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• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:35:10 -0700
  ...The displacement of the clutch M/C is so small each stroke, that in a dry system it has trouble bleeding at first with...
• Re: Miscellaneous Bus Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 11:28:27 -0400
  In a message Stephen writes: >I have a servo/vaccuum assist >master cylinder after filling and bleeding the system I decided to take >it...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:49:53 EST
  It is so much easier to do with a Mityvac vaccum bleeder (you can get from Rocky Mountain or your local Wal-mart for...
• Looking for a Vanagon kind of wife
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer l Morin
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:16:20 -0500
  ...Other than that the list mostly fits, you'd have to teach me about bleeding the cooling system. I have only had my 85...
• Re: CONT: Rear heater core continued
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Dec 2001 11:14:48 -0600
  The heater core is not the only concern for bleeding of trapped air. If any air is inroduced any where in the cooling system...
• Re: Fluid leaking from underdash
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 20:37:13 -0500
  ...don't bother bench bleeding it, its not necessary. clamp the feed hose, open the slave bleeder and drain the system. change the cylinder...
• removing lifters
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:02:27 -0800
  ...I would like to avoid having to go through the rigmarole of bleeding them. Thanks, Jake --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing...
• Bleeding brakes- WAS pesky bubbly ... solved
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:51:15 -0800
  folks, thanks for the suggestions... after pushing through a few quarts of brake fluid... and spending 64$ to have the local vw shop give...
• Re: Riggins, Idaho - brake caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:32:18 -0700
  ...then the rears could sure use 'something' in the way of fresh BF and bleeding. it probably gives a bleeding sequence in Bentley somewhere...
• Re: Coolant loss mystery - hot gas
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lofting
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 15:07:11 -0800
  ...oil (how is the oil level-smell-color) >5-very bad bleeding (i doubt this one) > >Like another listee did mention, have a coolant...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:43:30 -0400
  ...The 2 liter bottle > will keep the remaining brake fluid in it after bleeding. The > compressor will be free from brake fluids. I can...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 4 Sep 2019 19:55:53 -0700
  ...Pressure bleeding brakes questions > > What a great thread — thanks, all, for posting. > > So if I get the GW hose kit mentioned by Dennis as...
• Re: Low brake pedal
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Apr 1997 12:45:50 -0400 (AST)
  ...But if low pedal is still there after first adjustment try bleeding them again. Tim
• Overheating problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 18:47:56 -0700
  ...tried bleeding the system for air pockets - no... replaced the cap on the round tank - BINGO!!! So... $12 solition to a fustrating problem! Thanks...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 12:33:20 -0800
  Ditto the same here for my 84 Westy! Jim/The Old Volks Home At 08:44 AM 1/15/99 -0800, Jim Arnott wrote...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 07:49:56 -0600
  <I have found that applying a slight positive pressure to the reservoir is a much easier method to bleed the brakes than the old...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:54:39 EST
  In a message dated 12/8/00 8:50:41 AM, ingalls_mark@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << Did you just modify the top of the...
• Brake Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - Brian Kelly
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:27:02 EDT
  ...To follow the refill chart for each brake cylinder when bleeding the system. As a matter of interest what problem do you encounter draining...
• Q Re: bleeding thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:42:24 -0400
  Hi volks, I replaced my oil cooler seal and some cooling hoses the other day so I had to top off my antifreeze level...
• rear heater
  Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 21:45:45 -0800
  Hello, last summer I sprang a coolant leak from the little plastic bleeding screw in the rear bench heater. Unfortunately, I didn't notice...
• Steinbeck should have driven a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ed Lloyd
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 09:30:03 -0400
  ...Best damn thing n the world to stop bleeding." Maybe we can place this piece of advice in the archives? ED in Rockville
• Re: bleeding the coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 05:37:00 -0400
  <snip> Also, the mechanic told me i had a leaky head gasket, but i haven't seen any leaks except a tiny one from...
• Re: '66 Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 15:35:32 -0500 (EST)
  Brake Bleeding simplified, for the creative lazy! Problem: Bleeding the damned things takes two people. Solution: Devise a single person bleeder. Obvious answer: Run...
• Re: How to bleed the cooling system???
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 23:47:09 -0700
  ...How to bleed the cooling system??? > My mechanic jacks up the REAR of my van to do the bleeding of air from the > system...
• Re: Brake pedal fades to floor at stops
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 14 May 2008 00:26:15 -0700
  ...This is 'why' .....I prefer using a 'pump pedal ' brake fluid bleeding method , as opposed to a pressure bleeding system. Feeling how the MC...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:01:52 -0700
  ...Might learn something about how well the master cylinder works during the bleeding process, which is why, btw ..I like a pump-the-pedal...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 07:59:58 -0800
  ...And, when you're bleeding brakes, the person pumping the peddle doesn't have to keep jumping out of the car to refill the...
• Re: front bleeder valves
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 13:05:42 -0800
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/bleeding-failure/ http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/replacing-that-buggered-caliper/ http://shufti.wordpress.com...
• Replacing water pump - pointers?
  Historical mailing list - Gordon C Smith
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 09:08:39 -1000
  ...I try to get it out? Any special hints on refilling/bleeding cooling system? (I've never done it before.) I have a Bentleys...
• Lack of hot air. etc.
  Historical mailing list - David G. Hobbs
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 14:36:36 -0600
  Well after a day spent bleeding my coolant system and even trying to bleed (although there is no bleeder screw) the front heater, I...
• Re: Diesel too hot???
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 18:15:52 EST
  ...Keep bleeding, it seems to take forever. Now it's too cool. I had my stock radiator recored from 2pass to 3pass for $180...
• new engine & bleeding
  Historical mailing list - jim&kim
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:58:33 -0700
  I have installed a new engine in my 83.5 westy and now have to add coolant.The system is now totally drained and...
• Re: Clutch Hydraulic Questions...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:15:17 -0500
  ...Also, have you tried bleeding the system? David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si -- For Sale
• Re: clutch/brake bleed pressurization tool?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 11 Jun 2006 03:27:03 -0700
  ...After browsing Bentley they mention a tool to be used when bleeding the > system. > > Any idea of what this is or if it's...
• Re: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:20:28 -0700
  ...The actual bleeding part is near the bottom of this post: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0203C&L=vanagon&P...
• Re: 719/5 vs 719/12
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:45:48 -0400
  ...Years ago I used Fram filters and found that, for me anyway, I had a much more frequent problem with lifters bleeding down than...
• Re: Brake light switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:21:53 -0600
  ...I used deep socket wrenches and u-joint adapters to tighten. Bleeding wasn't necessary. Jim The fluid loss should be minimal (as long...
• Re: Success!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:04:20 -0500
  ...At each procedure (some of the jobs were done together), the air bleeding was done with all four wheels on the ground. To the...
• Re: Replaced water pump, need quickie bleeding method
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:48:56 -0500
  ...pump, > thermostat, etc., and I could use a quickie coolant refill/bleeding > how-to. > > Only drained about 5 liters or so of coolant. > > If...
• Re: suddenly clutch just gone?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 16 May 2006 13:11:28 -0400
  ...I've had good luck with a mitey-vac bleeder for one-man line bleeding. If the system is holding fluid, and bleeding doesn...
• Re: Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:25:15 -0500
  ...Woody's woes/ botched bleeding Merry Christmas, Robert. Well, at least misery likes company, I guess! I have already put in a new radiator...
• Re: brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 21:45:18 -0600
  ...My helper made sure that the fluid level was full up during the pumping of the brake pedal during each bleeding operation. When I...
• Re: home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:09:04 -0700
  <html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;">5-10 psi is all that's needed for bleeding the brake...
• 1 cooling system info request, 2 questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:42:20 -0700
  ...part of page 19.18... ?1) Is there any need for bleeding of air after remove/replacing the expansion (not overflow) tank? Guessing not...
• Re: bleeding a van - coolant
  Historical mailing list - Sonia Johnson
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 19:54:50 -0700
  > rpms up around 3K while venting (good job for GF/SO/wife). Should > only take a few minutes once it's warmed up. In...
• Re: Westy mechanical training.....
  Historical mailing list - Tom
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 11:56:01 -0700
  ...1) Filling and bleeding the coolant system (Bill Kasper a natural for this) 2) Digifant system - Where everything is located 3) Bypassing sensors in...
• Re: Dual circuit Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 11:12:42 -0700
  At 09:46 AM 10/12/2002, you wrote: >I would suggest always bleeding all four wheels after doing brake >work. Also, since you...
• Body panel assembly/Help
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:19:05 -0700
  ...My old westy is looking a bit tiered after a half a million miles with road scars and bleeding rust its time to do...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:42:39 -0800
  On 1/11/07, Matthias Kuster <matthiaskuster@verizon.net> wrote: > Could also be that my rear shoes are bad. They are old, seemed to...
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 20:47:31 -0400
  ...fill with brake fluid, suck it out again (to dilute and remove whatever's still in there), then brake fluid again and continue bleeding.
• Re: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Sat, 9 May 2020 16:32:17 -0400
  ...That's what I >>>> meant. >>>> > > Pinching off the hose will prevent this, or just don't open the >>>> Motive >>>> > > tank until bleeding is done...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - john
  Sat, 13 Feb 2016 16:50:19 -0500
  ...0500, kenneth wilford (Van- Again) wrote: > John, forget all of that bleeding stuff.� � Use this device > and it will allow > you to check for...
• 85Vanagon, cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Rainer Heller
  Sun, 7 Apr 1996 14:11:13 -0700 (PDT)
  ...We change that plastic bleeding screw and the severe leaking stops. But there still is a bit of leaking. Heater core? When we unbleed...
• Re: Zero tallorance!
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 08:04:18 -0800
  At 09:38 AM 01/25/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Look out Bleeding Harts! > >Eric has out his big can of E-mail Whuppass...
• Re: Libby Bong and coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:33:01 -0600
  ...mcneely ---- george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > After changing out a water pump in Cody Wyoming, I explained the > bleeding procedure to the mechanic...
• Brake caliper
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:07:00 -0400
  ...I bought a bleeding kit that I hope will work better then yelling at my wife from underneath the vehicle. Removing the caliper looks...
• Re: Clutch problems: 1st, 2nd, ...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 10:09:59 AST
  ...If all apears well, and bleeding didn't work, and changing the tranny oil also didn't help then I'd begin to wonder...
• Looking for a BROKEN '86 and up Upper Grille!
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:20:05 CST
  ...gain easier access to the radiator bleed screw (apparantly lots of bleeding took place). While very functional, this modification leaves something to be desired...
• bleeding a van - coolant
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:15:52 -0700
  Van gurus, I bled the coolant in the course of another job on the van, thinking to kill two birds with, well, you know...
• Re: Head gasket replacement: how much?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 02:20:21 -0600
  ...Much more >tolerant of air or gases in the system and mostly self bleeding if there >are no leaks. > > >