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Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:32:56 -0700
...Close > > >>> bleeder, add more coolant and use pressure opening bleeder, repeat > > until > > >>> you get coolant at the bleeder. This method will do 90% of...
help with new clutch MC
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:50:17 -0700
...I heard once about needing to use a pressure bleeder system to bleed the system, versus the pump-hold-open-close-release-pump system...
Re: Brake parts needed
Historical mailing list - westydriver
Wed, 2 Oct 2002 21:52:43 -0600
...jimt On Wednesday, Oct 2, 2002, at 18:43 America/Denver, Ben McCafferty wrote: > Also, I need the rubber cap for the brake bleeder...
aux heater leak, 91 gl
Historical mailing list
Mon, 2 Dec 1996 13:45:20 -0600
...Are the metal bleeders more reliable than the platic predecessor or is this still a leak prone part? Thanks, Pat ____________________________________ Patrick L. Larsen Water...
Liverwurst Hammers
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:26:06 -0700
...For many, many years the method to fill propane tanks was to connect the filler hose, open the 80% level bleeder, fill until liquid...
Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:04:54 -0700
...Close > > >>> bleeder, add more coolant and use pressure opening bleeder, repeat > > until > > >>> you get coolant at the bleeder. This method will do 90% of...
Re: Air in the system
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Thu, 10 Oct 2002 09:08:54 -0700
...Hope > everyone gets it this time. > Aloha, Ed Sato I don't understand this... "filling the radiator from the bleeder hole..." and "Fill the...
84 Vanagon cooling update
Historical mailing list - Edward Barone
Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:50:59 EST
...the pump to work enough to pust the air out the radiator bleeder. Hope the helps someone else avoid the same mess. Ed Barone
Re: Bleeder Valve Poition
Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 14:49:32 -0500
>> No Bentley Bryan? << I have it but I could not find the bleeding procedure in there (which tells you which direction to turn it...
Vangon fired over
Historical mailing list - Koloski, John G.
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 12:52:33 -0500
...The bleeder valve on the old wasserboxer is still on the old wasserboxer. Is there a bleeder valve somewhere on the in-line 4...
Re: How do I determine the brand of my calipers?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:41:03 -0600
...The right front will not bleed >> correctly, it's as if there's some stoppage in front of the bleeder >> valve. My brother and...
Re: Collant bleeder valve
Historical mailing list
Wed, 2 Nov 94 12:26:21 EST
> > > Subject: > Collant bleeder valve Dan Houg responds:> > > > Your valve is not defective, just unscrew it all the way and then > gently *pull* back on...
Re: SA Grill removal (still wondering)
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:25:18 -0500
If you wish to remove your SA Grill simply to access the bleeder bolt on the radiator, you may be able to do this...
Re: Breeding Air
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sun, 22 Apr 2007 08:47:11 -0400
...Open bleeder on top of T-Housing, remove the Expansion tank cap, start van, add coolant if needed. When hot, close the bleeder. Go...
Coolant into the bleeder screw hole?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:47:47 -0700
...The tubing fits into the hole after you remove that pesky bleeder screw/bolt. Mine comes out, but it is tight quarters. I put...
Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:15:52 -0700
I have 7mm brake bleeders (Ate), and Shimano uses 9mm to fasten shifter & brake cables. Karl Wolz | |I do see 12mm exhaust nuts often...
Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:09:06 -0500
...and use an 8mm wrench to open and close the small bleeder bolt on the left hand side of the top of the radiator...
propane fill valve adapatability
Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:19:29 -1000
...Go Westy offers rebuilding (none in stock currently) but not sure if it is rebuildable with the broken bleeder screw. I though I had...
Re: '85 Vanagon Sunroofy 1.9L - Coolant BLeeding/Thermostat/Fan Switch
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 15:47:28 -0400
If you are real lucky or have been living right, the PO will not have replaced the bleeder with a plain bolt. Originally the...
Re: Filling cooling
Historical mailing list - Debi
Sat, 1 May 1999 13:14:20 -0700
...front grill. {very short half screws, quarter turn} 2) Release the bleeder bolt on radiator. 3) With van running (warm), turn the heater on...
Re: brake bleeder size
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sun, 12 Mar 2000 16:35:00 -0800
I just change my master cylinder on my 89 Syncro Westy and mine has the same size bleeders front and rear. All worked well...
Re: Q Re: bleeding thermostat
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sun, 22 Jun 2003 03:00:56 -0700
...I bled the van - worked fine for the rear >heater bleeder and the front radiator bleeder, but couldn't get any >antifreeze to bleed...
Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:30:22 -0700
...wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes > and some vanagon bleeders, my front calipers for example. > > the bigger bleeders that take the 8 mm...
Re: Radiator bleeder thread
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 29 May 2010 11:40:19 -0400
The ultimate solution, if you can still get them, is the Kennedy Engineering bleeder valve. John On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 22:36...
Re: WTB Vanagon Westfalia Propane Tank or just fill valve
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:54:35 -0700
...If you have the Autostop fill valve, replacing it with a standard fill valve and a standard bleeder valve will make life simpler--any...
Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:22:01 +0000
...Close > > >>> bleeder, add more coolant and use pressure opening bleeder, repeat > > until > > >>> you get coolant at the bleeder. This method will do 90% of...
Re: brake bleeder sizes
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:10:27 -0800
...I did learn > that > >there > >is a difference, on my vehicle, between the front and the rear wheel bleeder > >sizes, so make sure that...
Re: Rear wheel bearing hints
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Sun, 16 Jul 2017 10:26:57 -0400
...I did have to disconnect the brake line, but I > stuck the rubber bleeder screw on the line while I went on with the...
Brake Bleeding Hose?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:36:45 -0700
...I put a hose and bottle on the bleeder on the left front caliper and open the bleeder while pumping the brakes. This worked...
Re: what did I do wrong? brake bleeder question
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 20:52:39 EST
...Open the bleeder just enough to be able to force fluid out by stepping on the brake pedal. DO NOT worry about the bubbles...
brake bleeding question
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:04:10 -0700
...I purchased one of those one-man power bleeders. It has a container with an attached pump (think bicycle pump) and a hose connected...
Re: Coolant light Flashing--'87 Westy
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
Thu, 26 Feb 1998 10:16:09 -0800
...Then bleed the system for air (front wheels slightly raised on ramps, engine should be at about 2000 rpm), open the bleeder valve on...
Re: Libby Bong and coolant change
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 1 Dec 2012 08:35:15 -0500
...Now fill the expansion tank until fluid is coming out of the rad bleeder, close the bleeder, fill the tank, put cap on the...
Re: Winter fails
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Thu, 6 Feb 2014 14:25:41 -0800
...Luckily, when it happened I was at home, and I > had a spare brake bleeder nipple in my toolbox. I drilled out the hole...
Brake stories
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Sep 1995 15:45:00 -0700
...So the first time I saw this, I energeticly bled the system until I could see clear fluid running at the right rear bleeder...
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: How do you remove the &*$%# Rear Heater Cover...remove seat???
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:30:47 -0400
...I had one of these fail. >> These bleeder plugs are doomed to failure and their frequently required use does not make the situation any...
Re: Front brake bleeder screw.
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 4 Nov 2010 19:30:43 -0500
Everywhere. Try Napa or just buy the whole wheel cylinder. Good luck. Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' On Thu...
Re: Speedbleeders?
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Thu, 17 May 2001 04:06:00 -0500
...But why waste the money? Open the bleeder screw, and let the brake fluid flow. Gravity is a better deal. Just be sure to...
Re: [WetWesties] Late Type 2 ATE caliper bleeder screws???
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Tue, 1 May 2012 22:48:20 -0700
My bad, only $1.45 http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/smartlist_630/bleeders.html Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Jeff [mailto:vw...
Re: Bleeding the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 22 Jun 2000 12:37:18 -0400
Better find all the high spots and put bleeders on them all, eh? d At 06:13 6/7/2000, Jonc wrote: >I am...
Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 15:00:46 -0400
You pumped a brake pressure bleeder up to 20 psi? So what part of the reservoir and connecting system was designed for pressure? Watching...
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: How to start a diesel engine after 5 years inactive
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 14 May 2001 08:46:16 -0700
...How to start a diesel engine after 5 years inactive > If you can get a hold of a pressure bleeder set up you could...
Re: air in clutch?
Historical mailing list - --------
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:06:16 -0500
...I tried a pressure bleeder but either me or >the unit didn't work quite right and I went with the "partner" method of...
Re: '91Westy Coolant loss
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Fri, 8 Feb 2002 14:24:29 -0800
...off to "foot-high bleeders anonymous" with you. *into that van, mister.* bill On Frydae, Frebuary 8, 2002, at 02:17 , Karl Wolz wrote...
Re: Propane Tank Size
Historical mailing list - dr
Wed, 20 Aug 2003 06:16:13 -0400
The correct measurement is when liquid propane begins to escape through the bleeder valve (or maybe you have an auto-stop valve?) during filling...
Re: Flushing brakes ATE calipers rebuilding
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:38:54 -0800
...The lower "bleeder" is to remove old fluid from the lower cylinder. The upper bleeder is to remove the air (air rises!) You can...
Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:16:07 +0000
...Close > >>> bleeder, add more coolant and use pressure opening bleeder, repeat > until > >>> you get coolant at the bleeder. This method will do 90% of...
Report on brake work
Historical mailing list - Erik Feddersen
Fri, 10 Mar 2000 20:38:00 -0500
...I bought a hand held Mighty-Vac kit at NAPA and used it to pull the brake fluid out through the bleeder. Worked pretty...
THANKS - Report (brakes)
Historical mailing list - neil
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:19:55 -0700
...A few tiny bubbles came out drain bleeder on Pside. Regardless, getting them out really helped things. Much improved though pedal will still bottom...
Newsflash: "Cooling System Troubles Caused by Owner"...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Sun, 3 Dec 2000 13:12:53 -0800
...You can file this under "Things NOT to Do to Avoid Constant Overheating" Do NOT inadvertently leave your engine compartment bleeder valve open (not...
Re: The 2.1 coolant system bleeding links
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 3 May 2004 08:51:43 -0600
...With the bleeder bolt removed from the radiator, fill the cooling system with coolant. Let stand ten or fifteen minutes with heater valves open...
Re: propane tank questions
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:20:17 -0600
...When liquid propane > starts to squirt from the bleeder, the tank is full, one > shuts off the filling, etc. But for the AutoStop to...
Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:58:01 -0400
...There's the top, bleeder port, and one on the bottom, where water would tend to collect. If you only flush out the top...
Re: Challenge Progressing!
Historical mailing list - SamSco
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 14:28:21 EDT
Check the bleeder valve and O-Ring as well as the core itself. I just recently replaced the core and nothing else since the...
Re: 91 rear heater core-pulled it
Historical mailing list
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:05:33 EDT
...861819039 for the bleeder (maybe a buck) and 867819037 for the seal (maybe 5 bucks?). Hope all works out. Best, Sam '71 'Campmobile' (Long...
'86 Westfalia front brakes
Historical mailing list - Ray Tubbs
Tue, 20 Oct 1998 20:54:26 EDT
...Decided to open the bleeder valve to reduce the pressure and nothing happened. Took the valve out completely and still nothing. When you peer...
New way to bleed wasserboxer?
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Sun, 13 Apr 1997 09:32:50 -0700 (PDT)
...Ran the >engine and revved it up several times to make sure bubbles got circulated. >Then I opened the bleeder screw on the radiator...
Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:55:26 -0700
...ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > No, back to the bleeder, > > My clever friend took the actual bleeder apart and found two o rings to > replace...