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• Re: Cooling System Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 07:05:34 -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
• FW: Green coolant hurt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 09:43:27 -0400
  ...Bleeder valve thingy broke and lost all my coolant. No damage. Fixed leak, but local VW dealer was out of proper coolant, so I...
• FW: Coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 10:54:08 -0400
  ...Bleeding the > system > > through the front bleeder valve is a bit of a PITA. > > Since air will always migrate to a high location... I...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:32:02 -0700
  ...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: no clutch pedal resistance & no clutch engaging
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 11:54:20 -0800
  ...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: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Mar 2023 02:44:35 +0000
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• Re: Best way to clean out a 1985 Vanagon Radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 17:08:06 -0700
  ...1) open the bleeder value on the thermostat, should be coolant coming out not air, close this valve 2) unscrew the nut on the...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 15:19:27 -0300
  ...In Canada AMSE tanks are to be inspected and have the new valve as well. On 07-Oct-2015, at 13:37, Rob wrote...
• Re: Bleeding clutch hydraulic system
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 17 May 2000 08:17:23 -0700
  ...letting the fluid flow form the resevoir out of the bleeder nipple on the slave cyl all by itself. Of course attach a tube...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - John T
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:41:58 -0400
  Hi Mark, That's interesting. Did you end up replacing that defective cap with the same style (with the pressure relief lever), or did...
• HELP - Weird Radiator Noises - air getting into system?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 21:38:09 -0700
  ...Cracking the bleeder valve will result in the expelation of some air quickly followed by some water. Where is the air getting in the...
• Re: vacuum bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:39:08 -0700
  ...to hook up an electric pump of some sort to the bleeder valve on the radiator, turn it on, and then while someone keeps...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:21:02 -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...
• Re: 1987 Syncro Cooling Issue
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 3 May 2014 13:55:41 -0400
  ...the fan switch and it acts the same. > > > > I have a bleeder valve on the radiator, with a tube into a jug of water...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:45:38 -0700
  ...7, 8, 9, 11, 12, or 14mm > wrenches or sockets on a Vanagon? (Besides possibly bleeder valves or > exhaust nuts on some applications). > > Ed
• '91 rear heater leak only when heater 'off'
  Historical mailing list - Pam McIntosh
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:14:43 +0000
  ...valve or O'ring.   I don't see or feel any sign of leak from the lines, bleeder or valve or...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:30:08 -0700
  ...top of the coolant expansion tank is level with the radiator bleeder valve. I've filled my system this way last year, then test...
• Re: How do I determine the brand of my calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:08:41 -0500
  ...The right front will not bleed > correctly, it's as if there's some stoppage in front of the bleeder > valve. My brother and...
• Broken Down and Need Help
  Historical mailing list - Lee F. Schelin
  Mon, 31 May 1999 15:40:41 -0700
  ...by pressing the clutch in while I opened and closed the bleeder valve. Well the clutch didn't respond, and now my only thoughts...
• Re: Fuel pressure Guage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:57:04 -0800
  ...Where did you find >the schraeder valve, and does it just thread into the tee? Lastly, in use, >do you use a screw-type...
• Re: self-bleeding coolant? LONG replay
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:02:14 +0100
  ...I may > try and bleed the rear heater with the bleeder screw that's on top of the on-off valve. > > Now I am...
• Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 14:55:38 -0700
  ...You can still bleed the system but in another way. > > Nothing visible is supposed to come out of the thermostat bleeder. It is > an...
• Re: Draining the coolant system... ?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 11 May 2004 16:27:59 -0700
  ...the top of the radiator, opening the heater valve, radiator bleeder and thermostat bypass valve. You can remove the reservoir cap without losing any...
• Re: Whiff of propane
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:58:40 -0700
  ...Now that would settle any questions you might have. > One thing, when you use the soapy water method, make sure to hit the valve...
• Der Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 08:15:40 -0800 (PST)
  ...No got channel locks. :( Just a the BIG screwdriver (one of the ten essentials ;) ) and open the bleeder valve a little. It was a...
• Coolant Level Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 12:24:33 +1000
  ...Also can anyone tell me where the engine bleeder valve is? The photo in Bentley is too dark to decipher. Looking forward to some...
• bubbling in coolant during flush
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 6 May 2002 05:41:13 -0700
  ...s opening, and the radiator bleeder valve. Well, I couldn't get coolant to leave the radiator valve (after it began pouring out of...
• Re: Westy propane tank repair advice needed � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � �
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 06:10:44 EDT
  ...not already done so then make sure the fill, bleeder and the outlet valves are good and secure in the tank, visual inspection will...
• Re: Help.. replaceing rear heater core 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:20:27 -0500
  ...After I connected the hoses to the new core and released the C-clamps, I slightly opened the bleeder on the rear heater valve...
• Re: FOLLOW UP MINOR? COOLANT CATASTROPHE HELP NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:28:50 -0400
  ...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: OIL LIGHT AND BUZZER
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 12:37:44 EDT
  ...It was a in a plastic, two wire molex connector in the vicinity of the bleeder valve, upper left side. Trace the wire back...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 13 Feb 2016 08:44:20 -0500
  ...Once the engine is properly cold, close the bleeder valve on the thermostat housing and check and refill both tanks. If the system is...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:21:23 -0400
  Hi Mark, Thanks for that info and sharing that experience. Despite the advantages of the new metal tanks, they clearly are not perfect. And...
• Re: 1.9 WBX cooling system repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 09:54:01 -0400
  ...the big hoses join and which has the bleeder (which bleeds internally when the valve is opened) and which has the small hose that...
• brake questions
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 13:22:48 -0700
  ...both front calipers -- didn't help one way valve way back in the engine compartment -- didn't help I also have a 63 karmann...
• Heat handling design error help
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 06 Jun 1996 06:39:20 -0700
  ...5) The current inconveniently accessable bleeder valve for the radiator's top discourages frequent checks. An extending tube leading to another as high or...
• Re: Speedbleeders? Who needs Em'
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Thu, 17 May 2001 22:45:43 -0700
  ...hose on bleeder > > (2) open valve > > (3) stick hose in coffee can > > (4) keep master full of fluid > > (5) close valve > > > > I don't...
• Re: Gas tank vent line questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:56:18 -0700
  ...On one tank, the PO had a brake bleeder valve put in in place of a broken off nipple. Plus two metal vent lines...
• Re: Wheel bearings - how tight
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 01:37:42 -0500
  ...If you've got doubts about pressure just turn the bleeder valve and see if you've got pressure. Most times the stove top...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:47:06 -0700
  ...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: clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 21:58:04 +1100
  ...Two of us (one operating the clutch pedal and the other opening and closing the bleed valve) bled the system much more easily than...
• Re: Coolant change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 22:58:32 -0500
  ...Bleeding the > >system > >through the front bleeder valve is a bit of a PITA. Jack up the rear, with > >the > >pressure cap off, run...
• Re: Radiator Bleed Screw
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:08:58 -0700
  ...068 121 253A For the bleeder bolt it uses "bleeder valve" 113 615 273A The "Remarks" column says: M7X35 and "ALSO USE 211 611...
• Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:55:03 -1000
  ...on a steep slope with the engine running, opened the bleed >>> valve >>>> on the radiator and had no air escape >>> I Hope You did...
• Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 18:15:20 -0600
  ...It seems to me that if there was some way to attach the proper pressure valve at the bleeder opening on the radiator, an...
• Re: postee needs help w/ 3 items
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:25:47 -0700
  ...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: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:02:38 -0600
  ...The cap has the sensor connector for low fluid, then a blue pin (valve). Looks to be alright. What I am puzzled about is...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Oct 2015 to 6 Oct 2015 (#2015-376)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 05:24:59 -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...
• an issue of temperature
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:54:57 -0700
  ...out, run the > > idle > > > up, open the bleeder valve in the back, then > crack > > > the > > > bleeder up from (very carefully with a rag over...
• brake adjustment & new pad problem
  Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 09:27:04 -0800 (PST)
  ...also when i put the new pads in it was too tight (i did have the bleeder valves open while putting them in). they...
• Re: Propane bleeder valve gloves..
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:50:47 -0800
  Exactly. As a third-generation native Californian (betcha don't see many of those)(I'm often not proud of it, either), I find...
• Re: Heat handling design error help
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 14:23:17 -0400
  ...If an electric fan is needed, unloading the >engine's main radiator would justify it. > >5) The current inconveniently accessable bleeder valve for the...
• Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 16:00:08 -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: Back From Mothballing, Mystery Coolant Leak - bump
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 5 May 2012 21:09:25 -0400
  ...Are new > tanks available? > > For the bleeder valve assembly at the front end of the engine > compartment, mine blew last year and I have...
• Re: Coolant Flow Issue
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:52:45 -0700
  I'd crack the bleeder on the radiator when it was hot and see if air hisses out or just coolant. If it was...
• Re: bleeding a van - coolant
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:42:51 -0700
  ...Open your heater boxes and your bypass valve (on the > firewall in your '85). Let it run till the thermostat opens and THEN open...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:19:01 -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...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:07:07 -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 > >
• Coolant Flush and Fill for $39.95?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 17:44:18 -0700
  ...What do you think? Oh, and I tried to loosen the bleeder valve over the thermostat housing, but it didn't seem to want...
• Re: Coolant hose tap
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:57:42 -0500
  ...for the gas version.) The radiator bleeds very quickly through the bleeder valve on top, once the thermostat opens. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti...