Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 20:08:14 -1000
Reply-To: "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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Subject: Re: 82 Diesel Radiator - Rare - Needed
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I havn't followed the whole thread,
and I thought it was common knowledge that for 82 diesel vangaons you
just convert it to the 83 and later type radiator.
Heck..that's what VW did themselves with the 83 diesel vanagon.
83 and up waterboxer vaonagon radiators are quite common and not even
that expensive.
you do need the lower radiator mounting brackets..
which you usually get from any waterboxer vanagon.
and hoses ...'I think' 83 waterboxer front hoses for the smaller metal
pipes fit perfectly..
those are quite common. At my shop in southern oregon I have several of
those laying around.
the radiator fan shrould ..you need one of those from a 83 and up
waterboxer vanagon,
plus modifiy the wiring some for the fan sender in the rad ...later
type, sensibly, has only one sender not two.
really ..the 82 Vanagon is 'VW's first effort at ANY type of watercooled
vanagon';..
thus they did a lot of things 'not the best way' ..
immediatley for 83, in both gas and diesel they changed about half a
dozen things..
radiator type, heater valve location ..
and other stuff . Lots of parts for 82 diesel vanagons are 'that one
year only'..
for example..the oil filler tube system ..
they saw how hokey that was and changed it from 83 and up ..
and so on.
Even if you have a perfectly working 82 all -metal diesel vanagon
radiator ..
you want to upgrade to the later radiator.
I had one brand new 82 diesel vanagon radiator fail to remove heat very
well on long grades after only 3 or 4 yrs of use.
They just ain't that good of a radiator.
Scott
On 6/8/2014 1:53 PM, Ralph Meyermann wrote:
> I'm gonna call around to see if I can have a radiator made to fit this
> application. Thinking Afco or Griffin?
>
> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
> On Jun 8, 2014 6:49 PM, "Ralph Meyermann" <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I found a tank from Speedway motors for 40 bucks and a buddy that owes me
>> a few favors weld in fittings and I made a mount in 10 minutes. Looks like
>> it will fit the bill
>>
>> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
>> On Jun 8, 2014 6:17 PM, "Gnarlodious" <gnarlodious@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe you should join the Diesel Vanagon group:
>>> diesel-vanagon@yahoogroups.com
>>>
>>> -- Gnarlie
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here are some detailed instructions for converting:
>>>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=297989 How long can
>>> you
>>>> expect a 32 year old used radiator to last?
>>>>
>>>> Stuart
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>>> Of Frank Lee
>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 8:01 PM
>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>> Subject: 82 Diesel Radiator - Rare - Needed
>>>>
>>>> Apparently, 1982 diesel 1.6 na has a unique radiator. Up to 81' is
>>>> different. 83' onward is different. My 82' radiator has failed. My
>>> daily
>>>> drive is down 15 days so far...
>>>>
>>>> My shop says 82' diesel radiators air not out there from usual places.
>>> We
>>>> have a good radiator shop here ready to refab' my tanks onto a new core.
>>>> BUT, looks like the suitable core is not out there, so far. No supplier
>>> has
>>>> found a radiator core yet. "Back ordered" No further word.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone here improve my chances of getting off the MTA buses and
>>> back in
>>>> my Westy Bus?? Part Source? Proper part mod? Substitution that works?
>>>>
>>>> Frank
>>>> Yellow Sub
>>>>
