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• Re: Power Brake Bleeding- Simple LOW cost Method
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 20:29:36 -0800
  VWBus73T4@AOL.COM wrote: > > The simple way to bleed brakes with one person is: > > To get about a 3 foot piece of 3 mm...
• Re: brake light issues
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:44:06 -0600
  Good point! I have a Motive Products pressure bleeder that does a great job, so maybe I can keep my brakes (I'm doing...
• Coolant Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Ray Tubbs
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 16:22:28 EST
  Tried to bleed the air out of the coolant system per Bentley. Bubbles of air/coolant eventually come out of the bleeder valve but...
• Re: Bleeding the clutch.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 10:04:28 -0800
  ...Alistair PS if you do reverse press bleed it would be a good idea to flush the lines in the regular direction first)
• 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: Still unclear was Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 12:06:19 -0500
  ...Bleeding the front radiator > > > > If this was so, I would wonder why so many thermostats have a tiny bleed > > hole. Not much point if...
• Re: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 5 May 2020 07:51:52 -0400
  Good morning people, I just got my motive to bleed the brakes and of course Removing The plastic screen is giving me fits. My...
• Re: a quick question about bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 May 2009 19:42:08 -0700
  sure, you can just bleed the rears after working on the rear brakes. it's not a thorough a job as bleeding in some...
• Re: Bleeding clutch
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 14:14:49 -0700
  There is a bleeding nipple on the slave. Open it and let it drip out until there is no more air. Zoltan ----- Original Message...
• Re: COOLANT PROCEDURE AND AMOUNTS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:35:49 -0600
  ...Both must be dealt with in bleeding the system. Bleeding my 83 >> diesel, which has neither of these features, is easier than my 90...
• Re: radiator bleeder location
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 17:00:20 -0500
  At 02:57 PM 11/20/96 -0600, Brian Ratliff wrote: >I'm riding round the yard!!! > >Where"s the radiator bleeder located on...
• Re: clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 13:33:12 -0700
  Sean, At risk of referring to the wrong generation of vanagon, I can address the bleeding. I suspect that yours is not a waterboxer...
• bleeding coolant/archives
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 11:42:47 EDT
  Volks- I've searched gerry for "coolant bleeding." etc. but can't find Dennis Haynes(?) or others' EASY-to-do & follow instructions. The system...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:34:35 EST
  ...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: Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:40:16 -0400
  ...Mount it up and bleed it at the line on the master cylinder, then reattach the line and bleed further down. I just did...
• Question: bleeder on thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 07:41:06 EDT
  my '88 has a "bleeder screw" which is a knob on top of the thermo housing. In the Bentley book, it says to open...
• Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 08:34:33 -0600
  What is the sequence for bleeding the brakes on a Vanagon? I changed out the rear cylinders last night and could not get them...
• Radiator bleeder thread
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 28 May 2010 15:25:26 -0700
  Does anyone on line know what the thread/size is for the radiator bleed bolt? Rob becida@comcast.net Western Washington State, USA
• 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: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 18:38:55 -0400
  ...Note that the One-man bleeder is MUCH cheaper. Dave At 10:33 PM 9/13/98 -0500, A. Kimmons wrote: >Richard O'Halloran...
• 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: Removing radiator bleeder screw
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:10:35 -0400
  ...If you then > loosen the radiator bleed bolt a turn the pressure in the system will > release out of the radiator bleed hole, pushing...
• Re: Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:44:24 -0400
  x2 on the Motive power bleeder....money well spent... Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm...
• Re: -Thermostat bypass, was Bleeding front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:59:21 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: -Thermostat bypass, was Bleeding front radiator ---OK, Thanks for all the responses to this, but everyone is pointing me...
• Re: clutch woes
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:42:27 -0600
  ...Bleed that system well....then bleed some more. Make sure you are positive you got all of the old/dirty fluid out. My experience...
• Brake Caliper Question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:06:59 -0400
  ...I've never understood why there are two bleeders. It makes sense to bleed from the top of the caliper, but why is there...
• Re: re propane conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 07:37:09 -0400
  <snip> connect the bbq tank to the westy intake, open the westy bleeder screw open the bbq tank and flip upside down. Make sure...
• Re: clutch bleeding/ARCHIVES!??
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:22:38 -0800
  ...My mechanic had suggested that if i had problems bleeding the system (I have a pressure bleeder), try forcing the fluid backwards, back up...
• Re: Bleeding html
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 5 Jun 1999 20:55:13 -0700
  ...Here again the bleedin' procedure in text: Waterboxer Cooling System Fill & Bleed Procedure: -- Open both front and rear heater valves fully (Rear heater valve...
• coolent bleed valve on 84GL 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - william greenamyer
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:10:31 -0700
  ...There is a bleed valve on the two big coolent hoses which go across the engine compartment. There is a little hose that goes...
• Re: clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 21:58:04 +1100
  ...And I'm sure >bleeding it will be a blast. > >Does anyone have any tips? Is it possible to bleed this thing just like...
• Re: vacuum bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:45:04 -0500
  ...Just thinking of a way to totally bleed the system ... > >Warren Lail >88 Westy "Billy Bones" >87 GL Warren, I think this idea has...
• Bleeding coolant
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:30:02 -0500
  ...What is the proper procedure for bleedinging your coolant lines? Chris
• propane fill valve adapatability
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:19:29 -1000
  The situation is that I have an 85 with auto-stop fill valve with frozen bleed screw broken at the stem. Go Westy offers...
• Re: Dual circuit Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 09:46:48 -0700
  I would suggest always bleeding all four wheels after doing brake work. Also, since you are doing it anyway, you may as well change...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:51:21 -0400
  another solution for the bleeder screw threads is to use anti-seize on them. this serves two functions, in that it helps slow the...
• Re: Q Re: bleeding thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 03:13:57 -0700
  ...I bled the van - worked fine for the rear >>heater bleeder and the front radiator bleeder, but couldn't get any >>antifreeze to bleed...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:57:21 -0600
  ...The orifice is >> effectively the "bleed" under those conditions, and that orifice is >> really really small. So the regulator must be able to regulate...
• Bleeding brakes. Motive, si!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:27:53 -0700
  I have one of the Motive power bleeders and I use it regularly. They are the tool of choice for those who do bleed...
• More 83.5 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 27 Jul 96 20:48:09 UT
  ...I followed the Bently instructions, lifted the front 15 inches, opend the rear resevior and bleeder valve and the front bleeder valve. As I...
• brake bleeding question
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:28:21 -0700
  Hi All, In a continuing effort to get scientific or should I say be able to bleed the breaks with minimal light (i.e...
• Re: uh oh ! rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:52:52 -0500
  ...I also still have a few rear heater cores for $70 and they come with a new bleeder screw. You should check the lower...
• Re: Brake Bleeding Hose?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:15:17 -0700
  if you are going to attach a hose to a caliper bleeder valve.. of course it needs to be that size, not garden hose...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 07:16:40 -0700
  ...Put the other end in the radiator bleed > > hole. Fill the jug with > > > premix fluid and fill till fluid comes out the > > bleed hole...
• Re: Brake bleeding tools
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:01:03 -0700
  ...Tom Salicos > On Jun 12, 2006, at 7:10 AM, Wil Haslup wrote: > >> Tabe Johnson wrote: >>> There are lots of ways to bleed brakes...
• Re: overheating vanagon 86
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:45:10 -0600
  Matthew, All other things being operationally correct - as the cooling system is bled, the radiator bleed point should bubble as the air escapes. Just...
• Re: 84 vanagon cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 06:48:12 -1000
  how fast are you running it? with the front end up the h20 pump wont pump the coolant up to the the raditor bleed...
• Another Pressure Bleeder "How to" + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:28:52 -0800
  ...on building a brake pressure bleeder http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/Campingart/jettatech/bleeder/index.htm Feel kind of foolish asking, this rhetorical...
• Re: All You Wanted to Know about Brake Fluid ... :) <long>
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 09:37:27 -0800
  Just a little additional tips for brake fluid bleeding and flushing. To help prevent air from entering the bleed screw at the cylinder run...
• Re: Fluid leaking from underdash
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:19:00 -0600
  ...It was a pretty easy job---the bleeding was by far the most time consuming. It took 15 minutes or so to bleed, I...
• Re: VW Camper Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Richard Fischer
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 19:05:28 -0800
  ...Hotchkiss wrote: > > Rich, > > I think that if this is only happening after you do your flush and bleed > that it could just be getting...
• Bleed the coolant system...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 11:36:12 -0800
  ...It starts to talk about bleeding the coolant system and stops in half way when starts mentioning another way to do it. Now I...
• Is radiator bleed screw just a 13 mmbolt?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:51:58 -0500
  Volks, bleeding my coolant today, and pull the grill to accss the radiator bleed screw and discover a 13mm bolt head in its place...
• 1.9L Coolant Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 16:01:54 -0800
  ...I have read the threads and Bentley about bleeding. I am not sure about how much bleeding to do front and rear. The front...
• Plastic air bleed nipple
  Historical mailing list - James Gebhard
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:42:25 -0500
  86 wolfsberg westy Does anyone know were I can get an air bleed nipple (on right head to bleeder) I broke mine. I found...
• Re: Chapalilla, Mexico Overheat
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 09:34:53 -0600
  John, the engine 'self bleed' hose could not bleed because the orifice through which it must blow, at the cap, was clogged. Thanks, Miguel
• Bleeder screws for brakes
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 25 Dec 2003 08:29:18 -0600
  I have rounded off my brake bleeder valves. Where do I get new ones? Are they VW dealer only? These are for 84. Thanks.
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 17:41:03 +0000
  For pictures of the KEP front bleed petcock see: http://subaruvanagon.com/conv1_cooling_9.htm Robert 90 MV
• Re: 91 GL Running hot still...what next?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:31:07 -0600
  ...Do I need to prise that off to get > > to the bleed screw underneath or is that the bleed screw? > > > > Or how about a...
• 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...