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Re: no clutch pedal resistance & no clutch engaging
Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 01:33:31 -0600
...I looked >at the Bentley manual, and see 1 bleeder valve located on the Slave >cylinder. I have to admit that I have not...
Re: help needed quick! Bleeding Clutch...
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Thu, 27 Nov 2003 19:35:14 -0500
If the the bleeder is begond repair and vise grips will break it off, you mat be able to bleed it at the line...
Re: propane on/off valve source
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:26:46 EDT
...If the tank is not leaking then the regulator, fill valve, service valve or bleeder valve may be at fault. The regulator and valves...
Some Info & a Question
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Sat, 13 Jul 2002 09:41:54 -0500
...I opened the bleeder on the radiator, and I know there's supposed to be a bleed valve on the big hoses mounted to...
Re: Westy propane tank skidplate prototype
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Fri, 2 Dec 2016 10:27:07 -0800
AutoStop was a brand of device that used bleeder port liquid pressure to block the filler port once the tank was "full" but those...
Re: Name your price for used 85 1.9L parts!-Looks like all the parts are SOLD!
Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:16:27 -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: Mufflers & Waterpumps
Historical mailing list
Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:57:11 EDT
...I even have the plastic coolant system parts in stock (those pesky bleeder valve thingees for the 1.9l vans or the coolant distributor...
Re: bleeding of the cluch
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Fri, 18 Oct 2002 08:17:57 -0600
...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: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:17:28 -0400
...7, 8, 9, 11, 12, or 14mm > wrenches or sockets on a Vanagon? (Besides possibly bleeder valves or > exhaust nuts on some applications). > > Ed > --
Re: Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...
Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
Sat, 14 Sep 2002 09:19:45 EDT
...the bleeder valve in the engine compartment, the picture in the book look very dark, I cannot tell. I found one valve on the...
Re: Back to that Auto-Stop LPG valve subject...
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Wed, 30 May 2007 15:20:16 -0800
...valve + manual > bleeder combo that I purchased for the purpose. The fellow said he > could, but that he didn't think that manual valves...
`Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 02:42:38 -0800
...I disconnected the hoses right after the plastic bleeder. The hose from the thermostat housing up to that bleeder valve is getting warm, too...
Re: Propane tank restore or replace
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 22:47:50 -0400
...Bleeder valve looks good as does the fill > > valve but I noticed that the rubber gasket in the inside end has a > > small gap...
Re: Purging Cooling System
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Sat, 14 Jan 1995 16:19:14 CST6CDT
...pressure enough in your system to stop flow out of the bleeder valve. The effect of the fan coming on with respect to the...
Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 9 Mar 2004 09:26:46 -0500
...if there was some way to attach the proper > pressure valve at the bleeder opening on the radiator, an overflow > bottle could be mounted...
where do I get propane fill valve?
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:22:03 -0400
...the same exterior thread as the VW valve) for about $40 and a manual 80% bleeder valve with knurled tip at an RV store...
Re: Frozen slave cylinder
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:31:58 -0500
...Place a hose on the bleeder valve and place the other end into a bottle of fluid that covers theend of thehose.Loosen teh...
Looking for John Rogers - re: Rear lift method for bleeding cooli ng system
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 6 Sep 2001 18:27:16 -0600
...I have a couple of questions. > Do you still open the bleeder valve in the engine compartment? Do you > raise the revolutions as per...
Coolant system question (last, I hope)
Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 21:08:17 EDT
...Can anybody tell me how to get it correct? Specifically, which of the two coolant lines at the engine compartment bleeder valve (top or...
Re: Audi help need in Robbinsville, NC
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:08:19 -0700
...and as mentioned, it is standard practice to open the bleeder valve when pushing the pistons back, so as to not push old BF...
Let's Talk Coolant Drainage (long)
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 10 May 2012 20:15:44 -0700
...The bleeder on the rad was open. When the bubbling stopped, we closed that. Then I opened the engine compartment bleeder until it stopped...
Re: Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...Thanks
Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
Sun, 15 Sep 2002 20:16:11 EDT
...I open the radiator bleeder valve slowly until some coolant spill out and tighten again. I then let the Westy sit for a few...
Re: Rear Heater
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:45:28 -0400
...Also, replace the stupid plastic bleeder screw with the break off head with a steel screw and use some sealant on the threads. There...
Re: Cooling System Bleeding
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:52:24 +0000
...expansion tank, will a full bleed be necessary? > > > > Not sure how I can convince the wife to close a bleeder valve for me. ;-) > > > > --t >
Re: Back From Mothballing, Mystery Coolant Leak - bump
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 5 May 2012 16:01:49 -0400
...Quite Rightly after his new radiator, handle the bleeder valve in the engine compartment very very gingerly. That's another plastic fitting that's...
For Sale coolant tubes from 85
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:02:54 -0700
...Part numbers are 215-121-399-G , and 251-121-397-G .4 hoses are included that attach the tubes tothe bleeder valve and...
Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:58:56 -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...
Re: COOLANT PROCEDURE AND AMOUNTS
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:35:49 -0600
...Good advice, but somewhere during the 80s vanagons gained both a >> bleeder valve in the engine compartment and a heater under the rear >> seat...
Re: Whiff of propane
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:01:56 -0700
...Could the autostop valve be the source of my propane whiffs? I have a > manual fill valve and a manual bleeder valve on hand...
Re: Motive Bleeder Recs
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:07:59 -0600
What I really want is servo valves on the cylinders so I can do it all from the driver's seat. Who wants to...
Re: brake bleeding
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Wed, 26 May 1999 07:25:21 -0400
...wheel) Then all you > have to do is go to each bleeder valve, open it and watch the old flow out > as the new...
LP tank / Plat Cat
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:01:56 EST
...His comment was along > the lines of, "any moron should be able to see propane coming out of a > bleeder valve and know that...
Re: Propane filler valve.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:04:10 -0400
...Now I know where I stand >if I choose to install the manual filler inlet and bleeder valve. > >I read the paragraph you quote...
Re: 1.9 Plastic Bleeder Valve Part
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:42:22 -0500
...I could see that the little hose going to the bleeder >valve was wet so I got out a screw driver and started to...
Re: Coolant Runneth Over... Thanks!
Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 08:11:21 -0800
...about $15.00 from the dealer) bled the system using a bicycle pump and an "ad hoc" connection made from the valve stem of...
Re: Hot 84
Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 23:40:11 -0400
...I thought I may > have a plugged radiator but coolant came out of the radiator from the bleeder > valve with a slight pump. Does...
postee needs help w/ 3 items
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:49:48 -0500
...Hopefully someone has one not being used? (2) Kennedy Engineering Coolant system parts (bleeder valve + expansion tank pressurizer piece): -I could not get this...
Re: Egg on face
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:06:24 -0700
...whiff of propane) > > Propane jockey hadn't fully closed the auto-stop's bleeder valve when > she filled it the last time. A touch...
Re: COOLANT SYS. LEAK
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 Nov 1995 08:37:56 -0800
...Regardless of where the valve is, the core is still under some pressure right? The valve merely prevents coolant from flowing through the core...
Re: Fix or replace? - was Surface Rust on Gas Tank (with pics)
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:03:55 -0700
...Messing with broken brake system bleeder valves & old radiators are other things that are not really worth the time vs just replacing. When I...
Re: too much propane?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:34:19 -0600
...If you're getting liquid from the bleeder then you are most likely full. Always open the valve fully and close it fully. There...
Re: Brakes still going to the floor
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:05:05 -0400
...or MityVac at the caliper/cylinder bleed valves. What works for me is a pressure bleeder. You can bleed without a helper and they...
Re: bleeding bloody brakes
Historical mailing list - neil
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:54:14 -0800
...I have also done it just with the pumping method once, with a > hose attached to bleeder screw and submersed in liquid. > Try gravity...
Fw: flushing cooling system
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sat, 16 Aug 1997 07:28:23 -0500
...the Bentley book for an 86 westy.I have found the bleeder valve in the > engine compartment and the one on top of the...
Re: Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:56:47 -0500
...This afternoon it ended up > looking pretty normal after intitially pegging and flashing. > 4) Couldn't find the bleeder valve in the engine compartment...
technical bulletins for vanagons, campers, syncros
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 05 Apr 94 22:33:51 CDT
...Carpet wet by rear seat - heat exchanger bleeder screw broken The plastic bleeder screw for the rear heat exchanger may be broken due to...
Re: Egg on face
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:22:57 -0300
...whiff of propane) >> >>Propane jockey hadn't fully closed the auto-stop's bleeder valve when >>she filled it the last time. A touch...
Re: speedbleeders? anybody use'em
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 17:39:07 -0800
...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: Help From the Road in Sedona/Flagstaff
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Tue, 8 May 2007 08:06:51 -0700
...I believe my Auto Stop propane valve may be bad. After running empty, I took it to three different stations, none of which were...
Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD (laptop)
Sat, 4 Mar 2000 21:39:33 -0600
...the other hose fits onto the tire inflation valve. I found that, in order for everything to work, you have to ensure the tire...
Re: 2.1 to 1.9 oil cooler retrofit design Q (longish)
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Fri, 28 Jan 2005 08:06:58 -0800
...Then, install a > tee in the hose from the bleeder valve to the heater > return pipe to use > as the return. The 2.1...
Re: FOLLOW UP MINOR? COOLANT CATASTROPHE HELP NEEDED
Historical mailing list - Owen
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:11:41 -0500
...blowout like that happenned to me and it was the plastic > bleeder valve on the rear heater. The local VW shop (it was still...
Re: JB weld on coolant expansion tank
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 1 May 2003 21:03:41 -0400
...where the little hose attaches to the bleeder valve. I heated a short length of brass tubing and "Melted" it into the hole. When...
Re: too much propane?
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 11:13:11 -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: Hot 84
Historical mailing list - Andrew
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 18:48:43 -0700
...I tho= >ught I may have a plugged radiator but coolant came out of the radiator fro= >m the bleeder valve with a slight...
Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:32:13 -0700
...hold it..." since the pressure bleeder over fills the M/C and it is a hassle getting the excess fluid out. BTW, I ran...
Re: Bleeding Brakes & Clutch?
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Tue, 9 Nov 1999 07:08:31 -0600
...The bleeder hoses with the one way valves make the job easier and help keep air out of the system. On our vans if...
here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:52:38 -0700
...I connect a small hose from the left rear brake bleed valve, then to the clutch slave bleed valve, and open both valves, so...
Waterboxer Coolant Drain and Flush Procedure
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Sun, 6 Jun 1999 23:46:36 -0700
...heater fairly easily, so you can open the bleeder on top of the heater control valve to drain the heater core. See note on...
Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
Historical mailing list - David M
Sun, 8 Sep 2013 22:24:20 -0700
...Since bubbles rise it makes sense for the radiator bleeder. ________________________________ From: Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Sunday, September...