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• Collant bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 1994 22:01:49 -0600
  ...Is my bleeder valve clogged, or does this valve just open a passage to that little 1/4-inch hose that runs from the...
• Bleeder vlave repair?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 17:21:48 EDT
  Can the bleeder valve in the engine compartment be cleaned out or repaired? There is a piece adjacent to the knurned head that looks...
• bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 13:12:21 -0500
  Dear List, Does anyone have a bleeder valve, part # 025-121-421 A? Dealer says "obsolete!" Thanks, Woody
• Re: Propane autostop valve question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:31:44 -0400
  ...Mike ' ' wrote: > Open the bleeder valve manually. > > It's an auto stop valve. > > Not an auto bleed valve. > >
• Re: Rear cabin heater
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 21:36:55 -0400
  ...Yes, it is a bleeder valve . Not all rear heaters had this bleeder valve. Next time you bleed the cooling system, you have to...
• propane fill
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 01:09:01 -0400
  ...THere is a propane bleeder valve up above where the big thing fits on to fill (intake). To fill with propane, one opens the...
• uh oh ! rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 08:07:11 -0800
  ...think I have an extra valve with a bleeder screw.Havent checked yet.Maybe a valve without a bleeder screw I have.Anyway, does...
• Re: propane fill
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:52:31 -0600
  ...When the liquid propane comes out the bleeder valve, the tank is about 80% full of liquid propane. Anymore is unsafe. I thought any...
• Re: Speed bleeders? Not me
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:53:33 -0400
  ...Which one might be leaking air..? And now, is that pesky >piece of grit that held open the ball valve of the speed bleeder...
• Re: FW: Green coolant hurt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 13:04:44 -0400
  Dear Mark, There is no bleeder valve on any Vanagon rear heater! There is only an on/off shutoff valve. The only "bleeder valve...
• Re: Collant bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 1 Nov 1994 08:08:19 CST6CDT
  ...However when I do this nothing > comes out. > > Is my bleeder valve clogged, or does this valve just open a > passage to that little...
• Re: Bleeder valve Function?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 15:49:46 -0500
  Peter, I think the bleeder opens a valve that allows coolant to pass internally between the top and bottom coolant hoses. The coolant does...
• bleeder valve engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:36:52 -0400
  Hi, Should there be coolant coming out of the bleeder valve in the engine compartment when bleeding the coolant system? Thank you ion advance...
• Propane Leak
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 22:38:58 -0500
  The bleeder valve on my 87 Westy is leaking. The Autostop valve on the 87 is generally opened for filling the tank. When the...
• Copy of: Re: [bleeder valve]
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 08:04:42 -0500
  ...12/01/1999 8:06 AM Re: [bleeder valve] Dear List, Cary points out that I did not describe the bleeder I am looking...
• Coolant leak questions
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 18:00:43 -0400
  ...Opened the front bleeder valve and the rear bleeder valve, ran the van at 2000 rpm until coolant started flowing freely from front. Closed...
• Re: bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 14:43:33 -0400
  ...bleeder valve > the little bleeder valve in my engine comparment doesn't bleed. Is there a > cheap and suitable fix? > thanks > matthew > 84 > > > Matthew...
• Re: Speed bleeders? Not me
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:03:19 -0700
  ...Which one might be leaking air..? And now, is that pesky > >piece of grit that held open the ball valve of the speed bleeder...
• location of bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 20:59:27 -0700
  My 85 Bentley manual shows a picture of a coolant bleeder valve in the engine compartment. The problem is that I have an 86...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:52:57 -0700
  ...The standard replacement is to put a small bleeder valve on that upper port and a standard fill valve where the Autostop is. The...
• Re: Propane Leak
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 22:52:39 -0500
  Finn Runyon wrote: >The bleeder valve on my 87 Westy is leaking. The Autostop valve on the 87 is generally opened for filling the...
• bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 09:21:14 -0700
  the little bleeder valve in my engine comparment doesn't bleed. Is there a cheap and suitable fix? thanks matthew 84 Matthew Pollard http...
• Bleeder Valve Poition
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:57:01 -0500
  I can't remember off hand if this bleeder valve is supposed to be closed for normal driving and opened for bleeding or visa...
• Re: caliper with broken bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 00:53:11 -0500
  >>Went to bleed my brakes and found that the bleed valve is broken off >on one >of my calipers. I will try to get...
• Re: Propane autostop valve question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:55:52 -0400
  ...is the bleeder hose supposed to hiss (let gas escape) when the >bleeder valve is opened (remember ... AUTOSTOP) or is it supposed to >remain...
• Re: FW: Green coolant hurt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 01:54:44 PDT
  >Bleeder valve thingy broke and lost all my coolant. No damage. Fixed leak, was that the bleeder valve of the rear heater?? how did...
• thermostat bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - BillM
  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 15:46:47 -0500
  ...housing bleeder screw closed? Clockwise or CounterClockwise? I just replaced a hose and need to bleed the system. I messed with the valve and...
• Re: Bleeder Valve: Manual Trans (NEEDED) in S. FL
  Historical mailing list - Rob Keener
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 11:43:22 -0400
  ...Bleeder Valve: Manual Trans (NEEDED) in S. FL Is anyone here in South FL know of a parts store that would have the bleeder...
• Re: Stuck propane Valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 23:20:02 -0500
  ...An alternative is to replace the auto stop valve with a manual valve and bleeder. An ex list member has new manual valve/bleeder...
• Re: 1983 Westy Propane Tank Question
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:00:55 -0600
  ...So two reasons to replace the auto-stop with a regular fill valve and a regular bleeder valve: (1) the auto-stops are very...
• 3rd bleeder valve rear heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 20:16:56 -0400
  I noticed that besides the coolant bleeder valve on top of the radiator and the one in the engine compartment, there is also one...
• Re: FW: Green coolant hurt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:41:52 -0500
  ...Green coolant hurt engine? Dear Mark, There is no bleeder valve on any Vanagon rear heater! There is only an on/off shutoff valve...
• Re: Bleeder Valve Poition
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:32:31 -0800
  ...Bleeder Valve Poition I can't remember off hand if this bleeder valve is supposed to be closed for normal driving and opened for...
• Re: Bleeder Valve, CV's, After-Market Filter
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Oct 1996 19:03:04 -0400
  ...One >thing that was mentioned was that the radiator bleeder valve looks like >a brake bleeder. My bleeder is nothing more than an 8mm...
• Another Coolant Bleeding Question...bleeder valve in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:38:53 -0700
  The Coolant Bleeding Procedure talks about the Bleeder Valve in the engine compartment...do they mean the one on top of the thermostadt? Thanks...
• Re: Rusted/stuck bleeder on '82 Westy brakes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 3 May 2005 11:03:59 -0400
  The early brakes have a second bleeder valve that is for some other purpose.Maybe for caliper draining. Perhaps this valve can be opened...
• Re: Propane autostop valve question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 18:27:31 -0500
  Open the bleeder valve manually. It's an auto stop valve. Not an auto bleed valve.
• Re: Propane Tank Size
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:11:47 -0400
  ...From our perspective on the vanagon side; you (the attendant) take off the yellow cap and connect the pump, you open the bleeder valve...
• Re: Another Coolant Bleeding Question...bleeder valve in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:18:13 -0700
  ...Another Coolant Bleeding Question...bleeder valve in engine compartment? > The Coolant Bleeding Procedure talks about the Bleeder > Valve in the engine compartment...do they...
• Re: Propane Leak
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 12:51:25 -0400
  ...Finn Runyon wrote: > The bleeder valve on my 87 Westy is leaking. The Autostop valve on > the 87 is generally opened for filling the...
• bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Chris Fall
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 13:13:21 -0800
  ...Apparently my bleeder valve on the top of my engine (83.5 1.9 WB) is bad and the mechanic says that they are...
• Re: FW: Green coolant hurt engine?
  Historical mailing list - T. Gadberry
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 18:46:51 -0700
  ...Green coolant hurt engine? > Dear Mark, > > There is no bleeder valve on any Vanagon rear heater! > There is only an on/off shutoff valve...
• Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder (bleeding)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 00:30:50 -0700
  ...Tomorrow, I'll rebleed the brakes with Teflon tape around the >threads of the bleeder valve and with a direct fitting of the plastic...
• Re: Bleeder Valve Poition
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 14:45:36 -0500
  ...BJ Feddish wrote: > I can't remember off hand if this bleeder valve is supposed to be closed for > normal driving and opened for...
• Re: Bleeder Valve: Manual Trans (NEEDED) in S. FL
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 12:14:05 -0400
  > Is anyone here in South FL know of a parts store that > would have the bleeder valve assesembly in stock? It's a "dealer...
• Re: uh oh ! rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:52:52 -0500
  ...think I have an extra valve with a bleeder screw.Havent checked yet.Maybe a valve without a bleeder screw I have.Anyway, does...
• Bleeder valve Function?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 16:40:18 EDT
  ...Does the bleeder valve in the engine compartment bleed coolant when open? I wonder if mine is working. When I bleed system, with valve...
• 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.
• "stop fill" propane tank fill valve problem
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 19:19:32 -0500
  ...The main question is weather or not to install the bleeder valve in the top hole, and regular fill valve in place of the...
• Re: Fwd: RE: Bleeder Valve: Manual Trans (NEEDED) in S. FL
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 12:01:28 -0500
  I'll bite!!! What the heck is a bleeder valve assembly:Manual Trans.? Just when I feel like I'm starting to understand this...
• Heater Core replacement
  Historical mailing list - joe friedrichs
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:01:06 -0500
  ...I assume the white plastic screw is a bleeder valve, how long do you think it takes to bleed system, and should I also...
• Re: Brake bleeding tools
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:10:49 -0400
  ...I made > a pressure bleeder like this: > > 1) Get spare brake fluid reservoir LID from junkyard > 2) Get a tire valve with a nut...
• front bleeder valves
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 20:18:33 +0000
  Anybody have any hints on how to remove and replace front brake bleeder valves that are totally corroded and/or snapped off? Thanks! Woody...
• Re: Brake bleeding tools
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:48:13 -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: thermostat bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:07:30 -0500
  ...I messed with the valve and can't remeber which way it was.<<< Clockwise is close, the bleeder screw won't come out completely...
• 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...
• help with stripped radiator bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Louis Rumanes
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 15:39:57 -0600
  Hi, The bleeder valve on my 89 westy is stripped. It appears to be a thin insert molded to the plastic radiator, and I...
• Re: coolant gauge were is normal
  Historical mailing list - m Burha
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:39:45 -0400
  ...the valve on thermostat. I didn't open the bleeder screw on radiator because I believe the manual stated open the bleeder screw if...
• Bleeder Valve: Manual Trans (NEEDED) in S. FL
  Historical mailing list - Dominick DeGaetano
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 08:31:12 -0700
  Is anyone here in South FL know of a parts store that would have the bleeder valve assesembly in stock? ===== Dominick Boca Raton, FL...
• Re: uh oh ! rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:44:48 -0800
  ...think I have an extra valve with a bleeder > screw.Havent checked yet.Maybe a valve without a bleeder screw I have.Anyway, > does...