Larry Velez wrote: > I heard that there is a way to clean it out but I doubt you can really > get everything out of there without taking the radiator apart which I > think is not even possible.
The radiators in most, if not all VW's have plastic end tanks, and therefore cannot be disassembled to allow the core to be either "rodded out", or replaced. At least they're amazingly cheap - German Parts & Restoration has new ones for $88.00. They also have Sachs OEM 16V clutch kits for only $110.00, OEM VW water pumps for $22.00, factory Mahle or Mann oil filters for $3.00, Bosch F6DSR triple electrode plugs for $3.25, and external oil cooler kits for 16V cars, $159.00 (if the kit comes with a thermostatically controlled sandwich plate, that's an incredible price). I don't know what kind of prices Adirondack or Virtual World have on that stuff, but GPR seems to be unbelievably cheap. Check out their ad in EC, or www.gprparts.com. --Holland [email protected] San Jose, CA
