Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 27+: 60 results shown for Bleeding.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: Fuel Tank R&R-Now Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 08:51:21 -0400
  ...I'll get some more gas > in the morning and add to the tank, and try bleeding from the T in the > line. I...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing hints
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sun, 16 Jul 2017 10:26:57 -0400
  ...I also got > around bleeding brakes. I did have to disconnect the brake line, but I > stuck the rubber bleeder screw on the line...
• Brake Bleeding Hose?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:36:45 -0700
  [As I approach pulling the dash to R&R the heater box I'll be gathering hintz and tipz for taking care of other...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:05:05 -0400
  ...I'd guess you > let some air into the brake lines. Bleeding brakes takes some > meticulous attention to every second of the job, it...
• Re: Coolant Flush and Fill (Post Mortem)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 07:14:02 -0600 (CST)
  ...it back end high for initial filling, then front high for > bleeding. Thats the first I've heard someone say that. Ok second after...
• Re: Differential lock and Sychro Vacum Plumbing
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 12:01:08 -0700
  ...Right now when I shut down the motor I get a "buzzzing" from a check valve that seems to be bleeding down. The Bentley...
• Re: what did I do wrong? brake bleeder question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 20:52:39 EST
  ...beyond belief. >I bought a vacuum pump and constructed a hydraulic bleeding chamber ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet...
• Bought an Infared Thermometer....now what????
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 14:24:43 -0700
  ...My 1990 has been overheating going UPHILL despite coolant top-off/bleeding, etc. If you didn't read my post I can pmail it...
• Re: [WetWesties] sudden glitch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:49:58 -0700
  ...I might add that bleeding is not some hyper-critically needed process. I have swapped whole engines many times............and not bothered to bleed...
• Re: '82 Diesel Westy Preventative Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:35:29 -0500
  ...it immediately? Is there a procedure for >bleeding the air from the system, I did the bleeding last time at the radiator >bleed screw...
• Re: Zero tallorance! was: Language Protocols
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 08:23:56 -0800
  ...Language Protocols > > > > Look out Bleeding Harts! > > > > Eric has out his big can of E-mail Whuppass. > > > > Rambo lives... > > > > G. Matthew Bulley > > Bulley-Hewlett > > Corporate...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 08:20:00 -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...
• MOD Mike Collum status 11/23
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:16:55 -0500
  ...The bleeding has stopped. He is back on solid foods and >wanting some Mexican food. Actually he would love any thing other >than hospital...
• M.I.C...K.E.Y....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 95 16:57 CDT
  ...All of these seem symptomatic of bleeding threads (Animal drivers, Diesel, Manifold Destiny, FFFRIDAY, etc.). As for cats, BTST (been there, still there). My...
• Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 22:33:05 -0500
  ...Should I just ignore bleeding > the clutch and hope that enough of the new brake fluid will work it's way > through? Would a...
• What is fair price for water pump job
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 23:23:21 -0400
  ...What is fair price (or time in hours) for refilling and bleeding the cooling system? How much should the bill be discounted, if any...
• Re: Is radiator bleed screw just a 13 mmbolt?
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 15:07:30 -0800
  ...At 05:51 PM 2/20/2002, Vanagon man wrote: > >Volks, > >bleeding my coolant today, and pull the grill to > accss the radiator bleed...
• Re: What TYPE of person drives/buys a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 18:48:27 -0400
  ...And to think, it all > started during a simple cooling system bleeding procedure. > > > Chris, > > '85 Westy. >
• ANOTHER coolant bleeder scheme
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 1 Feb 1995 08:23:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...Follow > the coolant bleeding procedure pretty much by the book except now > you can leave the engine off (after running the engine to collect...
• Re: Diesel head gasket blown?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:05:37 -0700
  ...a glove. > >Anyway, I put it in and started the air bleeding process as outlined in >this list's FAQ. I noticed immediately upon...
• Re: Radiator fan on without key
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 17:01:17 -0400
  ...A/C another control relay Yes, pulling S1 should stop the bleeding without diagnosing the issue. Since the fan motor is highly inductive, I...
• Re: 87 van 2.1 a/t w/no motor x 1 yr with intermittent wrap
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 10:17:40 -0500
  Jeff, It is lifter tap from the lifters bleeding down from sitting for a while. You could run the van more and it probably...
• Eureka! I Bled the Coolant
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:48:41 -0800
  Thanks to Ken Hunter & Al Knoll for persistently encouraging me to take a stab at bleeding my van's coolant myself--& to all who...
• '91 Westy Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:50:08 -0700
  ...if that's not it...just all the rigamarole of more bleeding. Did the "front up" procedure with the bleed valve open and adding...
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:13:13 -0500
  Mike, here's the interesting thing. Since I'm using very flexible rubber hose of the type you might find on vacuum lines, which...
• Re: Correct refilling of cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 21:45:35 -0700
  ...etc. .. > and seldom to I go nutty bleeding. > I never go nutty bleeding actually. > if it needs a lot of bleeding something is wrong...
• Re: Please help me with my bleeding problem.. although i did get the fan 2 work!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Sem
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 01:17:11 -0500
  ...There are some very good articles on bleeding the WBX'er in the archives, take a minute, find and read them.</P> <P>Regarding...
• Re: Slow pump up lifters any harm?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 10:29:49 -0400
  Did this behavior correlate warmer weather? Maybe they are bleeding down more than usual. By the way, I'm not sure if it would...
• Formerly Rich Running 1.9l WBX Now Running Hot
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 30 May 2010 11:53:27 -0700
  ...via the valve on the h-pipe, before jacking her up and bleeding from the radiator? -- Bretts 1983 1.9l WBX Ivory Westfalia "Cunegonde"
• Re: changing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 07:41:43 -0600
  ...They must think that they have some miracle way of bleeding > the system. I think not, I think they have way more over head...
• A few Questions?
  Historical mailing list - Munga Correa
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 09:52:53 EST
  ...I am planning to take my 1985 Westy in for it's annual coolant bleeding and refilling. I am taking my Westy to Aristocrat...
• Re: Antifreeze question
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 20:09:44 -0500
  ...I'd suggest bleeding off 4 L mix and add 4 L straight antifreeze (spike the mix and save for future top ups). -Larry...
• Re: Strange Puddle
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:34:37 -0600
  ...No bleeding needed in that particular adventure. Bob Stevens '87 Syncro Westy http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail...
• Re: Squish...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 01:22:30 -0400
  ...This is sometimes caused when bleeding the system the "Old" way by pumping the brake and holding it while an assistant opens the bleeder...
• Re: Success!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:00:54 -0800
  ...They all gave me grief bleeding them with a brand new engine and coolant going everywhere with the van jacked way up in the...
• Re: Adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 09:28:24 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Follow the procedure in the manual on bleeding brakes, it's pretty straight forward. Jack On Sun, 23 Jul 1995, Christer Lindh wrote: > I...
• Re: Any advice on bleeding lifters (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 22:58:48 -0700
  ...Any advice on bleeding lifters (2.1) It did well for a while, and really seemed to get the noisier ones unstuck, but if...
• Re: Stripped Bleeder Bolt (Postmortem)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 08:56:24 -0400
  ...Any comments about this unorthodox method? I'm planning on >bleeding the usual way this weekend to see if there is air in the...
• Hydraulic valve lifter noise on '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Capra
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 16:52:24 -0700
  ...I've been told by a VW dealership mechanic that it is the bleeding down of pressure in the hydraulic valve lifters and that...
• Report on brake work
  Historical mailing list - Erik Feddersen
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 20:38:00 -0500
  ...Placed a rag around the brake res cap before filling it up, no mess!! Rain came around 4 as I was finishing up bleeding...
• Re: bleeding and draining system revisited
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:32:28 PDT
  Speaking of thermistats: I have a matched BMW thermostat and fan switch so the fan will come on sooner - and my temp guage has...
• THANKS - Report (brakes)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:19:55 -0700
  ...First off thanks for help on brakes (bleeding) FWIW, I used the gravity method to bleed brakes. (no time to get parts together to...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - Clutch throw-out level moverment ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 21:12:21 -0500
  ...85 Vanagon - Clutch throw-out level moverment ? Tonight, in the middle of bleeding my new master cyl./slave cylinders, it dawned on me that...
• Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD (laptop)
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 21:39:33 -0600
  ...All-in-all, I can say that using this system DOES make for the most hassle-free brake bleeding job I have ever done...
• An item no water cooled Vanagon should be without!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 4 May 1999 09:36:06 -0700
  ...to get back in while coolant is coming out during system bleeding. This petcock includes a removable length of copper tubing that allows you...
• Re: 84 vangon trouble with breaks
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 11:23:55 -0800
  ...I have tried bleeding the >system .....many times...I have done it to spec of Bentely. I just >recently replaced the master cylinder and...
• Re: Overheating in Manhattan
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 07:09:50 EDT
  ...I just went through this with my own van ! Bleeding is simple. Have someone keep the motor at 3000 rpm, open the rad bleed...
• Procedure bleeding the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Per Martin Joraholmen
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 17:55:26 +0100
  Two questions about the cooling system. 1. Can anyone tell me if this is the correct procedure to bleed the cooling system? 1.. Park...
• Re: Hydraulic Clutch "Adjustment"
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 04 Feb 1997 22:15:48 -0500
  ...Try bleeding it first. If it comes back start by peeling back the dust boots to find out if the master or the slave...
• Re: propane gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 09:10:30
  ...blowing in drain hole, pumping like crazy, bleeding propane lines by running stove several minutes, trying to light fridge while running stove, pumping like...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 08:11:57 EST
  ...if anyone does this, please follow with standard bleeding method, see if there is any remaining air, and report to list. dlk On Thu...
• Re: Steinbeck should have driven a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 10:37:30 -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: air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 14:05:51 -0500
  On Jan 3, 2008 1:12 PM, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote: > Hello all: > > I hear a gurgling sound when I turn the...
• Re: Coolant recommendations
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 06:34:33 -0700
  ...We do the same thing as a wasser engine but sometime we need some extra bleeding because the front heater still as air pocket...
• Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:35:43 +0000
  ...Jim On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 3:18 PM Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote: > Another tip on bleeding is to push fluid...
• Re: Lack of brakes long version saga actually
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 23:06:50 -0800
  ...My bleeding preceedure is to start with the right rear and have help, translates to wife, pump the pedal three times slowly. I work...
• Re: UPDATE - Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy & Rebuild - Drove van today!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:25:40 -0400
  ...UPDATE - Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy & Rebuild - Drove van today!!! Just curious, Why not use the GoWesty exhaust, especially their muffler? The...
• one person brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 06:54:33 -0600
  ...It sure makes bleeding the brakes an easy task. Of course, you're reservoir will be a bit overfull when you finish. I use...
• throttle spring
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 17:13:43 -0600
  ...I am hoping it is just the spring cause it is cold outside and I had enough fun this winter draining, refilling and bleeding...
• Re: Porta Potties / Heating / Radiator Bleeding / MB Vito {Long}
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 12:33:41 +0100
  > MB VitoI was suprised at the interest about this van, compared with the T3 VW {Vanagon} it's quite small, and front wheel drive...