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Subject:Re: home-made pressure bleeder
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:18:15 -0600

Is there any reason why it should take any real pressure for a
Vanagon?  I remember someone advocating gravity bleeding/flushing
(just opening the bleeder and waiting patiently).
  I admit that it didn't seem to work when I tried it.  Does the
front/rear equalizer restrict the flow?

Larry A.

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 7:59 PM, aatransaxle <daryl@aatransaxle.com> wrote:
> Should work fine..May have to watch and see how the grommets are holding up
> before trying more pressure..Start withj 10 psi and go up a bit from there.
> May take 15 or 20 to get it flowing.
> Back in "old bug days" in my previous life, we had a cap on one end of a
> hose and hooked the other to the spare tire to provide pressure..worked Ok
> then with about 30psi..
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> (425) 788-4070
> aatransaxle.com
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