Better find all the high spots and put bleeders on them all, eh?

d

At 06:13 6/7/2000, Jonc wrote:
>I am an old HVAC mechanic and for years I have muttered that the bleeding
>system for these vans cannot have been made by the same people that built
>the V2... IMHO it is a bozo system ...
>
>I am going to retap the radiator plug to 1/8 or 1/4 ips/npt ... the
>smallest that works... then I am going to install a low profile automatic
>air bleeder ... the type that has been used in hydronic heating systems
>for years.. this change to pipe threads from the fatherland fitting will
>enable anyone to cobble up a manifold of some sort to add or remove air or
>coolant at will... the auto bleed fittings are easy to remove and replace
>and have been in service for at least 40 years...
>
>I will let you know how it works out...

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
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