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• 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...
• Re: Question #2 - clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 19:02:31 EDT
  So shouldn't he open the bleeder valve, depress the clutch, shut the bleeder and then when he releases the clutch the slave should...
• bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 09:21:14 -0700
  the little bleeder valve in my engine comparment doesn't bleed. Is there a cheap and suitable fix? thanks matthew 84 Matthew Pollard http...
• Re: one person brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:08:54 -0600
  Yup, I have the Motive Bleeder. Get in there and flush out the bad stuff....no muss no fuss! Miguel On Thu, Aug 6...
• Coolant leak questions
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 18:00:43 -0400
  ...Opened the front bleeder valve and the rear bleeder valve, ran the van at 2000 rpm until coolant started flowing freely from front. Closed...
• 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...
• radiator bleeder location
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 15:47:31 -0500
  I'm riding round the yard!!! Where"s the radiator bleeder located on the radiator of my 82 diesel vanagon?? Can i use a...
• Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 18:38:55 -0400
  ...Note that the One-man bleeder is MUCH cheaper. Dave At 10:33 PM 9/13/98 -0500, A. Kimmons wrote: >Richard O'Halloran...
• Q:Brake Fluid Reservoir Cap Size for power =?UTF-8?Q?bleeder=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:20:04 -0700
  ...Q:Brake Fluid Reservoir Cap Size for power bleeder? Hey Folks, I'm looking at a Motiv brand power brake pressure bleeder. For those...
• coolant pressure guage
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 09:44:02 -0700
  how about "T"-ing into the cooling system at the bleeder screw on the radiator? Is the bleeder screw a National Pipe Thread or...
• Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:25:09 -0700
  ...Open bleeder, push pedal down once, close bleeder, repeat. I was opening, pumping (slowly) several times then closing. Part of the problem could be...
• Re: Propane autostop valve question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:55:52 -0400
  ...When filling, the bleeder should be opened all the way, and filling should stop as soon as "liquid" propane emerges from the bleeder. At...
• Re: speedbleeders? anybody use'em
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 00:30:23 EST
  In a message dated 11/11/02 7:21:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, wilden1@JUNO.COM writes: << Make your own speed bleeder. >> Stan...
• Re: FW: Green coolant hurt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 01:54:44 PDT
  ...Fixed leak, was that the bleeder valve of the rear heater?? how did you have it fixed??? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from...
• Re: Eezibleed one man brake bleeder for sale..gone!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:56:01 -0500
  ...Eezibleed one man brake bleeder for sale > Adam, > I am interested in your bleeder. If you still have it let me know. > Thanks, > Leon...
• Clutch Hydraulics Problem
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:35:26 -0700
  ...Bled again the old fashioned way with slow push on the pedal with the bleeder screw open using a bleeder kit from FLAPS. Still...
• Re: purging propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 12 Jun 2016 05:39:35 -0400
  ...In the process of filling the tank the bleeder valve must be open, when propane comes out of the bleeder valve you shut the...
• Antifreeze Enema
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:25:16 EST
  ...Clamp off tubing. (2) incline van (3) drain & flush using tee in heater hose method - mine is brass (4) remove bleeder screw in radiator...
• thermostat bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - BillM
  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 15:46:47 -0500
  On a 91 2.1 which way is the thermostat housing bleeder screw closed? Clockwise or CounterClockwise? I just replaced a hose and need...
• Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:25:11 -0700
  ...Start at the bleeder farthest from the MC, i.e. right rear. 3. Open the bleeder first. 4. *Slowly* (allows you to see what...
• Propane Leak
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 22:38:58 -0500
  The bleeder valve on my 87 Westy is leaking. The Autostop valve on the 87 is generally opened for filling the tank. When the...
• Top off the rad
  Historical mailing list - Bob MacDowell
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 12:50:52 -0400
  ...Then get a piece of plastic tubing that fits in the bleeder bolt hole. Next, suck on the hose to get the fluid running...
• Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:17:09 -0700
  ...I'm making a power bleeder and using that before taking to a brake shop to have them bleed my brakes. I have read...
• Blam! Bleeder valve destruction
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:01:50 -0400
  ...He lost patients when the temp sensor didn’t open and let hot coolant in and decided to open the engine bleeder This is...
• Re: Bleeder bolt
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:18:06 -0700
  ...as soon as I know I'm going to be unscrewing them also ..in an extreme case of stuckness...tapping downward on the bleeder...
• Re: Question #2 - clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 19:02:20 EDT
  > > So shouldn't he open the bleeder valve, depress the clutch, shut the bleeder > and then when he releases the clutch the slave should...
• Re: thermostat bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:07:30 -0500
  >>>On a 91 2.1 which way is the thermostat housing bleeder screw closed? Clockwise or CounterClockwise? I just replaced a hose and need...
• Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:11:31 -0400
  ...power bleeders in archives, and gleened enough to see how they work. I'm a one man band here bleeding brakes on my own...
• Re: Propane autostop valve question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:31:44 -0400
  ...when I crack the little valve for the bleeder hose ... it hisses. I wanted to know if this is normal or not. Mike ' ' wrote...
• 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: Bleeder Valve: Manual Trans (NEEDED) in S. FL
  Historical mailing list - Rob Keener
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 11:43:22 -0400
  ...FL Is anyone here in South FL know of a parts store that would have the bleeder valve assesembly in stock? ===== Dominick Boca Raton...
• help with stripped radiator bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Louis Rumanes
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 15:39:57 -0600
  Hi, The bleeder valve on my 89 westy is stripped. It appears to be a thin insert molded to the plastic radiator, and I...
• Re: pressurized brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 14:56:31 -0400
  I do indeed love my Motive Power Bleeder. I have to pump it up to about 20 lbs, too. Mike Ryan Alfonso wrote: > Product...
• Re: size of bleeder screws and vacuum bleeders?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:58:32 -0700
  Motive Power Bleeder...google it...must be around $60..Work good. Don Hanson On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Andy Morse...
• Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:31:12 -0400
  ...The istructions for one of the homemade power bleeders where a late model GM cap was used were NOT for a Vanagon. Mike neil...
• Re: Vac/pressure bleeder recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:00:35 -0500
  I use the Motive European power bleeder (model 0100) on my hydraulic systems and love it. I paid just over $40.00 for mine...
• Q Re: bleeding thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:42:24 -0400
  ...I bled the van - worked fine for the rear heater bleeder and the front radiator bleeder, but couldn't get any antifreeze to bleed...
• Re: Pressure Bleeding the Clutch slave/master
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 23 May 2005 17:18:19 -0600
  ...Several FLAPS look at me like I'm nuts when I ask > and keep trying to sell me a one-man bleederfor $6 > (this...
• Re: How to tell L from R brake calipers - 77 Westy ATEs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:04:34 -0700
  Often all that makes the calipers left or right is the bleeder valve position. Air rises in the fluid, so to remove trapped air...
• Re: uh oh ! rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:22:54 -0500
  John Meeks-- I fixed the problem.Thanks for offering the new bleeder valve screw,but I dont need it anymore.The security of knowing...
• Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 22:33:05 -0500
  Richard O'Halloran wrote: > I want to change my brake fluid (long overdue unfortunately) and I don't > have a pressure bleeder or even...
• Re: replacing fan relay switch in radiator
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 18:11:39 -0600
  The new radiator I put in had a bleeder screw in the front top left. I could get to it without removing the grill...
• getting Desperate for some 83-85 coolling hoses :)
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 14:05:54 -0700
  Any one have some new auto trans cooling hoses (Or know where they can be fabricated) 025 121 104B Feed, between bleeder assembly and...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 10 May 2002 14:06:37 -0400
  ...I remember >someone saying he filled up radiator with coolant thru >the bleeder screw hole and/or the thermoswitch hole. >Said that this way...
• Re: Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:36:59 -0600
  ...power bleeders in archives, > and gleened enough to see how they work. > > I'm a one man band here bleeding brakes on my own...
• Another Coolant Bleeding Question...bleeder valve in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:38:53 -0700
  The Coolant Bleeding Procedure talks about the Bleeder Valve in the engine compartment...do they mean the one on top of the thermostadt? Thanks...
• Re: Rusted/stuck bleeder on '82 Westy brakes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 3 May 2005 11:03:59 -0400
  The early brakes have a second bleeder valve that is for some other purpose.Maybe for caliper draining. Perhaps this valve can be opened...
• Re: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 2 Aug 2012 23:33:13 -0700
  ...Replacing the bleeders from time to time. Good tip. I'll soak the screw into time memorial. Or just be done with it and...
• Re: front brakes don't bleed (?)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 11 Mar 1997 21:25:29 -0500
  Some manuals say the two bleeders are for draining the caliper completely when changing fluid and bleeding. Top for bleeding, bottom for draining. I...
• HELP NEEDED - Cooling System Flushing
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 02:16:28 -0500
  ...I filled the expansion tank with fresh phosphate-free coolant while running the engine at 3000 rpms, with the radiator bleeder screw open three...
• Re: using and storing brake pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 18:11:15 -0500
  At 02:07 PM 12/4/2010, Edward Maglott wrote... >I got a very nice used brake pressure bleeder...The fluid is sort of...
• Coolant Bleeder Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 14:05:58 -0600
  Brownie, our 85 Wolfy Westphalia decided to blow a hose and take part of what I believe to be the Coolant Bleeder Assembly with...
• Re: Heater under back seat
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 11:15:16 -0400
  Hi Germain, Simply fill (coolant) the heater with a very small funnel, put this one into the bleeder screw: http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx...
• Re: Q:Brake Fluid Reservoir Cap Size for power bleeder?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:06:36 -0400
  ...It's super easy and way cheap!!! http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/campingart/jettatech/bleeder/index.htm Cheers, Harry On 06/30/2011...
• clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:46:26 -0800
  What is the easiest way to bleed the clutch after replacing a slave cylinder? I have a manual brake bleeder which basically consists of...
• bleeder valve size
  Historical mailing list - far fumuven
  Sat, 29 May 1999 00:15:30 GMT
  Could somebody please tell me, the size of the bleeder screw in the front caliper. The reason being my brake pedal has gone totally...
• one person brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 06:54:33 -0600
  You can get a Motive Products Brake Bleeder directly from Motive Products. They have a model specifically for European vehicles, including VW, here for...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:24:58 -0700
  and some vanagon bleeders, my front calipers for example. the bigger bleeders that take the 8 mm are, I think, stronger. alistair On 17...
• Can't open brake bleeder screw!
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 15:18:20 -0700
  Just when my brake fluid change was going well the bleeder screw LR wheel will not budge! I can't shift it at all...
• Re: [vanagon] Temp gauge/flashing light-HELP
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 14:22:34 -0500
  ...EXCEPT we didn't open the bleeder valve in the engine > compartment. (crap....where is that thing???) He did the radiator > bleeder valve while...