That's straight our of my Bentley.  Matter of fact, the first time I bled
the system, I misread it as 40".  That was a bitch of a job!

Karl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben McCafferty" <ben@KBMC.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 12:58 AM
Subject: Re: '91Westy Coolant loss

> Karl, was that in a tech bulletin or something?  My Bentley say 10 cm, or
> about 4"?
> tx,
> bmc  :)
> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
>
>
> > From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
> > Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
> > Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:47:51 -0700
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: '91Westy Coolant loss
> >
> > @ 4", you may not have fully bled the heater boxes.  VW specifies 40cm,
or
> > about 16".
> >
> > Karl Wolz
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Walter Evens" <wrevens@MYEXCEL.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 9:48 AM
> > Subject: Re: '91Westy Coolant loss
> >
> >
> >> I am new to the list so Greetings to all.  It had been some years since
I
> >> changed hoses on a Vanagon and I forgot to "bleed" the system when I
> >> recently removed the alternator bracket to fix a stripped stud.  I had
to
> >> empty the system in order to remove the water pipe that goes across the
> >> engine in front of the bracket.  While driving it afterwards it heated
up
> > a
> >> little and for some odd reason corrected or bled itself as I haven't
had a
> >> temperature problem since.  Lucky me.
> >>
> >> I don't know about anyone else's van but there is no mistaking when my
> >> cooling fan is on. When I've been driving it and I shut the engine off
it
> >> runs a while afterwards.
> >>
> >> On a funny note, the last time I bled the system, some "expert" told me
I
> >> had to jack the front of the van 3 FEET OFF THE GROUND!  I used a Handy
> > Man
> >> "High Lift" jack that time. I have found out since that 4 inches will
do.
> >>
> >> Walter Evens
> >> Hesperia, CA
> >> 85 GL (late 84)
> >> 85 GL (early 85)
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 7:37 AM
> >> Subject: Re: '91Westy Coolant loss
> >>
> >>
> >>> Thanks Ken and Ed. I didn't do anything with the radiator when I
changed
> >> the
> >>> thermostat. This is the first time I've had any indications of trouble
> >> from
> >>> the front end. NOtice that I don't think the cooling fan comes on so,
of
> >>> course, it heats up more when driving up hill or when stopped. I don't
> >> hear
> >>> the fan but it may be operating. I'll just do first things first and
> > check
> >>> where the leak is coming from this a.m. and go from there.
> >>> Bob Stevens
> >>>
> >>>
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