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• Re: calliper bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:51:07 -0700
  ...taught to tap ever so gently on the end of the bleeder, it�s >supposed to get the thread to give up the fight...
• Re: Master Cyl. Res. Cap;
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:25:49 -0500
  ...Reservoir Cap, Adaptor, > With a Hose Nipple, or connector, > for Their Bleeder Pump? > Or, what are ya all doing for the bleed? > Thanks, > JC... >
• Re: rusty brake bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 00:45:40 EDT
  ...Regarding the stuck bleeder: If a penetrating oil does not do the trick, don't be afraid to train the flame directly on the...
• Re: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Sun, 10 May 2020 12:51:14 -0400
  ...Stripped the front right hand > bleeder cuz someone over tightened the heck out of my bleeders. Left side I > was way more careful I...
• Confessions of a blind mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:39:21 -0400
  ...I opened the radiator bleeder and then put a couple pounds of pressure in the tank and got more coolant into the system. But...
• Re: using and storing brake pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 11:49:34 -0800
  ...I use a Motive pressure bleeder a lot. I use colored brake fluids...my prefered brand is ATE..I alternate Super Blue with Gold...
• RE:My propane not Working
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 21:38:08 -0600
  ...I have been >opening the bleeder valve, although next time I try to fill it I'll make sure >that its all the way...
• Re: Question #2 - clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 17:25:13 -0700
  On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, KENWILFY wrote: > So shouldn't he open the bleeder valve, depress the clutch, shut the bleeder > and then when...
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 21:44:10 -0700
  I have a question... How does this work? Using the air from a tire is scary. Why? Moisture. Often there is moisture in there...
• Propane tanks
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 06:40:29 -0500
  ...is invented that works, there will be no alternative than to use the manual bleeder system. Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle Vanagon Partsmobiles
• Re: Floor Jack fix maybe
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 3 May 2024 09:30:47 -0400
  ...HF jack. > > I found a few videos that discussed opening the bleeder valves and with jack in drop position pump handle 10 or so...
• Re: using and storing brake pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 15:32:14 -0500
  ...I don't know about colors, sorry; although blue-green might indicate copper contamination from brass or copper parts in the bleeder. If google...
• radiator bleeder bolt questions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:15:53 -0800
  ...So in the instance that i do need to bleed the radiator, i have a question about the bleeder bolt in the upper right...
• Re: '85 Vanagon Sunroofy 1.9L - Coolant BLeeding/Thermostat/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 15:57:04 -0400
  ...Mine looks a lot like a brake bleeder bolt, sort of a nipple with a hole in the end and hex sides near the...
• Re: Motive power bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:22:26 -0400
  It is easy to make a homemade power bleeder. Get a truck valve stem from a tire place. They are metal and threaded all...
• Re: Fed up with Auto-fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 21:19:42 -0400
  ...Manual bleeders only have to be cracked open and that's what they usually try to do with the auto-fill types. The auto...
• Re: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Sat, 9 May 2020 09:45:09 -0700
  ...I bled the system with the motive > bleeder. Looked like I got all the bubbles out let it drain for a while > after I...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:10:49 -0500
  ...A while back I bought an inexpensive garden sprayer intending to turn it into a pressure bleeder for the brake system. Before I got...
• Re: Any advice on brake master cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 3 Nov 2021 18:52:11 +0100
  ...Open a caliper bleeder (and pump pedal) to let, more than all!, fluid from the main cylinder empty elsewhere, but not in/on your...
• Re: Front brake bleeder screw.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 20:15:50 -0500
  I could be wrong, but I believe htat they are 7mm. Try to bring one with you when you go. Good luck again. Michael...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 22 Apr 2005 21:38:02 -0700
  ...Air get in the fuel line and is bled via the bolt bleeder in the fuel line T fitting by the distrubtor, 7mm I...
• Re: Coolant Bleeder Link Under Engine Cover
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 3 Jan 2023 10:57:44 -0800
  ...Coolant Bleeder Link Under Engine Cover >> >> >> >> Hoping someone can help me for the name of the part or parts. >> >> >> >> It's the plastic tube...
• Re: '85 Vanagon Sunroofy 1.9L - Coolant BLeeding/Thermostat/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:02:05 -0700
  ...There is a bleeder valve coming off a > hose at the top back of my motor. I open that and boy, talk about steam...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:08:42 EDT
  ...Open the two bleeders on the top of the radiator and on the top of the thermostat housing, fill the system through the expansion...
• Constant improvement
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:00:51 +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: bleeding coolant solution?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 09:47:32 -0700
  ...So with some pressure on the system loosen the bleeder screw and the air will be purged from the radiator being replaced by the...
• Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:56:06 -0500
  ...3) Opened bleeder valve on new radiator; took cap off expansion tank. 4) Filled expansion tank with water (it was pretty low). 5) Noted...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:24:24 -0700
  ...Best to put a small clear hose on the clutch slave bleeder screw and bleed it into a glass jar. This helps you see...
• Re: Manual Pages Needed: Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 07:29:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...heater temp lever on "hot", and a tube from the rad bleeder screw to a bottle so that I could monitor the air/coolant...
• Re: Land of Oz Victory in il Giro d' Italia
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 16 May 2002 04:44:13 -0700
  ...The Lion still in pink? -Dana- > > Here's a tip of the old bleeder valve to the AUS national cycling champion > Robby McEwan. Nipped...
• Re: CV Joint Bolts in Portland OR
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:10:02 -0700
  ...rubber boots, bushings, etc., also in Portland? Anyone have a hydraulic clutch/brake vacuum bleeder they're selling, or can loan for a day...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:26:24 -0600
  ...Neil has a good point here, although a pressure bleeder certainly is the crap (censoring myself there in case anyone was overtly offened by...
• Re: Cooling System Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 06:50:00 -0700
  ...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: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 07:42:02 -0500
  ...Kimmons [SMTP:akimmons@PDQ.NET] wrote: > > I've used something called a One-man Brake Bleeder...Cal-Van Tools # 274. > It's just a...
• 1991 Syncro Westy Loose Parts Follow Up.
  Historical mailing list - Robyn and Heather Rudisill
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 21:40:24 -0800
  ...Secondly, it was the bleeder valve for the clutch. Not missing a hose at all. Thanks again. robyn s s s s seattle e...
• Re: Water Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:42:45 -0700
  ...for the connection to the plastic big hose coupler with the bleeder valve (sorry do not recall the real name) and have had no...
• Re: More 2.1L coolant system woes (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:18:05 -0600
  If you are pressurizing one end of the system Robert, it will inevitably force out the air at the other end at the bleeder...
• Re: Coolant Service Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 02:46:43 +0800
  ...Lower the front, raise the rear so the pressure tank is higher than the radiator bleeder bolt, the higher the faster the flow. Reinstall...
• water pump update
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 27 Aug 1994 17:30:43 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Am I doing something wrong? I've got both bleeders open, and the van on ramps at the called-for angle. Do I have...
• Question about pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 09:02:30 -0800
  I'm planning to build a pressure bleeder to hopefully resurrect my clutch. I've read numerous posts and web articles on these things...
• Brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Aug 1996 12:30:23 -0700
  ...Drawing not to scale. --------| Brake | --.___________ ##=#> __________ \ <-- silicone rubber tubing |^ --' \ \ |bleeder | \ Bleeder -------|nipple || || tube | | Vent tube || || | | | | | | solder hole C | | hole R | | / \.| |. \.| |. .====================| |==========| |========. [] `| |' `| |' [] lid -> []|| | | | | ||[] []|| | | | | || // | | \\ jar -> || P O I...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:33:50 -1000
  ...The airline is small enough to fit the bleeder hole (on the top of the radiator) to let air escape as it is filling...
• Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 22:33:59 -0400
  ...I >*believe* nylon hose barbs would fit the bill. > >And it makes a restricted bleeder connection with a shutoff valve >from I forget where...
• 1.9 Plastic Bleeder Valve Part
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:27:17 -0800
  ...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: Overheating at idle
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:52:24 -0400
  I forgot to mention that i have a real bolt.......not a bleeder bolt. Stupid previous owner..... Hey, it works. I've bled it...
• more on caliper replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:28:57 -0800
  ...Pics of all that plus a pic of my home made pressure bleeder: http://shufti.wordpress.com/ alistair
• Engine Bleeder Valve
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 21:16:30 +1000
  Hi all I'm still looking for help on finding the engine bleed valve. I can't find it and the Bentley photo is...
• flow to radiator from water pump How fast should it be?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:29:27 -0800
  ...from the waterpump to the radiator as measured by removing the bleeder bolt completely. It always seemed kind of slow to me? I would...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:53:24 -0500
  ...solder and have brakes on three wheels. -I routinely heat the bleeder bolt with a torch before removing it, same with any stuck bolt...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:26:19 -0700
  ...Check that your bleeder valves are in > > good condition, that you have a good fit on the tubing that takes the > bled > > fluid out...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing hints
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 16 Jul 2017 07:53:42 -0700
  ...I did have to disconnect the brake line, but I > stuck the rubber bleeder screw on the line while I went on with the...
• Re: Home Made Brake Pressure Bleeder: *might* add moisture to brake fluid?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 May 2016 05:27:40 -0400
  ...Not far-fetched at all. >When using a home made pressure bleeder to pressurize the brake fluid >reservoir with AIR >when bleeding the brakes...
• Re: Manual Pages Needed: Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 09:23:23 -0700 (PDT)
  ...lool on one side on top for larke > > bleeder valve, looks like a tire valve but big, like an A/C fill > > valve, press...
• Spotted on eBay--check out the plumbing
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 18:38:30 -0400
  ...Or is it a bleeder? Also, I was trying to figure out what the yellow lever controls in the engine compartment. Note that it...
• Re: Radiator bleeder thread
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 28 May 2010 15:44:23 -0700
  At 5/28/2010 03:25 PM,Rob wrote: >Does anyone on line know what the thread/size is for the radiator bleed bolt...
• Re: Antifreeze smell with heat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 15:22:41 -0500 (EST)
  ...Turned out to just be the bleeder screw. I still have t and would be willing to part with it if anyone is interested...
• Coolant Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Ray Tubbs
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 16:22:28 EST
  ...Bubbles of air/coolant eventually come out of the bleeder valve but then.... nothing. Book says coolant should come out w/o bubbles. Tried...
• speedbleeders? anybody use'em
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 17:20:20 -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...
• Propane situation
  Historical mailing list - Vince Jahn
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 14:21:31 -0700
  ...However, when I open the bleeder valve near the tank, propane flows freely. Also, the local propane supplier can't pump any propane into...
• auxillary heat
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:21:02 -0500
  ...connecting to the coolent lines? could it be done? add a bleeder screw and hose at the top to let any air out? Darren...