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• Motive power bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:19:50 -0700
  ...tank, screw the lid onto your reservoir, >> pump it up to 10 psi (about 4 pumps) and then go open your bleeders >> at the...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Arlen
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:03:05 -0700
  ...If the bleeder screw is open, then there is atmospheric pressure (approximately 14.7 psi) reaching the upper (inner) area of the radiator (pressing...
• Re: Help! 85 coolant circulation question...
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 14:38:12 -0500
  On my '84, I use a piece of Van-Again's fuel line tubing and screw-type clamps each end. John ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Pressure Bleeding the Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 18:33:37 -0500
  ...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: coolant fairies...(long)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:56:37 -0400
  ...Also make sure the bleeder screw (engine compartment) is fully closed i.e. CCW. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60...
• Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:00:34 -0700
  ...bleeder. ;) On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 5:36 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > The 86+ brakes have only one bleed screw...
• Re: Brake Noises
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 07:32:52 -0700
  ...I wouldn't mess with the bleeder screws unless you are actually going to bleed the brakes or change the fluid. Those bleeder fittings...
• Re: No Brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 22:14:35 -0700
  ...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: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 5 May 2020 10:59:24 -0700
  ...Bleeding was going great (left the screen in)till I got to the > left caliper and the kid that installed the bleeder screw tightened...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:16:38 -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...
• Re: 87 Syncro: busted rear brake bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 16:09:26 -0800
  ...busted rear brake bleeder screw > Tim, Tim, Tim, > > Fuggetaboudit! New cylinders are $10 from the BusDepot. If your > bleeder is that rusty your cylinders...
• Re: 83-85 vanagon rear bleeder screw housing mod or repair?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:33:53 -0500
  At 12:43 PM 11/26/2012, T Collins wrote: >I hear you, but the $175 is prohivited at this time...so I have...
• Re: calliper bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 20:37:46 +0200
  Just to clerify things - where do you tap ? I�ve been taught to tap ever so gently on the end of the bleeder, it...
• 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: coolant gauge were is normal
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:19:50 -0700
  ...I didn't open the bleeder screw on radiator because I believe the manual stated open the bleeder screw if you can't get...
• technical bulletins for vanagons, campers, syncros
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Apr 94 22:33:51 CDT
  ...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: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions - thermoswitch
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:58:21 -0400
  ...still bled the system until I had coolant = come out the bleeder screw on the radiator. Prior to that, however, I em= ptied out...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 14:04:58 -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...
• bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:35:32 -0800
  ...I have also done it just with the pumping method once, with a hose attached to bleeder screw and submersed in liquid. Once I...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:10:35 -0400
  ...The problem is doesn't that require a person at each end of the van, one to operate the bleed screw and one to...
• Re: Brake Caliper Question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:41:56 -0400
  ...That bottom bleeder is called a drain screw in Bentley. My fluid has been flushed regularly over many years, so not sure I would...
• Re: You know how just when you think you're wrapping up, the radiator bleeder screw head shears off?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:05:10 -0800
  ...scott turbovans.com On 12/11/2012 2:27 AM, Mike South wrote: > As the subject says, I was closing the bleeder screw and...
• vapor lock type troubles
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 08:00:56 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The symptoms are if I drive in the afternoon heat, it stutters and dies and then when I open the bleeder screw, lot of...
• Re: To bleed or not to bleed
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 05:34:54 -0700
  ...Take the grill off and take the bleeder screw off completely > once it cools a bit. Now add your 1/8'' hose and funnel...
• Re: Changing Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 18:12:37 -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: Brake bleeding tools
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:09:51 -0500
  ...I made >> a pressure bleeder like this: >> >> 1) Get spare brake fluid reservoir LID from junkyard >> 2) Get a tire valve with a nut...
• Re: Maintenance thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Sun, 28 Feb 2021 12:32:39 -0800
  ...Even though I spray protective lube on the bleeder screws "while I'm under the van", that missing detail could cause hardship due to...
• Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:36:47 -0700
  The 86+ brakes have only one bleed screw in each of the fronts. The earlier type had an upper and lower on each caliper...
• Re: New Transmission Time?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 09:30:40 -0700
  ...Close the bleeder screw on the slave cylinder. 5. Release the clutch pedal. 6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 until a steady stream of...
• Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 22:24:20 -0700
  ...Opened the radiator bleed screw. Ran engine till warm. Nothing came out of radiator bleed screw. This is with front end on an upward...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 10 May 2002 13:33:29 -0700
  ...I remember <DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;someone saying he filled up radiator with coolant thru <DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;the bleeder screw hole and...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan A. Sinclair
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:48:57 -0600
  ...There is a bleed screw on top of the slave in the engine compartment you can open that and use a vacuum bleeder to...
• Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:18:21 -0400
  Well, I drove around until the temperature gauge came up to "normal" then stopped and opened the bleed screw. Hot coolant immediately. No air...
• Brakes Fixed. Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 07:57:06 -0800
  ...Main problem with the bleeding appears to have been small bits of junk that was clogging a brake bleeder screw. Once I decided to...
• Re: caliper pics
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 19:23:38 -0500
  ...Air can't suck in past the threads of the loosened bleeder screw and make you think there's still air in your system...
• Re: Coolant into the bleeder screw hole?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:27:28 -0700
  ...The tubing fits into the hole > after you remove that pesky bleeder screw/bolt. Mine comes out, but it is > tight quarters. I put...
• help with new clutch MC
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:50:17 -0700
  ...Master cylinder? Pressure bleeder system is where you pressurize the resivour w/ air and then just open the bleed screws versus pumping it by...
• Re: extra reservoir cap anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 12:29:08 -0500
  ...Then, I was able to bleed the system by opening the bleeder screw and watching the fluid until it ran clear and bubble free...
• fun day p/n# 025 121 082
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 19:47:41 -0800
  ...BTW i have a 1.9l this part has the little bleeder screw on it. anyone have this freak action where a part cracks...
• Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:01:43 -0400
  ...t seem to find mine - thought it should be below the bleeder screw >but there is nothing there. Having problems with my fan not...
• Re: Break job
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 2 Jun 1997 14:27:20 -0700 (PDT)
  On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, Jim Maginel wrote: >snip> > Now what do I do? Is there a procedure for replacing a broken bleeder > screw...
• Re: Collant bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 94 12:26:21 EST
  > > > Subject: > Collant bleeder valve Dan Houg responds:> > > > Your valve is not defective, just unscrew it all the way and then > gently *pull* back on...
• Re: brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 26 May 1999 00:32:00 -0400
  ...Way-cheap and long-lasting pressure bleeder: Total cost around $15~20 ! Go to your local gardening store, Lowes, etc., and purchase one of...
• PS: Re: Burning antifreeze 1987 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 22:35:16 EST
  ...There is a bleeder screw there that can leak as well. Wassamatter, don't you like the smell of burnt maple syrup. Smells delicious...
• Re: Replacing Master Brake Cylinder, How Much Fluid to Buy?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 May 2012 09:24:54 -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...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:46:17 -0400
  ...It > > seemed to always suck air in around the threads of the bleed screws and > > not really get the air our of the system...
• tools of the trade (fi and carb)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 10:20:56 CDT
  ...one-man brake bleeder - $40. worth getting the catalog. the brake bleeder tool can also be used to test vacuum lines and vacuum- operated...
• Re: rear heater smells like syrup
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 11:37:54 -0800
  ...Probably the o-ring that seals the valve assembly or the bleeder screw. 867 819 037 SEALING WASHER 861 819 039 BLEEDER SCREW 861...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing hints
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sun, 16 Jul 2017 10:26:57 -0400
  ...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: pressurized brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 19:07:04 -0400
  ...pressurized brake bleeder >I bought model 0100 (European power bleeder) which comes with the 1100 > adapter installed. That adapter is 45mm which screws directly...
• 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: propane fill valve adapatability
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 19:43:18 -0400
  ...david > Can I just find a later fill valve >and bleeder and screw them on? Does anyone know the manufacturer number >for the bleed...
• Heater Cold
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 20:32:39 -0600 (CST)
  ...Any other suggestions? Also, my bus is later than the VIN numbers for the rear heater T and the metal bleeder screw, so I...
• Re: 87 Syncro: busted rear brake bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 15:46:35 -0800
  ...If your bleeder is that rusty your cylinders' internals can't be far behind. Especially here in Seattle; I end up replacing mine about...
• Re: '88 Westy leaky rear heater core - HELP!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 06:06:03 -0500
  ...I have also seen a number of those stupid plastic bleeder screws break (small crack) leaking coolant all over the place. Got VW to...
• Coolant leak puzzle mostly solved!
  Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 17:31:10 -0700
  ...Go Ron! Anyway I confidently placed the gasket on the new bleeder valve and screwed it into place, started up the engine and... it...
• Re: How do explain this?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:53:06 -0700
  ...slave bleeder is the highest point at the rear. I'll look next time I have the engine cover off.... Line screws into the...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:54:14 -0800
  ...I have also done it just with the pumping method once, with a > hose attached to bleeder screw and submersed in liquid. > Try gravity...
• *** Factory Carburetor Setup. Look at this!! ***
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 16 May 2001 07:43:24 -0500
  ...The hoses appear to be in good condition! It has that impossible-to-find bleeder screw. Is this European or Canadian? More or less...
• Re: Where is fan thermo-switch? 90GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 00:44:03 -0400
  ...be found by "moving the cardboard air deflector to side" > The bleeder screw is there but no thermo-switch or wiring. You looked on...