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• Re: braided SST brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:37:29 -0600
  ...This indicates bleeding and adjustment may help a > little. Brent, From your description, a good bleeding and adjustment should help a LOT. May as...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Sep 2019 01:09:12 +0000
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• Re: Coolant flow/air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - mike stainbrook
  Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:00:55 -0800
  no.I don't think the valae was open,but should have kept flowing,I think..Mike mike90260@yahoo.com
• Re: vanagon bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 18:42:29 +0000
  ...vanagon bleeding > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > *Saved this for friday to just vent a little after years of hearing how hard > it is...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:57:13 -0700
  ...I did 2 rounds of the "yell at your wife" method of brake bleeding, Got >allot of air out. The brakes feel like they...
• Re: Success!
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:49:25 -0500
  On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: > If I run it at idle while > bleeding I...
• Re: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:13:10 -0400
  ...Questions about brake bleeding > > Hi van people, > > I have two questions related to bleeding: > > 1. I have a new Motive Power Bleeder on its...
• Re: Bleeding coolant without a second person?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:03:22 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 5:46 PM Subject: Re: Bleeding coolant without a second person? > Try a coin between the adjusting screw...
• Re: bleeding coolant solution?
  Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 09:41:43 EDT
  In a message dated 6/7/02 9:17:56 AM, ecarroll@MAINE.RR.COM writes: << Am I kidding myself here? >> Yes.
• Re: Bleeder Valve Poition
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 17:30:18 -0500
  >> Normally closed. Just used for initial bleeding. Yours looks weird though. << I believe that valve is a 1983.5 only item. Bryan
• Re: Bleeding the Coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 19:43:22 -0500
  ...2002 10:53 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Bleeding the Coolant system Thx Dennis. For some reason I thought that coolant...
• Re: Changing Temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:39:01 -0500
  ...As for bleeding I have been told by a good source (and I'm sure that the list will correct this if it is...
• Re: Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:44:24 -0400
  ...Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy > > We've changed the brake lines, and it has a newer master cly, changed in > 2012. > > The...
• Re: clutch woes
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:42:27 -0600
  ...It took another replacement of the slave cylinder and a good bleeding to get me going again. Yours obviously took longer to find a...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:25:04 -0700
  ...Power bleeding with a Motive Power bleeder is the better way than a Vacuum Bleeder... When you are alone, the pressure-style bleeding systems...
• Re: clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 21:58:04 +1100
  ...I put the van on a sloping drive with the rear end uphill (the reverse of bleeding the cooling system). Two of us (one...
• self-bleeding coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 13:48:01 -0600
  ...I have heard that the system is self bleeding so I must have missed some air pockets. Is there any need to worry as...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 11:36:34 -0700
  ...It’s just and adjustable bar and it seems the brake pedal is pushed , not full way down, during pressure bleeding. >>>>> >>>>> I kinda thought...
• Re: Bleeding Brakes
  Historical mailing list
  14 Aug 96 06:15:03 PDT
  I've got a brake bleeder with a one way valve, it is cheap and DOES make solo bleeding a lot easier. It's...
• Re: Bleeding brakes...
  Historical mailing list - RonTaki
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 22:43:34 -0700
  ...There is also a hand-operated vacuum pump designed for amongst other things, brake bleeding. Our local Grand Auto has them for around $40...
• Re: Coolant loss mystery
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 13:35:49 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/pressure_test.htm http://www.benplace.com/cooling_system_flow.htm http://www.benplace.com/bleeding.htm Let us know...
• Re: Brakes, still soft after bleeding - Help!
  Historical mailing list - David W. Palmerston
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 07:54:22 -0700
  ...Brakes, still soft after bleeding - Help! > > > My brakes have been a bit soft for a while, (one pump of the > pedal would firrm them...
• Heresy (was: trig)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 17:18:57 -0600
  ...Of course follow-up bleeding at the radiator for a few days is generally wise. Larry A. 91 GL (parked on a driveway at...
• Re: bleeding the cooling system....
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Watson
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 21:11:12 -0600
  Ive got a Bosch starter up on ebay if anybody needs one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7991296821
• Re: wierd brake stuff :-(
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 11:08:45 -0000
  ...It is no good bleeding just one. Except on early air-cooled Vanagons, the clutch is also hydraulic. It shares the same hydraulic reservoir...
• Heater weirdness..gone
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 14 Oct 2018 13:19:27 -0700
  ...all the supply lines towards the front, then following Ken's bleeding sequence 3more times in a row, then adding a few more ozs...
• Re: New Clutch Slave Cyl
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 22:05:49 -0600
  ...Installation including bleeding was $50. John Rodgers Doug Alcock wrote: > >VW Dealer claims a new slave cyl parts > >and labor is: > >$350.00!!! Sounds...
• Re: air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 13:43:13 -0800
  ...air bleeding Please tell us about "solid coolant". Is it orange, blue, or green? :-) Jim >Then take a 13mm box wrench and remove the...
• Re: Lack of brakes long version saga actually
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 00:47:48 -0500
  ...Mike Mike Collum wrote: > You didn't say exactly what your bleeding procedure is. > > Also, you didn't say that you adjusted the new...
• Re: lifting syncros for bleeding radiator
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 11:51:20 -0800
  [snip] >40MM is less than 2 inches. I just park my van on my sloping driveway. I should have said 40cm, ~15.75".
• Re: Pressure Bleeding the Clutch slave/master
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 May 2005 06:37:30 -0500
  ...yet, so can't address how I would deal with the bleeding of that. I think the master cylinder to satisfactorily self-bleed by...
• Re: Portland OR Vanagon Engine Swap Shop
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:24:55 -0700
  ...Never a problem bleeding my 2.1, but the old 1.9 was always a PITA! Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On...
• 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...
• Re: Oil Cooler and Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:23:16 -0800
  ...Then you can replace it at the reservoir, close the system and let it do the final bleeding by itself. On Jan 8, 2008...
• Re: Break-in.......new engine (your opinion?)
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 13:51:05 -0400
  ...Concentrate on bleeding the van first wile keeping low temp (am cheking the exhaust temp with infrared gun 3)-this procedure (bleeding) should take...
• Bleeding brakes - 1.9 - questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 21:10:13 -0500
  Ok, so bleeding brakes (in my experience) is a bit of a straight forward afair. I've done it many times with many different...
• Re: new engine & bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 21:35:31 -0400
  ...new engine & bleeding > >I always add 1 gallon of undiluted antifreeze first, and then top off with >water. The ratio ends up just about...
• Gravity Bleed Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:57:06 -0500
  Can I get simple instructions on gravity bleeding my brakes. Have read a little about it, but procedures differ. Thanks. -- Michael in San Antonio...
• Re: Overheating while bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 13:28:18 -0400
  >How do you know its running warm, from the temp gauge? LOL! Mostly from the boiling coolant and it peeing all over the ground...
• Re: brakes again
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 15:20:57 -0400
  ...I > would like to replace the master cylinder before bleeding if it is suspect. > Although, if this sounds like a classic case of air...
• Question #2 - clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 16:51:13 -0400
  Thanks to all for the help with my clutch bleeding question. I purchased a Mity-vac and I think it will make the job...
• Re: HELP! I need a screw size
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 20:10:21 -0800
  ...Mike Miller do you want to step up to the plate :) > I *just* finished bleeding the cooling system on my Vanagon when I DROPPED...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:15:52 -0800
  ...bench bleeding kit and the understanding and know how of the bench bleeding process. I know some of you explained this, but I still...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:01:39 -0700
  ...I did 2 rounds of the "yell at your wife" method of brake bleeding, Got > allot of air out. The brakes feel like they...
• RE: Lack of clutch Action
  Historical mailing list - Phillip M. Kenney
  Sun, 15 Dec 1996 20:44:42 -0700
  ...Once both cyl were changed the bleeding process took longer than the cyl replacement due to the amount of fluid lost from the resevoir...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:58:46 -0800
  ...VANAGON@GERRY.VANAGON.COM, Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET> > Subject: Re: Bleeding the front radiator > > I have an 87 GL 2.1, I totally...
• Re: Draining coolant 1987 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:54:21 -0400
  ...engine apart Lol, Ben Coolant system flow http://pages.infinit.net/engine/cooling_system_flow.htm Bleeding http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/bleeding.htm
• Re: Smelling coolant suspect rear heater
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 16:58:13 -0500
  ...It was made to be opened to assist with bleeding the coolant system. Can be brittle.
• bleeding system
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 07:06:39 -0400
  I've just replaced both sensors by the thermostat housing and about 3-4 cups of antifreeze came out. do i need to bleed...
• Re: Speedbleeders? "Gravity Bleeding?"
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 18 May 2001 08:48:52 -0500
  Brian, Yes. The brake fluid will flow to the open bleeder valve. No pumping required. Pretty simple. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74 Campmobile (Clementine) 85 GL 86...
• Re: Reply to ben: bleeding & coolnat troubles...
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 12:55:28 -1000
  >Ben, I've been in your shoes and here is what I learned:< Andrew... what makes you think ben wears shoes? mick hilo, hawaii
• bleeding of the cluch
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 07:10:35 -0700
  Hey, is there a way to bleed the cluch? ===== Dave Vieira Hamilton, Ontario Canada __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http...
• Re: Overheating while bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:33:10 -0400
  Yes. -Keith On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 23:08:18 -0700, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> wrote: >Where you running at around 3000...
• Re: bleeding coolant system?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 09:13:09 EDT
  Thanks to everyone for their help & clarification on this issue !!! The manuals just don't go into enough details ( most of the time ) ! happy...
• Re: Cooling System Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 08:59:25 -0500
  ...since you kept fluid in the hoses there should be no need to bleed the system .bleeding the air out of the tank will...
• Re: Diesel head replacement: it's ALIVE, coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 17:30:17 -0600
  There's a screw on top of the radiator for bleeding trapped air. Remove the plastic grille. Let it build up a little pressure...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:02:38 -0600
  ...bench bleeding kit and the understanding and know how of the bench bleeding process. I know some of you explained this, but I still...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:17:08 -0400
  ...Brake bleeding problems On 3/25/2012 9:58 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Pressure bleeders attach to the fill reservoir and use pressure to...
• Coolant installation and bleeding idea
  Historical mailing list - Howard Allen
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 14:57:22 -0400
  ...8" hole in the thermstat's mounting flange to assist in bleeding the air from the system more quickly. This is an idea that...
• Re: Bleeding the clutch.
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 11:21:50 -0500
  ...I am dreading having to crawl underneath to do this > bleeding but I will, but I only want to it once, so I want...