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• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:00:16 -0700
  ...I have checked that all the rear brake shoe linkage is properly � assembled. � 9. The drum brake positioning bolts are installed. � 10. The drum...
• Re: What is my problem?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:53:53 -0500
  ...Make sure the brakes are properly adjusted. Bleed the system. If still no good, you have a bad Master cylinder. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Thermostat soup: A comparison.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 20 May 2009 22:27:32 -0700
  ...While I was bleeding it the > needle went back up to the 'normal' position and held there; eventually the > fan came on. It sounds...
• Re: auxiliary heat
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:15:10 -0800
  ...If your vanagon is working properly, you will never >>> have a heating >>> problem. I've run my vanagon in below 0 deg. temp. for...
• Re: trepidations
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Aug 1996 01:47:50 -0400
  ...Basically it involves jacking the front of the van up 16" higher than the rear, opening a bleeding bolt, running the engine, etc, etc...
• Lucky break?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 18:03:42 -0600
  ...Best case scenario is the cooling system was not bled properly and there is an air pocket in there, the worst case is that...
• Re: WTB - upper coolant crossover pipe - 1.9L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 24 May 2005 06:25:48 EDT
  ...If you have floated braze over the rusted area well and properly applied the POR-15 then the pipe will last practically forever and...
• Re: Upgrading Projectzwo Bulbs to 100w and/or Yellow
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:38:50 -0500
  ...I've done it, it's not good. > My low-beams are fed via a really so they are nice and bright and properly...
• Re: morons
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 14:29:26 -0400
  ...Bleed the van properly and go on with your life. I have seen many Vanagon engine in the past few month, all look like...
• Re: Shout out to Ken and Dennis The RARE vW bus vender
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:51:18 -0700
  ...I told her to check the coolant level in the expansion reservoir, it's very low (they didn't bleed properly)... she filled it...
• Re: Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 20:16:11 EDT
  ...I also like to thank Ben for the detail step-by-step description on his Web site on changing coolant, filling and bleed (www3...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt-Realities!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:25:16 -0500
  ...is bleed enough to cool at all it will self bleed over >> time >> as long as the pressure cap is working properly and the...
• Re: Friday post, some van, some other...
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 22 Dec 2017 10:58:01 -0800
  ...The white smoke > > is concerning but if you fill and bleed and all is well then perhaps just > > burning off spilled coolant. > > > > > > Eric > > > > > > On...
• Re: hook and loop fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 08:59:12 -0500
  ...I usually thicken the epoxy with either coloidal silica or baby powder so the resin doesn't bleed through the velcro backing and coat...
• Re: Idea! Please review- Clutch Dies in Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 13:37:22 -0500
  ...clogged inlet prot on same or it just needs to be properly bleed. It is impotoant that when the pedal is up, the master...
• Re: WBX Nightmares
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 08:27:11 -0500
  ...running hot, not changing the coolant regularly, not bleeding the cooling system properly, using the wrong type of coolant, should I go on? However...
• Re: Body filler onto primer/rust treatment paint?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 11 May 2007 15:14:33 -0700
  ...On 5/11/07, Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@hotmail.com> wrote: > pros will tell you to use plastic body filler only on properly prepped bare...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 21:11:17 -0500
  The bleed hole alone is a problem. I bet the lower disc is wrong also. Don't bother with the boiling water test. Really...
• Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 17:56:46 -0600
  ...Big Bend National Park and back before I can manage to properly deal with it (e.g. Gowesty's repair kit or just all...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:48:01 -0700
  ...And brake in new pads properly too. Another subject. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <wognacious@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Coolant Rising Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 14:19:10 EST
  ...As to the one in the engine compartment, it is not the one that bleeds to the outside, but rather the one that bleeds...
• Cooling Systems
  Historical mailing list - Dan Aldrich
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:01:21 -0700
  ...no bleeder port to the exterior, its >thermostat design allows it to empty air to the reservoir, if the >thermostat is properly aligned. Use...
• Re: Back on the road but running warm or faulty gauge
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 15:06:07 -0700
  ...I'm happy Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote: > Sounds like it is working properly to me. A lower temp fan switch will > help...
• Re: Clutch/Shifting issue?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:25:33 -0600
  ...Since I didn't have said bleeder, & no one available to depress the clutch pedal while I manually bled the slave, I did what...
• Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:36:28 -0700
  ...None of the 4 brake cylinders leakI have checked that all the rear brake shoe linkage is properly assembled.The drum brake positioning bolts...
• Re: Over-full overflow tank..cause for alarm?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:55:56 -0500
  ...If the pressure cap is working properly and there are no >> leaks or holes in the tubing between the expansion tank and the overflow...
• Re: 91 Westy - Mysterious Clutch/Transmission Problem Clutch driven, (Slave) cylinders.
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 5 May 2015 09:48:46 -0700
  ...Pressure bleeding is the best way to go. Other wise let gravity do the work and make sure all the fluid is out. It...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Bursting Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jack Loranger
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 10:52:36 -0800
  ...Is the system properly bleed after >> the hose >> replacements? Very likely you have combustion gasses getting into the >> coolant system. Either loose or cracked...
• Neils Brakes: "What Me Worry?" (WAS: pedal feel)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:35:45 -0800
  ...My guess is that if one bench bleeds MC properly, bleeding switches WON'T need be done. What I did: Removed plug from switch...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:14:28 -0500
  ...I have checked that all the rear brake shoe linkage is properly > assembled. > 9. The drum brake positioning bolts are installed. > 10. The drum...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 09:44:41 -0700
  ...On 6/27/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Properly adjusted there should be a small gap between the lever and the > adjuster...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 19:30:52 -0700
  ...Next ...yup ..rebuild the caliper properly , or install a new rebuilt one. There was a time in the 60's say ..and before that...
• Re: oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Jan 2021 03:27:57 +0000
  ...I have replaced the leaking coolant bleed ring with this kit from GoWesty: https://www.gowesty.com/product/bundles-and-kits/24210/coolant-bleed...
• Re: AVP and head gasket woes.....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 23:31:25 -0400
  ...leaking gasket, > > but indicated that "some people don't bleed the cooling > > systems properly... Sounds to me like they are looking > > for a way...
• Re: 1400--1600 rpm in '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 8:05:34 EST
  ...I just hope I can find all those bleeding screws > and get enough coolant in without the air pockets. Will be reading the > manual...
• '83 Vanagon leaking coolant out of relatively new heads (and intro)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 15:09:53 -0500
  ...After one failed bleeding of the coolant system (tried to do it by myself), I finally got the system bled properly and it seemed...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:44:07 -0400
  ...Pedal going halfway indicates brakes no properly bleed or rears not assembled-adjusted correctly. Check the archives and look for comments on shimming the...
• Re: morons
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 21:14:16 +0100
  ...Bleed the van properly and go on with > your life. > > I have seen many Vanagon engine in the past few month, all look like...
• Re: ugh!! fridge still blowing out!!
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 09:52:41 -0600
  ...After cleaning the combustion chamber, orifice and sealing everything off properly it now works great. I even figured out the theory of the lighting...
• Re: Mobil1 15-50 and setting a new piston ring
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 17:19:09 -0600
  ...Yo don't say if this engine was entirely remanufactured or just a "problem ring" replacement? Not properly breaking in a new/rebuilt engine...
• Re: 85 GL AC Convert advice + trip report
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 20:57:02 -0500
  ...Tinkering >invites failure here. > >While you *CAN* achieve some cooling for a while by simply "bleeding off" >the R-12 (discussion of impact to...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Spring Clips
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 15:08:28 -0700
  ...Then always bleed new brake fluid to brakes just worked on. I'f I'm bleeding the rear brakes, I bleed the clutch slave...
• Re: '87 Vanagon Thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 03:32:10 UT
  ...Also make sure the cooling system is properly filled and bleed. Must also have proper mixture. Straight water or antifreeze is no good. * Internal...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:00:03 -0500
  ...Vlave types, bypasses, bleeds, lengths and other features get lost. > This is a real problem even in American vehicles, trucks, RV's that need...
• Re: Coolant Flush and Fill
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 17:12:23 -0400
  ...Now, since you're putting cold water into the expansion tank, the thermostat never opens properly. At this point, I stopped the engine and...
• Re: Shout out to Ken and Dennis The RARE vW bus vender
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:16:32 -0700
  ...I told her to check the coolant > level in the expansion reservoir, it's very low (they didn't bleed > properly)... she filled it...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sat, 10 Dec 2016 23:27:17 -0500
  ...The first play we saw in my wheels and rotors was after we torqued the new retainer nuts properly, dropped it on the ground...
• Re: Rear brake shoe replacment= crappy pedal now
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:32:30 -0700
  ...Were you pushing the brake pedal to the floor when bleeding? If so, a seal(s) *might* have been damaged due to piston/seals...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 12:53:49 -0400
  First, You need to make sure the push rod is properly seated in the lifter. They sometimes will sit on the edge. For cylinders...
• Re: Shout out to Ken and Dennis The RARE vW bus vender
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:20:27 -0700
  ...I told her to check the coolant > level in the expansion reservoir, it's very low (they didn't bleed > properly)... she filled it...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:23:32 -0500
  ...tank and use the optional liquid level indicator screw as a bleeder to vent off all that water and nitrogen and oxygen that was...
• Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:37:18 -0500
  ...I cam to the conclusion that the coolant system had not been bleed corretly by the shop that did the radiator repalcement and Larry...
• Re: Weird over-heating problem, please advise!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 07:21:28 -0400
  ...The system must be holding pressure to work properly. The problem can be as simply as a bad radiator (fill) cap. The cap is...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 19:39:12 -0400
  ...On 6/27/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Properly adjusted there should be a small gap between the lever and > the adjuster...
• Re: Turning off rear heater
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:05:20 -0700
  ...Dennis Haynes helped me figure out why a particular van would not bleed properly. Bingo. ________________________________ From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Shout out to Ken and Dennis The RARE vW bus vender
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:53:40 -0400
  ...I told her to check the coolant > level in the expansion reservoir, it's very low (they didn't bleed > properly)... she filled it...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:20:18 -0700
  Ah, now I see, that makes a lot of sense, similar to bleeding brakes! A tempting thought was also to have a permanent raised...
• thermostat soup too
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Fri, 14 May 2004 12:17:04 -0400
  ...I'm bleeding with the back end up as I've been doing successfully for years. Even tried it with the front up by...
• aerodynamics: kinetically induced noise due to boundary layer separation
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 01 Aug 94 09:01:53 CDT
  ...by bleeding off pressure, the noise is decreased. the crappy job vw did of sealing that big vent up there doesn't help. mine...
• Re: Brakes on an 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 20:46:13 -0400
  ...Be sure the handbrake cable is properly adjusted, no pressure on the top bar when released. And als make sure the top springs are...