> I learned the trick of raising the rear of the van to bleed the cooling system > from my mechanic, and man of 30 years experience with VW's. Bleeding the system > through the front bleeder valve is a bit of a PITA. Since air will always migrate to a high location... I'm wondering how bleeding air with the rear raised will get air out of the upper reaches of the radiator? or the heater core? .... seems like air trapped in these places would have to go down (to the hoses that run under the van to the rear) before it could then go up to the pressure tank... an unlikely route? Bill |
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