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• Re: Coolant Bleeder Link Under Engine Cover
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 3 Jan 2023 00:31:55 -0800
  ...Coolant Bleeder Link Under Engine Cover > > Hoping someone can help me for the name of the part or parts. > > It's the plastic tube...
• Re: caliper pics
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 16:15:38 -0800
  ...I've never had such a problem bleeder before. alistair On 3-Feb-11, at 4:00 PM, Mike wrote: > A recommendation; when you...
• Re: front bleeder valves
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 13:05:42 -0800
  ...have any hints on how to remove and replace front brake > bleeder valves that are totally corroded and/or snapped off? > > Thanks! > > Woody > > 83...
• HELP! I need a screw size
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:40:03 -0800
  I *just* finished bleeding the cooling system on my Vanagon when I DROPPED the bleeder screw down into that netherland that comprises the front...
• Re: WOTL: thread size needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:50:07 -0500
  ...That bleeder never needs be used as a bleeder but boy it sucks when that head snaps off for no reason. Dennis -----Original Message...
• Re: Antifreeze Enema
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:40:24 -0500
  ...Clamp off tubing. (2) incline van (3) drain >& >flush using tee in heater hose method - mine is brass (4) remove bleeder >screw in radiator...
• Re: FTE Brake Master Cylinder: Failing Seal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 22 Jul 2015 11:05:42 -0700
  ...I gotta write this stuff down! I always apply a little antiseize to the outer 1/2 of bleeder screw threads on any new...
• Re: Need help with my '87 propane charge valve
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 15:19:44 -0600
  ...It won't go in because the bleeder valve isn't open. It must be open all the way, and when the propane which...
• Re: what size wrench for bleeding clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 18:44:50 -0600
  ...What is it? If the bleeder nipple doesn't seem to take either a 7 or an 8mm wrench, try a 1/4". Even...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:10:51 -0400
  ...Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole? I just installed my new SA Radiator i bought from Bus Depot. Now Im ready...
• Re: Another Pressure Bleeder "How to" + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:17:52 -0800
  On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Roger VanTill <motelvw@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a Motive Products bleeder and you just...
• Re: Temp II sensor install
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 20:57:30 -0400
  ...After it's done and your all wet!!! Start the van and open the thermostat bleeder screw, but this is not a must at...
• 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...
• Re: '85 Vanagon Sunroofy 1.9L - Coolant BLeeding/Thermostat/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:55:45 -0400
  ...Once it does you'll probably get a lot of air hissing out of the bleeder when you crack it open, followed by a...
• Pumping Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 16:09:03 -0500
  ...Bled them with one man bleeder. Prior to swapping the lines I was feeling a little "pulsing" in the brakes when I stepped on...
• bleeding coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:36:55 EST
  ...After it warmed up i would keep getting little fizzz of air if i cracked open the radiator bleeder. I let it run for...
• Re: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:53:37 -0700
  ...Maybe I missed spraying the RF bleeder > but..... > > Is the RF bleeder any more prone to seizing than the LF bleeder? > Strange question but...
• Re: clutch bleeding/ARCHIVES!??
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 12:13:18 -0600
  ...Open the bleeder valve just enough so that the high pressure of compressing the clutch will blow out fluid, but the low pressure or...
• Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 22:45:50 -0800
  ...open bleeder screw on passenger side top of radiator 6. open bleeder valve at front of engine compartment (on black plastic fitting with 4...
• "stop fill" propane tank fill valve problem
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 19:19:32 -0500
  ...One fix described in the archives is to install a "stop cock" or bleeder valve in the small hole 3/4 of the way...
• New way to bleed wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Apr 1997 05:54:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Then I opened the bleeder screw on the radiator while the engine continued to idle. I found some small gauge nylon tubing(used for...
• Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 9 May 2002 18:04:31 -0700
  ...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: Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 10 May 2002 00:54:59 EDT
  ...I'm not familiar with filling the radiator through the bleeder hole. the regular way from the back worked fine for me. Yes some...
• Re: Bleeder Valve Poition
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 11:46:14 -0800
  ...netreach.net> wrote: > I can't remember off hand if this bleeder valve is supposed to be closed > for > normal driving and opened for...
• Re: Front brake bleeder screw.
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 20:45:11 -0400
  The rears are much easier to find and much cheaper. I'll try the local auto parts. Merv
• Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 23:11:48 -0400
  That vacuum pump should have come with a special grease to seal the bleeder screw threads. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Yi-Ruey Wei <ray...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 26 Mar 2023 23:59:12 +0000
  ...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: power bleeder for brakes
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:22:18 -0700
  ...power bleeder for brakes Hi all, I have sort of followed this thread on bleeding brakes, but I'm not sure whether anyone has...
• Re: Manual Pages Needed: Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 13:50:32 -0400 (EDT)
  On Mon, 3 Apr 1995, Steve Johnson wrote: > So James Cook says: > > > > > bleeder valve, looks like a tire valve but big, like an A...
• Re: Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:36:22 -0700
  My DIY “garden sprayer” pressure bleeder has a (schrader?) type bike tire valve so I can check pressure. I use 10 psi at most...
• Re: Anyone know thread size of coolant bleeder bolt on radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 13:19:00 -0500
  ...I'd like to keep the bleeder available for its original purpose. Larry A.
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 21:01:11 -0500
  ...If the upper radiator support (right above the bleeder) is in the way, it can be bent upward slightly. As to your brake bleeder...
• Re: Bleeding the clutch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:01:04 -0500
  Chris, Personally I use a Motive power bleeder, model 0100. It really makes the job easy and certainly prevents introducing air into the system...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:48:21 -0400
  Vacuum bleeders DO suck in air. The first place they leak by is thw bleeder screw threads. You need to repve them, coat the...
• Trading my 1962 Buick for VW BUG,BUS or VAN
  Historical mailing list - dieselslave
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 19:08:07 -0500
  ...replacing fan relay switch in radiator > The new radiator I put in had a bleeder screw in the front top left. > I could get...
• Home Made Brake Pressure Bleeder: *might* add moisture to brake fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:25 -0700
  ...When using a home made pressure bleeder to pressurize the brake fluid reservoir with AIR when bleeding the brakes, would this air add moisture...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:31:46 -0700
  ...Yah I had similar troubles with the vacuum type bleeder. Might be useful for other things, but not bleeding brakes IMO. It just "made...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:31:21 -0800
  Hey John, what about this air compressor powered beastie from HF?? http://www.harborfreight.com/brake-fluid-bleeder-92924.html Courtney
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding- Simple LOW cost Method
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 20:29:36 -0800
  ...Close the bleeder and pull the hose > off and go to next wheel. <snip> > I have been doing this method on and off for...
• Re: another brake saga...aha!
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:16:47 -0400
  ...when I open the >>bleeder valve, the piston moves back into the cylinder away from the >>shoe. Close the bleeder, it moves back out...
• Re: Bleeding Bloody Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 24 Dec 1996 06:45:13 -0500
  ...Are the rear brakes adjusted properly? Are the bleeders for the calipers on the top of the caliper? If there are two bleeders on...
• Re: one person brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:52:03 -0400
  ...On Aug 6, 2009, at 8:54 AM, Warren Lail wrote: > You can get a Motive Products Brake Bleeder directly from Motive > Products. They...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:18:55 -0600
  ...Just tonight I used an innovative semi-automatic voice > activated brake bleeder. A bonus is that he's manufactured right here in > the US...
• Re: Motive Bleeder Recs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:35:45 -0500
  ...For me, I factored my time into the cost, meaning I just wanted a bleeder that worked right out of the box. I had...
• 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: [WetWesties] Pain in the Propane
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 23:29:52 -0700
  ...Propane bleeder and gloves I'll second the suggestion for having a glove available when filling the propane tank. But not just any glove...
• Overheating:
  Historical mailing list - Tommy Dunn
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:52:11 -0600
  ...on the upper right side of the radiator there is a bleeder screw. Have your friend holding the idle from inside the van, at...
• Re: How to start a diesel engine after 5 years inactive
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Mon, 14 May 2001 09:34:45 -0400
  If you can get a hold of a pressure bleeder set up you could send pressurized oil through the hole were the oil pressure...
• 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...
• 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: installing new clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 07:32:17 -0700
  Tom et al, I have never used a pressure bleeder for this without any problem. Mike '84 GL '58 Isetta
• Vanagon Heater Part Needed
  Historical mailing list - William Ward
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 20:08:47 -0600
  I need a new or used nylon bleeder screw/petcock for the rear heater on an '86 Vanagon. Bill Ward Pottsboro, TX
• Re: More brake questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 23:41:10 -0500
  Open up the brake cylinder bleeder's, keep the master full of brake fluid, and let gravity do the job for you..
• 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: Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my cool in the desert (a trip report)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:46:08 -0700
  ...He opened the bleeder value on the radiator (behind the headlight grille), his wife revved the engine, and if there were bubbles up front...
• Re: FTE Brake Master Cylinder: Failing Seal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 Jul 2015 12:38:35 +0000
  ...Easy to over look! Something that can't be done when using > a pressure bleeder?? > > > I find the good old fashioned 'clear hose in...
• Re: Need "obsolete" and rare bleeder for 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 08:09:22 -0600
  ...my bleeder valve is very vague as to whether it's open or closed. I spin it and spin it, but it never "bottoms...
• Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 20:34:13 -0500
  Dennis Haynes wrote: > That vacuum pump should have come with a special grease to seal the bleeder > screw threads. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Yi...
• 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: Coolant change questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:42:47 -0500
  Hi Dennis and list, For bleeder are we talking about the small bleeder in the engine compartment where two large hoses go off left...