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• Re: MC and Slave Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:11:41 -0500
  ...proceed properly if using this method. I've done this, and it does work fine. I do, however, love my Motive pressure bleeder, now...
• Question: bleeder on thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 07:41:06 EDT
  ...any coolant escape from this bleeder, so what is it's function, and should coolant escape from here in a properly air-purged system?
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:31:59 -0800
  ...properly, and it won't if said air pocket is there in the top of the radiator. The system may be 'self-bleeding', but...
• Re: More 83.5 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 00:07:48 -0400
  ...cool properly. I followed the Bently instructions, lifted the front 15 inches, opend the rear resevior and bleeder valve and the front bleeder valve...
• Coolant hose replacement/ Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:55:22 -0500
  ...new hose and bleed system? Is this going to trap air in the system because I did not drain it properly. Just trying to...
• Re: Coolant loss mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 18:54:04 -0500
  ...Hmm...but how can you bleed the radiator properly unless the thermostat is open? I get basically no flow until it starts to open...
• Re: More brake questions
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 26 Jun 2005 21:23:23 -0700
  ...Open the bleed nipple and have your helper pump the >brakes. > NO!! This is a recipe for never getting the brakes bled properly. *Pumping...
• bleeding coolant/archives
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 11:42:47 EDT
  ...for "coolant bleeding." etc. but can't find Dennis Haynes(?) or others' EASY-to-do & follow instructions. The system was properly bled when Tug...
• Re: Clutch Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:54:46 -0500
  ...clutch master - assuming proper installation and the fluid tank properly filled - will self-bleed if pumped 75 or 80 times. I didn't believe...
• Re: Fluid leaking from underdash
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:19:00 -0600
  ...I didn't bench bleed, and it took about a hundred strokes before it started > to pick up fluid properly. That was a serious...
• Re: wierd brake stuff :-(
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 11:08:45 -0000
  ...There's a very good chance that careful bleeding will completely solve the problem. Also, only when the brakes and clutch have been properly...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:30:22 -0700
  my vanagon front bleed valves are all 10mm. I keep my one smap-on 9mm wrench in a separte stash of weird tools. I...
• Bleeding cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lipert
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 20:53:12 -0800
  Hi List, I spent Saturday bleeding my cooling system on my '84 Westy. At first I was unable to get anything to come out...
• Re: Coolant loss mystery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:11:51 -0800
  ...should not be opened or bleed with a warm engine. > > Hmm...but how can you bleed the radiator properly unless the thermostat > is open...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:05:05 -0400
  ...to get brakes properly bled using either the "helper pumps the pedal" method or MityVac at the caliper/cylinder bleed valves. What works for...
• Re: Fluid leaking from underdash
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:22:12 -0500
  ...I didn't bench bleed, and it took about a hundred strokes before it started to pick up fluid properly. That was a serious...
• Re: MC and Slave Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:52:01 -0700
  ...done it <g> I can't imagine this can work properly, since the bleeder valve has to be open all the time, and some...
• spent fluids
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 07:22:10 -0700
  I can recycle oil at lots of places but don't know what to do to properly dispose of dead break fluid from bleeding...
• Re: Question: bleeder on thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 07:34:46 -0500
  ...any coolant escape from this bleeder, so what is it's >function, and should coolant escape from here in a properly air-purged system? >
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:53:35 -0700
  ...Am I correct to assume that one should not check to see if the bleed is working properly by holding a lighted match near...
• Re: Speedbleeders? Who needs Em'
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 17 May 2001 23:48:46 -0500
  ...I have a pressure bleeder, and ever since the auto mfg's started using proprtionng valves it will not function properly. It will kick...
• Re: Coolant loss mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 19:11:50 -0500
  ...Hmm...but how can you bleed the radiator properly unless the thermostat is open? I get basically no flow until it starts to open...
• More 83.5 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 27 Jul 96 20:48:09 UT
  ...cool properly. I followed the Bently instructions, lifted the front 15 inches, opend the rear resevior and bleeder valve and the front bleeder valve...
• Bleeding brakes - 1.9 - questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 21:10:13 -0500
  ...am I having such a hard time getting the brakes to bleed properly? Installed new rear cylinders, shoes, and drums. Bled them - several times...
• Re: installing new clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 22:11:11 -0600
  ...81 Vanagon >--------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, if you use a pressure bleeder, you are assured of properly bleeding the system. However, you can do just as well...
• Re: bleeding coolant/archives
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 14:41:22 -0400
  FoxhntrPat@AOL.COM wrote: > Volks- I've searched gerry for "coolant bleeding." etc. but can't find Dennis > Haynes(?) or others' EASY-to-do...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:33:42 -0700
  ...But I agree with Stuart; it takes a long time to properly bleed a Vanagon. I can now bleed the radiator without taking the...
• Re: Clutch problem on 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 20:50:34 EST
  ...I bled my clutch slave cyliner using a brake bleeder pump which I used as a suction on the slave cylinder bleeder. Honestly I...
• Re: Brakes & potential problems
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 15 May 2002 21:11:32 -0700
  ...Gotta do it the old fashioned way by turning the notched wheel and making sure the ratchet mechanism engages properly. Knuckles bleed before brakes...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 17:48:18 -0500
  ...I flushed cold water into there with the engine running and can tell you that I had water gushing out the radiator bleeder, and...
• Flushing brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 22:39:06 -0500
  ...Any clues on how the ATE calipers are properly flushed? Do I flush using the lower "drain" valve, then bleed using the upper one...
• Re: bleeding the cooling system....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 06:18:17 -0400
  No, you do not want to warm the engine up before bleeding the cooling system. Both the 1.8 and 2.1 have a...
• Re: blinkin' light
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 03 Mar 1997 14:04:40 -0600
  Karen-- More than likely, the mechanic didn't bleed your system of air properly. The light is a low-level indicator. It has nothing...
• Re: Question: bleeder on thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 11:58:01 -0400
  ...any coolant escape from this bleeder, so what is it's > function, and should coolant escape from here in a properly air-purged system? >
• Re: Anybody with a thermo scan gun and two minutes?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 11:02:20 EDT
  ...Fill and bleed the system properly then run it for a while to see where you are at. George
• Spongy Brakes (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 11:56:04 -0400
  ...starting to balloon. -Front brake pads aren't set right. -Not bleed properly. Now, What do you think! I need some experience. Thanks in...
• Vanagon service Chicago or Milwaukee?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:53:46 EST
  ...the care and feeding of Vanagons?Someone who knows how to properly bleed the coolant system and that the brake fluid reservoir is under...
• Re: 85 Westy cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 12:53:41 EST
  ...mechanic could be not bleeding the system properly to get the air out. Or could have possibly in properly installed the head gaskets (don...
• Re: 85 flashing coolant indicator
  Historical mailing list - Gregory J. Litzenberger
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:17:56 -0700
  ...If you air bleed the system properly through the bleed screw in the radiator top with the front end of the van raised about...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 13 Feb 2016 08:44:20 -0500
  ...Once the engine is properly cold, close the bleeder valve on the thermostat housing and check and refill both tanks. If the system is...
• Re: vanagon e-messages
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 12:05:42 -0800
  Ken writes: > I have been properly flogged and now I will go bleed quietly > somewhere. :) Actually, Ken, you were improperly flogged, and the flogger...
• Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:35:21 EST
  ...I'd like to bleed the coolant can anyone point me to a good description of how to? Chris, first off, I don't...
• Re: Adding Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 18:36:14 -0500
  ...even internally, heater cores front or rear, dreaded heads, ugh!! your best bet is top it off, bleed it properly, then if level still...
• Low Coolant in fill tank...:(
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 5 Dec 94 10:21:09 PST
  ...just open the bleeder valve in front, or is there other things I need to do to bleed this system properly? Oh. I'm...
• Re: Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 21:29:29 -0400
  ...Make sure the rear adjusters are working and that the front bearings are properly adjusted. Bleed and try again. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:57:21 -0600
  ...if the >> bleed is >> working properly by holding a lighted match near it to catch a draft? >> >> But about that bleed thing: presumably the...
• Re: Bleeding coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:44:42 +0000
  ...If the system is not leak tight and/or the cap is not working properly, this tank may not be kept full. Wit the...
• AVP and head gasket woes.....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 22:52:48 -0400
  ...They agreed to pay me to replace the leaking gasket, but indicated that "some people don't bleed the cooling systems properly, and steam...
• Re: Coolant recommendations
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 06:34:33 -0700
  ...20 -0400, Dennis Haynes wrote: >It doesn�t take hours to properly bleed the cooling system. In fact if it >is taking more than...
• Re: Bleeding Coolant on a 2.1L syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:19:37 -0500
  If the engine is not overheating, then bleeding the system will not improve heat. Is the engine warming up properly? If not, you probably...
• 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...
• changing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Schuster
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 14:10:14 +0100 (MET)
  ...As always, I had problems to bleed it properly. But I managed to do it after several attempts. Two things should be noteworthy: - I...
• Re: Hydraulic Valve Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 08:48:02 CST6CDT
  ...You must wait > 1/2 hour or so before starting engine to let lifters bleed down. so does "properly" mean lift all the valve...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:24:08 -0700
  ...if the bleed is > working properly by holding a lighted match near it to catch a draft? > > But about that bleed thing: presumably the...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 21:03:00 -0700
  ...I've had WBX vanagons for years, I know how to bleed them properly. This one is running hot, I'm not yet sure...
• Re: blinkin' light
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Mar 1997 22:26:56 -0500
  Tonya Pope wrote: > > Karen-- > > More than likely, the mechanic didn't bleed your system of air > properly. The light is a low-level indicator...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 18:59:48 -0500
  ...But getting water out of the radiator bleeder doesn't mean that you have flushed the radiator. The radiator loop starts at the coolant...
• Re: interesting picture of south african syncro .. :)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 16:07:41 -0400
  So THAT's the angle required to properly bleed the radiator! Michael -----Original Message----- From: John Andersen <tincat@RELAYPOINT.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Getting Archive results - Super Fast Method
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 13:03:35 -0600
  ...just open the bleeder valve in front, or is there other things I need to do to bleed this system properly? ^^^^^^ GERRY"S #2...
• Re: Rad Fan isn't working properly
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 21:45:41 -0400
  ...What am curious to know, did you play with the thermostat wile bleeding or changing the exp tank? Let us know why the thermostat...