Jeff,
    Drill a small hole in the protective shield.  Make it just big enough
to get you extention in there.  I don't know why this wasn't done
from the factory.
                                              ERic

Jeff Bourdeau wrote:

>I'm putting the Vanagon in Storage for the winter.  Before I do that I
>thought I would change the antifreeze.  I have done it before but I am
>pretty sure I have not gotten all of the old out before the new went in.
>It is not clear to me on the easiest way to drain the antifreeze in my 89
>Vanagon.  The Bentley Manual  points to the drain plug on the block.  To
>get to that plug,  I would need to remove the protective shield below the
>push rods.  To remove the shield I would need to loosen one or more of my
>studs to the exhaust manifold.  Is there a quicker and easier way to drain
>the fluid?   Like disconnection a critical hose on the underbelly?   I really do not want to
>deal with the manifold studs.
>
>Thanks in advance to your reply
>
>Jeff Bourdeau
>Burlington VT
>61 15 window deluxe
>73 Westy
>89 Westy
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