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• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 16:48:26 -0400
  ...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: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:04:25 -0800
  ...The pressure bleeders aren't hard to build. There's info on this in the archives. Though not the same as the Motive, the...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:56:58 -0600
  ...Just tonight I used an innovative semi-automatic voice > activated brake bleeder. A bon... Those bleeders can be erratic and sometimes whiny, particularly if...
• Bleeder Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 08:48:56 -0700
  Jim and Fellow Listers, The wrench required for bleeder valves, both clutch and brakes, is 7mm. At the recommendation of some Porsche pals many...
• Re: bleeder valve engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:54:49 -0400
  ...david At 23:36 7/11/2000, Hans Brouwer wrote: >Hi, > >Should there be coolant coming out of the bleeder valve in the engine...
• Bleeder valve Function?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 16:40:18 EDT
  ...Does the bleeder valve in the engine compartment bleed coolant when open? I wonder if mine is working. When I bleed system, with valve...
• Re: Brake Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:39:14 -0500
  ...You can just put a bleeder hose on the bleeder valve and the end of the hose in a coffee can. Gravity will bleed...
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 21:11:49 -0500
  ...the brake bleeder does indeed need a seat at the bottom of the hole to stop the flow. That won't work! ... Keep thinking...
• Re: caliper pics
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 19:23:38 -0500
  ...This grease will also help if you use a vacuum-pump-type bleeder tool. Air can't suck in past the threads of the...
• Re: OK, who's got the good simple method...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 9 May 2012 05:37:07 -0400
  ...Open bleeder on rad and make sure the bolt has a groove in it so the air and fluid can get out easily, open...
• Re: air in the brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 22:37:49 -0400
  ...What I question is "the front bottoms"? If the front bleeders are in fact on the bottom, someone installed them on the wrong sides...
• How to Bleed Coolant System
  Historical mailing list - psavage
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 12:53:58 -0700
  ...3 Gently open bleeder screw @ right front of radiator. *Careful---! Plastic tube may be brittle--don't break it! 4 Next, shut bleeder screw...
• Re: 1983 Westy Propane Tank Question
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:00:55 -0600
  ...But the reason propane jockeys don't know to do that is the typical (99.9% of tanks) bleeder valve needs to be open...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:28:11 -0700
  ...Bob Mac <yakandhike@COMCAST.NET> writes: > > > Has anybody tried the vacuum bleeder sold by harbor freight. It's only > > $19.95 and seems like...
• Heater Core replacement
  Historical mailing list - joe friedrichs
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:01:06 -0500
  ...I assume the white plastic screw is a bleeder valve, how long do you think it takes to bleed system, and should I also...
• Re: air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 14:25:44 -0500
  ...The bleeder is on the two large hoses toward the rear on the left. That bleeder just moves air from the bottom host to...
• Re: clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 06:44:13 -0600
  Hi Clint, You said "easiest" so I thought I'd chime in with the suggestion to spend the $40 and get a pressure bleeder...
• Re: Replacing Master Brake Cylinder, How Much Fluid to Buy?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sat, 5 May 2012 07:00:20 -0700
  ...No pumping prior to opening the bleeders. Open the bleeder first yell at your friend, "Slowly depress the pedal and stop short of the...
• Brake Pressure Bleeder/Coolant Pressure Testor
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 21:50:36 -0700
  Hi All, Has anyone used a pressurized brake bleeder either that you attach to a air compressor or like the following? http://www.motiveproducts...
• Re: Pressure Bleeding the Clutch slave/master
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 23 May 2005 11:40:14 EDT
  ...Vacuum bleeding might work well if the bleeders are the O-ring type. In my experience, a standard bleeder under vacuum will suck air...
• 3rd bleeder valve rear heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 20:16:56 -0400
  I noticed that besides the coolant bleeder valve on top of the radiator and the one in the engine compartment, there is also one...
• 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: 83-85 vanagon rear bleeder screw housing mod or repair?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:47:47 -0800
  ...83-85 vanagon rear bleeder screw housing mod or repair? So I have become aware that the coupling where the hoses attached at the...
• How do I adjust (bleed?) the clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 07:20:05 -0700
  ...Letting slave bleeder drip slightly overnight. Worked! To these possible solutions I would add a pressure- or vacuum-bleeder. Some, including the venerable Bentley...
• Re: Should Rear Brakes Bleed Slower than Front?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:21:50 -0500
  ...12 PSI in pressure bleeder, rears bleed ~ 1/2 as fast as > fronts But comparing a front and rear bleeder screw, small hole > appears...
• Propane tank, revisited
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 17:39:18 -0600
  ...Today, with the bleeder valve all the way open, it took 1/2 gallon, but took *forever* to do so. (i.e. about 10...
• overheating vanagon 86
  Historical mailing list - matthew
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:25:36 -0500
  ...but if the bubbles are coming out of the radiator bleeder it could be the radiator? I am a novice, and a pump seems...
• Re: uh oh ! rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:05:10 -0500
  ...I am going to drill a small hole into the plastic broken bleeder screw. Then I am going to gently drive a square cement...
• Re: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 5 May 2020 10:59:24 -0700
  round off bleeder or nut? try this... take a a sharp flat file and file 2 opposite sides of the bleeder/nut... take a...
• Re: Coolant leak...the story continues...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 6 Dec 94 10:22:41 PST
  ...Carpet wet by rear seat - heat exchanger bleeder screw broken > > The plastic bleeder screw for the rear heat exchanger may be broken due to...
• Re: Brake caliper
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:13:35 -0500
  I became disgusted at the performance of the mity vac bleeders and made a pressure bleeder out of a garden sprayer, a hose, a...
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 2 Feb 2014 16:32:56 -0800
  I always prefer the clear-hose-in-a-bottle method, on the bleeder valve...and stoke the pedal..pausing briefly at the top of...
• Re: 83-85 vanagon rear bleeder screw housing mod or repair?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:17:47 -0500
  ...83-85 vanagon rear bleeder screw housing mod or repair? > So I have become aware that the coupling where the hoses attached at the...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:22:57 -0500
  I am pretty sure the pressure bleeder I got was from a BMW owner, and it fits my vanagon and 2002 golf. Edward On...
• Re: the science behind the clutch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 02:28:12 -0400
  ...Push the pedal down, then close the bleeder, then release the pedal. Pedal up, open bleeder, push pedal down again, close bleeder, repeat until...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:23:05 -0600
  Kim, When you "stomped" to unclog that rr, did you do the stomp while the bleeder was closed or open? Just wondering as I...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 26 Mar 2023 14:42:51 -0700
  ...Close > bleeder, add more coolant and use pressure opening bleeder, repeat until > you get coolant at the bleeder. This method will do 90% of...
• Re: Air in Brake Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 17:26:09 -0500
  Mike, In addition to checking the reservior connections the only other thing I can think of is the bleeder itself. I have seen cases...
• Changing Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 10:55:12 -0700
  ...spray wd-40 or similar on bleeders before starting, and have a small pair of vice grips, as bleeder screws are likely seized.) After...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 14:04:58 -0500
  ...A Kennedy Engineering bleeder valve is a worthwhile investment. Before I put in a new Boston Bob 1.9L long block, I had to...
• RE: Bleeding clutch??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 07:28:00 MST
  ...I have to admit, it took about a dozen open bleeder - push clutch - close bleeder - release clutch cycles before I saw any evidence that...
• Re: clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:36:51 -0500
  ...course, >But I personally DO NOT recommend pressure bleeders. >Scott >Turbovans > >I have a pressure bleeder too btw, collecting dust on the shelf. >I...
• Re: Mystery Bentley coolant drain instructions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 28 May 1998 03:25:40 EDT
  ...Open up the bleeder screw on top of the radiator, don't remove the bleeder screw. It's on the top right while looking...
• Re: Broken Down and Need Help
  Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
  Mon, 31 May 1999 21:23:11 EDT
  ...If this is happen I take a 3 feet hose what fit over the bleeder on the slave cylinder, hook it on the bleeder...
• pressurized brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 11:30:11 -0700
  ...Motive Power Bleeder http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=blended&field-keywords=motive%20bleeder&results-process=default&dispatch=search/ref...
• Re: Review on DIY $20 Pressure Bleeder
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:16:19 -0700
  Hey I wouldn't mind the link to this bleeder myself. I have a 77 Westy, but an extra brake cap is no biggie...
• Re: coolant pressure guage
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 21:04:19 +0200
  ...PerL 87 Syncro 112i Alistair Bell wrote: > how about "T"-ing into the cooling system at the bleeder screw on the > radiator? Is the...
• Re: Question about pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 11:11:42 -0800
  ...But this is only the case if your bleeder > constantly fills the reservoir, and if the bleeder has enough capacity > to "store" a good...
• How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:33:01 -0500
  ...What I have never read in any place except the Bentley is the direction to open and close the engine compartment bleeder screw. Why...
• re brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:30:29 -0500
  ...find a piece of clear hose and attach it to the bleeder screw on the wheel that is the farthest from the master cylinder...
• 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: Clutch Judder
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 20:13:21 -0600
  ...Try this with some help, pump up the clutch, and open the bleeder as usual. Then while the clutch pedal is all the way...
• Re: using and storing brake pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 18:46:04 -0500
  ...I've got a Motive bleeder, and >they recommend using denatured alcohol to clean it out. 99% >isopropyl would probably work, and is easy...
• Re: Different Vanagon Radiator ???
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Sep 1996 01:18:09 -0400
  ...Rev the engine to 2500 rpm with the t-stat bypass open and the bleeder open. Having a second person to close the front...
• Air Bleeder Installation for 1.9L water-cooled boxer
  Historical mailing list - PhamA
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 10:10:54 -0700
  ...The water-hose bleeder's stem broke off right in front of my house after a long trip to a remote area in Baja...
• Re: location of bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 03:44:37 -0400
  ...location of bleeder valve My 85 Bentley manual shows a picture of a coolant bleeder valve in the engine compartment. The problem is that...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 08:44:07 -0800
  They changed the system between 83.5 (which I have) and 84? My 83.5 has the engine compartment bleeder. Gotta use it. It...
• Re: Brake Caliper Question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:16:53 -0400
  ...I'll leave that bleeder untouched. <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content...
• 83-85 vanagon rear bleeder screw housing mod or repair?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:33:52 -0500
  ...I wanted to know if anyone had a fix????? The bleeder housing and bleeder screw on mine are in place, what broke was the...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:41:45 -0800
  ...And depending on how much play there is between bleeder screw threads and cylinder housing, and/or how far bleeder screw backed out, a...