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• LP Regulator Life Expectancy?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 19:50:36 -0700
  ...protector, and 1/2 x 3/8 bushing. "Chicago" fill valve and bleeder look original. Archives indicate that the Rego regulator is likely larger...
• Re: Coolant change questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 15 Feb 2023 02:13:32 +0000
  ...Open heater valves start engine and hold about 1,800 to 2,000 rpm.  Have someone open and watch bleeder while coolant being poured...
• Re: Coolant change questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:26:41 -0500
  ...Open heater valves start engine and hold about 1,800 to 2,000 rpm. Have someone open and watch bleeder while coolant being poured...
• Re: Egg on face (was: whiff of propane)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:09:43 -0700
  ...wrote: > Propane jockey hadn't fully closed the > auto-stop's bleeder valve when > she filled it the last time. A touch with a...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 12:57:46 -0700
  ...Pre-mixing will make it easier to > > keep proper ratio. > > > > 3) Open thermostat bypass valve and valves to both heater cores. > > > > 4) Fill main...
• Re: too much propane?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 07:06:41 -0500
  ...on the valve stem. >If you're getting liquid from the bleeder then you are most likely full. >Always open the valve fully and...
• Re: Fed up with Auto-fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 19:16:14 -0400
  ...has the red reset button on the front side, the knurled bleeder valve thing on the rear side) often proves to be a hit...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 12:06:51 -0500
  ...3) Open thermostat bypass valve and valves to both heater cores. 4) Fill main reservoir as much as possible. Allow time for as much...
• Re: Fuel Expansion Tank: Cracks, Grommet. PICS
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:02:24 -0700
  ...Instead of installing a new grommet and valve on the repaired old tank, it seems I could cap off the expansion tank hoses (they...
• Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 11:51:06 -0500
  ...through? Would a Mityvac vacuum type system work for the clutch bleeder valve? And does the Mityvac work better for the brake side of...
• Re: DIY $20 Brake Bleeder-Link to .pdf
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:13:16 -0500
  ...holding valve in > place for assembly. In hindsight, I bet that if the valve had a piece > of stiff wire wrapped around it, one...
• Re: Coolant leak...the story continues...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 7 Dec 94 8:11:14 PST
  So Alan Torrigino says: > I made a quick fix washer out of a matchbook cover, on the same pressure > relief valve while on the...
• Re: Manual Pages Needed: Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 95 16:35:53 EDT
  ...My bleeder valve is just a bolt. Is this > tire valve type a year specific item or did someone do a custom > job on...
• Back to that Auto-Stop LPG valve subject...
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 30 May 2007 15:39:25 -0700
  ...valve + manual bleeder combo that I purchased for the purpose. The fellow said he could, but that he didn't think that manual valves...
• Re: Rear heater leaking
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
  Wed, 5 May 1999 22:51:12 -0500
  ...I tried turning the > > > >on-off valve, but that did not cure the leak. But > > > >I'll probably just get the new heat valve...
• Re: 91 GL running hot all of the sudden
  Historical mailing list - Richard Hotchkiss
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 16:37:48 -0400
  ...Is there a bleeder valve > somewhere? > > Forget that.....you have a leak. No wander its over heating. > Find the leak. > Eric > > > > Dan Haydon wrote...
• Re: Need advice on replacing Westy tank filler valve
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 16 Mar 2017 18:04:21 -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: brake reservoir leak
  Historical mailing list - Rich
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 13:37:20 -0700
  ...What you do is loosen the bleeder valve with a little box wrench, then push the rubber hose over the nipple of the bleeder...
• Re: COOLANT SYS. LEAK
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 08:50:25 -0600
  ...Anyway, this supplimental/auxiliary >>heat exchanger has a black plastic housing, and includes what appears to be >>a white plastic bleeder valve. My leak...
• Re: Propane leak
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 4 May 2008 20:16:22 -0400
  ...rejuvenation my propane tank including a new fill >valve and bleeder. My original shutoff valve was at a slight angle, >so decided to take...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Jean
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 07:25:33 -0700
  ...I got a new fill and bleeder valve for it. No problems filling up either of them anywhere. >> Nick Feickert wrote: >> >>> Good comments but...
• Re: speedbleeders? anybody use'em
  Historical mailing list - Joe Eiffert
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 21:45:26 EST
  ...Speedbleeders replace your current bleeder > screws. They are a one way check valve. Open speedbleeder 1/4 turn, attach > hose, and pump away. Just...
• Re: possible propane leak...
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 17:08:35 -0600
  ...double check that the bleeder was properly closed as well. test first with the valve in the fully closed position. then slowly open the...
• Re: Floor Jack fix maybe
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 2024 13:51:10 +0000
  ...I found a few videos that discussed opening the bleeder valves and with jack in drop position pump handle 10 or so times. These...
• Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...
  Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:25:03 EDT
  ...heat, open the bleeder screw on radiator, jack up the van from the passenger side, then I open the bleeder valve in engine compartment...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure Testing - make your own tool CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:38:08 -0800
  ...A real shutoff valve would just make it too damned expensive. Tom Salicos '87 Syncro Westy EG-33
• Re: Self-healing hoses?
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:17:25 -0400
  ...861 819 297, gasket for the valve, and 867 819 037, sealing washer for the bleeder screw. Then tighten the hose clamps properly, thighten...
• Re: heater leak?
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 22:22:05 -0700
  ...There are also a bleeder plug and o-ring, and an o-ring between the control valve and core body, all of which can...
• Re: bleeding the cooling system....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 06:18:17 -0400
  ...Open both heater valves and the small bypass valve if possible. Start engine. Increase speed to ~2,000 rpm. Use screwdriver or something to...
• Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 20:34:13 -0500
  ...through? Would a Mityvac vacuum type system work for the clutch bleeder > >valve? And does the Mityvac work better for the brake side of...
• Re: Mystery Bentley coolant drain instructions
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 28 May 1998 07:35:36 -0700
  ...Open up the bleeder screw on top of the >radiator, don't remove the bleeder screw. It's on the top right while looking...
• Re: Land of Oz Victory in il Giro d' Italia
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 16 May 2002 09:14:17 -0600
  ...The Lion still in pink? -Dana- > > Here's a tip of the old bleeder valve to the AUS national cycling champion > Robby McEwan. Nipped...
• brake lines - fixed problem yesterday.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 11:32:23 -0500
  ...Wait, first I have to get the bleeder valves open. They are totally rusted shut. Will have to replace the wheel cylinders on a...
• Re: Coolant change questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:42:47 -0500
  ...Open heater valves start engine and hold about 1,800 to 2,000 rpm. Have someone open and watch bleeder while coolant being poured...
• Re: vanagon bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 18:42:29 +0000
  ...at > the front. > > Warm up till tstat opens then crack the bleeder valve on the radiator until > fluid comes out and no bubbles, i...
• Re: Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:54:20 -0700
  ...leak, the dash lever > moves > > >> the valve just fine and hot coolant gets to the check valve, at least, > > but > > >> no heat. > > >> It worked...
• Re: Brake Noises
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 07:32:52 -0700
  ...It's easy to screw up messing with those...You can let air into the lines or break the bleeder valve right off, if...
• Small coolant hose size
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 21 Jan 2023 23:12:52 -0500
  Hi folks, There is a small coolant hose coming off the bleeder valve on my 84 1.9. It is hard and it needs...
• bleeding coolant/archives
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 11:42:47 EDT
  ...I can find the radiator bleeder valve & have the Bentley- but my ability is very basic! I'd like to first assume bleeding air...
• re: Rear Heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 13:38:36 PDT
  ...the core/valve without bleeding the system - just clamp the hoses first then fill the new core/valve using the bleeder screw before opening...
• Re: 88 GL - Rear Heater Leak Test
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 11 May 2014 22:55:16 -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...
• Eureka! I Bled the Coolant
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:48:41 -0800
  ...We bled it twice & an hour later it was done! And we didn't even break the bleeder valve screw! I wouldn't hesitate...
• Re: [Syncro] Propane tank, revisited
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 19:45:50 -0600
  ...Today, with the >> bleeder valve all the way open, it took 1/2 gallon, but took *forever* to > do >> so. (i.e. about 10...
• Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:48:41 -0500
  ...and copper tube, with a tee handled needle valve on the side. The old bleeder bolt is removed; the block, a seal and a...
• Re: bleeding of the cluch
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 10:48:15 -0400
  ...Bleeder > valve is located on the slave cylinder--access it from the top of the engine > compartment, driver's side. Reservoir for fluid is...
• Re: WOTL: thread size needed
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 18:26:04 EST
  ...valve because I figured that the threads in the plastic of the heater core would eventually queef out if I ran that steel bleeder...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:10:35 -0400
  ...Once the engine is > running and warmed up the coolant expands and pressure builds in the > system with the cap relief valve set at...
• Re: purging propane tank
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:58:07 -0400
  ...in a half gallon, and then >> vent gas out of the bleeder valve for 20 seconds or so, and then fill the >> rest of...
• bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:35:32 -0800
  ...have replaced one way valve as well. The rear adjustment nut is turned until the wheel does not spin freely anymore, off the ground...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 06:32:31 -0800
  ...How to - or not - bleed the cooling system > Correct size bleeder valve is at http://www.kennedyeng.com/sub_van.htm . > You have to...
• Re: 91 GL Running hot still...what next?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Hotchkiss
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:16:15 -0400
  ...it there (might want an assistant for this part), open the bleeder valve on the radiator (you can remove it to get lots of...
• Re: Air in Brake Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 15:56:47 -0700
  Mark, I am positive the problem is not at the bleeder screw. And, I used a wrench. Since my last post, two other things...
• Re: vacuum bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:45:04 -0500
  ...to hook up an electric pump of some sort to the bleeder valve on the radiator, turn it on, and then while someone keeps...
• Name your price for used 85 1.9L parts!
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:07:22 -0600
  ...wiring harness for engine power steering/assist pump ignition control module bleeder valve for coolant system (2) Coolant system hose brackets (each for 2...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 18:02:29 -0700
  ...and the other to open and close the valve. you know..........the ole ............. 'valve open, push pedal down, close valve.' let pedal back up...
• Re: Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 6 Oct 1994 07:56:48 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Has > anyone simply stuck a bleed valve back instead of the bolt, since this > bleeding problem is repetitious? They usually will take a small...
• Re: Causes of rear brake soft pedal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:34:00 -0700
  ...I guess some air had got past the >proportioning valve when I did >the calipers, as there was some there. Pedal is now good...
• Re: replacing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 18:55:53 -0500
  ...the front to get the air to "float up" to the bleeder valve on the radiator. Bleeding the system should only take 10-15...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 09:00:33 -0800
  ...of the main cooling hoses, into the radiator and > out the bleeder valve. All of the flushing water will never flow through the > loop...
• Re: Engine overheating
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 00:58:43 EST
  ...Syncro it is the vent line for the engine bleeder and so it is valved off anyway except whenever the cooling system is bled...