Hello from Brooklyn,

Thanks, publicly, for all those who responded to me with suggestions and
encouragement.  A pair of ramps and a hose from the basement later and I
was in the great tradition of street mechanics of NYC.  In fact I have
heard of some good ones in the Bronx, one of whom, Wing, is the Vanagon
guy.  (Just in case you're on the Cross Bronx Expressway I-95 someday or
night and have trouble.)

I changed the coolant by draining (it was green) and flushing from the
expansion tank lower hose, the two radiator hoses just behind the front
wheels, and the front heater lines.  Radiator was thoroughly flushed.
Toward the engine one radiator line was blocked (by the thermostat I
assume) and the other flowed easily to the expansion tank.  I drained it
, filled it with water, ran the engine for a minute, drained it with the
rear wheels on ramps, then refilled it with the neat coolant and water,
put the front wheels up on the ramps, bled the radiator.

So far, so good.  Test drive this Saturday to the Pennsylvania
appalachians.

I also noticed that the metal coolant pipe from the water pump toward
the right has dents from what looks like a rock tumbling through there
courtesy of the pulleys.  It doesn't look like it will spring a leak,
but I guess I should get an extra one to have around at least.

Regards,
--
David Bogle

'72 Campmobile 2.0L (Still For Sale Or Best Offer)
'87 Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia