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• Re: re propane conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 07:37:09 -0400
  <snip> connect the bbq tank to the westy intake, open the westy bleeder screw open the bbq tank and flip upside down. Make sure...
• Re: Sunday morning, radiator change
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 11:22:49 -0700
  ...Here's a photo of one installed so you get the idea: <http://www.weirdstuffwemake.com/automotive/vanagon/suburvan/coolingSystem/bleederValve01.jpg> It replaces...
• Re: uh oh ! rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:52:52 -0500
  ...I also still have a few rear heater cores for $70 and they come with a new bleeder screw. You should check the lower...
• Re: Brake system overview
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 29 May 2006 16:30:39 -0500
  ...Next, close all >bleeders. See if there is any pedal firmness. If not, open left front, >depress pedal, close bleeder, release pedal. You should...
• Another Pressure Bleeder "How to" + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:28:52 -0800
  ...on building a brake pressure bleeder http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/Campingart/jettatech/bleeder/index.htm Feel kind of foolish asking, this rhetorical...
• Bleeder screws for brakes
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 25 Dec 2003 08:29:18 -0600
  I have rounded off my brake bleeder valves. Where do I get new ones? Are they VW dealer only? These are for 84. Thanks.
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:32:17 -0400
  ...Are these pressure bleeders (attach to brake fluid reservoir and push fluid through), or vacuum bleeders (attach to brake caliper/cylinder)? The latter ones...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:58:13 -0400
  Pressure bleeders attach to the fill reservoir and use pressure to push the fluid through the system. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• 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: propane fill
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:52:31 -0600
  ...When the liquid propane comes out the bleeder valve, the tank is about 80% full of liquid propane. Anymore is unsafe. I thought any...
• Re: caliper with broken bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 00:53:11 -0500
  ...I used an 'e-z out' on my broken bleeder, and of course the 'e-z out' broke off inside of what was left...
• Re: Propane Tank Size
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:11:47 -0400
  ...Once all the liquid that was overfilled has run out the bleeder, and vapor only is hissing out; you then close the bleeder. The...
• Re: Motive power bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:47:13 -0700
  ...http://www.amazon.com/Motive-Products-0100-European-Bleeder/dp/B0002KM5L0/sr=8-2/qid=1158424978/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-9719503-5331155?ie...
• Vanagon Diesel Radiator Bleeder Nipple
  Historical mailing list - Southard
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 08:34:59 -0400
  ...The bleeder nipple on the top has been frozen for a while. This is the diesel radiator. The bleeder looks a lot like a...
• Re: uh oh ! rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 02:28:53 EST
  ...I once had to resort to substituting a stainless capscrew for the bleeder in a rear heater core, but, once the bleeder hole in...
• Re: '82 clutch capers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 12:08:52 -0600
  A pressure bleeder is a professional tool. Cheap versions are as little as $20.00 and then up to $250.00 I use a...
• Re: coolant bleeder #025121421A replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:35:52 -0700
  ...coolant bleeder #025121421A replacement Has anyone found a replacement coolant bleeder valve for the 83 vanagon, part number 025121421A. I only have the two...
• Re: Rear cabin heater
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 21:36:55 -0400
  ...Yes, it is a bleeder valve . Not all rear heaters had this bleeder valve. Next time you bleed the cooling system, you have to...
• Re: uh oh ! rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:43:45 -0500
  ...I once had to resort to substituting a stainless capscrew for the bleeder in a rear heater core, but, once the bleeder hole in...
• Can't Bleed Brakes-84
  Historical mailing list - Jim Bryant
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 16:25:47 -0600
  ...On one of the front calipers, I can get the BOTTOM bleeder to bleed clear brake fluid with no problem, but the TOP bleeder...
• Re: Brake system overview
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 May 2006 21:30:22 -0400
  ...Next, close all >bleeders. See if there is any pedal firmness. If not, open left front, >depress pedal, close bleeder, release pedal. You should...
• Re: Rusted/stuck bleeder on '82 Westy brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 May 2005 21:40:51 -0500
  ...Rusted/stuck bleeder on '82 Westy brakes > A new friend with the above Westy has a problem > loosening/removing the bleeder on his left...
• Re: Coolant under rear bench carpet
  Historical mailing list - Neal R. Denison, Jr.
  Sun, 05 Jan 1997 10:47:45 -0600
  Victor, The heater has a plastic bleeder screw that fails. As long as you have a mess you might want to start it up...
• Brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list - joe winter
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:17:24 PST
  Somehow I deleted the message on where I could obtain the ez bleeder. Could someone P mail me with the info. Thx ______________________________________________________ Get Your...
• Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:05:05 -0700
  ...I only see L/R uppers mentioned on P 47.8 in my Bentley for bleeding brakes with or w/o pressure bleeder. I...
• Re: Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:25:04 -0400
  ...I haven't > used a pressure bleeder like this one... the gotcha > with these is that it > needs to come with a cap that...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:23:35 -0800
  ...And depending on how much play there is between bleeder screw threads and cylinder housing, and/or how far bleeder screw backed out, a...
• Re: rear heater leaking coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 13:05:37 CST
  ...Carpet wet by rear seat - heat exchanger bleeder screw broken The plastic bleeder screw for the rear heat exchanger may be broken due to...
• Re: installing new clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 22:11:11 -0600
  ...Seems the use of the pressure bleeder is necessary, >>else bad >> things happen in the nether parts of the system. He pressure-bled the...
• 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...
• bleeder valve engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:36:52 -0400
  Hi, Should there be coolant coming out of the bleeder valve in the engine compartment when bleeding the coolant system? Thank you ion advance...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:56:34 -0400
  Air can often get sucked in around the threads of the bleeder screws. A little bit of grease on the threads can help with...
• Re: home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:32:02 -0700
  Following up with what Daryl said and Miguel's post of a store selling ready-made bleeders, I found this one that says it...
• Speed Bleeder
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:33:35 +0000
  A few weeks ago someone posted info about Speed Bleeder, and how well they worked. I was prepared to order them today from Speed...
• 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...
• Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:12:00 -0500
  ...I am using my handy dandy DIY $20 homemade bleeder. Thanks will keep looking, tho. Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle...
• Re: Another Pressure Bleeder "How to" + Question
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:45:25 -0500
  I have a Motive Products bleeder and you just dump the fluid in the tank. The hose will not fill up through it's...
• Copy of: Re: [bleeder valve]
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 08:04:42 -0500
  ...12/01/1999 8:06 AM Re: [bleeder valve] Dear List, Cary points out that I did not describe the bleeder I am looking...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:02:12 -0800
  the $20 DIY Brake pressure bleeder http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/campingart/jettatech/bleeder/index.htm Anyone know where to get a master...
• Re: home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:37:29 -0400
  a few years back i cobbled a similar bleeder together since i wanted to try this technique and compare it to my mighty vac...
• Re: another brake saga
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:17:29 -0400
  ...when I open the > bleeder valve, the piston moves back into the cylinder away from the > shoe. Close the bleeder, it moves back out...
• Pressure Bleeding the Clutch slave/master
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Mon, 23 May 2005 15:36:09 -0700
  ...Jeff, the Bentley says you must use a pressure- or vacuum-bleeder, but the Haynes claims you don't. I used a vacuum-bleeder...
• Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 00:06:13 -0800
  ...It is so much easier to do with a Mityvac vaccum bleeder ____________________________________________ Can you use the Mityvac vacuum bleeder on the hydraulic clutch line...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 10:40:54 -0800
  ...Page 19.8 (both editions) won't show the Rear Bleeder Assy because that's the wrong area to look for it. Take a...
• Re: FW: Green coolant hurt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 13:04:44 -0400
  Dear Mark, There is no bleeder valve on any Vanagon rear heater! There is only an on/off shutoff valve. The only "bleeder valve...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:56:50 -0400
  ...home made pressure bleeder > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 6:17 PM > > Has anybody tried the vacuum bleeder sold...
• Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:21:11 -0400
  ...A pressure bleeder is great, and way better than a vaccum bleeder, if you can't enlist some help. A vacuum bleeder sucks air...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 16:46:10 -0500
  ...There's no bleeder in the engine bay, just in the radiator. No need to lift the front end, either. Bentley's procedure works...
• Re: home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:59:21 -0700
  ...home-made pressure bleeder >>> >>> >>> >>> I built that exact type of bleeder--works great! >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:22 AM, sam mccarthy...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:57:48 -0700
  I am going to build a power bleeder that is slightly different from all mentioned so far. Since I have a small compressor with...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Radiator Bleeder Nipple
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 09:37:09 -0400
  ...The bleeder > nipple on the top has been frozen for a while. This is the diesel > radiator. > The bleeder looks a lot like a...
• Re: Bleeder valve Function?
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 16:19:06 -0500
  ...6 inches, then accelerate to 2500 rpm�s and open the bleeder in the front (next to the radiator) and it does bleed. Javier
• Speed Bleeder for bleeding brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:06:25 -0700
  This looks like a cool one-way bleeder. (available for front calipers at least--I wonder if they have one for the clutch slave...
• Re: Rear Heater core leaking (help)!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 08:14:53 CDT
  ...Carpet wet by rear seat - heat exchanger bleeder screw broken The plastic bleeder screw for the rear heat exchanger may be broken due to...
• 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: Vac/pressure bleeder recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:45:30 -0500
  ...Mike ROBERT O UELTZEN wrote: > Gee Mike - > I just made one of those brake bleeders using the GM cap as described in the site...
• location of bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 20:59:27 -0700
  My 85 Bentley manual shows a picture of a coolant bleeder valve in the engine compartment. The problem is that I have an 86...
• home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:17:09 -0400
  Has anybody tried the vacuum bleeder sold by harbor freight. It's only $19.95 and seems like a simple operation. No worry about...
• Re: installing new clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:10:00 -0800
  ...Seems the use of the pressure bleeder is necessary, else bad > things happen in the nether parts of the system. He pressure-bled the...
• Re: Changing thermostat woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:35:18 -0500
  You should not see anything coming out of the thermostat bleeder. The screw is a valve that opens a connection to that hose which...