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Subject:bleeding difficulty?
From:John Bange
Date:Fri, 1 Jan 2010 21:23:55 -0800

On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 6:52 AM, Woody Halsey <WHalsey@sya.org> wrote:

> Ultimately, all I did was execute the simplest bleeding procedure, as
> recommended by savvy list members. After a failed attempt with front end
> up on ramps, I succeeded with the V'gon level in the garage
>

Is the 1.9 harder to bleed than the 2.1? I've never had a bit of trouble
bleeding either of my vans, one time tail-up on ramps, and another time
tilted sideways in a gas station parking lot after a typical coolant pipe
metal insert failure on the freeway. It's all supposed to be self-bleeding
anyway, right?

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John Bange

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