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Subject:Re: overheating
From:Dave Rodriguez
Date:Sun, 8 Jul 2001 12:03:51 EDT

In a message dated 7/7/01 7:06:01 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
jander14@WVU.EDU writes:

> My first act would be drive it up a bank, pop the grille, bleed her.

How are you bleeding the system from up there?  When I replaced the two main
water pipes on my '84, I pointed it DOWN a hill, and ran it at about 3500rpm
while I filled the reservoir from the back.  Worked fine for me, and took all
of about 15 minutes.

-Dave
'91 Jetta GTX 16V
'88 Jetta GLI 16V
'84 Vanagon

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