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Hi Volks,
      When you remove the engine push rod covers put a 1.5 inch hole in each
side directly under the head drain plugs. A hole saw works great. The next
time you drain your coolant you will really appreciate this modification /
upgrade.  You won't need to remove these covers again to drain the coolant.

Darrell Boehler
Makanda Illinois

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Bey <DanielisOk@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: Syncro Coolant Flush

>Hi David,
>Hi to a fellow New Yorker. I grew up in NY, the Bronx, Manhattan, and
Staten
>Island.  I Went to public schools and college in NY, and also got drafted
at
>Whitehall.
>I also have a 87 Syncro Camper GL, I flushed my system a few months ago.
>Followed the directions in removing the drain plug from under the engine,
>which was not easy and to much work to get to the damn plug. Opened the
bleed
>value in the engine and the radiator, opened all heaters, and flushed and
>filled. This was not as easy as your basic car and radiator flushes. If you
or
>anyone find an easy way like installing a tee somewhere please let me know.
>Good luck flushing.
>Dan
>87 Syncro
>71 Bug Conv
>90 Jeep
>
>
>In a message dated 10/25/98 3:43:58 PM, you wrote:
>
><<Hello all,
>
>I was planning on draining and flushing my coolant system, today.
>Anyway, the drain plugs on the engine block as pictured in my Bentley
>and Haynes appears to be behind some rock guards which are bolted to the
>exhaust>>
>