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• Re: Help! 85 coolant circulation question...
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 14:38:12 -0500
  ...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: HELP 85gl 1.9l h-pipe leak
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:41:15 -0500
  ...Undo the 13mm bolt that is the bleeder valve behind the grill.Carry extra gallons of water,If a westy,fill the water tank...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 26 Mar 2023 14:42:51 -0700
  ...Blam! Bleeder valve destruction > > Hi listers, > > So, Still working on doing my own radiator change out. > > New undamaged one now in the van. This...
• Need "obsolete" and rare bleeder for 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 21:32:17 EDT
  Hello all-- I need a bleeder valve, part number 025 121 421A. It's for my 83.5 1.9 liter Westy. I don...
• Propane situation
  Historical mailing list - Vince Jahn
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 14:21:31 -0700
  ...However, when I open the bleeder valve near the tank, propane flows freely. Also, the local propane supplier can't pump any propane into...
• Autofill valves: WAS ====>Re: Refilling propane
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:44:10 +0000
  ...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: Coolant pipe connection
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:04:06 -0600
  ...The two hoses from the steel pipes to the junction where the bleeder valve is. 3 The hose from the upper part of the...
• Re: speedbleeders? anybody use'em
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 21:12:17 -0600
  ...It should be about 30" long and tight enough that it doesn't leak. #4) Put hose on bleeder valve, loosen bleeder valve, go...
• Re: Speedbleeders? Who needs Em'
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 17 May 2001 23:48:46 -0500
  ...I have a pressure bleeder, and ever since the auto mfg's started using proprtionng valves it will not function properly. It will kick...
• LPG Tank, Fill Valve
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 09:50:51 -0700
  ...It seems the bleeder valve is redundant if one has an Auto-Stop/Float type fill valve. Ferrellgas here won't pressure test my...
• LVC Protective Gloves?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:49:57 -0800
  After getting a nasty freeze/burn closing the bleeder valve on the propane tank on my Westy yesterday (operator had not gloves or pliers...
• rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 16:17:59 PDT
  My heater bleeder valve went bad and let coolant into the interior. just took out the whole thing, when this happens do you usually...
• Re: Air Bleeder Installation/Cooling System Bleeding Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 23:33:36 -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: Land of Oz Victory in il Giro d' Italia
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 15 May 2002 22:26:41 -0700
  Here's a tip of the old bleeder valve to the AUS national cycling champion Robby McEwan. Nipped Supermario Cippolini by 5cm in the...
• Re: Propane leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 4 May 2008 20:14:26 -0400
  ...out to a breezy hill in the boonies and opened their bleeder valves and waited until the tank was empty. Fortunately, I haven't...
• propane tank question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 19:09:31 -0400
  ...The propane goes in the air comes out the bleeder, that's it. My guess is the valve is bad. Others mileage may vary
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Installation Q:'s
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 11 May 2002 08:23:25 -0600
  ...drain hose on the bleeder valve and open it draining > all you can. You can also open the bleeder back on the slave > cylinder...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 11:49:00 -0400
  How do I drain the brake lines? One wheel at a time through bleeder valves? Then how do I refill and bleed the air...
• Re: Rear heater leaking
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Tue, 4 May 1999 20:14:46 -0700
  ...I tried turning the > >on-off valve, but that did not cure the leak. But > >I'll probably just get the new heat valve...
• Re: What do you think.--aux heater preventative maintenance..
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sat, 15 Jul 2000 11:28:17 -0700
  ...t seem too important given the valve's existence. The preventative maintenance approach suggests replacing the white bleeder screw and O ring at 5...
• Re: LPG Tank, Fill Valve
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 11:42:59 -0700
  ...It seems > the bleeder valve is redundant if one has an Auto-Stop/Float type fill > valve. Ferrellgas here won't pressure test my...
• Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:25:09 -0700
  ...bleeder, repeat. I was opening, pumping (slowly) several times then closing. Part of the problem could be that I gave up on oneway valve...
• Re: Need help with my '87 propane charge valve
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 09:51:13 PDT
  On 11 Jul 96 at 10:13, RobHalliga@aol.com wrote: > Perhaps, I just don't know how use the propane fill valve on...
• Cooling System Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 06:49:15 -0700
  ...expansion tank, will a full bleed be necessary? Not sure how I can convince the wife to close a bleeder valve for me. ;-) --t
• Re: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:49:58 -0600
  ...When I query them about the > current > valve vs. a manual one, they all claimed to have knowledge on "open > the > bleeder, fill till...
• Help! LP Problem
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Stevens
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 18:32:19 -0400
  ...It just blew it out the bleeder valve (says the guy who tried to fill it). Something (I think air) continues to come out...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 17:46:06 -0800
  Location of the valve? All I find on my 90 is a bleeder on top of the thermostat. Would love to know where the...
• Spongy Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 18:25:49 -0400
  Are you aware there are two bleeder valves for each front caliper? The Bentley manual says just to bleed one of them (the upper...
• Re: Egg on face (was: whiff of propane)
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:13:03 -0300
  ...The only up side was he kept burning (freezing) his fingers on the bleeder valve when he had to keep refilling the tank. I...
• Re: Cold blooded
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 14:13:02 -0800
  ...After 5-10 minutes, loosen the radiator bleeder valve with a box-end wrench (ratchet won't fit) and twist open the engine bleeder...
• Re: More Coolant Leaks/Tire Availability
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 09:50:43 -0400
  ...I just broke this little bugger off too!!! Warning to all, when removing the little hose from the bleeder valve, BE CAREFUL. Carefully cut...
• Re: 83-85 vanagon rear bleeder screw housing mod or repair?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:33:53 -0500
  ...Does closing the valve shut off flow from that nipple? I forget the details of that fitting anymore, the 2.1l doesn't have...
• Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 10:14:45 -0700
  ...Bleeder valve looks good as does the fill valve but I noticed that the rubber gasket in the inside end has a small gap...
• German Translation
  Historical mailing list - Javier
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 23:53:50 -0000
  ...Bleeder Valve Strut for the rear door Many thanks, Javier Zavala 84 German Westy 01 Prospector Hovercraft
• Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:17:09 -0700
  ...I started to bleed them again with a one man one way valve hose but it popped off the RR so I went with...
• Re: Valve on Propane tank leaking
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:02:12 -0600
  Bought the Master shut-off valve and bleeder valve and a new filler valve from Terry K. Had an outfit in Garner, NC install...
• Re: Propane or here we go again
  Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 18:05:44 -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...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:51:16 -0700
  On my early auto stop fill valve (which never worked) the bleeder had to be opened several turns to let it fill. Quantity of...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:57:06 +0000
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts! Hi Dan,         I’m going to guess you don’t have a problem with...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 12:53:58 -0800
  The manual fill valve is basically a large brass fill valve on the side of your tank with a separate, much smaller bleeder valve...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Radiator Bleeder Nipple
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 09:37:09 -0400
  ...Use the proper wrench (7mm?) to work the bleeder valve loose. If you still end up breaking it off, *carefully* drill it out without...
• Re: '85 Vanagon Sunroofy 1.9L - Coolant BLeeding/Thermostat/FanSwitch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:16:13 -0700
  ...They mount differently, use different fan temp switches (2 separate ones, mounted high sadly), have a brake style bleeder valve, use a different fan...
• RE:My propane not Working
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 21:38:08 -0600
  ...I have been >opening the bleeder valve, although next time I try to fill it I'll make sure >that its all the way...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 12:33:20 -0800
  ...open bleeder valve at front of engine compartment (on black plastic >> >fitting with 4 large radiator hoses connecting to it.) > >
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 07:49:56 -0600
  ...I use the one-man-bleeder check valve set-up. Mark Ingalls _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn...
• Re: Bleeder Valve Poition
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 14:49:32 -0500
  >> No Bentley Bryan? << I have it but I could not find the bleeding procedure in there (which tells you which direction to turn it...
• Coolant leak puzzle mostly solved!
  Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 17:31:10 -0700
  ...The coolant leak dripping under the right side of my engine has gone now that I replaced the small plastice bleeder valve on the...
• Re: Motive power bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:22:26 -0400
  It is easy to make a homemade power bleeder. Get a truck valve stem from a tire place. They are metal and threaded all...
• Vangon fired over
  Historical mailing list - Koloski, John G.
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 12:52:33 -0500
  ...The bleeder valve on the old wasserboxer is still on the old wasserboxer. Is there a bleeder valve somewhere on the in-line 4...
• HELP! I need a screw size
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:40:03 -0800
  ...Is it even supposed to be a screw? I got the impression from the VW service manual that it was a bleeder valve of...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:27:37 +0000
  ...Blam! Bleeder valve destruction > > Hi listers, > > So, Still working on doing my own radiator change out. > > New undamaged one now in the van.  This...
• Re: Propane Tank question
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 13:30:19 -0700
  ...When the bleeder is opened while filling the air is expelled out the bleeder. When liquid propane starts coming out the bleeder, it is...
• Pinhole in propane regulator
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:09:48 -0700
  ...I'd filled up the propane tank just before we left; the attendant found the bleeder valve, opened it while filling and then stopped...
• availability of metal cooling lines?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:50:55 -0500
  ...Also, wondering if the bleeder valve piece is available as my valve seems to be weeping a bit around the knob. Thanks, Mark
• Errors on Microfiche (Not having such good luck with Jim Ellis)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 23:45:39 -0500
  ...had some kind of valve that looked like a brake bleeder valve. The fiche that did show a bleeder screw that had a 13mm...
• Re: Filling cooling
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Sat, 1 May 1999 13:14:20 -0700
  ...the motor open second bleeder valve (upper left, feel for warm coolant hose...) do not confuse air cooler valves there'll two of them...
• Re: Stripped bleeder bolt!
  Historical mailing list - Psychic Trucker
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 02:28:30 +0500
  ...so when you need to bleed, you can open the valve and close it easily, instead of having to screw a screw into a...
• Re: Coolant light Flashing--'87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 10:16:09 -0800
  ...Then bleed the system for air (front wheels slightly raised on ramps, engine should be at about 2000 rpm), open the bleeder valve on...
• Re: How do you remove the &*$%# Rear Heater Cover...remove seat???
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:30:47 -0400
  ...DUPONT.COM writes: << Check the bleeder plug on the valve section. I had one of these fail. >> These bleeder plugs are doomed to failure...
• Re: Brake caliper
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:36:59 -0700
  ...So I got a vacuum bleeder to make the job easier...but it sucks air at the bleed valves always. I've tried everything...