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• Re: Steel brake lines, or "I'm coming to get you, Frank"
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:32:12 -0700
  ...Just a note- bleeder valve problems can add to the time/cost of this job, just one of those things.
• Re: Cooling system flush
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Oct 1996 19:35:59 -0400
  ...done with both heater valves open so the heater cores will also bleed. A second person to close the radiator bleeder is helpfull. Dennis
• Re: HELP! I need a screw size
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 20:25:22 -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...
• Re: Need advice on replacing Westy tank filler valve
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 16 Mar 2017 09:31:43 -0700
  ...You would also need a manual bleed valve to screw > into the bleeder connection next to the fill valve, and of course make sure...
• Re: "stop fill" propane tank fill valve problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 20:46:24 -0500
  ...Autostop valve is a 1 3/4" Acme fill valve which operates by sensing the change from gas to liquid from the bleeder, and...
• Re: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 9 Sep 2015 08:57:33 -0400
  ...Access the bleeder bolt at the top of the radiator. The bleeder valve that KEP includes in their conversion kit is a "good thing...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:29:53 -0700
  ...My setup uses an old coolant cap with the valves taken > out, pressure gauge, hoses, clamps, and a valve stem. > I have found that...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 15:28:14 -0500
  ...open bleeder valve at front of engine compartment (on black plastic fitting >>with 4 large radiator hoses connecting to it.) That sounds like the...
• Fuel pressure Guage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:55:37 -0800
  ...one for the guage, one for the hose barb, and one for a schraeder valve, its to bleed air out of theline, and is...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:20:47 -0400
  ...Blam! Bleeder valve destruction >>>>> >>>>> Hi listers, >>>>> >>>>> So, Still working on doing my own radiator change out. >>>>> >>>>> New undamaged one now in the van. This...
• Re: coolant pressure guage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 12:22:19 -0400
  ...off the rear bleeder valve, i.e. tee into the small outgoing line from the valve, leave the original valve open all the time...
• Floor Jack fix maybe
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 3 May 2024 07:57:08 -0400
  ...I found a few videos that discussed opening the bleeder valves and with jack in drop position pump handle 10 or so times. These...
• Re: Coolant top up
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 09:05:16 -0400
  ...When the system is hot, crack the bleeder at the top of the radiator. Forget about any other bleeders. If you don't have...
• Re: DIY $20 Brake Bleeder-Link to .pdf
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:49:59 -0700
  ...holding valve in place for assembly. In hindsight, I bet that if the valve had a piece of stiff wire wrapped around it, one...
• Heater core bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Mon, 4 Apr 1994 16:35:25 -0500 (CDT)
  I have a spare (I bought one and the one I had was fine) little white bleeder screw for the rear heat exchanger on...
• Re: Need help with propane valve
  Historical mailing list - wsilva
  Thu, 09 Jan 1997 10:50:10 -0800
  ...They put a new bleeder (spitter valve as they called it) and a new fill valve on it, pressure checked it and handed it...
• Resourceful Slave Cylinder Fix
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 23:39:30 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The 80 cylinder's bleeder valve broke off even with a gentle tug of a 7mm wrench. The cordless drill had no juice and...
• Clutch Slave Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 18:31:41 -0700
  ...Tomorrow, I'll rebleed the brakes with Teflon tape around the threads of the bleeder valve and with a direct fitting of the plastic...
• too cool
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 2 May 2000 20:54:39 -0400
  ...Right? So to make sure that it was down about 20%, I opened the bleeder valve (or whatever its called. The small brass thumb...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:32:56 -0700
  ...Blam! Bleeder valve destruction > > >>> > > >>> Hi listers, > > >>> > > >>> So, Still working on doing my own radiator change out. > > >>> > > >>> New undamaged one now in the van. This...
• Re: Libby Bong and coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 05:40:51 -0500
  ...Open the bleeder valve on the rad and thermostat housing, then with the engine running at idle fill the coolant expansion tank as full...
• Problems with clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 22:06:20 -0400
  ...I hooked a piece of rubber tubing to the bleeder valve and carefully put it in a jar with new fluid as most instructions...
• Re: propane filling
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:28:16 -0500
  ...he was puzzled, since he "didn't see and fluid coming out the > bleeder valve, so it must have an auto-stop". so now...
• Re: LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:33:42 -0700
  ...In looking at pic here: > > http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=2447 > > I see the main valve, bleeder, fill valve, but...
• Re: refitting propane tank
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:59:32 -0800
  ...Fill valve is where attendant hooks up LP hose. Did you replace reg. fill valve and bleeder? Use proper precautions when working on LP...
• Re: The One Man Brake Bleed Show
  Historical mailing list - Robert Prouse
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:42:54 -0400
  ...It is just a couple of pieces of tube that hook onto the bleeder valve and go into a sealed cup. When you pump...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:18:13 -0500
  Correct size bleeder valve is at http://www.kennedyeng.com/sub_van.htm . You have to drop the radiator a few inches to get...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:04:54 -0700
  ...Blam! Bleeder valve destruction > > >>> > > >>> Hi listers, > > >>> > > >>> So, Still working on doing my own radiator change out. > > >>> > > >>> New undamaged one now in the van. This...
• Re: clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:59:13 -0800
  ...cylinder? I have a manual brake bleeder which basically consists of a length of tubing a check valve. Will this work for the clutch...
• Re: Coolant Leak from Coolant Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Garrick Chang
  Sat, 16 May 1998 18:07:50 -0800
  ...been fixing one leak after another-frnt heater valve, rear heater valve, heater core, bleeder valve, expansion tank and others. While removing my transmision...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:54:25 -0400
  ...Hmm...maybe this is true on the WBX, but on my diesel I get *no* flow at the radiator bleeder valve until the thermostat...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:56:14 -0600
  ...I installed the new cylinder making sure that the plunger is >in place, reconnected the hoses, attached a drain to the bleeder valve at...
• Re: Radiator Bleed Screw
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:57:37 EDT
  ...068 121 253A For the bleeder bolt it uses "bleeder valve" 113 615 273A The "Remarks" column says: M7X35 and "ALSO USE 211 611...
• 1983 Westy Propane Tank Question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Yoon
  Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:57:01 -0400
  ...He had to open the bleeder valve on his filler nozzle and let out all the propane. There was a lot in there! When...
• bleeding the coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Jack Keegan
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:07:14 -0700
  ...EXCEPT, at no point did coolant flow out of the bleeder valve. finally i gave up and closed it up, screwed the cap back...
• Re: Propane bleeder valve gloves..
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:41:14 -0500
  ...Propane bleeder valve gloves.. Don't know if the DOT frowns on it (probably does), but I know California defintely frowns on it. Most...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:31:50 -0600
  ...I have the regular manual bleeder valve and separate fill valve. I have long been looking for a way to hook up a disposable...
• Re: '88 Westy leaky rear heater (valve..)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 07:05:42 +0000
  ...Anyway, the dealer will pay for a new valve (on order), and I think I'll ask them to seal up the bleeder screw...
• Re: 88 GL - Rear Heater Leak Test
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 May 2014 22:43:57 -0400
  ...Other common leak spots are the gasket between the core and valve and the bleeder screw breaking at the head. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Coolant change questions
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:03:45 -0800
  Hi Eric, Maybe you want to break that old plastic bleeder valve - and then replace it with either a plastic one or better yet...
• Re: Bleeder Valve Poition
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 11:54:37 -0800
  Its on 19.9 as part of the exploded diagram of cooling system parts. Its funny that it isn't in the bleeding instructions...
• Brake dilemna continnued.............
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:23:57 -0500
  ...Decided to check booster vacuum, check valve. Check valve good, blows one direction, and it is pointed in the correct direction. So, I thought...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:22:01 +0000
  ...Blam! Bleeder valve destruction > > >>> > > >>> Hi listers, > > >>> > > >>> So, Still working on doing my own radiator change out. > > >>> > > >>> New undamaged one now in the van.  This...
• Re: Propane Tank question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 09:21:55 -0700
  ...On small tanks like ours you can vent the gasses for a few seconds from the bleed valve or shutoff to purge them, but...
• 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: Need advice on replacing Westy tank filler valve
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Wed, 15 Mar 2017 21:48:47 -0400
  ...You would also need a manual bleed valve to screw into the bleeder connection next to the fill valve, and of course make sure...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:18:42 -0400
  ...12, or 14mm > wrenches or sockets on a Vanagon? (Besides possibly bleeder valves or > exhaust nuts on some applications). > > Ed > 7mm are used on...
• Re: Help From the Road in Sedona/Flagstaff
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Tue, 8 May 2007 09:37:03 -0700
  ...throttle open, while topping off/bleeding. > Yes, the valve can be changed and the bleeder has to be replaced the same > time. Easy job...
• Re: Propane situation
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 15:59:25 -0600
  ...However, when I open the bleeder valve near the tank, propane flows > freely. > > Also, the local propane supplier can't pump any propane into...
• Re: Egg on face (was: whiff of propane)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:00:25 -0400
  ...whiff of propane) Propane jockey hadn't fully closed the auto-stop's bleeder valve when she filled it the last time. A touch...
• Re: home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:34:07 -0700
  ...Now that I have a spare reservoir cap, I can make my own pressure bleeder. AFAIK, the brake pressure regulator doesn't "kick in...
• Re: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Wed, 9 Sep 2015 06:00:49 -0700
  ...Access the bleeder bolt at the top of the > radiator. The bleeder valve that KEP includes in their conversion kit is a > "good thing...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:05:41 -0500
  Sounds like you need to open the bleeder valves on the back of the wheel and have someone pump the brake pedal while you...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:36:29 -0500
  ...When things get warm, the system will pressurize enough to push the remaining air out at the bleeder bolt when you crack it open...
• Raise The Rear!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Dec 1994 15:34:56 -0800 (PST)
  ...I got almost a gallon in then it started to backflow, I go to the front to loosen the bleeder valve (front meaning radiator...
• Filling Propane Tanks was gas tank;
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:54:00 -0800
  ...I've assumed that it is a float type valve inside the tank, shuts off the intake flow at 80% full. And the bleeder...
• Fuel pressure Guage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:20:19 -0800
  ...one for the guage, one for the hose barb, and one for a schraeder valve, its to bleed air out of theline, and is...
• Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:51:52 -0700
  ...The newer '86-'91 system has fewer parts overall (and, in fact, this bleeder valve was eliminated). [...] So, if the rest of your cooling...
• Re: Speedbleeders? "Gravity Bleeding?"
  Historical mailing list - Kim G
  Fri, 18 May 2001 09:03:04 -0500
  ...Fri, 18 May 2001 08:48:52 -0500 > >Brian, > >Yes. > >The brake fluid will flow to the open bleeder valve. > >No pumping required. > >Pretty...
• What really is the diff unload vs loaded calipers
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:00:26 -0700
  ...missing something they say the unloaded calipers have new pistons, seals, bleeder valves and the cylinder have been honed and have new mounting hard...