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• Re: Coolant pipe connection
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:04:06 -0600
  ...It is the big hose from the coolant pipe to the junction where the bleeder hose is. I ordered the hose kit almost a...
• Flushing Tee and Filling cooling system procedure.
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Wed, 12 May 1999 11:05:02 -0700
  ...2) Remove front grill and loosen almost completely the bleeder screw on radiator 3) Loosen bleeder screw in engine compartment located on large radiator...
• Re: Steel brake lines, or "I'm coming to get you, Frank"
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:32:12 -0700
  ...Next I squirt the bleeders with pen fluid. Then I get a tape measure and see how long a line I'll need, then...
• Re: Radiator bleeder screw - Lost washer :(
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 19:08:06 -0700
  ...coolant, I lost the little washer that goes > under the radiator bleeder screw. It doesn't seem to be leaking, but I'd > like...
• Re: Refilling propane
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:39:18 -0700
  ...We attach the hose, open the bleeder valve, and start pumping >but nothing enters the tank. This has happened at several different >filling stations...
• Re: Propane autostop valve question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:07:05 -0700
  ...When filling, the > bleeder should be opened all the way, and filling should stop as soon as > "liquid" propane emerges from the bleeder. > > > > > At...
• Re: installing new clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:33:04 EST
  ...Go figure! Replacement is fairly straight forward, but the Bentley manual tells you to use a pressure bleeder. I didn't. I used the...
• Radiator hose confusion and heater hose disorientation
  Historical mailing list - Radish150
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 09:32:58 -0800
  Hi, thanks to all who responded to my rather uneducated questions about the bleeders. I'm wondering about a couple of other things now...
• Re: bleeding of the cluch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 09:54:28 -0500
  There is a little bleeder on the top of the slave cylinder, hard to see, requires a 7mm wrench. You can just loosten the...
• Re: Home Made Brake Pressure Bleeder: *might* add moisture to brake fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 13 May 2016 23:10:20 -0700
  ...the answer is "no" but..... >> >> When using a home made pressure bleeder to pressurize the brake fluid >> reservoir with AIR >> when bleeding the brakes...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:52:16 -0600
  ...Close >>> bleeder, add more coolant and use pressure opening bleeder, repeat until >>> you get coolant at the bleeder. This method will do 90% of...
• Re: Brake Pressure Bleeder - Cheap and Easy
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:48:42 -0600
  ...Open bleeder port and top of fluid reservoir, sit back put feet up, drink beer/coffee, wait for fluid to drip down the drip...
• Re: How do I determine the brand of my calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:20:25 -0600
  ...The right front will not bleed > correctly, it's as if there's some stoppage in front of the bleeder > valve. My brother and...
• need, a bleeder valve + gaskett
  Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 13:49:43 -0700
  ...I'm looking for the little plastic or metal bleeder valve that is on top of the valve controling coolant to the rear heat...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:58:21 -0500
  ...Close > > bleeder, add more coolant and use pressure opening bleeder, repeat > > until you get coolant at the bleeder. This method will do 90% of...
• Re: Motive Bleeder Recs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:35:06 -0600
  ...ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dautomotive&field-keywords=motive+bleeder > > Not sure if I am going to get the Euro model for...
• Clutch Slave Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 18:31:41 -0700
  ...Using a Mityvac in its break bleeder configuration, I attempted to "bleed" the cylinder. The fitting on the MV bleeder configuration proved not to...
• Re: Help From the Road in Sedona/Flagstaff
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Tue, 8 May 2007 16:41:16 +0000
  ...Many times, they open that bleeder a little but not enough. Then once it is filling, they can close down the bleeder some. >From...
• Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 15:31:18 -0700
  ...You can identify the amount of bleeder opening which allows air to >be sucked past the threads by observing the amount of bleeder opening...
• Re: Libby Bong and coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 05:40:51 -0500
  ...Now fill the expansion tank until fluid is coming out of the rad bleeder, close the bleeder, fill the tank, put cap on the...
• Re: Heater Core replacement
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 17:12:41 -0500
  ...And get a new gasket to go between the core and valve assembly. >I >assume the white plastic screw is a bleeder valve, how...
• Re: brake bleeder sizes
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 13:25:40 -0500
  ...I did learn that >there >is a difference, on my vehicle, between the front and the rear wheel bleeder >sizes, so make sure that...
• Re: Need "obsolete" and rare bleeder for 83.5
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 09:34:16 EDT
  Jeff, why not just make one out of copper tubing and a heater system bleeder. Wouldn't take a experienced plumber more than a...
• Re: Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 22:11:24 -0400
  ...I want to >install it, and according to Bentley section 19.12 it's located by the >bleeder screw on the radiator. They diagram...
• Re: Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:46:42 -0400
  ...Still haven't found what I'm looking for locally, so when time permits, I may make a power bleeder. Finding a spare master...
• Re: Motive Power Bleeder (from digest)
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 22:03:07 -0400
  Don, you can change your connection to the swivel/spin type. Here you go. Good luck. Miguel http://www.motiveproducts.com/03adapters.html
• Re: Help! 85 coolant circulation question...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 13:50:58 -0500
  The bleeder valve doesn't supply that little hose. It only allows a small internal opening that's between the two large hoses. You...
• Bleeding the coolant system/ heater core leak
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 12:46:11 -0500
  Does anyone know of any special procedures for bleeding a coolant system = after the bleeder valve on the heater core has been removed (it...
• Bentley/Brake Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:26:28 EDT
  ...What the heck is this upper and lower thing on the front? The illustrations on 47.4 and 47.5 show a bleeder screw...
• Brake Bleeder / Coolant Pressure Testor
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 12:54:20 -0700
  ...So now I can connect the bleeder to the air compressor at 2-2.5 bar as per Bentley and bleed the hydraulics. The...
• Re: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?-upper control arm bushings!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Aug 2012 01:02:38 -0400
  ...Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often? Thanks Alistair. This is what I'm thinking too. I guess with even a lower mileage...
• Re: radiator bleeder bolt questions
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:16:41 -0500
  ...radiator bleeder bolt questions > The proper bolt has a slot on the side to allow air to escape when loosened. > The slot may be...
• Brake bleeding tools
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:55:10 -0400
  ...I made a pressure bleeder like this: 1) Get spare brake fluid reservoir LID from junkyard 2) Get a tire valve with a nut...
• Vanagon Front Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:18:57 -0500
  ...Are there two bleeders on each front? ThanksMichael. Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:28:44 -0500
  ...But getting water out of the radiator >bleeder doesn't mean that you have flushed the radiator. > >The radiator loop starts at the coolant...
• Re: Ben Huot's coolant bleeding (all over the neighborhood)
  Historical mailing list - Stones
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 11:32:01 -0500
  ...Once the expansion tank is filled up anc closed, I do the rear bleeder first (On the plastic connection between the thick hoses along...
• COOLANT SYS. LEAK
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Mon, 06 Nov 95 15:01:00 PST
  ...Anyway, this supplimental/auxiliary heat exchanger has a black plastic housing, and includes what appears to be a white plastic bleeder valve. My leak...
• Question #2 - clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 16:51:13 -0400
  ...I still have one problem.......The clutch pedal will not depress unless the bleeder valve is open. Could it be that the engine needs...
• Re: HELP! I need a screw size
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 20:10:21 -0800
  ...Is it > even supposed to be a screw? I got the impression from the VW service > manual that it was a bleeder valve of...
• clutch pedal adjustment procedure
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 20:30:36 -0700
  ...Make sure your bleeder line is long enough so you can place the bleeder bottle higher than the fluid reservoir, otherwise gravity will drain...
• home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:41:50 -0800
  I too made one of these up last summer, works great! Think I got the cap from the Bus Depot and the rest from...
• Clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 11:01:45 -0700
  Does anyone know the size of the bleeder screw on the clutch slave cylinder? I'm planning to order some speedbleeders and see how...
• Re: Speedbleeders? "Gravity Bleeding?"
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 18 May 2001 08:48:52 -0500
  ...The brake fluid will flow to the open bleeder valve. No pumping required. Pretty simple. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74 Campmobile (Clementine) 85 GL 86 BMW 325...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 19:10:48 EDT
  I went the high budget route and bought a pressure bleeder from Rocky Mountain Motorworks. What you get is essentially a short garden sprayer...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:39:17 -0400
  ...Power bleeding with a Motive Power bleeder is the better way than a Vacuum Bleeder... When you are alone, the pressure-style bleeding systems...
• Re: home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:30:29 -0700
  ...home-made pressure bleeder > Is there any reason why it should take any real pressure for a > Vanagon? I remember someone advocating gravity bleeding...
• Westy propane leak?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 09:42:59 -0700
  ...All went well, except after closing the bleeder, gas continued to bleed from a small round hole in the casting just about the bleeder...
• Re: caliper pics
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 19:00:13 -0500
  ...Heating helps, too. (you could apply some heat to the bleeder, but not the caliper.) Also, you don't have to drill out a...
• Re: New Transmission Time?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 10:43:38 -0600
  ...To bleed the clutch (without a pressure/vacuum > bleeder) you need two people and: > > 1. Fill the fluid reservoir. > 2. Open the bleeder on...
• Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 11:51:06 -0500
  ...One thing I've found was the vacuum will leaking out around the bleeder nut. You may have to pump faster to overcome the...
• Re: Top off the rad
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 20:37:19 -0600
  ...open the Rad'Bleeder, attach the Bong to the ExpansionTank & fill it 'til flow starts coming out the Rad'Bleeder ~ start the Eng' & run...
• Re: overheating vanagon 86
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:24:13 -0800
  ...but if the bubbles are coming out of the radiator bleeder it could be the radiator? I am a novice, and a pump seems...
• Speedbleeders Sizes for 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 16:09:17 -0800
  ...The person at Speedbleeder checked the conversion chart from VW's stock numbers for the front bleeder screws; and she assured me that the...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:20:07 -0400
  ...When things get warm, the system will pressurize enough to > push the remaining air out at the bleeder bolt when you crack it open...
• Re: Brake Bleeder Tool
  Historical mailing list - Feenix
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:37:29 -0400
  Antaki wrote: If any of you have used one of these, > or do so soon, please let me know how well it works for...
• I'm making a DIY pressure bleeder... will a Volvo brake resv. cap work?
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:30:32 -0500
  Happen to have an extra. Currently not owning a vanagon, so I can't do the obvious. Thanks.
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:03:30 -0800
  Neil has a good point here, although a pressure bleeder certainly is the crap (censoring myself there in�case anyone was overtly offened by...
• Re: Need to prime master cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:41:43 -0700
  ...I have never wanted to try a vacuum bleeder, as it seems to me, that if there are any weak areas in the system...
• Re: speedbleeders? anybody use'em
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 21:12:17 -0600
  Make your own speed bleeder. #1) get empty 12oz brake fluid container. #2) Hold it upside down (screw on top down towards ground), dill...
• Re: 91 GL Running hot still...what next?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:50:38 -0700
  ...Opening the bleed screw gives it a place to go, out the bleeder after the air escapes. With the bleeder closed it won't...