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Date:         Tue, 29 Aug 2000 21:47:20 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Coolant change
Comments: To: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@hotmail.com>
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Yup! I found and noted a good grade on which to do this. Works for me.

John Rodgers 88GL Driver

Mark Dorm wrote:

> So if we find ourselves parked on a hill and we run dental floss from the > cap of the coolant tank to the front of the vanagon (keeping it level), and > we're more than a foot and a half above the place it would be were it on > level ground then we can burp our system.... and fill it to the brim.... > > Or we could just eyeball this from the front of van. > > >From: John Rodgers <inua@hiwaay.net> > > > >You have to get the back end way up there..20 inches or so above level.. > >For me > >that puts the cap about lower chest. > > > >John Rodgers > > > >Mark Dorm wrote: > > > > > What kind of incline do you need - you could maybe do this on the slope > >of a > > > hill... and what about possible air in the radiator like Bill was > >pointing > > > out.... are you getting the tailend higher than the radiator - is it > >(the > > > pressure cap) the highest point??? > > > > > > >From: John Rodgers <inua@hiwaay.net> > > > > > > >Mark, > > > >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. Jack up the rear, > >with > > > >the > > > >pressure cap off, run it until the cooling fan cycles several times. > >That > > > >way > > > >you know the thermostat is open and coolant is circulating.Watch the > > > >coolant > > > >tank. if there is a bubble the tank will burp, the level will drop a > >tiny > > > >bit, > > > >and you can top it up then. Be sure to put coolant in the expansion > >tank > > > >and > > > >reinstall the pressure cap. > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com.


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