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• Re: 87 Westfalia - Running hot?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 6 Oct 2023 23:05:21 +0000
  ...radiator near bleed screw read 150, but dropped quickly back to 120�, lower on the drivers side. Cracked the bleeder valve, immediately squirting coolant...
• Re: Progress with my 89 Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - George
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:07:35 -0600
  ...Coolant came out of the rad bleeder and the rad became warm right to the top. The coolant needle went to about 1/4...
• Re: Do I have a Broken Clutch?????
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 19:07:50 -0500
  ...When I oped the bleeder screw on the slave cylinder, the clutch pedal went to the floor. This tells me that something is binding...
• Re: shifting brake pressure regulator lever before bleeding brakesystem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 06:42:37 -0800
  ...any rate. > > The Bentley also indicates that there should be two bleeder screws on each > wheel in front, and upper and a lower. We...
• Re: How you will blow your motor using Bar's leaks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:48:41 -0800
  ...which includes your bleeders, and any screw threads... ) >From: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM> > >I got a bunch of part's from a junkyard...
• Re: Little bit of brake capliper info.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:04:34 -0700
  ...The top 'grease fitting' is the bleed screw you want to use.....for bleeding brakes. Brakes and grease want to be kept completely away...
• Re: Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 15 May 2020 17:43:22 -0700
  ...snapping off the bleeder! That > bleeder is not needed, the rear cores bleeds itself easily, replace with a > M8X1.0 screw glued and sealed...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon. What is this in my gas? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 May 2012 18:19:36 -0700
  ...I wonder if I could adapt an old filler cap >> to my brake pressure bleeder? (air pressure bleeder, no brake fluid >> ever in it...
• Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 19 Jun 2016 15:41:20 -0700
  ...On one, the bleeder screw is incredibly loose when cracked open for bleeding. And that caliper was a replacement for the first rebuilt I...
• Re: No start '87 Digifant WAS fuel lines R & R
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 20:21:25 -0500
  ...the way, there *is* fuel in the lines, i opened > > the bleeder screw > > and it came right out. Just not at the injectors, so...
• Re: New Transmission Time?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 10:14:23 -0600
  ...From behind left tire on air-cooled or above engine on water boxer, open the bleed screw about a half turn. I think it...
• Re: Engine Conversions-Engine Work-Vanagons-Apartment Dwellers
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 29 May 2012 09:38:32 -0700
  ...Making runs to FLAPS for these things takes time. - start soaking things like bleeder screws with penetrating fluid now. - assuming less storage space, practice...
• Re: NEW - SERIOUS FUEL PROBLEM - I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:15:16 -0400
  ...STUPID ME - As I described in the last email - I used the bleeder port - whatever that "T" thing is with the little screw that...
• Re: Blinking coolant light...
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 5 May 2000 14:56:59 -0400
  ...My van has a bleeder valve between two of the large coolant hoses that helps get the air out. Depending on how much air...
• Re: brake lines and hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B.
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:12:07 -0500
  ...The rear bleed screws seem to be the same as Beetle parts also (one of mine is rusted badly but works using vise grips...
• Re: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 18:14:28 -0300
  ...Just remove the screws holding the fan assembly to the floor and >> raise it up a bit to get the clearance you need to...
• Re: NEW - SERIOUS FUEL PROBLEM - I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:45:56 -0400
  ...email - I used the bleeder port - >whatever that "T" thing is with the little screw that is impossible to screw >back in with out...
• DM, Wasserboxer Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:27:40 -0700
  ...than the bleed screw on the radiator. Fill with water to dilute the residue until it flows out the bleeder on the radiator and...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:06:18 -0700
  ...The vanagon is not your normal beast you need to tilt the car and turn the bleeder screw and slowly burp the air out...
• Re: 87 Westfalia - Running hot?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 8 Oct 2023 10:17:22 -0600
  ...radiator near bleed screw read 150, but dropped quickly back to 120°, lower on the drivers side. Cracked the bleeder valve, immediately squirting coolant...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:10:35 -0500
  ...I always > whack on CV joint screws before trying to undo them. > Bleed valves are delicate almost, so be very careful. > I hope it...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:58:12 -0700
  ...There is a bleed screw on top of the slave in the engine compartment you can open that and use a vacuum bleeder to...
• Re: 87 coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 15:28:12 -0800
  ...Have you tightened the four screws holding the two pieces together? Are you sure the bleeder valve on top is closed? There could be...
• Protecting a sticker?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 07:44:28 -0700
  ...Given that I found the bleeder screw so loose (sloppy work, propane jockey!) that it as making an audible hissing sound not 15 minutes...
• Re: hoses in general
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 21:35:57 -0400
  ...hoses and go with screw-on clamp rings? (mechanic was cursing at those when he put in the new bleeder valve at that time...
• Re: Break-in.......new engine (your opinion?)
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 20:51:47 +0200
  ...i would start the van again in the optimal bleeding > position (front raise, bleeder screws open), keeping a good look on the temp > gauge...
• water pump R&R
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 13:28:35 -0700
  ...That and a little heat from a propane torch (watch out for the brown oil-sender wire) helped loosen the screw. The only other...
• Re: Over-full overflow tank..cause for alarm?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:27:26 -0400
  ...To bleed completely, I alternated between putting the van on an uphill and downhill and removing the bleeder screen until coolant came out. Took...
• Lengthy installation notes: coolant and prestone flush kit
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 20:58:41 -0800
  ...Depending on your level of retentiveness, you could flush a second time. --After replacing hoses and plugs, crack the bleeder screw on the radiator...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:27:07 -0500
  ...Your helper can watch the bleeder at the radiator. There > should be coolant at the bleeder in 30 seconds to a minute. Once it...
• Inside the Air Flow Meter / AFM
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:54:24 -0800
  ...I could only get one of the three screws out, they are in tight. Drilling out the other two and re-screwing and moving...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:08:35 -0500
  ...While its still idling high open the bleeder screw on top of the radiator and see what comes out. If only coolant comes out...
• Kurt from Philly - Back to list- Back to Van with RexMobile
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 04:16:53 -0400
  ...I basically primed the fuel line all the way to that bleeder screw in engine compartment - it was clear gas and it started right...
• Re: radiator removal, orange coolant
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 24 May 1999 03:47:07 -0700
  ...I've still got questions as to when you quit allowing the orange stuff to run out of the bleeder screw. Is there such...
• Re: 88 GL - Rear Heater Leak Test
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 11 May 2014 23:06:55 -0500
  ...Other common leak spots >> are the gasket between the core and valve and the bleeder screw breaking at >> the head. >> >> Dennis >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From...
• Radiator Fan Switch Problem Fixed & Alternate Flushing Method
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 13:19:41 -0400
  ...I left the bleeder screw (bolt) out of the top of the radiator so that it could fill completely without air issues while I...
• too much bleeding on this list
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 08:56:53 -0800
  ...waterpump resulting in no coolant movement and you open up a bleeder screw somewhere. Jacking the van up or down and doing all this...
• Re: New Tiico engine Overheating-Problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 14:45:58 -0700
  ...by jacking up the front end 15" and bleeding the rad. bleeder while reving past 2000RPMs. I repeated this 2 times. Then I checked...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 04:35:00 -0500
  ...i have found that driving with the bleeder screw just barely cracked, ideally with some steep uphill grades, is an easy, effective, and not...
• Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my cool in the desert (a trip report)
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:32:18 -0600
  ...After retensioning with the help of a Really Big Screwdriver, no problems at all. Coolant level is stable and I'm hoping that I...
• post trip questios
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 01:31:25 -0500
  ...It was somewhere above the lower radiator hose on the passenger side and just below the bleeder valve. I took things apart but couldn...
• Re: hoses in general
  Historical mailing list - anthony kimmons
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 20:51:22 -0500
  ...hoses and go with screw-on clamp rings? > (mechanic was cursing at those when he put in the new > bleeder > valve at that time...
• Re: Having Problem with Overheating (1.9l to 2.1l conversion)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 10 May 2000 13:09:15 EDT
  ...I loosened the clamp at the bleeder (ya right) valve and jammed a screw driver between the hose and the nipple to release the...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:23:03 -0800
  ...I always whack on CV joint screws before trying to undo them. Bleed valves are delicate almost, so be very careful. I hope it...
• Re: Reservoir sensor seal,Was: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:33:38 -0500
  ...But I was able to take a very small screwdriver and lift out the two connectors and lift them out of the plastic connector...
• Reply to ben: bleeding & coolnat troubles...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 08:50:59 -0700
  ...2000 rpm or more to pump the coolant upto the bleed screw and into the cooling fins. The only way to really know what...
• remove
  Historical mailing list - Les Ross
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:38:29 -0600
  ...can't get fluid to flow out of bleeder screw on radiator. I followed >the procedure for filling the cooling system as outlined in...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:33:42 -0500
  ...Your helper can watch the bleeder at the radiator. There > > should be coolant at the bleeder in 30 seconds to a minute. Once it...
• Re: Coolant flow/air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:29:49 -0500
  ...Start the engine and either with a smartly placed screwdriver holding the throttle or a friend at the gas pedal, get a fast idle...
• Re: Inside the Air Flow Meter / AFM
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:41:44 -0500
  ...It is not hard to do, (four > small screws) but to > solder the capacitor in you do not need to remove > it. The thin...
• Re: Overheating; I4 Jetta conv; water pump ( a bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 19:27:54 -0700
  ...be above 2000 to get the bubble to burp out the bleeder screw in radiator......its a major PITA . Also you might want to...
• Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:35:21 EST
  ...Start the engine from cold, open the bleeder valve on the top of the thermostat housing, open the main coolant tank and while the...
• Re: rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:14:45 -0700
  ...Remove the two phillips screws and wiggle it out of there to diagnose. There should not be much coolant coming out of the hoses...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 10:15:35 -0600
  ...i have found that driving with >the bleeder screw just barely cracked, ideally with some steep uphill >grades, is an easy, effective, and not...
• Re: Overheating...or not?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 16:26:28 +0000
  ...notice that the radiator stays a little bit wet near the bleeder > screw; could this be the cause of the low coolant? > > Is there...
• Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:29:17 -0700
  ...doesn't seem to take as much propane with the manual bleeder valve as with the old auto shutoff valve.� Maybe by abot .2...
• Re: small coolant hose replacement tips needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sun, 12 Jan 2014 09:47:10 -0800
  ...The bleeder screw especially. If this were me, I would probably leave the hose as-is. If you were going to replace all the...
• Re: New Tiico engine Overheating-Problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - Ki Hong
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 18:12:30 -0700
  ...by jacking up the front > end > 15" and bleeding the rad. bleeder while reving past > 2000RPMs. I repeated this 2 times. Then I checked...
• Cleaning & Flushing coolant system-- Fast & Effective Way.
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 17:07:14 -0700
  ...I experimented with water from the hose with the system back together except for removing the radiator bleeder screw and the cap on the...
• Re: hoses in general
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 07:52:42 -0400
  ...hoses and go with screw-on clamp rings? (mechanic was cursing at those when he put in the new bleeder valve at that time...