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• Bleeding Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Randy C. Nunes
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 20:25:29 -0400
  ...If you are flushing your system definitely recommend including a vacuum flush. My initial coolant recovery process by dropping the front hoses yielded about...
• Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 09:52:59 -0500
  ...Ask me how I know. > > the systems are compatible with one another, but it requires a time > consuming system flush (I used a flush...
• re: Drink up, the price of VW fluids!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 96 11:41:29 PST
  ...Hell this makes Autobahn coolant look like a bargain. | Bought a | litre of PS fluid for top up and future flushing. Supposed | to be...
• Re: I didnt pass emissions---why?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 02:49:33 -0500
  ...Also, he only sells tires and inspections, no tune-ups or "engine flushes". I bet you can find somebody like him in east Austin...
• Re: Moroso opinions sought
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 10:28:15 -0700
  ...I drained and flushed the system (using a flushing tee, much easier) and now I just add water. I can drive 50 miles on...
• Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Oct 94 8:10:49 EDT
  ...I've saved previous messages from the list posted by Joel in which he recounts James Lu's techniques using a flush tee. I...
• Re: HELP NEEDED - Cooling System Flushing
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 00:06:09 -0500
  ...Next time I have to flush and fill, I'll try it and let you know if it works as well as your step...
• Re: A/C Advice Needed -- Kind of Long
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 18:06:19 EDT
  ...Retrofit Procedures</A> <A HREF="http://www.delanet.com/~pparish/flushing.htm">Flushing Automotive Air Conditioning Systems</A> <A HREF="http://aircondition.com/wwwboard...
• Re: Super Blue
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:27:33 +0000
  ...They make a blue and gold colored version so you can tell when you have flushed the system. I had heard that the blue...
• coolant change
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 01:28:28 -0500
  Tried Gerry for this question but he was too sloow, Must be the big move to B.C. :) How are you guys flushing your...
• Re: Erratic AT....Sea Foam flush.......?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:33:12 -0500
  Use Ford Type F fluid in your automatic. It has more grabber's in it for limiting clutch pack slippage, and will retard the...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:05:28 -0400
  ...If your engine has been neglected to the point that any type of flush or cleaner will actually work it may also be at...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Mar 2012 (#2012-143)
  Historical mailing list - ZedEE Scooby
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:46:50 -0500
  ...I'd suggest flushing both hoses, pump and reservoir as they get very dirty. I've just ordered 2 new ones from GW (something...
• Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 10:44:49 -0400
  ...Ask me how I know. > >the systems are compatible with one another, but it requires a time >consuming system flush (I used a flush...
• Changing Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 10:55:12 -0700
  ...Since the old fluid was quite brown, it was easy to tell when the new clear fluid has flushed through, at which point I...
• Best method to flush metal shavings from coolant system?
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 07:35:58 -0800
  ...Is there a good way to flush this out? Are there any nice magnetic plugs in there to collect filings like this? Please respond...
• Re: Best Way to Purge Water Tanks
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 21:30:19 -0700
  ...your tank-- > & be assured all microbes & bacteria are purged, > is to flush with a solution of Clorox. > It doesn't take much; any bottle...
• Re: Flush PS?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:21:01 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:41 PM Subject: Re: Flush PS? > At 07:15 PM 3/26/2009, Jack R. wrote: >>If...
• 91 Vanagon FS
  Historical mailing list - Daniel E Moy/Avanti Technology
  Sun, 5 Jul 1998 21:42:18 -0400
  ...feels great) - Freon flushed and replace with new R12 - New receiver drier - New Water Pump - Coolant flushed and replace with Autobhan - Oil change - Air...
• Re: Cleaning the water tank!?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 12:48:08 -0700
  ...Do the same when you flush it out. I do not add any bleach to the final water fill, just flush well. I have...
• Re: AC - Again! '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:29:57 -0500
  ...What > do > >>> you recommend to flush it with? > >>> > >>> John > >>> > >>> On Jul 22, 2016 13:42, "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" < > >>> kenwilfy@comcast.net> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Fan...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:45:29 -0500
  ...I read lots of information in the archives about flushing and filling. The last time I did this, I did the old fashioned method...
• Mutant Westy luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:55:21 -0800
  ...It's flush with the top, with some ribs. No tiedowns either. Do I have some kind of a mutant? Mark
• switching to synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - todd goodno
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:11:34 MST
  tomorrow i'm switching to a synthetic oil for the first time, i'm wondering if i should flush the engine first and if...
• Re: X-Country Trip is over...Trip Report #5 to follow...but first a question....blinking temp light...
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 14:59:13 -0400
  ...When is the last time you flushed the coolant? horace
• Some Van Content
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 10:24:44 -0600
  ...The latest bumper stickers can be ordered on e-bay: "FLUSH THE JOHNS IN '04!" bob intended to be fun, not political
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:16:30 -0400
  ...Ideas? First check to make sure the hatch is closing flush with the body...may need to adjust the latch. Yrs, d
• Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 19:51:16 -0700
  ...Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products? Keep in mind that all that water is now waste and should not be allowed into...
• Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:42:28 EDT
  ...but the back seat annoys me that it doesn't lay flush so i > can make a rack to sleep in... i essentially want...
• Re: Front speakers
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 3 Sep 2008 13:46:37 -0700
  ...As they aren't flush mounted they hit the > dash. I wish they had gotten MB Quarts and flush mounted them instead. > > > > On Sep...
• Re: Porta poti humor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 12:46:10 -0600
  ...It's not just for > emergencies, it's a working piece of equipment that flushes, stores > reasonable amounts of waste for unreasonable times without...
• Re: length needed for thule/yakima cross bars
  Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:55:54 -0400
  ...Puts the bars just under 6" beyond the Yakima 1A Hightowers and just about flush to the oudside of the body. Very easy to...
• Re: Bye for Now
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 17:18:50 -0300
  ...mail? It will be a great loss to see the most ambitious/productive restorer on the list disappear! tim s. PS: flush the pager :^)
• Re: Flushing the power steering fluid
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 17:29:08 -0400
  Would love to go. Maybe next year, when things aren't quite as hectic.. On Friday, August 8, 2003, at 03:59 PM, Koren...
• Thermostat housing leaking like Crazy!!
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 16:53:54 -0700
  ...It looks flush! I carefully screwed it down tightly with alot of pressure. But not so much as to crack the plastic top. Any...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 May 2008 15:16:45 -0500
  ...of '02. > > What I did was, I replaced the receiver/dryer, removed the compressor > and drained the old oil out and flushed it, flushed...
• List Info
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 12:22:13 -0400
  How do you search old files for info on flushing and bleeding the cooling system? It's time to do it. I just want...
• Re: Coolant System Change/Flush (Archived Posts, Part 5)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 00:30:22 -0500
  This is part 5. There are 6 parts to this posting, to comply with the 500 line limit of the List. Budd Premack 86...
• Fw: Coolant System Change/Flush (Archived Posts, Part 5)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 05:45:58 -0500
  This is part 5. There are 6 parts to this posting, to comply with the 500 line limit of the List. Budd Premack 86...
• Re: Coolant System Change/Flush (Archived Posts, Part 5)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 23:01:20 -0500
  This is part 5. There are 6 parts to this posting, to comply with the 500 line limit of the List. Budd Premack 86...
• vanagon head life
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 20:31:46 -0400
  ...Slight - very slight head leak - but hey, that's good - that way I can replenish my coolant without flushing the system ;~} going up hills...
• Re: Removing brake fluid from carpet
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 14:45:00 -0500
  A little Castolr super clean, a plastic scrub brush, and a good flush with the garden hose cleaned mine up like new. It came...
• 82 hatch on an 84 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 22:37:27 -0500
  ...for the lock. (The 82 lock sticks out rather than being flush with the hatch, I can keep the 82 lock if I need...
• Coolant capacity -&- brake question
  Historical mailing list - Emily Goodin
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 11:45:28 -0600
  ...I had the cooling system flushed/filled and I took my own coolant and distilled water for them (3 gallons of each, so they...
• Re: Front speakers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:56:05 -0400
  ...As they aren't flush mounted they hit the > > dash. I wish they had gotten MB Quarts and flush mounted them > instead. > > > > > > On Sep...
• Advice with cooling system problem
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 10:10:02 -0400
  ...I am thinking that the radiator is either bad or needs to be flushed directly (we flushed the entire coolant system from the rear...
• Re: coolant disposal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:39:13 -0800
  ...Check with your local treatment facility to see if it is ok to flush coolant down your drain. If you are on REALLY good...
• Re: Removing the rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 19:24:35 -0400
  ...with a cap it was originaly used to flush the heater core its called a flushing tee made by prestone it works great as...
• Re: NOT another oil thread
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 22:14:24 -0600
  ...I recall that when I went from > conventional oil to amsoil I was supposed to use Amsoil's > proprietary engine > flush. Could I just...
• Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:03:43 -0700
  ...t have the groove up the side of the threads. > >Flushing and back flushing the system helps to rid the old coolant, too. > >Mike...
• ANUAL Coolant Change?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 06:42:37 EST
  I've seen references to guys flushing & changing out coolant anually. Prestone 5/150 (orange flavor) is supposed to be good for 5 years...
• RV: water in exhaust after fresh heads installed
  Historical mailing list - Erick Faith Jimenez
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 13:19:56 -0600
  ...pressure flushed/cleaned in a specialized shop. And try again. Erick Faith '90 westy "ELKE" Imua Camper Company [mailto:res0jfr1@VERIZON.NET] Wednesday, 03...
• Re: diesel vanagon needle bearing install - flush or more?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:57:44 -0500
  ...didn't > know how far was enough. �Right now it's flush with the flywheel > surface. �It's in snug, but there's still...
• Cleaning cooling system with engine out.
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 14:48:39 -0700
  ...When I took 'auto mechanics' in high school we had a device called a "Zoo Flush Gun" which was a nozzle device to which...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:08:46 -0700
  ...If your engine has been neglected to the point that any type of > flush or cleaner will actually work it may also be at...
• Re: so what's the skinny on water cooled Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:26:51 -0500
  ...If you change all the hoses, and flush out the cooling system, It should be good to go for some time, and many miles...
• Re: test
  Historical mailing list - Steven Brower
  Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:22:23 -0500
  I am at least! Steven Brower BPL R & D Brooklyn Navy Yard 63 Flushing Avenue Building 280, Suite 521 Brooklyn, NY 11205 (347) 223...
• Re: Oil out of coolant ...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 08:45:11 -0800
  How about a coolant flush? Tom F. --- Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > Hi guys, > I was wondering what is the best way to get...
• Re: Need your input - questionable mechanic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 19:15:29 -0500
  ...Ask your uncle if he'll show you how to flush the system, he maybe excited to help as long as you crawl under...
• overheating
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 21:12:45 -0400
  ...Flushed system with water by installing flush tee in front heater return hose. 2. Replaced Green coolant with Orange Prestone extended life and bled...