Steve:

I usually offer to cook my wife dinner if she will help me with the coolant
bleeding procedure.

Dan Weber
Miss Blue-'87 GL Weekender

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Cotsford" <Cotsford@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 7:34 AM
Subject: How do you hold throttle while purging coolant ?

> Hi Folks,
>
> I have never really had any problems purging the air out of the coolant as
my
> drive way runs upwards.    However I have had problems holding the idle
very
> fast while I run round the front to the radiator screw.   Mine is stock
1.9 l
> .I would love to hear some good ideas for holding the throttle partly open
> during this process.  Whats your favourite trick ?
>
> cheers,  Steve