wed, 3 Nov 2010 09:17:50 -0700
  Alistair Bell wrote: > I pulled the metal samples from the coolant and took pics. The > aluminium looks pretty good, with just the faintest haze...
• Re: Coolant pressure test... video.
  Historical mailing list - Richard DIXON
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:32:48 +0000
  ...2009 20:46:01 -0600 > From: sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM > Subject: Re: Coolant pressure test... video. > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > anxiously waiting on part...
• Coolant gauge needed
  Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:11:12 -0400
  I need a coolant gauge for and 87 Westy. This is to fix the trouble I have had with our van since the rebuild...
• changing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Schuster
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 14:10:14 +0100 (MET)
  Last weekend I changed the coolant of my vanagon the first time after at least eight years (BTW, I had never problems with my...
• Re: 83 Westy temp guage
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Mon, 9 Jun 1997 07:58:14 -0400
  My temp gauge runs just on the lower inner edge of the low coolant warning light. It has gone higher but has never gone...
• Re: changing coolant
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 09:10:35 EST
  Dan, you asked: << Where do you live? It cost me $100.00 to have the old coolant flushed and new autobahn installed. >> I just...
• Re: 1.6 TD Coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:23:00 -0800
  Sylvain B wrote: > > I need to change the coolant in my 1.6l TD westy. I am a very poor skilled > mechanic but i...
• Intermittently Flashing Coolant & Oil light
  Historical mailing list - Cypriano,Pierre F
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 09:42:03 -0800
  While driving on the freeway for 20 minutes my coolant than oil light started both to intermittently flash. Pulled over to discover all fluids...
• Re: Understanding the coolant flow on the 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 19:21:42 EST
  ...CA writes: << I made a big color diagram / schema of the coolant flow / system on the 2.1L >> Ben, Thank you for your effort...
• Coolant gauge all the way to the right ?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 9 May 2002 17:45:53 -0400
  The coolant gauge on my '86 Westy is all the way to the right, all the time. It never moves. Where is it supposed...
• Leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Sun, 12 May 2002 18:06:20 -0700
  I've noticed a small leak at the black plastic coolant distributor on the front side of the firewall (near the starter). It appears...
• Re: 2.1L low idle at start
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 12:24:51 -0500
  So the coolant temp sensor is the same thing as a temp II sensor? Darren -----Original Message----- Darren, use the navigation thing on the...
• Coolant Level
  Historical mailing list - Peter Linsley
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:00:57 -0700
  Hello, Within a month my coolant level has dropped from being right at the max mark to being half way between max and min...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Bursting Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jack Loranger
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 10:52:36 -0800
  ...If combustion gases are reaching the > coolant from a leaking head, the coolant will show it. > > If your engine passes the burp test, and...
• Re: Head gasket leak - does retorquing work?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 13 May 2002 15:03:26 -0400
  ...But if you have coolant in the system (combustion chamber, and you should have with smoke in the back) there is a good risk...
• Aluminum coolant tanks
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:12:40 -0700
  ...Must have just started as I have been keeping my eye on the level of coolant in the fill reservoir which has been unchanged...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:33:51 -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: Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 21:30:38 -0800
  AFAIK 82 diesels do NOT have the coolant low level control unit and no coolant sensor in the coolant tank. There is a wire...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:20:47 -0400
  ...Too much pressure? The coolant will be dumped on the >>> ground. I have to top it up when the coolant is too low, under...
• Re: head electrolysis cure?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:03:20 -0700
  >Perhaps some dissolved zinc in our coolant would work, being preferred >in the red/ox reaction to the aluminum of our heads? Any chemists...
• Re: heat in VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 14:18:22 -0400
  ...The system has it's own thermally propelled circulation as heated coolant rises and is displaced out the top and cold coolant is drawn...
• Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:00:37 -0700
  ...Filling the coolant reservoir... hi all, Recently I had a discussion with a guy regarding filling the coolant reservoir, the main with a blue...
• Found solution? Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 29 Apr 2015 20:01:02 -0700
  I'm a lucky duck? (I think I found the issue) image of coolant expansion bottle: http://tinyurl.com/lanaowm Does this look like...
• Re: Which Fluid Brands
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:55:31 -0500
  > Sometime ago, Joel Walker posted a series on the latest in coolant > technology, > ... The series of msgs (five, long and comprehensive) are in the...
• What coolants are ok?
  Historical mailing list - Byron Spears
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 08:10:17 -0400
  Hi! Someone a couple of days ago asked what brands of coolant are cool for Vanagons ("phosphate-free"). If anyone answered, I missed it...
• Re: bleed valve
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 10:14:06 -0400
  ...My only question is how much coolant is remaining in the system after emptying the rad. and coolant tanks. I had the correct amount...
• Re: Temp Gauge Saga is Worse
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 22:46:57 -0700
  John wrote: > ....... > If the aux fan is not coming on while driving-the coolant temp is OK, > providing that the aux fan switch and...
• Re: Fwd: Coolant Tubing
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 19:08:48 -0500
  ...Coolant Tubing > Terry, I think you would find it very difficult if not impossiblr to > use PVC pipes. > > The pipes have numerous bends to...
• Re: Temp sensor II replacement
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 07:38:55 EDT
  Laurence, If you have everything ready to go you can replace the Temp II with a minimum of coolant loss (a couple of tablespoons...
• Re: Coolant Vapor and Liquid In Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 29 Jul 2004 17:21:23 -0400
  ...crack itself would tend to open up, not close, when hot, and more high pressure coolant would be available to flow through crack. hopefully...
• Re: coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:52:50 +1200
  >On my 85 vanagon gl I have metal coolant pipes that run front to >back etc. These pipes are very corroded and need replacing...
• Re: Oil in coolent
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:42:11 -0400
  Waterboxer head gasket do not separate coolant and oil. Loose/broken studs may allow coolant into the oil but oil going into the coolant...
• Re: Death Valley
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:01:11 -0200
  ...a gazillion times, but is there such a list published online? Coolant . . . and how about cleaning up spills so as not to leave a...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:07:16 +0000
  ...Coolant Loss- is it that time again? >>> > >>> > On my 85 1.9 (second set of heads...that we did 11 years ago) I'm...
• Re: Shuddering after fixing coolant leak !?!?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 19 Sep 2023 19:49:01 -0700
  ...Great.Now, while driving, there is a significant shudder over > 30km/h.Other than the hose and coolant stuff, the only other work I...
• Re: The saga continues -
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:56:53 -0500
  Bill, I greatly appreciate your kind offer - however the coolant peice is brand new. Turned out there were two small holes in the hose...
• Re: 1990 Blinking Coolant Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 08:17:32 -0800
  ...Mark Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > mark drillock wrote: > >> The blinking light can be caused by either a real drop in coolant level >> in the...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 21:42:39 -0400
  ...While you are getting the coolant replaced (which you should do every year) be sure to have your system pressure tested. _________________________________________________________ Bob O'Shaughnessy...
• Re: Blinking Dash Warning Lights! - Le answer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 21:20:46 EDT
  ...The >engine temperature is well within it's typical operating range (about 1/2 >way up the LED or below), the coolant levels in...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 23 May 2005 13:24:10 -0600
  ...However a hot engine that has been running up to temp and then looses its coolant only has a minute or two before it...
• Calorstat Thermostat? (Jetta swap)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:19:17 -0800
  ...Just adding 2 litres of coolant mix would cause a leak at elbow to coolant pump. I swapped out the elbow but I think...
• Re: Epoxy and Coolant temp tolerance
  Historical mailing list - DAN WILKIN
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 11:31:22 -0800
  ...Epoxy and Coolant temp tolerance Stuart: Beg to differ on the "epoxy is epoxy" comment. Read the fine print of the 5 minute epoxies...
• Re: replacing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 18:55:53 -0500
  ...It took over two hours of >running the van at 2000 RPM (with the heat on) to get the coolant to flow >out of...
• Re: Leaking Coolant from Expansion Tank
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 11 May 2001 08:13:27 -0400
  ...Leaking Coolant from Expansion Tank > Volks and Syncronauts, > > A few days ago my 89 Syncro started leaking coolant from around the > coolant level switch...
• Re: Coolant loss in expansion tank but not fill tank
  Historical mailing list - Pam McIntosh
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:36:05 -0400
  ...This would allow the vacuum from contracting >coolant, to excape. New coolant from the overflow tank wont get pulled >into the expansion tank this...
• Leaky electric heads on vanagons? Stay grounded
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:11:11 -0700
  ...As coolant ages, its protective qualities diminish, allowing acidity to increase and abrasive particles to form and circulate. When the coolant's PH level...
• Re: Botched Coolant Flush Implications?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:31:23 -0700
  ...Engine temperature - >> or >> rather coolant temperature - was normal the entire trip (consistently >> mid-point on the coolant temp gauge, just as before the coolant...
• Re: temp gauge shenanagins
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:57:45 -0500
  The temp gauge responds to the coolant that should be flowing through the engine. The radiator fan is turned on by a switch in...
• Re: flashing oil light won't go off
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:47:03 -0700
  ...The hose up front would have been a coolant hose and now the coolant is low and causing the coolant low light to flash...
• Coolant cap tester
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 20:56:58 -0400
  ...Probably the only differance I can see is you're pressuriseing air through the cap verses coolant? Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 16:53...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Jan 2014 11:57:25 -0800
  ...Same for the coolant > distribution tower. It may have a slight weep. I figured I might > replace those parts, flush-replace coolant and install...
• Re: Availability of VW Blue Coolant (one for Vanagons)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 4 Nov 2011 22:55:08 -0500
  ...Availability of VW Blue Coolant (one for Vanagons) > > Zerex G-05<http://www.valvoline.com/products/brands/zerex/antifreeze/42>is > strongly rumored to...
• Decadent!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 15:35:49 -0600
  ...One rust spot in particular caused a pinpoint stream of coolant to spew right onto the exhaust collector. Nifty fog machine. I called him...
• Re: Coolant in the oil?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Mon, 18 Feb 2019 12:48:57 -0800
  ...and the base. > Or a broken head stud that is allowing coolant into the valve cover area. > Either way, plan on a rebuilt engine...
• coolant leak repair
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:45:59 -0700
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/product/pipes-junctions/3643/coolant-pipe-repair-kit-?v= Another mechanic shop also recommended the stainless pipes, but when I...
• Re: '85 with geysering coolant (Update)
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 21:07:07 -0400
  ...My coolant level sensor cracked and spewed coolant on the last camping trip. I cursed leaving JB Weld home, but it was fate, I...