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• Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:05:05 +0200
  ...Maybe the clutch pedal could move a bit further towards the floor (when bleedscrew closed), and after bleedscrew open, it moved the rest of...
• Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:51:22 -0400
  Abel, I think it is properly bled and the van has about 100 miles on it since the system was refilled. In addition, I...
• Coolant out episode this aft.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:20:12 -0700
  ...Insert my special tool for bleeding/topping up...a small funnel attached to a properly bent steel brake line section that fits down into...
• Rear brakes resend due to reply getting blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jul 2021 13:51:47 +0000
  ...Frequent bleeding also help prevent the bleeder screws from rusting in place. For vacuum bleeding some grease on the bleeder thread will help avoid...
• Re: Front heater won't give heat
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:40:58 -0500
  ...Take > the > yard long vertical hose off, reconnect the disconnected hose to the > bleeding > line. Finished. > > Now, because the funnel is higher than the...
• Re: Rad Fan isn't working properly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 20:23:17 -0700
  ...Rad Fan isn't working properly Clogged Radiator will block the coolant flow mostly at highway speed, more air resistance, more heat, less flow...
• Re: 80c or 87c thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:47:44 -0400
  If your cooling system is not working properly the lower temp thermostat will only delay the inevitable. Not only should you use the 87...
• Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 18:38:39 -0400
  ...If the coolant system is clean and working properly, the rear section (mostly the engine section) should auto-bleed in a matter of a...
• Re: Problem with Overheating with ABA conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:56:20 -0500
  ...The water pump is a little tougher because if that is the problem, it might just be not properly bled. I am not sure...
• Re: Post-waterpump replacement - wires and noises
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Fri, 25 May 2007 12:02:22 -0700
  ...A little ATF in the oil and revving the 1.9l WBX engine, which I had to do anyway to bleed the cooling system...
• Re: some help needed
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 22:04:50 -0400
  Joe, you need to make sure you have all the air bleed out of your cooling system and that you have a properly functioning...
• Re: strange brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:30:07 -0400
  Assuming the system is properly bleed, you need to check rear brake set and adjustment. Too much rear shoe travel will cause this. Another...
• Re: Spongy Brakes (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 06:55:38 EDT
  ...starting to balloon. > -Front brake pads aren't set right. > -Not bleed properly. > > Now, What do you think! I need some experience. > I'm...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 13 Feb 2016 08:48:59 -0500
  John, forget all of that bleeding stuff. Use this device and it will allow you to check for leaks (vacuum mode) and then fill...
• Re: Antifreeze Removal
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:14:43 -0800
  ...I get a perfect bleed every time with less residue old coolant to shorten the life of the new. Cooling System Service Produre for...
• Re: auxillary heat
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:59:23 -0500
  ...If your vanagon is working properly, you will never have a heating problem. I've run my vanagon in below 0 deg. temp. for...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt-Realities!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:41 -0500
  ...is bleed enough to cool at all it will self bleed over time as long as the pressure cap is working properly and the...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan /Radiator Questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 18:35:46 -0700
  ...I'm a little > >worried about not being able to bleed it properly. > > > >-- Craig > >-- > >Craig Oda craigoda@communitybuilders.info > >VW Info: 1983 VW Westfalia...
• Re: Temp Gauge calibration with Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:39:32 -0700
  ...then you would expect it to behave properly with the VW gauge. After the initial bleeding, I've never had trouble with Subaru engines...
• Re: Expansion tank level; was RE: temp light blinking.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:53:29 -0500
  ...system will bleed to the ground through those three holes. If they are not plugged up, and the pressure cap works properly, there is...
• Re: Rear brakes resend due to reply getting blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 18 Jul 2021 13:41:18 -0600
  ...Frequent bleeding also help prevent the bleeder screws from rusting in place. For vacuum bleeding some grease on the bleeder thread will help avoid...
• Re: cooling fan!! The fix, if too noisy.
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Mon, 18 May 1998 01:40:14 EDT
  ...The cooling system will need to be properly bleed afterwards. When that high speed comes on, it sure is noisy. Michael M. 87 syncro.
• Spongy Brakes
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:12:40 -0700
  ...starting to > balloon. > -Front brake pads aren't set right. > -Not bleed properly. > > Now, What do you think! I need some > experience. > > Thanks in...
• Re: Rad Fan isn't working properly
  Historical mailing list - eric unrau
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 17:29:22 -0400
  ...more bleeding, find a steep hill and drive > this one up and down a > few time, open the rear!!!! and front bleeder screws > in...
• Re: Vanagon service Chicago or Milwaukee?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 14:59:11 -0600
  ...the care and feeding of Vanagons?Someone who knows how to >properly bleed the coolant system and that the brake fluid reservoir is under...
• Re: Front heater won't give heat
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:39:43 -0700
  ...Disconnect at the pressure tank the hose that goes to the bleed line, plug the bleed line and connect a yard long hose to...
• Re: Vanagon service Chicago or Milwaukee?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 03:21:53 -0600
  ...the care and feeding of Vanagons?Someone who knows how to > properly bleed the coolant system and that the brake fluid reservoir is under...
• Re: Checking pressure cap function???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 22:16:59 -0400
  ...Another possibility is that the system is not plumbed properly for it to self-bleed/purge. The gauge only reads the temperature of the...
• Re: Coolant out episode this aft.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:33:40 -0600
  Funny you forgot about the bleed bolt-it happens to the best of us? When my 84 westy got to 45K after 19 years...
• Re: Zero valve settings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Apr 2015 08:41:44 -0400
  When you adjust the lifters properly you have to wait for them to bleed down. At some point start the engine and it may...
• Re: PS pump getting noisy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 15:59:46 EDT
  ...To properly bleed the system the book says to get both front wheels off the ground and to turn the steering column from the...
• Re: Success!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:49:09 -0600
  ...so bleeding them right is very >> critical. �On the later vans (86-91) while it is important to bleed the >> system properly, they are...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:27:32 -0500
  Rick, If you haven't become familiar with the bleeder bolt on the top of the radiator it is certainly time that you did...
• Re: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Sun, 10 May 2020 12:51:14 -0400
  ...Questions about brake bleeding > > From online research it’s looking like I have to bleed the system way more. > Probably didn’t leave the...
• billowing white smoke from exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 00:33:00 -0700
  ...just added coolant to the system and probably didn't bleed it properly? I can't see any coolant leaking around the heads, but...
• Re: Brake problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:58:33 EST
  ...Bleed brakes properly. 2/ The rear brakes are not adjusted correctly. Adjust rear brakes correctly. 3/ There is an external leak in the system...
• Re: Causes of rear brake soft pedal
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:37:40 -0400
  ...used in a > while. > The parking brake is properly adjusted and works great. > > I'll bleed tonight and see if anything changes. > > On 17...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:55:29 -0600
  ...Can using a "coolant bong" fill it sufficiently without all this bleeding stuff, at least to the point you can run it without overheating...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - john
  Sat, 13 Feb 2016 16:50:19 -0500
  ...0500, kenneth wilford (Van- Again) wrote: > John, forget all of that bleeding stuff.� � Use this device > and it will allow > you to check for...
• 87 Syncro Westy Puking Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Greg Baxter
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:11:50 -0700
  ...I reseated the clamp properly topped it up and rebled the system - this was all before the expansion tank ran dry yesterday. What could...
• Re: bleeding coolant solution?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 08:45:37 -0500
  ...Running the engine in the driveway with the radiator bleeder open, I could feel that the upper third of the radiator was not even...
• Re: head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:00:45 -0800
  ...I've been driving with that condition where I had to stop every 40 minutes or so and fill and bleed the cooling system...
• Re: 85 vanagon heater don't heat
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:27:02 -0600
  Jesper Johansen wrote: > > My Vanagon 85' won't make any heat! I have tried all I can think off > I have bleeded it by...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 18:59:02 -0600 (CST)
  ...So, I, too, wonder if there is a problem with the system being too cool to circulate properly. Anyway, my bottom line is I...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Arlen
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:03:05 -0700
  ...it is, as long as the bleeder screw is closed and the pressure cap is working properly. Basic hydraulic theory dictates that pressure felt...
• Re: Brakes-
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:52:33 -0400
  Before you replace the wheel cylinders, do make sure that the rear brake shoes are properly adjusted and conform to the drums. Dennis Haynes...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Bursting Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 12:52:15 +0000
  ...Is the system properly bleed after the hose replacements? Very likely you have combustion gasses getting into the coolant system. Either loose or cracked...
• Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Tue, 23 Jul 96 01:21:33 -0500
  ...Now I won't bore you with the details of how I fixed this with vitually no tools, but I was able to properly...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan /Radiator Questions
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 20:34:02 -0700
  ...I'm a little > > >worried about not being able to bleed it > properly. > > > > > >-- Craig > > >-- > > >Craig Oda craigoda@communitybuilders.info > > >VW Info: 1983 VW Westfalia...
• Re: 90 V'gon bad gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:24:16 -0400
  ...You will lose about a quart of coolant, so catch it and dispose of properly. You'll want to bleed your cooling system after...
• Re: 84 vangon trouble with breaks
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 11:23:55 -0800
  ...my breaks to work properly. I've always had >to "double pump" them before they work. I have tried bleeding the >system .....many times...
• Re: Pedal action migrating towards the floor (clutch)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:05:58 -0800
  ...just bleed it with a manual bleeding method .. >> if it bleeds properly ...see how it is then. >> >> if it won't bleed ...like pumps...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:53:16 -0500
  Check the archives for my past comments on filling/bleeding the cooling system. If you take more than 5 minutes and don’t have...
• 1981 Vanagon Clutch Hydraulic Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Mon, 17 Apr 2023 13:48:20 -0400
  ...This gives wiggle room to start all threads properly. - I sprayed penetrating oil on the fasteners the day before the work and they easily...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Feb 2016 08:07:33 -0500
  ...I have a question about > refilling it. > > Can using a "coolant bong" fill it sufficiently without all this bleeding > stuff, at least to the...
• Re: Engine overheating - Need Advice
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:41:00 -0600
  ...to be the >case. > >Thermostat and thermo switch changed and system properly bleed. > >Idled engine for 20 minutes .... no problem. > >Took test drive at...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 10:04:22 -0500
  ...The thermostat was put back and the van properly bleeded, they are on the road again. They also did a pressure test, engine running...
• Re: Brakes problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 May 2011 12:54:11 -0700
  ...tell me you *didn't* do this .. ! you stroked the pedal all the way to the floor in your manual bleeding process. In case...
• Re: FI question....white or gray smoke at start up
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 08:21:35 -0700
  More likely an injector isn't closing properly and is allowing an ounce or so of fuel to reside in one of your cylinders...
• Re: Rad Fan isn't working properly
  Historical mailing list - eric unrau
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 08:21:39 -0400
  ...Nice part is bleeding the system is > cheaper than a radiator upgrade. > Definately make sure the air is out of the system > before targeting...