Am I missing something here? I just put a big pan unde the hose I'm
going to remove and catch it ALL. I've got a big plastic tub, like a
dish pan, but bigger. It will probably hold 8 gallons. the point is,
it's BIG! Maybe only  about 8" tall so it will fit under any part and
that way I can catch darn near all of what drains out. Last time I took
out the motor of my 91, I lost less than a pint. I took loose all four
hoses that go to the front. Some let out more antifreeze  than others.
Oil dry picked it up pretty easily.
Al Brase

Robert Fisher wrote:

> You can find wooden dowels in several different sizes at yer local
> hardware
> store or Home Depot.
>
> Cya,
> R
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 1:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Coolant draining strategy?
>
>
>> Calle Fallberg wrote:
>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> Save some money, make them yourself out of wood !
>>> Just take a quick measure of the hose and carve some cone type plugs !
>>
>>
>>
>> Yup, yup, I could do some sittin' and whittlin'.
>>
>> What kind of i.d.'s are we talking here? Little 1/2'' guys would be
>> easy. 1'' maybe so -- start with a old broomstick or something. But if
>> we're talking 1-1/2'', 2'' kind of guys . . . I can't see myself sitting
>> down with chunks of 2x2 or 4x4 and whittling myself anything more than a
>> sore hand.
>>
>> I gotta spend some time under the engine cover and identify the coolant
>> lines (who's got a good map of these things) and see what I'm going to
>> be up against.
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>> 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
>> KG6RCR
>>
>>
>>> Could be reused for other purpouses too
>>> - I don�t know for what though.... making a campfire, plugging
>>> someones exhaust...... your choice :-)
>>>
>>> Calle
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel"
>>> <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
>>>
>>>> Question: does anyone have a list of the i.d.s of the coolant hoses I
>>>> will be unhooking when I pull the 1.9 engine? I would like to have a
>>>> good collection of the right sizes of plastic plumbing fittings on
>>>> hand
>>>> before unplugging the hoses. Rather than unplugging the hose,
>>>> measuring
>>>> the i.d., then telling a small boy to keep his hand over the end of
>>>> the
>>>> hose, "I'll be right back," as I head off to the hardware store.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>>>> 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
>>>> KG6RCR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  And wear safety glasses when underneath so the coolant doesn't drip
>>>>>  into your eyes!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> > I can follow the Usual Procedures for draining the coolant before I
>>>>> > start unhooking hoses. But from there . . . keep a bunch of
>>>>> > buckets handy? Is that about it? How about some kind of absorbent
>>>>> > blanket or something to catch the stuff I miss?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>