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• Re: What could have gone wrong? - hey, sorry it's long
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 6 May 2008 13:46:24 -0700
  ...I have driven a vanagon with this syndrome, exhasut getting into the coolant, where I had to stop, cool off, re-bleed the system...
• Re: Valve clearance not at tdc?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:01:17 -0500
  ...Assume the valves on cylinder are set properly. Next you will adjust the valves on cylinder #2. When #2 is at TDC, the valves...
• Re: PDLVC Fryedaye Question: why do we use the term "dino"?
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Ross
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:39:31 -0700
  ...and it would be >more properly called 'dinES oil' (sardines), not 'dinO oil'. see? > >plants and sunlight? that's an old wive's tale...
• Re: PDLVC Fryedaye Question: why do we use the term "dino"?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:26:46 -0500
  ...and it would be > more properly called 'dinES oil' (sardines), not 'dinO oil'. see? > > plants and sunlight? that's an old wive's tale...
• Re: Water & Oil idiot lights fixed? Or at least getting better...
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:59:47 -0500
  ...engine without the cooling system working properly is > not a good thing. The cooling system should be bleed with the engine cold to > avoid...
• Re: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:10:24 -0300
  ...But it's difficult to apply >>> properly without good access and a clean dry hose. Beside the road, sure. >>> At home, makes much more...
• Re: The root of all bubbles, low compression and evil itself? 1.9 head off...
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:08:09 -0500
  ...The root of all bubbles, low compression and evil itself? 1.9 >>> head off... >>> >>> Smart volks… >>> >>> I finally got sick of bleeding “air” from...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 09:52:04 -0500
  ...Ultimately, all I did was execute the simplest bleeding procedure, as recommended by savvy list members. After a failed attempt with front end up...
• Re: 88 GL - Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 17:54:37 -0600
  ...A > dry lube like lock-ease. > > The handbrake cable needs to be properly adjusted. This cannot be done with > the drum in place. You...
• Re: Brakes on an 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 23:34:05 -0700
  ...Be sure the handbrake cable is properly adjusted, no pressure on the top bar when released. And als make sure the top springs are...
• Re: Fireworks for the Fourth-in my engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 17:50:57 -0700
  ...not even sure it was properly rated EFI hose. very soft hose.. almost like carb hose.. no covers on the new fuel hoses.. and...
• Digifant start-up bad
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 07:01:13 -0700
  ...The van has always started easily and worked properly on start-up. Turn the key and listen for the pump (it is working and...
• Re: Think I have sprung a leak in my powersteering lines! Need some guidance please.
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:28:09 -0400
  ...Once sorted bleed the lines by turning the wheel from stop to stop a few times. This of course with the belt re-installed...
• Re: Back on the road but running warm or faulty gauge
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:58:24 -0400
  ...Thanks Kevin 87 Westy ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sounds like it is working properly to me. A lower temp fan switch will help to turn on the fan...
• Re: PDLVC Fryedaye Question: why do we use the term "dino"?
  Historical mailing list - Zach White
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 06:10:24 +0000
  ...and it would be > more properly called 'dinES oil' (sardines), not 'dinO oil'. see? > > plants and sunlight? that's an old wive's tale...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:54:03 -0800
  ...solenoid-operated idle-stabilizer valve with an > associated control board -- it bleeds air past the throttle plate. > > The 1.9l engines have a completely...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:12:46 -0700
  ...port in the master cylinder. > > Pedal going halfway indicates brakes no properly bleed or rears not > assembled-adjusted correctly. Check the archives and look...
• More 91 Carat cooling, Radiator R+R Question
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 10:52:13 -0400
  ...No visible signs of leaks, so we more-or-less properly bled the system and it took two more quarts of coolant. I say...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:25:19 -0700
  ...and I can change entire engines and not bleed fanatically to the front, and things are just fine. and any time much bleeding is...
• Re: head gasket???
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:38:19 -0500
  ...Won't run good enough for me to even attempt to bleed it. > I'm headed back tomorrow with a tow trailer to bring...
• Re: Westfalia Propane Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 04:14:50 -0400
  ...After shutting the gas off at the main valve and bleeding the tubing by lighting the stove a minute or so the installation is...
• Re: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:28:50 -0400
  ...one??? pretty hot? or warm?, cold? Unless you didn't bleed your van properly, you have a bad/slow flow problem, rad are lately...
• Re: Shout out to Ken and Dennis The RARE vW bus vender
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:02:43 -0400
  ...I told her to check the coolant >>>> level in the expansion reservoir, it's very low (they didn't bleed >>>> properly)... she filled it...
• Re: Shout out to Ken and Dennis The RARE vW bus vender The war against our vehicles and the services to support them.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:56:21 -0700
  ...I told her to > > > check the coolant level in the expansion reservoir, it's very low > > > (they didn't bleed properly)... she filled it...
• Viscous Coupling Expert Located & Interviewed
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 09:46:13 -0400
  ...fix to partly repair a VC to simply open up the bleeder holes and let the fluid under pressure in there out and then...
• Re: Blinking coolant light woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Feb 2017 15:23:33 +0000
  ...But I did take great pains over weeks to ensure that there was no air in the system, often removing the radiator bleed bolt...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:49:16 -0700
  ...Its pretty easy to tell icky fluid from one push on the pedal with the bleeder open. Jake On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at...
• Re: Back on the road but running warm or faulty gauge
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:04:59 -0700
  ...Thanks Kevin 87 Westy ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sounds like it is working properly to me. A lower temp fan switch will help to turn on the fan...
• Re: last nights fun.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:10:13 -0500
  ...Just make sure that the pushrod is seated down in the socket on the clutch lever properly and that you've cleaned and greased...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:05:54 -0800
  ...If it has to be a little too long that's fine if you mount it properly. And as ken said, using compression sleeve...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning seque to diesel radiator coolant flow direction
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:47:38 -0700
  ...direction The Vanagon Radiator has to flow reverse in order to properly bleed. Looking at the radiator, there is a fitting that faces the...
• Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:02:44 -0700
  ...turning off the pump when propane begins to blow past the bleed screw? I 'bout fainted the first time I saw them do that...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:27:09 -0700
  ...I have checked that all the rear brake shoe linkage is properly >> assembled. >> 9. The drum brake positioning bolts are installed. >> 10. The drum...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:47:31 -0700
  ...For example, |>> you |>> WILL DESTROY THE ENGINE in some 3 series BMWs if you don't follow the |>> correct bleeding procedure to purge the...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:49:57 -0500
  ...and I can change entire engines and not bleed fanatically to the front, and things are just fine. and any time much bleeding is...
• Re: Black Vapor and Rattle. And other stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Nov 2014 10:41:48 -0500
  ...For your loss of power a common fault is the O2 sensor system not working properly and causing the engine to go very rich...
• Head leak x 2
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 15:21:50 -0700
  ...Can I do this without removing the hose and having to bleed the system all over again? Before I took the van in, the...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 23 May 2017 23:22:19 -0700
  ...In fact, better for them to bleed down. After adjusting the valves will be pushed open and you should wait for them to bleed...
• Re: Wheel cylinders with oem spring?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:57:29 +0000
  ...Either your rear brakes are not adjusted properly or your master cylinder is going bad. I too had this issue with my 91 Vanagon...
• Re: Viscous Coupling Expert Located & Interviewed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 10:09:49 -0700
  ...fix to partly repair a VC to simply > open up the bleeder holes and let the fluid under pressure in there out and > then...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 May 2009 19:40:26 -0700
  ...and............I must say, how great to read a well thought out and properly pursued, *and explained* diagnostic procedure ! Now there is a poster...
• Re: Shout out to Ken and Dennis The RARE vW bus vender The war against our vehicles and the services to support them.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:45:34 -0500
  ...I told her to > > > check the coolant level in the expansion reservoir, it's very low > > > (they didn't bleed properly)... she filled it...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 20:48:52 -0500
  ...Some aftermarket stats will even have a bleed. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Craig...
• Re: The Otter Has (CRASH) Landed!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:01:25 -0500
  ...Not too mention those incredibly long and hard to bleed hoses that go from front to back of a 14 foot van. I have...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:08:10 -0700
  ...Fresh new fluid out of my bleeder valves..Cheap insurance and not > difficult with a Power Bleeder set up. > Don Hanson > > > > On Fri, Jun...
• Re: Back on the road but running warm or faulty gauge
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:21:49 -0400
  ...Now I can't seem to get any more air out of the system at > all so > I feel it is bleed correctly as...
• Re: Shout out to Ken and Dennis The RARE vW bus vender
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:58:16 -0700
  ...I told her to check the >>> coolant level in the expansion reservoir, it's very low (they didn't bleed >>> properly)... she filled it...
• Re: Shout out to Ken and Dennis The RARE vW bus vender The war against our vehicles and the services to support them.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:44:01 -0600
  ...I told her to >>>> check the coolant level in the expansion reservoir, it's very low >>>> (they didn't bleed properly)... she filled it...
• Re: Think I have sprung a leak in my powersteering lines!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:48:25 EDT
  ...is standard multi-purpose hose. Easy install, directions on my site. Bleeding and flushing is also explained there. >>>>>Hi everyone, I need some guidance...
• Re: Ultimate Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 14:41:24 -0500
  ...Once your oil and filter change is completed you will probably need to bleed the cooling system. In a nut shell, that is it...
• Re: Coolant Rising Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 12:42:44 -0600
  ...Are all your bleeder valves tightly closed?: - if not, you'll get air in that way - absolutely for sure, and lots of it. Less...
• Re: DIY Head Gaskets, (Long) Please Check!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 17:51:58 -0400
  ...If they are dry, do the rest of the re-install, add new coolant, bleed properly, then try it out. Remeber, there are likely...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:43:13 -0700
  ...Fresh new fluid out of my bleeder valves..Cheap insurance and >>> not >>> difficult with a Power Bleeder set up. >>> Don Hanson >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jun...
• Re: Water & Oil idiot lights fixed? Or at least getting better...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:27:56 -0400
  ...engine without the cooling system working >> properly is >> not a good thing. The cooling system should be bleed with the engine >> cold to >> avoid...
• Re: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 21:23:02 -0500
  ...I would also bleed the system after a good hot run on a hill a few more time. JOe. W John W. Parkins wrote...
• Re: Shout out to Ken and Dennis The RARE vW bus vender
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:13:04 -0700
  ...I told her to check the >>>> coolant level in the expansion reservoir, it's very low (they didn't bleed >>>> properly)... she filled it...
• Clutch hydraulic system failur
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:03:04 -0400
  ...with time, even if any of those 2 (slave and master) are not leaking, they become lasy and are not working properly... by that...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:13:40 -0700
  ...For > example, > |>> you > |>> WILL DESTROY THE ENGINE in some 3 series BMWs if you don't follow the > |>> correct bleeding procedure to purge the...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 12:13:59 -0500
  ...Vlave types, bypasses, bleeds, lengths and > > other > features get lost. > > This is a real problem even in American vehicles, trucks, RV's that > > need...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 8 May 2015 18:18:24 -0500
  ...The oil light was on the whole time, but because it is a > conversion I thought maybe it wasn't working properly. We finally...