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Date:         Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:32:53 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: [Fwd: [T2] H2O Vanagon part needed - pic included]
Comments: To: Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
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that's possible I suppose. and..........the easiest thing to do is replace the obviously broken part, get some proper anti-frz mixture in there, and fire it up and see whatcha got. or take it apart and see whatcha got, so normally you proceed the first way . I'm sure everyone knows that 50/50 water-to-antifrz is protection to about 34 below zero F. so mostly......if you get it anywhere near 50/50 at all, you're good to say 10 below at least.

I also add machinists water solutble oil as a rust inhibutor and water pump lube ........a half cup or so for the entire cooling system .......this works, great, and I been doing for decades on cars and vanagons.

besides,, waterboxer engines 'like' head gaskets about every 7 years or so .....or every 80,000 miles or so..... AMC heads tend to pinch the outerwater gasket . if you have the orignal type VW heads - keep those..................I recommend those for sure......over the AMC heads. Scott www.turbovans.com

I might just be very compelled to do an instructuional DVD one of these days. ....like a video on the head gasket job . And , it's better to always have at least a a basic valve job done by a machine shop too - most exhasut valves are leaking some, I find.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Streib" <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [Fwd: [T2] H2O Vanagon part needed - pic included]

> If that part of the coolant system froze and split he may well have much > bigger problems, if the water in the cylinder jackets and heads froze. > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL > > "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> said: > >> I have those, good ones, used, for sale. >> it's a part you can't get new anymore is my understanding. >> Scott >> www.turbovans.com >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Greg Potts" <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 2:04 AM >> Subject: [Fwd: [T2] H2O Vanagon part needed - pic included] >> >> >> > Hi Volks, >> > >> > Remember a couple weeks back there was mention of a Vanagon on "Car >> > Talk". Well, John needs more help.... >> > >> > If someone has the part he needs, email busvwzen@yahoo.com , not me. >> > >> > >> > Happy Trails, >> > >> > Greg Potts >> > 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" >> > 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop >> > www.busesofthecorn.com >> > www.pottsfamily.ca >> > >> > >> > -------- Original Message -------- >> > Subject: [T2] H2O Vanagon part needed - pic included >> > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:47:46 -0800 (PST) >> > From: John Baker <busvwzen@yahoo.com> >> > Reply-To: busvwzen@yahoo.com >> > To: ovt <ohiovalleytribe@yahoogroups.com>, t2 <type2@type2.com>, cow >> > <centralohiowesties@yahoogroups.com> >> > >> > Hey Y'all, >> > The subzero temps here in Ohio cuase the "H" shaped coolant pipe on my >> > 85 Vanagon to freeze and split. Now looking to buy one or trade parts >> > for one. If you are looking down into the engine compartment, the >> > piece >> > is just to the right of the coolant tank. Anyone have one for sale?? >> > Here's a picture if that helps: >> > http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/516128.jpg >> > >> > PEACE! >> > John Baker >> > >> > >> > "...So we got in the red VW microbus with the >> > shovels and rakes and implements of destruction and headed on toward >> > the >> > police officer's station..." >>


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