Barry,
Did you have blue coolant before?
I may be wrong, but I think you have to get all the old blue stuff out
before or the orange stuff won't work right...
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Mercer <bmercer@VIANET.ON.CA>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Sunday, April 16, 2000 6:49 PM
Subject: Coolant flushing ?s

>Attempted to do my first ever coolant flushing today.
>
>Only Moderate success...   I figure there was still quite a bit of the old
>solution left in the system as I was making the attempt to add fresh.
>
>I figure I messed up by not disconnecting the various pipes the Bently
>suggests.
>
>I had a friend helping - a non VW buddy - and because I wasn't confident in
>my own abilities, i listened more to him, then the Bently...  Plus it seemd
>to me that there was a lot of running back and forth to check the valve up
>front and the contents of the tank out back.
>
>My friend did the running while I kept the engine at 2000 rpm!
>
>Never did see the new coolant comeout the front.... even though we poured
>about 10 to 11 litres of fresh phosphate free orange stuff in!!  I think it
>reqires even more!
>
>So... where did I go wrong?  And the cut off valve... in my engine
>compartment, its mounted on the left forward side of the motor, right?
>< FIF >
>Any tips on coolant flushing from the list?   I know one member is trying
to
>devise a flushing solution that will elkiminate the need for the revving
and
>the running to and fro.    If he does, I'm in!!!!!!
>
>Also... I often see my expansion tank bone dry.  Is this normal ??
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Barry
>
>Sudbury, Ontario
>Moo   88 westy 153k kilometres
>