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Date:         Sun, 25 Mar 2001 20:08:15 -0800
Reply-To:     Leon Korkin <korkwood@SURFREE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Leon Korkin <korkwood@SURFREE.COM>
Subject:      Re: HOW TO bleed the coolant system...
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The funny thing is i never ever have to raise the front of Vanagon to bleed it, there is no need at all. It worked for me all the time. Just fiill system with coolant, drive around to warm up the engine. Stop and refill again. It should do it or repeat procedure again. It will not work if there are air leaks or expansion tank cap is defective. Leon Subwagen Westy

Schmidt wrote:

> Forget Bentley. 19.16 states INCORRECTLY to raise the front end 10 > cm. This won't do it.Buy a Haynes. It is clear, concise, and has a > useable table of contents and index. Bentley misses the mark.Anyway, > Haynes chap 1, #25 states to raise the front AT LEAST 40 cm! Follow > the easy-to-understand Haynes and retire your Bentley.Ok, keep it for > reference. Sometimes you have a ton of time to waste and need an > obscure detail that only Bentley has. Haynes sure doesn't have the 500 > pages of worthless transmission banter in it. Let's face it though, > 99% of even very good DIYers don't need that info. Haynes: the good > info that you can actually find when you need it(useful table of > contents and index), has a hard cover, costs much less, takes up far > less space, no pages intentionally left blank. rant off, Jay > > I found something unacceptable in the Bentley manual.It > starts to talk about bleeding the coolant system and stops > in half way when starts mentioning another way to do it. > Now I am not certain of either. This is on page 19.16 and > just when explains the bleeder screw's positions it ends > there and starts explaining the other mode, not finishing > the first.Any sole out there knows? Maybe both?Zoltan >


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