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Subject:Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:07:43 -0700

the clutch slave bleed valve is easily reachable from the engine
compartment on a 2WD vanagon ..
especially one without AC ...as those hoses go through that area on some
models.   No big deal really.

On 3/31/2012 5:47 PM, Ryan Shawley wrote:
> A year or two ago when I replaced my master cylinder and clutch slave cylinder we still had a lot of piled up snow in our driveway.  I did the clutch slave cylinder from inside on my belly.  When the snow melted some more I did a better bleed job on the system from outside.
>
> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:52:18 -0500
> From: ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET
> Subject: Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> And if it's really nasty and you have a camper, you can pull the pad and hatch, drop  the bed and lie there on your tummy doing what you have to do.  Did this at a VW dealership where the salespeople had never seen a Westy.  They were very impressed.  And, yes, it was raining. Dave B.  On 03/31/12, Scott Daniel - Turbovans<scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>  wrote: Magically I've found that when they do act up and require fiddling with
> after exiting the freeway..
> seldom is it raining or snowing ..
> Besides, that's why VW made the rear hatch so large..
> makes a fine roof for working on them if it is raining.
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