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• Boston Bobs history of vanagon hydraulic lifters and the bentley book
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 17:06:20 -0400
  ...One of these changes will be about bleeding and adjusting the hydraulic lifters. There were 2 versions of how to bleed the air out...
• Re: Brake light problem
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 6 May 2024 09:46:32 -0400
  ...May also be an indicator that you need to bleed your brakes, as air or moisture in fluid reduces pressure. I've always considered...
• Re: PS V-belt (it screams)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:43:09 -0500
  ...And, the system is self bleeding, so that is a non-issue. Just fill the hydraulic tank, run the engine, turn the steering wheel...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:54:19 -0600
  ...Sure, sometime I'll pop off the grille and crack the bleed valve while the engine is revved up and warm. and I'll...
• Re: 85 vanagon heater don't heat
  Historical mailing list - Jesper Johansen
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 19:38:07 -0500
  ...Because if the pump didn�t work properly The engine would over heat. I even flushed the heater and hoses. At one time I...
• lifter noise after PRT replace
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:39:53 -0400
  ...I reassembled very carefully; all four pushrods were seated properly on the lifters and the rocker arms. Job seemed to go perfectly. After finishing...
• Re: Engine overheating - Need Advice
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:44:44 -0500
  ...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: Blinking Coolant Light Mystery (to me)
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:03:13 -0800
  ...maybe it also warns of max temp? the cooling system is working properly and is bleed as it should be. i put in a...
• Recurring air in my cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 10:51:01 -0500
  ...We did not properly bleed the cooling system of its air. This came to a head when I was using the vanagon as a...
• Re: Ultimate Fix #2
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:38:49 -0400
  Heres some ideas for your next postings; 1) Properly inflating tires 2) Replacing leaky push rod tubes 3) Fixing heater switches 4) Repairing odometers...
• Cooling and heating anomolies 84 w/I-4 transplant..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:56:50 -0800
  ...Still having overheating till a Vanagon savvy friend pointed me to the radiator bleed screw. That pretty much solved all, for a while..But...
• Re: HELP NEEDED - Cooling System Flushing
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 02:08:33 -0500
  ...trickling out of the radiator bleed screw. Initially the engine ran a bit hot, but the new owners properly followed instructions and added coolant...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 14 Feb 2016 02:09:45 +0000
  ...For someone who rarely bleeds the Vanagon cooling system it probably isn't worth buying. To me, someone who does the bleeding job a...
• Re: Cooling and heating anomolies 84 w/I-4 transplant..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:08:35 -0800
  ...The Vanagon cooling system generally bleeds best with the front end a couple of feet in the air. It gets the air out of...
• Re: Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Tue, 23 Jul 96 10:55:09 -0500
  ...and is preventing coolant from circulating properly (although I had the coolant running out of the radiator bleed nut which would indicate some circulation...
• Fw: Dem's da brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 18:04:45 -0500
  ...If the break booster is working properly, pedal will fall slightly and then hold.(This is how the Bentley says to check the break...
• Re: Aircooled hydrolic lifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Lane Cooper
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 18:56:36 PDT
  ...This was done so they would properly bleed out all the air, and starts would not have noisy lifters. It worked great. Next step...
• lifters
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 12:38:35 -0500
  ...I was certain that the pushrods were properly seated so I cranked the adjuster on them keeping valve spring pressure on the lifter and...
• Re: 1981 Vanagon Clutch Hydraulic Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:45:40 -0500
  ...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: Overheating...or not?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 13:52:04 +0000
  ...If a working system needs to be bleed, you have a problem. Test the pressure cap to make sure it is working properly. Dennis...
• Re: coolant in expansion reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:51:34 -0700
  ...all went well, properly bleed, new blue pressure cap etc... but I need to add coolant to the main reservoir (w. blue cap) after...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:33:27 -0400
  ...back up properly and didn't have any parts left over (a good sign). How long does it take to "bleed" the system of...
• Re: 1981 Vanagon Clutch Hydraulic Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:14:28 -0700
  ...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: removing lifters
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:33:14 -0800
  ...of worrying about bleeding lifters is overblown. All these engines have clattered on startup, even if the lifters were properly bled before installation. On...
• Re: Need advice please....too cool?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:41:06 -0500
  It is possible that the gauge is not reading properly. I have the gauges themselves go bad, (I have replaced 6 in the past...
• coolant system tester adapter...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:35:56 -0500
  ...I recently repaired a leaking rear heater core and bleed the system. This fixed the issue for about a week and a half. This...
• Reassembled 1.9L from head gasket replacement won't start/idle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
  Sat, 22 May 2004 18:15:03 -0500
  ...Will this matter? The heads are symmetrical, arnt they? I am going to recheck that my pushrods are seated properly. I am pretty sure...
• Rare "not my fault" van break down..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 19 Aug 2018 18:58:00 -0700
  ...At first, I'd just blow it, like not properly bleeding the coolant. Then I would often ignore things I knew were due, cause...
• Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:24:10 -0400
  ...coolant system is clean and working properly, the rear section >(mostly the engine section) should auto-bleed in a matter of a few miles...
• Re: Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Tue, 23 Jul 96 23:36:20 -0500
  ...and is preventing > > coolant from circulating properly (although I had the coolant running out of > > the radiator bleed nut which would indicate some circulation...
• Re: Leak from LPG auto-stop valve's discharge port?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:17:51 -0700
  ...fellow gets his tank properly filled to 80%, then spends two days at 105F+ temperatures -- might this also trigger a discharge? And now the...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure Test Protocol
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 22:34:59 -0600
  ...Some thermostats, not on Vanagons, have a small bleed hole to allow coolant passage. I simply don't remember about the Vanagon, but I...
• RE:Engine Surges
  Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
  14 Jan 95 21:32:24 EST
  Jim Farmer from Iowa City wrote: >While bleeding air from my cooling system, I ran the engine at about 2000 >RPM by putting a...
• Re: coolant system flush ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Feb 1997 11:21:08 -0400 (AST)
  ...side), wiggle it down and off, and dump the old coolant into a bucket, then ditch properly. Slip the hose back on without clamp...
• Re: Causes of rear brake soft pedal
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:25:41 -0700
  ...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 - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 13 Feb 2016 12:05:33 -1000
  ...with the rad bleed screw loosened ..so any fizs/bubbles can get expelled there. fwiw..all I Ever do is fill 'em, run 'em...
• Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question, update
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:40:11 -0400
  ...Will it work if you do not use reverse first? Could be the reverse >piston was replaced with an incorrect one, no bleed valve...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan /Radiator Questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 21:13:47 -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: What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Mon, 5 May 2008 08:18:40 -0400
  The van was not bled properly and apparently he does not know how to bleed a Vanagon so just bringing it back might not...
• Re: 87 Syncro Westy Puking Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:38:05 -0800
  ...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: Clutch Master Cylinder Installation Q:'s
  Historical mailing list - Erikson-Coyne
  Mon, 20 May 2002 00:02:33 -0500
  ...Bench bleeding saves you some pedal pressing time on the subsequent system bleed; 2) the slave cylinder can be awkward to remove. Listees recommend...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:55:32 -0700
  ...back up > properly and didn't have any parts left over (a good sign). How long > does it take to "bleed" the system of...
• Re: Overheating...or not?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 10:02:05 -0500
  ...If a working system needs > to be bleed, you have a problem. > > Test the pressure cap to make sure it is working properly. > > Dennis >
• Re: 1981 Vanagon Clutch Hydraulic Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:51:46 +0000
  ...I put copper anti seize on > the threads upon reassembly. > - Gravity bleeding of the system worked just fine, stopping now and then to > actuate...
• Re: Pedal action migrating towards the floor (clutch)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:54:38 -0800
  I'd just bleed it with a manual bleeding method .. if it bleeds properly ...see how it is then. if it won't bleed...
• Re: braided SST brake lines
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:31:19 -0400
  ...This indicates bleeding and adjustment may help a > little. > > What kind of difference do the stainless brake lines make to a properly > adjusted system...
• Re: Rear brake drum/shoe replacement - bleed brakes? grrr
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:22:40 -0700
  ...adjuster "preset", but I don't have > anything to measure it properly. > > I played with winding out the adjuster until my brake shoes just...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt-Realities!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:31:17 -0800
  ...is bleed enough to cool at all it will self bleed over time as long as the pressure cap is working properly and the...
• Q: central locking system
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Fri, 28 May 1999 00:00:38 -0500
  ...Am I getting good at the flush and fill game or is the 2.1 easier too bleed? In my quest for the perfect...
• Bubbles! Fun with cooling...
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:13:50 -0800
  ...Consistently have been getting air into a properly bled system (by list procedure, Bently, two separate specialty shops). Has had pressure test done & system...
• Re: Spongy Brakes (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:58:47 -0700
  ...be the problem: >-Front brake pads aren't set right. >-Not bleed properly. >-Brake booster needs to be replaced! :( I'm sure that's...
• overheating questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 12:15:24 EST
  ...fill/bleed) the cooling system and then replace the thermostat. I suspect that with a functioning waterpump, a good thermostat and a properly filled...
• Re: Theory: Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:38:47 -0500
  ...You replace and bleed. It works. You think you had a bad slave > because the bleeding is what was needed. > > Jim > > > > jonathan > > > > >
• Re: Brakes problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 May 2011 15:21:43 -0700
  ...With a pressure >> bleeder you >> don't get that advantage. ) >> >> Scott >> www.turbovans.com >> >>
• another brake saga
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:39:18 -0400
  ...Got everything cleaned up and put back properly and adjusted properly so the shoes were barely touching the drum. Bled the system with the...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 13 Feb 2016 09:33:28 -0800
  ...Can using a "coolant bong" fill it sufficiently without all this bleeding stuff, at least to the point you can run it without overheating...
• Split Window Bus Education Begins
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 19 May 2003 14:49:43 -0700
  ...I found that I had not properly adjusted the front brake shoe and I'm guessing that the drums may be reaching their outer...
• Re: another brake saga
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:22:03 -0400
  ...Got everything cleaned up and put back properly and adjusted properly so the shoes were barely touching the drum. Bled the system with the...
• Re: [WetWesties] Engine overheating - Need Advice
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:24:39 -0700
  ...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: Dot 3 brake fluid question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:12:16 -0700
  ...to check that other > things are working properly? Maybe a very short test drive. Then bleed out > the Dot 3 and replace it with...