In a message dated 96-10-07 17:02:51 EDT, hotch@netaxs.com (Hotch) writes:

>I just changed  my coolant after checking out the archives first.  One
>thing that was mentioned  was that the radiator bleeder valve looks like
>a brake bleeder.  My bleeder is nothing more than an 8mm bolt (maybe
>tapered).  Is this right? 

Yours sounds like the ones that I've seen.  I've never seen one that looks
like a brake bleeder.  You can bleed yours without removing the bolt all the
way though.  I usually unscrew mine til it has a couple of threads left in
the radiator.  The thought of dropping the bolt down inside the front of the
van while bleeding the coolant isn't very pleasant.

Good luck,
Jim Davis
87 GL Syncro
88 GL Wolfsburg