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• Re: Brake Proportioning Valve: Traps Air?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:16:41 -0700
  Dunno about a bleeder screw on the proportioning valve.but the Proportioning valve is probably why your rear brakes bleed fluid more slowly than...
• Bleeding the coolant system/ heater core leak
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 12:46:11 -0500
  Does anyone know of any special procedures for bleeding a coolant system = after the bleeder valve on the heater core has been removed (it...
• Propane autostop valve question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:12:18 -0400
  ...is the bleeder hose supposed to hiss (let gas escape) when the bleeder valve is opened (remember ... AUTOSTOP) or is it supposed to remain...
• Re: Air in Brake Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 17:26:09 -0500
  ...I have seen cases where it had been over-torqued previously, scoring or distorting the bleeder valve seat. Turning it in by hand between...
• Re: getting air out of the coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 22:26:21 -0500
  ...Close the front screw off first, and then close the rear bleeder valve last thing.</P> <P>Warren</P> <P>88 Westy "Billy Bones...
• rear heater core bypass; Volvos
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 14:29:05 EDT
  ...Theory is air will end up here since this loop is the highest point in the coolant pathways; hence the bleeder valve. Anyone want...
• -Thermostat bypass, was Bleeding front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 07:36:17 -0800
  ...is there a thermostat bypass valve (a way to open the thermostat manually, with the engine cold)?? I know about the radiator bleeder already...
• Help! 85 coolant circulation question...
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:20:25 -0600
  ...off the plastic hose connection on the assembly below the rear bleeder valve.a little coolant leaked out already, but I am afraid to...
• Re: Stuck propane Valve
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 20:30:48 -0900
  ...An ex list member has new manual valve/bleeder kits for > sale: > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=426729 > > Mike >
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 21:11:49 -0500
  ...have checked the archives,found zero,my question is,would a >> bleeder valve(say one for the brake system,if has 8mm threads)work...
• Re: Should Rear Brakes Bleed Slower than Front?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:33:07 -0700
  I've always assumed it's a combination of the proportioning valve and the much longer lines introducing more pressure loss. On a Jetta...
• Propane or here we go again
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Geho
  Sat, 13 Nov 1999 16:31:22 -0500
  ...I asked him if he opened the bleeder valve. He responded that he knew what he was doing, and that these things did not...
• need automatic 1.9 coolant bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 16 Sep 2014 14:59:26 -0400
  Mr ham fisted me leaned on the small coolant hose and broke off nipple that runs into the bleeder junction that sits on the...
• Radiator Bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 19:39:59 EDT
  I remember some years ago, some one posting that they had replaced the bleeder screw on the radiator with some kind of stopcock, so...
• Re: LVC Protective Gloves?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:44:58 -0800
  At 12/21/2006 04:49 PM, Loren Busch wrote: >After getting a nasty freeze/burn closing the bleeder valve on the propane >tank...
• Re: Speedbleeders? Who needs Em'
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 May 2001 08:38:36 -0500
  ...bleeder screw on your caliper, leave the small box end wrench on the valve #6 Push the rubber hose onto the loostened bleeder valve...
• Re: Brake Bleeding, here I go again
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 09:56:21 -0500
  ...around the threads on the upstroke unless the bleeder is closed, regardless of one-way valves, etc. in the hose. Just a suggestion. Pat...
• Re: Propane filler valve needed
  Historical mailing list - Off White
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 22:33:10 -0800
  ...After numerous calls to RV places and such, the answer came from my propane supplier, who sold me a regular filler valve, I think...
• Re: uh oh ! rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:05:10 -0500
  ...out that the broken bleeder valve screw is in the heater core proper, and not the on/off valve.So,I so have more...
• propane fill valve adapatability
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:19:29 -1000
  ...Can anyone verify this, or offer other suggestions for replacing the problematic auto-stop? Can I just find a later fill valve and bleeder...
• Speed Bleeders, anyone tried them...Reply..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:17:08 -0700
  ...at the bleeder valve...One man job, and no possibility of air leaking back past a valve on your 'speed bleeders' gizmo. Don Hanson
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:58:13 -0400
  ...No matter what I do I never get just fluid > out of the bleeder valve, there is always lots of air. Are these pressure...
• 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: LP tank valve? problems...
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 21:19:35 -0600
  ...If you have the original AutoStop fill valve, you should replace it with an ordinary fill valve and a bleeder valve. Most propane guys...
• Re: front bleeder valves
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 13:05:42 -0800
  ...have any hints on how to remove and replace front brake > bleeder valves that are totally corroded and/or snapped off? > > Thanks! > > Woody > > 83...
• replacing fan relay switch in radiator
  Historical mailing list - dieselslave
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 18:23:49 -0500
  ...in the rear? and where is that bleeder valve on the radiator--any scans or pictures available of this bleeder would sure be appreciated.
• Bleeder Valve, CV's, After-Market Filter
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Mon, 07 Oct 1996 16:58:43 -0400
  ...One thing that was mentioned was that the radiator bleeder valve looks like a brake bleeder. My bleeder is nothing more than an 8mm...
• Re: Bleeder valve Function?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 21:27:53 -0400
  ...the bleeder valve in the engine compartment bleed coolant when > open? I > wonder if mine is working. When I bleed system, with valve screwed...
• Re: MC and Slave Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:11:41 -0500
  ...the vacuum-type 'one-man brake bleeders"), it is necessary to first completely remove the bleeder valves, grease their threads (to keep the air...
• 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: another brake saga
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:07:02 -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...
• Re: Propane Overflow Valve Leaks -- Repairable?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 07:13:43 EDT
  ...Michael, the seal is worn out in that bleeder valve. Just get a new one. I have them on my _Vanagon Items Forsale_ (http...
• Can't Bleed Brakes-84
  Historical mailing list - Jim Bryant
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 16:25:47 -0600
  ...I pulled both bleeder valves off, removed the incoming line from the brake hose and pushed compressed air through the bottom bleeder, but nothing...
• Propane tank fill valve leak
  Historical mailing list - BajaLeo
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 21:15:54 -0700
  ...It looks as if the autostop valve could be replaced with a standard valve and a bleeder valve could be added to where the...
• Re: Bleeder Valve, CV's, After-Market Filter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Oct 1996 06:37:56 PST
  ...One >thing that was mentioned was that the radiator bleeder valve looks >like >a brake bleeder. My bleeder is nothing more than an 8mm...
• Re: auto stop valve rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:03:01 -0500
  ...Anybody know what is the proper lubricant?>> Roger, Take the problimatic autostop valve and throw it away. Buy a manual valve and bleeder as...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 06:38:42 EST
  ...open control valve for rear heater >4. remove grill >5. open bleeder screw on passenger side top of radiator >6. open bleeder valve at...
• Broken bleeder on caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 11:45:55 -0400
  Hi Folks, Doing a routine break job today and the darn bleeder valve broke off in the caliper. Is this something I can drill...
• Re: Question #2 - clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 16:59:20 EDT
  ...I still have one > problem.......The clutch pedal will not depress unless the bleeder valve is > open. Could it be that the engine needs...
• 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: Bleeder screws for brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 13:33:35 -0600
  ...Bleeder screws for brakes > > > I have rounded off my brake bleeder valves. > Where do I get new ones? > > Are they VW dealer only? > > These...
• Re: Propane tank main valve
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:42:23 -0700
  ...But for the AutoStop to work, > the valve that seems to be a bleeder valve (but isn't > exactly) needs to be open ALL...
• Re: coolant gauge were is normal
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:19:50 -0700
  ...Autobahn coolant (ZVW 237 102) and water. -- Open bleeder valve on the "h"-piece bleeder thingy at the front of the engine compartment (front...
• Re: auto stop valve rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:15:32 -0400
  ...Anybody know what is the proper lubricant?>> Roger, Take the problimatic autostop valve and throw it away. Buy a manual valve and bleeder as...
• Re: Propane tank filling
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:28:43 -0600
  ...When filling the tank, the overflow or bleeder valve is OPEN. That's the part of the Autostop that needs to be fully open...
• Re: propane tank questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:20:17 -0600
  ...But for the AutoStop to work, > the valve that seems to be a bleeder valve (but isn't > exactly) needs to be open ALL...
• Re: a thing to share...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 21 Sep 2016 20:49:01 -0700
  ...I tried everything, pump pedal and bleed the bleeder the way I do my brakes. I tried self bleed with the bleeder valve open...
• Re: propane filler valve
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Mar 2014 22:15:35 -0700
  ...mcneely4@cox.net [mailto:mcneely4@cox.net] There is no tube from the fill valve to the bleeder valve, at least not external to...
• Re: Refilling propane
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:39:18 -0700
  ...We attach the hose, open the bleeder valve, and start pumping >but nothing enters the tank. This has happened at several different >filling stations...
• 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: Question: bleeder on thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 07:34:46 -0500
  ...When I replaced the coolant hoses on my 86 I found opening the thermostat bleeder valve allows air and or coolant from the thermostat...
• Re: replacing fan relay switch in radiator
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 18:11:39 -0600
  ...in the rear? and where is that bleeder valve on the radiator--any scans or pictures available of this bleeder would sure be appreciated.
• Re: auto stop valve rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:33:44 -0500
  ...The manual valve fits perfect. Now, I if I mambo on in to a RV parts counter and buy a manual valve, and bleeder...
• Re: Help From the Road in Sedona/Flagstaff
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Tue, 8 May 2007 16:41:16 +0000
  ...The valve is designed with to airlock or something. So what worked good for me was to open the bleeder valve all the way...
• Coolant Bleeder Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 14:05:58 -0600
  ...There is also a bleeder valve and small hose that attaches. I need that part. The plastic broke beyond repair. If anyone has any...
• Bleeder Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 08:48:56 -0700
  Jim and Fellow Listers, The wrench required for bleeder valves, both clutch and brakes, is 7mm. At the recommendation of some Porsche pals many...
• Re: Challenge Progressing!
  Historical mailing list - SamSco
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 14:28:21 EDT
  Check the bleeder valve and O-Ring as well as the core itself. I just recently replaced the core and nothing else since the...
• '86 Westfalia front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Ray Tubbs
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 20:54:26 EDT
  ...Decided to open the bleeder valve to reduce the pressure and nothing happened. Took the valve out completely and still nothing. When you peer...
• Re: Help! 85 coolant circulation question...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 13:50:58 -0500
  The bleeder valve doesn't supply that little hose. It only allows a small internal opening that's between the two large hoses. You...
• Re: Brake Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:39:14 -0500
  ...You can just put a bleeder hose on the bleeder valve and the end of the hose in a coffee can. Gravity will bleed...