Good point, I never thought about the fact that with the inline 4, the
height of the water jacket in the head is about the same as the
radiator. Not so with the WB.

On Jan 17, 2004, at 4:22 PM, David Brodbeck wrote:

> Jim Felder wrote:
>> Good advice, but somewhere during the 80s vanagons gained both a
>> bleeder valve in the engine compartment and a heater under the rear
>> seat. Both must be dealt with in bleeding the system. Bleeding my 83
>> diesel, which has neither of these features, is easier than my 90.
>> which has them both.
>
> After reading all the consternation on the list about bleeding
> wasserboxers, I've come to the conclusion that, for some reason, the
> diesel cooling system is just plain easier to purge air out of.  I've
> never had any problems bleeding my '82.  I wonder if it has something
> to do with the I4's slightly simpler cooling hose routing?
>
> --
>
> David Brodbeck, N8SRE
> '82 VW Diesel Westfalia
> '86 Volvo 240DL wagon
>
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