That bleeder is ok if it works.  Most of the time it is blocked by dirt and
won't let anything out.  I am not familiar with the Libby method.  What is
the difference from the one I explained?
Is your car 1.9 or 2.1 liter?
Zoltan

----- Original Message -----
From: "mordo" <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 11:33 AM
Subject: How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump
Belt

> Having had my own cooling system woes recently, I have read and awful lot
> of
> material on bleeding the system both here and at theSamba.com. What I have
> never read in any place except the Bentley is the direction to open and
> close the engine compartment bleeder screw. Why is this so? Bentley 19.16,
> Fig. 6 clearly shows the direction to use the bleeder in the engine
> compartment.
>
> I figured it must not matter much if no one mentions it. But, in fact,
> whilst using the Libby Bong method, I remembered that I hadn't opened that
> bleeder. I did so and when I did, I got a satisfying burble and the system
> took in considerably more coolant. So, is everyone bleeding at this screw
> or
> not? Is the 1.9 different in this respect? I've never read of it in either
> account of coolant bleeding, 1.9 or 2.1.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> mordo
> 1990 Carat
>
>
>
> --
> mordo
> 1990 Carat

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