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• Re: '66 Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 15:35:32 -0500 (EST)
  Brake Bleeding simplified, for the creative lazy! Problem: Bleeding the damned things takes two people. Solution: Devise a single person bleeder. Obvious answer: Run...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:33:10 -0700
  ...Removing radiator bleeder screw > Trying to remove the bleeder screw, my idea being I want to pour coolant > into the radiator from the bleeder...
• Re: Leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 29 May 2002 11:58:52 -0700
  ...If I had added coolant maybe the moroso would have been "disarmed" and using the bleeder screw would have been safe. Bleeding with just...
• Re: To bleed or not to bleed
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 02:14:53 -0400
  ...Take the grill off and take the bleeder screw off completely once it cools a bit. Now add your 1/8'' hose and funnel...
• Re: hydraulic clutch
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 19 Jun 1995 12:34:41 -0500 (CDT)
  ...We can't seem to > bleed the system. We get a small amount of fluid spraying out the > bleeder valve, but it behaves as...
• Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 00:15:26 -0700
  I want to change my brake fluid (long overdue unfortunately) and I don't have a pressure bleeder or even a vacuum device. I...
• Bleeding the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 06:13:54 -0400
  I am an old HVAC mechanic and for years I have muttered that the bleeding system for these vans cannot have been made by...
• Re: Cut a slit in the bleed screw. Sheesh
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 17:46:39 -0800
  ...A while back someone suggested nicking a slit > in the Vanagon rasdiator bleed screw. > I recently ground a narrow, short kerf with my > Dremel...
• Re: Radiator Bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Tom Naylor II
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 17:56:09 -0700
  ...Radiator Bleeder valve I remember some years ago, some one posting that they had replaced the bleeder screw on the radiator with some kind...
• Re: New Clutch Slave Cyl
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 15:41:36 EST
  The part should be about $50 the rest labor for installation and bleeding. Consider bleeding brakes at the same time. Ken Hunter 82 Westy...
• Brake bleeding, size of wrench???
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 08:02:25 -0700
  What size of wrench should I need to bleed my brakes on y 1980 Vanagon??? Thanx in advance _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN...
• rusty brake bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:24:45 -0400
  All, Any advice or tricks for un-sticking rusted caliper bleed screws? I'm leary of heating them much with a propane torch. Thanksomuch...
• Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 14:55:38 -0700
  ...You can still bleed the system but in another way. > > Nothing visible is supposed to come out of the thermostat bleeder. It is > an...
• Re: Coolant change questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:26:41 -0500
  Yes, The radiator bleeder is familiar to me. But, in the 1.9 engine area there is another bleeder. I sort of remember it...
• Re: Broken Down and Need Help
  Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
  Mon, 31 May 1999 21:23:11 EDT
  ...If this is happen I take a 3 feet hose what fit over the bleeder on the slave cylinder, hook it on the bleeder...
• Re: Dual circuit Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 14:09:22 -0500
  Bill N wrote: > > I would suggest always bleeding all four wheels after doing brake work. Also, since you are > doing it anyway, you may...
• Re: Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:21:47 -0700
  ...it's always necessary to bench bleed any brake MC initially, so it can pump fluid. Unless using a pressure bleeding method of course...
• Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:48:41 -0500
  Or,,, Even if you haven't done an engine conversion of any sort, you could still buy and install the radiator bleeder block from...
• Clutch Slave Cylinder Bleed Cures Shifting Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:51:34 -0500
  The clutch pedal seemed mushy and I was having trouble finding gears, so I tried bleeding my clutch slave cylinder. Both the master and...
• Re: brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 21:45:18 -0600
  ...When I bled the brakes I got some help an I did the grunt work down under the van to open the bleeder valves...
• Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 20:34:13 -0500
  Dennis Haynes wrote: > That vacuum pump should have come with a special grease to seal the bleeder > screw threads. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Yi...
• Re: How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:24:57 -0500
  ...http://tinyurl.com/yhb4juq I find it curious that I've never seen mention of that bleeder. It seems like it would be important...
• was "..Air prevents fan? - AIR BLEED PROCEDURE
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Tue, 20 May 2003 22:58:50 EDT
  ...Ok, here is the procedure for bleeding air when filling the coolant: Engine stone cold Make sure all hoses are installed correctly. Direction of...
• Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder Bleed problem
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:26:43 -0800
  ...Clutch Slave Cylinder Bleed problem > I just spent a few minutes reading the archives on this > topic but my question was not answered (not...
• Re: Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:18:34 -0700
  Maybe it's just me, but I've always had problems bleeding Vanagon brakes manually. This is my solution, and it's worth every...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:32:31 -0500
  One suggestion I will make......if you do not have a one man bleeder, get one........after years of incompetent people pumping the brakes...
• bleeding bloody brakes - solved
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:59:48 -0800
  ...It is important to release the pin slowly when brake bleeding, otherwise air will get sucked into it, even with bleeding kit and hoses...
• Re: 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 13:26:33 -0800
  ...This is in the FWIW department but the last time (I had drained it to change a couple of lines) I had to bleed...
• Master Cyl. Res. Cap;
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:08:42 +0000
  Hi All, Has anyone machined a Master Cylinder Reservoir Cap, Adaptor, With a Hose Nipple, or connector, for Their Bleeder Pump? Or, what are...
• Re: rear heater leaking coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 13:05:37 CST
  ...Carpet wet by rear seat - heat exchanger bleeder screw broken The plastic bleeder screw for the rear heat exchanger may be broken due to...
• clutch or transmission
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 00:21:24 -0800
  ...Would it not be possible to bleed it like brakes, just have someone depress the pedal while I open the bleed screw? any suggestions...
• Re: help with new clutch MC
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 15:09:02 -0700
  At 02:50 PM 10/10/2003, you wrote: > I heard once >about needing to use a pressure bleeder system to bleed the system...
• Re: New Transmission Time?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:49:13 -0500
  ...I hear they can do wonders,but the clutch cylinder bleed is the first thing to do. Speaking of clutch bleeding, how is this...
• Re: MC and Slave Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:52:01 -0700
  ...Spare your wife and your lungs :-) and buy a Mighty Vac at harbor freight or wherever, and just vacuum bleed the line. Much faster...
• Re: Brakes- the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 1 May 2014 09:38:52 -0400
  Regarding the brake bleeding process. It all depends on you method used. If you use a Motive pressure bleeder, it's a simple one...
• Re: Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - sailingfc dslextreme.com
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 15:13:05 -0400
  ...Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy x2 on the Motive power bleeder....money well spent... Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Fri, Jul 24, 2015...
• Re: Instructions for replacing the Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 08:06:16 -0600
  When I replaced my master cylinder I did not have to bleed the system beyond the clutch master. After replacing lost fluid in the...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 08:44:07 -0800
  They changed the system between 83.5 (which I have) and 84? My 83.5 has the engine compartment bleeder. Gotta use it. It...
• Re: water pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 00:25:36 -0800
  ...Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM> > > Jason, > > The 'bleed' screw threw me for a loop as well the first time I tried to > purge the...
• Bleeding clutch system--resolved?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 18:07:02 -0700
  ...clutch system would not bleed; air kept coming through clutch pedal would not return from floor by itself Very little fluid pumping through during...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:36:36 -0500
  ...The best way is to open at least the rear heater core bleeding screw. The Westy as a "gravity" problem when bleeding, 4 high...
• Re: Brake Caliper Question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:16:53 -0400
  ...I've never understood why > there are two bleeders. It makes sense to bleed from the top of the > caliper, but why is there...
• clutch/brake bleed pressurization tool
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:34:49 -0700
  So Wil, Where is it leaking from? kinda important to solve this first clutch/brake bleed pressurization tool Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19...
• Re: Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:52:02 -0700
  ...power bleeders in archives, > and gleened enough to see how they work. > > I'm a one man band here bleeding brakes on my own...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:11:09 -0400
  On 3/25/2012 9:58 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Pressure bleeders attach to the fill reservoir and use pressure to push the > fluid...
• Re: The 2.1 coolant system bleeding links
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 3 May 2004 08:51:43 -0600
  ...wrote: "I have replaced all my hoses and bleeding the whole system.................all new coolant, etc. Any one got a link to the best...
• Re: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 10:52:38 -0700
  ...Bleeding the cooling system The pre '86 cooling systems (1.9L stock WBX or same system with another engine) does need bleeding and it...
• Re: Clutch not working.
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:01:23 -0700
  ...Just a comment that once airlocked, pump bleeding the clutch did >not work for me - I had to use a pressure bleeder. Once bled...
• Bleeding Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 20:22:45 -0500
  ...However, I don't have a bleeder in the location(thermostat housing) that was shown for the 88. Does an '84 1.9 need...
• Re: To bleed or not to bleed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:09:10 -0400
  The system really needs to be bleed after the radiator empties. If the system is working and cooling and all else is well it...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:34:11 -0500
  ...bleeding bloody brakes > > On 1/11/07, Matthias Kuster <matthiaskuster@verizon.net> wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > I am looking to get some input on my...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 17:21:09 -0500
  ...i have found that driving with >> the bleeder screw just barely cracked, ideally with some steep uphill >> grades, is an easy, effective, and not...
• Re: FTE Brake Master Cylinder: Failing Seal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 Jul 2015 12:38:35 +0000
  Not sure if this directly addresses your question, but it helps when bleeding brakes to surround the bleeding nipple with grease. Vaseline will do...
• Re: Another Pressure Bleeder "How to" + Question
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:45:25 -0500
  I have a Motive Products bleeder and you just dump the fluid in the tank. The hose will not fill up through it's...
• Re: New Transmission Time?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 10:14:23 -0600
  Since I often work by myself, and have been fixing them since Hector was a pup, I've latched onto the "gravity bleed method...
• Re: Question #2 - clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 16:59:20 EDT
  > > Thanks to all for the help with my clutch bleeding question. I purchased a > Mity-vac and I think it will make the job...
• Re: brake bleeding question
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 10:39:04 -0400
  ...brake bleeding question I'm trying to bleed the brakes on my '88 Vanagon after replacing the master cylinder, calipers, rear wheel cylinders, and...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:36:29 -0500
  ...If you then > > loosen the radiator bleed bolt a turn the pressure in the system will > > release out of the radiator bleed hole, pushing...
• Re: front brakes don't bleed (?)
  Historical mailing list - Curtis Graham
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 16:52:31 -0700
  ...The little pin hole near the base of the bleeder screw was corroded shut and wouldn't let the fluid through. I removed the...
• Copy of: Re: [bleeder valve]
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 08:04:42 -0500
  ...12/01/1999 8:06 AM Re: [bleeder valve] Dear List, Cary points out that I did not describe the bleeder I am looking...