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• Bleeding the coolant system/ heater core leak
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 12:46:11 -0500
  ...Please help. = BTW the new bleeder valve screw was $2.15 and the o-ring was $.34 from = the VW dealer, 1 of the...
• Re: Changing thermostat woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:35:18 -0500
  You should not see anything coming out of the thermostat bleeder. The screw is a valve that opens a connection to that hose which...
• Re: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?-upper control arm bushings!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Aug 2012 01:02:38 -0400
  ...Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often? Thanks Alistair. This is what I'm thinking too. I guess with even a lower mileage...
• radiator bleeder bolt
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:40:16 -0700
  ...ETKA calls it a hex head screw M8x12 PN 010 237 6. I can't find it on any of the vendor sites and...
• Re: Radiator Bleed Screw
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:57:37 EDT
  ...068 121 253A For the bleeder bolt it uses "bleeder valve" 113 615 273A The "Remarks" column says: M7X35 and "ALSO USE 211 611...
• 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...
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 22:36:52 -0500
  ...Then open the bleeder valve, and let the fluid flow! (If you connect a clear hose to the bleeder valve, and into a container...
• Re: Brake Proportioning Valve: Traps Air?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:26:38 -0700
  ...My T2 Haynes says > that some MY's (pre '73?) have a bleeder screw. (there's a nice > drawing on P 130) > > I understand...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:20:07 -0400
  ...When things get warm, the system will pressurize enough to > push the remaining air out at the bleeder bolt when you crack it open...
• Re: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 2 Aug 2012 17:34:03 -0700
  ...noticed the RF bleeder was untouched. >> It won't turn, the other 3 do. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http...
• Re: overheating weirdness - expansion tank temporarily going empty
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:35:25 -0400
  ...barely crack radiator bleed screw. go for a drive: up hill, downhill, bank left, bank right, and so on. close bleeder screw. top off...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:36:29 -0500
  ...When things get warm, the system will pressurize enough to push the remaining air out at the bleeder bolt when you crack it open...
• Re: speedbleeders? anybody use'em
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 21:12:17 -0600
  Make your own speed bleeder. #1) get empty 12oz brake fluid container. #2) Hold it upside down (screw on top down towards ground), dill...
• 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...
• SA Grill removal (still wondering)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 02:04:01 EST
  ...Grill to access the radiator bleeder and the like? (as you may remember the 1/2 turn screws that attache the American grill has...
• system bleed update
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 19:17:38 -0600
  ...So with some pressure on the system loosen the bleeder screw and the air will be purged from the radiator being replaced by the...
• Re: power bleeder for brakes
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:03:01 -0500
  ...power bleeder from Motiv > Products. I > bought one last spring when I was operating on Billy Bones and it > workedgreat. Will screw right on...
• can coolant bleeder from 84 retrofit into 83.5?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 22:46:21 EDT
  In the following the for those who care the bleeder valves referred to for a Vanagon with a manual transmission are as follows: early...
• Idling high and uneven. Problem filling with coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Ben Epsin
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 13:51:52 EST
  ...can't get fluid to flow out of bleeder screw on radiator. I followed the procedure for filling the cooling system as outlined in...
• Re: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:53:37 -0700
  ...Tapping firmly on the top of a bleeder screw with a hammer has some affect on 'waking up the threads.' Don't over-do...
• Re: Coolant top up
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 06:41:33 -0700
  ...the radiator bleeder - why not? i can do it without even taking the grille off (which is only 4 pop-screw things). there used...
• re propane conversion
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 04:31:38 -0500
  ...connect the bbq tank to the westy intake, open the westy bleeder screw open the bbq tank and flip upside down. Make sure the...
• Re: Broken down in bishop ca!
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Fri, 31 May 2013 19:15:25 -0700
  ...miller at sierra German the bleeder valve on slave cylinder snapped off. Can't get part until Monday. Screwed. Buddy from bend is driving...
• Re: Should Rear Brakes Bleed Slower than Front?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:07:21 -0700
  ...PSI in pressure bleeder, rears bleed ~ 1/2 as fast as > fronts But comparing a front and rear bleeder screw, small hole > appears to...
• front brakes don't bleed (?)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 12:52:36 -0800 (PST)
  ...2 bleeder screws on each caliper. i open 'em all the way and don't get any fluid no matter how much i pump...
• Re: calliper bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:51:07 -0700
  ...taught to tap ever so gently on the end of the bleeder, it�s >supposed to get the thread to give up the fight...
• Re: Air in Brake Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 17:26:09 -0500
  ...Or if you're already doing this, you could try a new bleeder screw. The hand vacuum pump method gets around this type of...
• Re: hydraulic clutch
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 19 Jun 1995 12:34:41 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Have you removed the bleeder screw and cleaned it really well? When I first tried to bleed mine, nothing happened because it was totally...
• No Brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 22:06:09 -0400
  ...bleeder, nothing! Now I have no brakes at all (except hand brake) So, What am I doing wrong? or did I perhaps screw up...
• Re: Should Rear Brakes Bleed Slower than Front?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:33:07 -0700
  ...PSI in pressure bleeder, rears bleed ~ 1/2 as fast as > fronts But comparing a front and rear bleeder screw, small hole > appears to...
• more on brakes for rick
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Jul 1994 09:04:17 -0400
  ...Incidentally,since you have to bleed this thing i would replace every bleeder screw unless they look relatively new. Lately (mainly because my FLAPS...
• Re: Front brake bleeder screw.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 20:15:50 -0500
  I could be wrong, but I believe htat they are 7mm. Try to bring one with you when you go. Good luck again. Michael...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 22:10:00 -0600 (CST)
  ...For me to put a hose on (like on a brake bleeder) I'd have to totally replace the cap screw. That is certainly...
• Re: Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:25:04 -0400
  ...a > rubber cap about the > right size to fit over a bleeder screw... if you > read the first review on > the Amazon page you...
• Re: 88 girling caliper question
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 14:09:35 -0600
  Bleeder screw on the high side... Sent from my iPad > On Mar 14, 2015, at 13:20, Michael <mikewelldon@ICLOUD.COM> wrote: > > Hi > > I...
• 87 Syncro: busted rear brake bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 15:16:23 -0800
  ...Maybe they damaged the bleeder at that time, so, that in it's weakened state, my mighty 7mm wrench was too much for it...
• Re: bleeding coolant solution?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 09:47:32 -0700
  ...So with some pressure on the system loosen the bleeder screw and the air will be purged from the radiator being replaced by the...
• Re: Manual Pages Needed: Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 07:29:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...heater temp lever on "hot", and a tube from the rad bleeder screw to a bottle so that I could monitor the air/coolant...
• Re: Bleeder screws for brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 25 Dec 2003 09:41:53 -0500
  ...jonathan On Thu, 25 Dec 2003, VWNut Hawk wrote: > I have rounded off my brake bleeder valves. > Where do I get new ones? > > Are...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 17:21:09 -0500
  ...i have found that driving with >> the bleeder screw just barely cracked, ideally with some steep uphill >> grades, is an easy, effective, and not...
• Re: COOLANT SYS. LEAK
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 15:03:31 -0800 (PST)
  ...bleeder plug/screw fail on my aux. heater too. Got a new one from the dealer for around a buck. Replaced bad plug/screw...
• Brake bleeding tips
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:52:44 -0800
  ...On the rear bleeder screws, one caliper kind of dribbles out the fluid when she pumps. Very little is coming out. I'm also...
• Re: calliper bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:42:30 -0700
  At 7/28/2004 10:08 AM, Andrew Gies wrote: >Has anyone had experience with the front calliper bleeder screws breaking >off when it...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 10:18:00 -0600
  ...i have found that driving with >>the bleeder screw just barely cracked, ideally with some steep uphill >>grades, is an easy, effective, and not...
• 1.9 Plastic Bleeder Valve Part
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:27:17 -0800
  ...I could see that the little hose going to the bleeder valve was wet so I got out a screw driver and started to...
• Re: Overheating at idle
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:52:24 -0400
  I forgot to mention that i have a real bolt.......not a bleeder bolt. Stupid previous owner..... Hey, it works. I've bled it...
• Re: Filling cooling
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Sat, 1 May 1999 13:14:20 -0700
  ...1) Remove your front grill. {very short half screws, quarter turn} 2) Release the bleeder bolt on radiator. 3) With van running (warm), turn...
• Re: Antifreeze smell with heat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 15:22:41 -0500 (EST)
  ...Turned out to just be the bleeder screw. I still have t and would be willing to part with it if anyone is interested...
• speedbleeders? anybody use'em
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 17:20:20 -0800
  ...Speedbleeders replace your current bleeder screws. They are a one way check valve. Open speedbleeder 1/4 turn, attach hose, and pump away. Just...
• auxillary heat
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:21:02 -0500
  ...connecting to the coolent lines? could it be done? add a bleeder screw and hose at the top to let any air out? Darren...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:10:51 -0400
  ...I remember someone saying he filled up radiator with coolant thru the bleeder screw hole and/or the thermoswitch hole. Said that this way...
• `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 02:42:38 -0800
  ...Even with the back of the van 1 foot raised, I do not get any water at the radiator bleeder screw, and the hoses...
• Rear wheel bearing hints
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 16 Jul 2017 06:39:48 -0700
  ...I did have to disconnect the brake line, but I stuck the rubber bleeder screw on the line while I went on with the...
• Re: Still unclear was Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 12:06:19 -0500
  ...I could take the whole bleeder screw out on the radiator and get maybe a trickle before the t-stat opened, but when it...
• 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: power bleeder for brakes
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:22:18 -0700
  ...power bleeder from Motiv Products. I bought one last spring when I was operating on Billy Bones and it worked great. Will screw right...
• Re: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 5 May 2020 14:03:25 -0400
  ...Bleeding was going great (left the screen in)till I got to the >> left caliper and the kid that installed the bleeder screw tightened...
• Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...
  Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:25:03 EDT
  ...I follow instruction of the Vanagon Official Repair Manual, set the heater to max heat, open the bleeder screw on radiator, jack up the...
• calliper bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 12:08:39 -0500
  Has anyone had experience with the front calliper bleeder screws breaking off when it came time to bleed the front brakes? Any tips on...
• Bleed the coolant system...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 11:36:12 -0800
  ...This is on page 19.16 and just when explains the bleeder screw's positions it ends there and starts explaining the other mode...