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• Re: Coolant air, overflow, fried head gasket, "burping" out air (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 15:33:34 -0800
  ...The "steam" you think is bubbling in the coolant tank is really combustion gases leaking past the sealing ring. This high pressure gas leaks...
• Re: water pump failure
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:57:47 -0300
  ...When I changed my coolant last fall I noticed a few metalic specs in my overflow (the plastic tank thing). My temp needle is...
• Re: plastic coolant pipe diameter?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 02:12:15 EST
  ...Also, what diameter hose do I need to get? >> Once you cut the coolant pipe you'll know the diameter. Anyway, I THINK it...
• Re: darkening coolant... oil...
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:08:56 -0400
  ...I knew he had replaced the coolant fill tank near to when I bought it due to it breaking, and that bright orange coolant...
• Re: Wierd metal coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 May 2005 10:45:11 -0400
  ...Wierd metal coolant pipe Hi volks, Does anybody know the part number or "name" of the metal coolant pipe that runs behind the pulleys...
• Re: Coolant flow/air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:12:29 -0500
  ...The Vanagon's cap allows coolant to be drawn in during the cooling cycle. Without the overflow tank, air would be drawn back in...
• Re: G12 Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:08:33 -0400
  ...58:58AM -0400, Chris S wrote: > I thought all phosphate-free coolant was OK to use? > > On 10/16/08, Jason Brand <kitambi@epicsol...
• Re: EVANS NPG
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 08:35:10 -0700
  Even if your coolant was good to 300 degrees, your head seals aren't, so I personally don't see the point. :) Check the...
• Re: Newb Gets Hosed -- Coolant Pipes Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 13 Jun 2020 14:20:17 -0700
  ...Newb Gets Hosed -- Coolant Pipes Retrofit >>Other benefit is improved water pump life … 100K water pumps are possible.
• Re: coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:55:42 -0600
  ...Jim On Nov 13, 2015 5:42 PM, "Stan Shapiro" <mail@stanshapiro.com> wrote: > When you replace the coolant level sensor in the expansion...
• WBX 2.1 runs hotter than usual...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 10:47:18 -0700
  ...not overheating but coolant needle creeps up a bit and the fan came on more often... I suspect the thermostat - but it's new...
• Re: Propylene glycol (Sierra)
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wigley
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 08:45:31 -0800
  > >- They provide less heat transfer. >- They may not provide adequate corrosion protection (to meet Mazda's >specifications.) >- Freezing temperature of these coolants is 10...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 11:54:46 -0500
  At 11:24 AM 10/14/96 -0500, you wrote: <<SINIP>> >John, > >Your coolant light will blink if you do not have the proper...
• Re: 85 GL Radiator Fan Problem
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 4 Jun 2000 21:23:18 -0700
  just curious, but isn't there always nice amounts of pressure in the coolant, and that's why the overflow tank is there? i...
• Re: '87 Westy boiling antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 19:28:32 -0600
  Howard, Hopefully this isn't your problem, but when my '87 GL had a bubbling from the rear coolant tank this was caused from...
• Re: Draining cooling system?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 16:53:09 EDT
  What about coolant flush chemicals? Nobody has mentioned them I used it in my rabbit diesel there was a lot of crud that flushed...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:18:11 EDT
  is there a resevoir with coolant in it in the rear engine bay? coolant is green, orange, or blue...usually and should be in...
• Re: coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 22:05:17 -0700
  ...so what happens if you don't add water to your coolant? why don't they just > make it to the prescribed blend that...
• Syncro coolant hose size - thermo to crossover
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 08:47:50 -0700
  ...I have some generic coolant hose that has sprung a leak. It is the hose that goes from the thermostat to the crossover pipes...
• Re: g12 coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 02:25:25 -0500
  ...Just flush the system and change the coolant every two years. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Ki wrote: >is it ok to run...
• 1982 Diesel Coolant Expansion Bottle
  Historical mailing list - Lars Lehtonen
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:24:46 -0800
  I'm hearing from all corners that the coolant bottle that I need to replace for a coming trip is NLA. Does anyone have...
• 88 GL: Changing coolant distributor- Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:55:09 -0500
  Hi Folks, So I'm changing the cracked coolant distributor today, and am looking to find a way not to take an anti-freeze...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:47:08 -0800
  On Feb 27, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > , a gallon of coolant and a gallon of H20 for...
• Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - JP
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:42:56 -0400
  Hi all, I need to replace my coolant pipes on my 84 westy's (not the flexible one) Those are the rigid ones that...
• Re: Coolant Rising Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 14:19:10 EST
  In a message dated 3/24/02 1:51:28 PM, mjruskin@shaw.ca writes: << Well, simple things first - is it possible your coolant...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:14:15 -1000
  ...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: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:22:35 -0500
  ...Is that correct? I would expect oil temperature to run closer to coolant temperature with the external cooler than without, under load or at...
• Re: head electrolysis cure?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Williams
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:43:17 -0700
  ...So I do not think metal disolved in the coolant would do what you want. The anode will end up as a disolved salt...
• Re: NPG+ waterless coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:27:02 -0400
  ...which in my DIESEL with the $$$ or NLA coolant hoses are nearly more valuable then the $30/gal if you have major coolant failure...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Bursting Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:32:58 +0000
  ...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: Loss of Power after carwash
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:45:23 -0700
  ...As it cools down coolant is drawn back out of the overflow tank > > which should return to its previous level. An overflow tank that...
• Re: changing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:26:00 -0800
  I had mine changed at a local VW specialist for 35.00 plus the cost of the coolant. Seemed worth that to me not...
• Re: 5-cylinder swap update (kits are ready!)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:18:11 -0800
  Chris, Thanks for telling me about the oil dip stick/tube modification But you didn't answer my question about coolant fill tank or...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 7 Sep 1999 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 06:45:20 -0700
  In our shop we use ONLY the Autobahn coolant from VW. I have seen too many new cylinder heads leak due to corrosion after...
• Re: Too Much Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:48:24 -0400
  ...Before panicing though, check the main coolant tank. If the level is topped up and no hissing comes out when you open it cold...
• Re: Pumping OUT Coolant
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 19:00:33 EDT
  ...No coolant >running out. No gurgling..... Thermostat bad?? New one 3500 miles ago. >Hose on down side of thermostat ? ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH...
• Re: Coolant draining strategy?
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:09:56 +0200
  ...does anyone have a list of the i.d.s of the coolant hoses I > will be unhooking when I pull the 1.9...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - Dean S
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:17:16 -0400
  ...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: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 11:01:37 -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: It's a mystery
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 10:19:09 -0500
  Chris, Since you're already in the replace parts mode, go ahead and replace the coolant temp sensor in the thermo housing. It's...
• Re: Radiator in- replacing coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:05:41 -0700
  ...Both coolant bottles in the back are still full so > when do I add the replacement coolant? Do I start it up and let...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:59:56 -0700
  ...I bet it's still flashing back there, wondering what's going on...Coolant is still full..just checked again as I checked the...
• Re: How to do a coolant flush? 2.1L Auto 88
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:26:54 -0400
  ...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: Oil slick in expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:57:21 -0400
  Sounds like the oil cooler has sprung an internal leak and is allowing the oil and coolant to mix. Once this happens, the oil...
• Re: Fw: coolant distribution part
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 21:05:25 -0700
  ...coolant distribution part > Message-ID: <20010723.141330.696.3.george_caldwell@juno.com> > > The coolant distributor on my '87 syncro - part 251.121.442A...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:00:43 -0600
  ...distilled water when draining and changing the coolant (2 yr drain)....I've been changing my coolant and brake fluid every two years...I...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:19:25 -0800
  I have read and have been told about putting a sacrificial anode into the system with each flush/coolant change. Anybody have any experience...
• Re: Coolant Drip!!!
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:04:40 -0700
  ...Coolant Drip!!! > Hi All > > I just noticed a few drips of coolant on the garage floor under the oil > filter. I noticed a drip...
• Re: Is it normal to loose coolant when...
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:50:15 EDT
  Could there be a slightly different scenario, such as the water pump locking up causing the belt to break and the coolant loss being...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:32:56 -0700
  ...Too much pressure? The coolant will be dumped on the > > > ground. I have to top it up when the coolant is too low, under...
• Diesel cooling woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 11:56:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I added more coolant as necessary. I then parked it on the incline in my driveway (@ 35 degree angle) and opened the bleeder valve...
• [w] AMC head questions, leaky head diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Dave Johnson
  Wed, 14 Jun 1995 08:17:46 -0700
  ...Allow the coolant level to rise to the top. Close cap tightly. 4. Drain the reservoir tank down the the "min" level. Capture coolant...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:50:07 -0800
  i'l be curious how you avoid cracking the head(s) when you refilled w/ coolant did you wait hrs b4 putting coolant back...
• One Time Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 09:37:27 -0700
  ...I took a look at the refill tank (behind the licence plate) and the coolant level was up to the lower edge of the...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 06:38:42 EST
  ...2000 rpm fill expansion tank until coolant flows from >bleeder >screw in radiator bubble free (it takes two people!) >10. add coolant until expansion...
• Re: Temperature Gauge Going Crazy...
  Historical mailing list - Brooks Chapin
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 16:19:26 -0400
  ...the coolant light is hooked to a sensor that not only detects low coolant, but measures the conductivity of the coolant to assure that...
• Re: Coolant sensor O ring
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 22:12:21 -0600
  ...Coolant sensor O ring >Micael; >FWIW, I was able to keep the coolant in the radiator and heater by making >some inexpensive clamps. Each...
• Re: New Coolant Hose Charts and Pricing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 21:34:24 -0600
  ...Thanks, John Rodgers KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > I just finished putting together two new coolant hose charts and price lists > for the 1.9l...
• Re: Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig lighter
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:39:35 -0700
  ...Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig lighter This is a special feature built into all vanagons. It is a warning that...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 00:55:52 -0400
  Use the high performance coolant. Make sure there are no leaks, internal or external. Without a pressure cap any leakage will result in the...