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• Re: Diesel too hot???
  Historical mailing list - J. Kelly
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 22:23:31 -0500
  ...Keep bleeding, it >seems to take forever. Now it's too cool. I had my stock radiator recored >from 2pass to 3pass for $180...
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 20:41:57 -0800
  ...anything magic about the master > cylinder that prevents one from pressure bleeding > by supplying a pressurized flow of brake fluid > to the reservior? > > dave
• Re: Bypassing rear heater core?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 10:08:39 -0800
  ...Should you connect the lines together or plug >them both? > >All so I am having trouble finding information on >bleeding the cooling system. I...
• Re: Axle seals
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 00:41:57 -0500
  ...means removing the brake reservoir and cleaning all that crud out, bleeding the clutch slave from the bottom and top bleeder, bleed the front...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 20:34:34 +0000
  ...You should try bleeding the coolant system, lots of info in the archives and the Bentley on how to do this. -- David /NJ 85...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 11:18:59 -0500
  ...may be sufficient. I dunno, I've never bled a wasserboxer. Bleeding diesels is easy. (Bently doesn't even tell you to lift the...
• Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:03:11 -0600
  My bad. It is indeed 13. Hope nobody is reading this stuff in real time trying to bleed a vanagon. Jim On Dec 16...
• bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:35:32 -0800
  ...What am I doing wrong?? I also tried pumping while pressure bleeding. Only thing I have not tried is keeping pedal depressed while closing...
• Re: '85 Vanagon Sunroofy 1.9L - Coolant BLeeding/Thermostat/FanSwitch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:16:13 -0700
  82 diesel Vanagon radiators are different than all other Vanagon radiators. They mount differently, use different fan temp switches (2 separate ones, mounted high...
• Re: Temp Gauge calibration with Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:39:32 -0700
  ...After the initial bleeding, I've never had trouble with Subaru engines overheating so I figured the Subaru sender is fine....and I have...
• Re: Please help me with my bleeding problem.. although i did get the fan 2 work!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:17:26 -0500
  ...Please help me with my bleeding problem.. although i did get the fan 2 work! Hello everyone, thank you all for your ideas on...
• Re: home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:07:48 -0700
  ...This should help the >> bleeding >> procedure if like me you never have anyone around to pump the pedal. >> http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc...
• Re: Need Help adjusting clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 22:18:03 -0700
  ...Try bleeding the clutch slave cylinder. May be vapor locked due to > the brake fluid never being changed, absorbing moisture, than vaporizing due > to...
• Re: Bleeder valve Function?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 15:49:46 -0500
  ...Does this mean that it is not actually bleeding the air in the system? TIA, Peter
• success , vanagon lives(temp II nightmare)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 11:43:59 EST
  ...Did the bleeding procedure but got little air from the radiator. I measured the coolant that i collected against what i put in and...
• Re: Expanshion Tank cap
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 22:11:59 -0500
  ...you do in fact have all > the air out by proper bleeding of the system, then take a very close > look at the small...
• Re: Need advice please....too cool?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:58:18 -0500
  ...Could incorrect bleeding cause > under-heating rather than over-heating? > > Thanks, > > Jon Schaer > Columbus, OH > 85 GL > 138,000 >
• sunset
  Historical mailing list - Pete Moore
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:27:33 EDT
  80 Westy - I had my instrument cluster cover off in anticipation of bleeding brakes the next morning. The speedo light has been a little...
• Brake Proportioning Valve: Traps Air?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:04:49 -0700
  ...Are the older T3 proportioning valves prone to trapping air bubbles when hydraulic system opened/serviced? If so, is there any use in bleeding...
• Bleeding the air out of the rad?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 22:14:32 -0500
  Can anyone tell me how to get the air out of the lines that run from the front of the rad to the back...
• temp guage read-out
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:21:03 -0700
  ...Also, I was told by a couple list members that the system is self-bleeding and I wouldn't have to bleed it after...
• Re: Brake light switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:36:08 -0500
  ...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: Lack of brakes long version saga actually
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 23:40:00 -0600
  ...After bleeding the system what I got was pedal to the floor on the first pump and then pressure build with the next several...
• Re: Clutch not fully disengaging near Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:01:50 -0400
  ...If no leaks try bleeding the system anyway. If you can't get pressure then the master is bad. The rear cylinder will always...
• Re: embarrassingly dumb coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:53:57 -0700
  Check your level at the tank to the left in the engine compartment and you should also try bleeding from the rad screw when...
• Re: The saga continues -
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:37:42 +0200
  ...Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote: > Jeff: > > There are many threads in archive on bleeding (burping!) your bus. It's > amazing how much air can...
• Re: [F]Re: Return Message
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 12:20:53 -0600 (CST)
  ...From the newspaper it sounds a little like bleeding a Vanagon coolant system. Anyways, they forgot to close a few valves before they cranked...
• Re: "OUR LIST"-Civil War
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 08:01:39 -0500
  ...neighbor after all the ruckus had died down, screaming, >"She's bleeding. There's blood all over!" I was afraid to look, thinking >by...
• Re: Water pump
  Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 06:59:30 -1000
  ...replace it, but there is detailed directions > for draining, refilling and bleeding the system. Does anyone have any > advise or cautions for me? > > Thanks...
• Re: replacing the rear heater core...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 05:54:59 EST
  ...Ben, yes the white screw is for bleeding air out of the system. Put some old towels or rags around to absorb the coolant...
• Re: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L???
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 08:00:37 -0700
  ...However I never have to worry about cooling issues (bleeding, t-stat, radiator). Sean Garrett 81 Westy (his) 95 EVC (hers) 87 Syncro (Subie...
• Brake question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:44:33 -0800
  ...Speaking of bleeding breaks, does anyone there know where I can get an extra cap for the brake reservoirs to make one of the...
• Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:06:33 -0700
  ...I borrowed a working expansion tank pressure cap to replace my failed one and was bleeding and re-topping up the system. Time to...
• Re: Air in the brake lines?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:45:03 -0500
  ...One of the charges was for > bleeding the system. I thought that I had been feeling some mushy brake > pedal feeling when initially starting...
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 18:42:51 -0700
  ...I would also recommend bleeding at the MC before pumping anymore fluid through. (after removing PS fluid) Neil. On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at...
• Re: installing new clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 14:35:15 EDT
  ...When I came out to finish the bleeding, all the air was out. Robert
• Re: Bleeder valve Function?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 21:27:53 -0400
  ...Does this mean that it is not actually > bleeding the > air in the system? > > TIA, > Peter > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE...
• Dealing with coolant line for drive belt change, thanks for trann y oil input
  Historical mailing list - JOHNSON,DAVID (HP-Vancouver,ex1)
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 08:39:35 -0800
  ...I have no intention of compromising my cooling system by disconnecting this coolant line -- bleeding air out of the system is such a pain...
• Re: bleeding the cooling system....
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 05:58:25 EDT
  In a message dated 8/3/2005 7:31:46 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, aflores14@CSUB.EDU writes: I just replaced the water...
• Re: Doesn't Anyone Read The Messages They Respond To?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:57:04 -0400
  Have you tried bleeding your brakes? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loren Busch" <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007...
• Exploding batteries (embarrasssing moment)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 15:05:39 CST6CDT
  ...THEN i noticed my hand was bleeding and i had acid all over me; the case on the battery lay in shatters. I ran...
• Re: Weird coolant leak question
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 22:36:47 -0800
  ...Someone suggested driving up and down a bunch of steep hills to let the self-bleeding system work (wherever that hides out!) and it...
• Re: what size wrench for bleeding clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:43:08 -0500
  I am not sure what wrench size it is, but I can get rebuild kits for about $28 Canadian. I was faced with the...
• Re: New to water cooled, temp questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 08:29:47 EDT
  ...As for the valve in the engine compartment this should be closed (turned in all the way) as this is just for bleeding when...
• Re: lifter that doesn't stay pumped up?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 10:41:15 -0400
  ...2 turns is more than that.The bently says that after bleeding the air, by setting to .006,it is ok to leave it...
• Re: Replacing the water pump on a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:17:15 -0700
  ...And he did such a good job bleeding the cooling system that for the rest of the trip I was running slightly cooler and...
• Re: 83.5 Waterbox Dash Voltage Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 21 May 1998 20:00:43 -0500
  Joseph, They work by bleeding current to ground (the big tab). In so doing, they generate heat. Lots of it. Sooo, you need to...
• Re: water pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:10:01 -0400
  ...Someone has an excellent web page on coolant system bleeding that > I failed to bookmark. Doh! > > Chris,
• Re: More overheating
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 16:27:52 -0400
  ...See my earlier post about bleeding the air out. The water pump could be an issue too. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Home Made version of "the easy-bleed" for de-airing your van's rad.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:00:59 -0700
  ...so many problems with a Vanagon.. > > If you have to keep bleeding the cooling system then something is > letting the air in and that...
• Re: Rear brake questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:26:13 -0400
  ...They all do it. > doesn't seem to hurt though. > yes, you could get away with just bleeding the one wheel after replacing > that...
• Re: Success!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:01:37 -0600
  ...He never once did the Bentley bleeding procedure. Instead. he jacked the back end of the van way up and ran the engine up...
• Re: To hot or not?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 08:08:49 -0800
  ...the cooling system, so how do I bleed it out? Before bleeding the cooling system, you might want to visually check the level in...
• Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder (bleeding)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 00:30:50 -0700
  At 06:31 PM 9/18/98 -0700, you wrote: I kept the old >seal with its numbers intact. There must be a seal...
• Re: My ultimate section, but, 1.9 or 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:23:33 -0400
  ...as for bleeding, i just don't bleed the van anymore, in most case, when the rear of van is in the air, there...
• Re: Draining the coolant system... ?
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Fri, 7 May 2004 12:18:25 -0700
  ...Open the bleeding bolt on the radiator. I put a very short screwdriver on the gas pedal, propped against the brake pedal's bottom...
• Re: '82 clutch capers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 20:35:51 -0600
  ...It is difficult to reach; after you replenish your fluid this will require bleeding. It requires a 7mm box end wrench to loosen the...
• Re: Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:33:00 -0500
  Good idea. I have always gotten by from being "easy" with the rig, but as we all know that is hard to quantify. It...
• 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:58:51 -0500
  ...about timing, rocker arm adjustment, compression, and brake, clutch, and coolant bleeding, etc., etc., etc., I was curious about any potential hazards that I...
• Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
  Historical mailing list - John Tomljenovic
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 02:21:18 -0400
  I have a flush tee installed on my vanagon but do not use it for actual flushing, only filling and bleeding the system. I...