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• Re: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Tue, 11 Apr 2017 13:05:01 -0400
  ...What order do you bleed? I have a manual so I'll be bleeding the clutch > slave as well. > > Many thanks! > > Joe >
• Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:40:39 -0700
  Just bleed everything connected to the hydraulics until it runs clean and free of foamy bubbles. =) On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:12...
• Re: Clutch Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:42:22 -0400
  Try removing some fluid from the reservoir, then pump from the slave cylinder (bleeder) to the front. Angus On Jun 16, 2013, at 2...
• Re: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Aug 2012 01:09:10 -0400
  Those bleeders can really get rusted in there. A good reason to regularly bleed the brakes to change the fluid and replacing the bleeders...
• Re: bleeding coolant system?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:24:05 -0400
  ...open all bleeder, including front rad, rear heater under the rear seat and thermostat bleeder... Note:REMOVE the rear thermostat bleeder... pass the 2...
• Clutch Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:34:54 -0700
  Anyone have any tips for bleeding clutches that refuse to be bled? I just replace all the hydraulics on my '86, and can't...
• Re: Speed Bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:08:32 -0400
  Jeff, I think the front brakes require the M6 bleeder and the rear requires the M7 bleeder but I don't know about the...
• Re: How do I adjust (bleed?) the clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 15:08:43 +0100
  ...Tighten bleed nipple. Remove automatic bleed tube. Job done. Method 2. 2 persons needed. Loosen the bleed screw. Get second person to slowly press...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:05:59 -0400
  I own and use both a Motive pressure bleeder, as well as the $19.95 HF vacuum bleeder. They both can do the job...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 08:16:48 -0800
  ...Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley >I'm just looking at the Bentley that Jim quoted so much of..... > >19.8 shows no rear bleeder...
• Re: a quick question about bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 22 May 2009 16:54:20 -0700
  ...FWIW, if no helper or speed bleeder available, I found this KD brand of one man bleeder worked well. Hose stayed on bleeder screw...
• bleeder repair update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 14:45:22 -0800
  I drilled out the stuck bleeder, not full width nor depth, then hit it with heat hoping the "shell" of the drilled out bleeder...
• Re: Should Rear Brakes Bleed Slower than Front?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:07:21 -0700
  Wouldn't the 'slower' bleeding of the rear brakes be due to the presence of the Pressure Limiting Valve ( for the rear brakes ) you...
• Re: Need to prime master cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:55:36 -0500
  I'll be using a vacuum bleeder. How about that? Jim On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans<scottdaniel...
• Re: home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:07:48 -0700
  When you are using this, do you just build up the pressure to 20-25psi, then crack a wheel bleeder? There is no need...
• Re: obsolete bleeder for 83.5 solved
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:19:06 EDT
  For any other folks with the 83.5 vans out there that want to do this conversion, here are my prices: << Bleeder Valve for...
• Re: Bleeder valve Function?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 15:49:46 -0500
  Peter, I think the bleeder opens a valve that allows coolant to pass internally between the top and bottom coolant hoses. The coolant does...
• Re: Coolant Bleeding Questions...need a Guru
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 05:19:28 -0400
  You shouldn't need to bleed it again. The 2.1l coolant system bleeds itself to a certain degree. If you were replacing something...
• Collant bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 1994 22:01:49 -0600
  ...I have read Bentley's procedures for jacking up the front and removing the bleed screw on the radiator, etc. He also states that...
• Should Rear Brakes Bleed Slower than Front?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:38:41 -0700
  ...With 10-12 PSI in pressure bleeder, rears bleed ~ 1/2 as fast as fronts But comparing a front and rear bleeder screw, small...
• Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:16:31 -0700
  ...your new DIY bleeder. (They are handy. I like mine.) <shrugs> I don't know for sure. Good question. :) Neil. On Fri, Mar 26...
• Re: Air in Brake Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 09:39:27 -0500
  Mike, It's not clear whether you're closing the bleeder screw before lifting your foot off the brake pedal, but it sounds like...
• Re: Q:Brake Fluid Reservoir Cap Size for power bleeder?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:21:56 -0700
  ...The Motiv bleeder is great but I recommend a modification before you use it: lengthen the piece of hose between the bleeder and the...
• Re: Bleeding clutch system--update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:34:52 -0700
  Tobine, a few suggestions: > > >I do not have a pressure bleeder. I am cracking the nut the the >hydraulic fitting at the bottom of...
• bleed valve in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:18:28 -0500
  ...isn't the radiator bleed valve enough? All other bleeding instructions I've seen only mention the radiator bleed valve. Thanks in advance. -Karl...
• Re: '66 Brake problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 13:05:31 -0500
  >I am replacing the single circuit with a dual and have found the following >problem. > >After bleeding the fronts only, my brake pedal goes...
• Re: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 2 Aug 2012 17:07:48 -0700
  I'm afraid my advice is to buy another caliper and work on stuck bleeder at your leisure. alistair On 2012-08-02, at...
• Re: clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:59:13 -0800
  No special tools or rigs are needed to bleed vanagon clutch hydraulic systems. My 'rig' cost 50 cents, and has performed flawlessly on the...
• Re: Need to prime master cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:37:35 -0700
  if you are going to use any pump-the-pedal method to bleed the brakes, you need to 'bench bleed' the master cylinder first...
• Overheating while bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 00:11:54 -0400
  ...Anyways, before getting any coolant out of the thermostat bleed screw or radiator bleed screw, my coolant boils over! What a mess! Thoughts? Bad...
• obsolete bleeder for 83.5 solved
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 01:20:26 EDT
  ...Water Pump to Bleeder: 025 121 103C Thermostat to Bleeder: 025 121 073E Bleeder to Radiator Feed: 025 121 102 Bleeder to Radiator Return...
• Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:26:04 -0400
  I have purchased 2 power bleeding devices and I still cannot get this brake bleeding thing down. No matter what I do I never...
• Pressure Bleeding the Clutch slave/master
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Mon, 23 May 2005 15:36:09 -0700
  >> Will a mini-vac pump work to bleed air from the clutch hydralic system after replacing master/slave cylinder? The mini-vac in a...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 14:53:31 PST
  My 84 has an engine compartment bleeder valve that bleeds between the 2 large hoses on the forward fire wall. Walt Spak wnsopc3@3rdm...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 09:08:54 -0700
  ...Put the other end in the radiator bleed hole. Fill the jug with > premix fluid and fill till fluid comes out the bleed hole...
• Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 2 Aug 2012 15:55:50 -0700
  ...Maybe I missed spraying the RF bleeder but..... Is the RF bleeder any more prone to seizing than the LF bleeder? Strange question but...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:25:04 -0700
  ...Power bleeding with a Motive Power bleeder is the better way than a Vacuum Bleeder... When you are alone, the pressure-style bleeding systems...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 00:47:59 -0500
  ...tank, , put coolant in until the front rad bleeder flow steady, all heaters in the HOT position, play and squeeze all hoses, start engine...
• Re: 1.9L Coolant Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:06:06 -0500
  ...I have read the threads and Bentley about bleeding. I am not sure about how much bleeding to do front and rear. The front...
• Re: Missing Bleed Nipple...Options? Suggestions? New Calipers needed?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Johnson
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:07:43 -0500
  Keven, if you can safely loosen the brake line coupling on the caliper then you can bleed through this coupling (carefully :-). BTDT, Larry <<Date...
• will I need to bleed-replacing 1.9 hose junction/bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:15:42 -0400
  I broke off the small hose fitting on the bleeder valve/hose junction that sits on the firewall and will have to replace the...
• Re: vacuum bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:39:08 -0700
  Darrell Boehler has written up a procedure on filling and bleeding the coolant system under pressure, using a bicycle pump. I don't have...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:30:22 -0700
  my vanagon front bleed valves are all 10mm. I keep my one smap-on 9mm wrench in a separte stash of weird tools. I...
• Re: clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:36:51 -0500
  ...clutch bleeding > >Ed, I looked up this Speedbleeder you speak of and it looks pretty legit to >me. I noticed that it is available...
• Re: Speedbleeders? "Gravity Bleeding?"
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 18 May 2001 09:06:13 -0500
  Kim, One bleeder at a time, just as you would do using the, "pump and bleed", or "open and suck" system. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74 Campmobile...
• brake bleeding question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:04:10 -0700
  I'm trying to bleed the brakes on my '88 Vanagon after replacing the master cylinder, calipers, rear wheel cylinders, and brake hoses. I...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:23:35 -0800
  ...Anyway for 1 person bleeding in my mind this is the shit: http://www.amazon.com/Motive-Products-Bleeder-Adapters-European/dp/B0002KM5L0 Though...
• Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:48:14 -0700
  The air migrates up Neil, so there's no point looking for it at the lower 'bleeders'! You need to get some 12 year...
• Re: 1 man brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 21:58:24 EST
  ...Crack the brake bleed screw on the caliper and you will hear the air > and brake fluid squirting out. Have something to catch it...
• Re: Overheating while bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 23:08:18 -0700
  ...Anyways, before getting any coolant out of the thermostat bleed screw or radiator bleed screw, my coolant boils over! What a mess! Thoughts? Bad...
• Re: New Transmission Time?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 09:30:40 -0700
  ...To bleed the clutch (without a pressure/vacuum bleeder) you need two people and: 1. Fill the fluid reservoir. 2. Open the bleeder on...
• Re: MC and Slave Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:11:41 -0500
  Whenever bleeding any system this way (or with the vacuum-type 'one-man brake bleeders"), it is necessary to first completely remove the bleeder...
• Re: Cooling System Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 06:50:00 -0700
  ...On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 6:49 AM, Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net> wrote: > Just found Jim Arnott's bleeding guide in...
• Motive power bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:20:06 -0500
  I purchased one of the Motive power bleeders several years ago and I have found it to be a useful thing, particularly when you...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 10:47:17 -0500
  ...19.8 shows no rear bleeder for 83-85... 19.10 shows no rear bleeder for 83-85 19.11 shows the rear bleeder...
• Re: Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:56:20 -0500
  Awesome, thanks! On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 10:51 AM <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > John, the Motive pressure bleeder is the way to...
• Re: Collant bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 1 Nov 1994 08:08:19 CST6CDT
  ...Collant bleeder valve > OK, so I finally got up enough energy to replace the coolant > in my 85 Vanagon and have the following question...
• Re: rear brake cylinder replacement / bleeding
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 14:32:27 -0500
  ...The bleed pattern I used was bleed the righ rear, clutch slave master (if not done in a long while), left rear wheel, left...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:31:18 -0700
  ...Power bleeding with a Motive Power bleeder is the better way than a Vacuum Bleeder... When you are alone, the pressure-style bleeding systems...
• Re: Bleeder screws for brakes
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 10:01:48 +1100
  Many moons ago someone was posting to thelist about a product called Speed Bleed which was a rather nifty little device that allowed you...