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Subject:Re: 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?
From:neil
Date:Mon, 1 Jan 2007 14:32:07 -0800

Hey Rob.

So what makes it easier/faster to bleed coolant and not have the
dreaded bubbles?

(at least after initial install)

Cheers,

Neil.

On 1/1/07, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:
> At  1/1/2007 12:43 PM, neil wrote:
> Bleeding cooling system **may** be more difficult on Subie and
> >less so on an I4 VW.
>
> This is in the FWIW department but the last time (I had drained it to
> change a couple of lines) I had to bleed my subie 2.2 it took me
> about 15 min to fill and bleed in my '87 Vanagon.
>
>
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
> With a '91 Subaru 2.2 in an '87 Vanagon in western Washington.
>
>