Date:         Thu, 3 Feb 2000 06:40:44 EST
Reply-To:     Gary McEachern <glmce@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Gary McEachern <glmce@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
Comments: To: johnpatt@WARWICK.NET
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John

You wrote:
"I installed an aux coolant pump used on Swedish BMW 3 series cars and
I use it at slow RPM. I live in NY State and I have plenty of heat."

The aux coolant pump sounds like a good idea for a Vanagon. At normal idle I
get much less heat because of poor coolant circulation. I know this is a
characteristic of the Vanagon cooling system.

I assume what you are talking about is a electric pump. Who made /where did
you purchase the pump you installed on the BMW? Does in mount directly in
line with or in parallel with the coolant lines?

Gary

Gary McEachern, Reading Ma.
'84GL Sunroof
'87GL Wolfsburg Weekender (X2)
'75 Spitfire

David Marshall wrote:
 >
 > With the temps hanging around -25C my Double Cab never really warms up to
 > where I would like to see it - warmish air only comes out of the vents.
 > The coolant temp is right where it should be as well as the oil temp.  Is
 > there a posibility that the outside air is just too cold for the heater
 > core to warm up fast enough?  Should I put a piece of card board in front
 > of the heater intake so there is more warmer air from the rad being
sucked
 > in?  Is there a piece of my heater "flap" system that isn't working
right?

Hi David,

1) Make sure the heater hoses are not pinched or restricted with tight
plastic ties.
2) Make sure the hot coolant control valve opens fully with the sliding
lever.
3) I installed an aux coolant pump used on Swedish BMW 3 series cars and
I use it at slow RPM. I live in NY State and I have plenty of heat.

Regards,       JP



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