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Title: No more coolant baths!
Post by: maxfax on March 04, 2011, 05:53:11 pm

(http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/maxfax3/VW/h20pump.jpg)

I forget who posted about doing this to the W/P housing way back when, but I decided to one up it and do the T-stat housing too..   FINALLY I can drain the thing and quite possibly maybe hit a drain pan... Never have I been so excited at the thought of changing my thermostat...

Title: Re: No more coolant baths!
Post by: JGWarner on March 04, 2011, 07:31:19 pm

THANK YOU for posting this just in time before I re-installed my WP. This is now on the mod list!

Title: Re: No more coolant baths!
Post by: theman53 on March 04, 2011, 07:33:17 pm

Brass and Aluminum. I wouldn't worry, but maybe some teflon tape would do good on it.

Great mod, I will do on the next WP. Thanks

Title: Re: No more coolant baths!
Post by: mystery3 on March 04, 2011, 07:45:07 pm

The sensors have brass housings in aluminum from the factory so I wouldn't worry too much, then again maybe that's why most of the old thermostat housings are s corroded?

Title: Re: No more coolant baths!
Post by: maxfax on March 04, 2011, 08:27:36 pm

I used teflon tape on em..  If for no other reason a tad extra leak prevention...  I have no worries about the brass plugs..  I don't think I would use steel though... Aside from the corosion issues, I have visions of cranking the sucker in there too tight and breaking something..

 I did put a blob of weld on the t-stat housing just for a little extra meat to cut threads into..  I don;t think it was really necessary, but once again, extra insurance.....    I did consider using radiator petcocks in the holes, but I had fears of the darned things rattling open..


I believe credit goes to Fatmobile for the drain in the W/P housing....

Lucas, do you see the antiseize oozing from the t-stat bolts??   ;D

Title: Re: No more coolant baths!
Post by: macka on March 05, 2011, 05:07:38 am

Quote from: maxfax on March 04, 2011, 08:27:36 pm

Lucas, do you see the antiseize oozing from the t-stat bolts??   ;D

 ;D that was a gooder Max

Title: Re: No more coolant baths!
Post by: maxfax on March 05, 2011, 07:17:23 am

Quote from: libbybapa on March 05, 2011, 06:26:25 am

I plan on adding a block drain in my vanagon.  The engine is tipped over so much that there is a significant amount of coolant left in the block even after draining.

I guess the freeze plugs are high enough that some sort of drain in one of those wouldn't do it..  Will you be drilling and tapping the block?

Title: Re: No more coolant baths!
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on March 05, 2011, 08:47:48 am

Quote from: libbybapa on March 05, 2011, 06:26:25 am

I plan on adding a block drain in my vanagon.  The engine is tipped over so much that there is a significant amount of coolant left in the block even after draining.

one on the soft plug side of the block? that makes really good sense..