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> Collant bleeder valve

Dan Houg responds:> 
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> Your valve is not defective, just unscrew it all the way and then 
> gently *pull* back on the stem.  It will come out about 1/4" or so 
> more and prodigious quantities of air and  coolant will flow!  Things 
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> teach you in school, eh?  Also, here is an easy way to bleed the 
> system at the front of the van.  Take out the top radiator plug per 
> coolant bleeding procedure but then attach a fluid recovery jar and 
>  a vacuum source to the screw hole.  Suck out the air - keep refilling 
> the coolant jug and you're set. Let me know if you folks want a more 
> verbose description of this whole process.  It really works.
> 

Well nobody else has responded, so let me throw in a request. I suspect
that my problem is not understanding what a vacuum source is, but if you're
willing to give me a quick lecture, I'd appreciate it. Thanks

Neil Wigley
<wigley@server.uwindsor.ca>
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