Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:50:00 -0700
Reply-To: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Radiator removal
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Well... I can't report the difference between old & new, since the new one which arrived today
from CIP1.ca is the wrong &(%&## part! They sent me a Jetta rad! :-(
So I will be cleaning my old one and stuffing it back in for the weekend. It is quite heavy
though, but appears clean inside. Most of the crud appeared to be on the outside, sludge
which ran out when I sprayed it down. Probably from all the dirt roads over the years I guess.
On 30 Aug 2006 at 9:08, Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN) <Pascal.Giasson@GNB.CA> wrote:
> So what were your symptoms that suggested your radiator needed
> replacement? Have you noticed any difference with the new radiator in?
>
> Pascal
> '84 Westy (with original Rad...)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Bob Mac
> Sent: August 29, 2006 8:56 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Radiator removal
>
> I just bought a new radiator for my 84 westy. Someone posted how to
> tell how old the radiator is in my van so i went out and looked. Sure
> enough it was the original. Had a date of 1983 on it. I took the old one
> out and couldn't believe the difference in weight between them. Sooo i
> weighed them. The old 22 lbs, the new 11 lbs. I found it very hard to
> believe that their was 11 lbs of dirt in the old one. The old one is
> made of copper and the new is of aluminum. Curiosity got the best of me
> so i had to operate on the old one. I took both tanks off the old one
> and looked for all this dirt. Their was none. Outside of some white
> corrosion in the bottom half their was no dirt. I held a light on one
> side of the fins and looked thru each fin and saw that light could be
> seen thru every fin. Which means nothing was blocked. Outside of a
> little oily film, the rad. looked fine. My point being, other than
> having the satisfaction of knowing i have a new rad. in my van i changed
> it for no other reason. I guess that's the difference between copper and
> alum. Just thought i'd throw that out there.
Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
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