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Date:         Fri, 8 Feb 2002 23:58:51 -0800
Reply-To:     Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET>
Subject:      Re: '91Westy Coolant loss
Comments: To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <003601c1b0d1$6b7d1ee0$6d4c530c@pavilion>
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Karl, was that in a tech bulletin or something? My Bentley say 10 cm, or about 4"? tx, bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> > Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> > Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:47:51 -0700 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: '91Westy Coolant loss > > @ 4", you may not have fully bled the heater boxes. VW specifies 40cm, or > about 16". > > Karl Wolz > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Walter Evens" <wrevens@MYEXCEL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 9:48 AM > Subject: Re: '91Westy Coolant loss > > >> I am new to the list so Greetings to all. It had been some years since I >> changed hoses on a Vanagon and I forgot to "bleed" the system when I >> recently removed the alternator bracket to fix a stripped stud. I had to >> empty the system in order to remove the water pipe that goes across the >> engine in front of the bracket. While driving it afterwards it heated up > a >> little and for some odd reason corrected or bled itself as I haven't had a >> temperature problem since. Lucky me. >> >> I don't know about anyone else's van but there is no mistaking when my >> cooling fan is on. When I've been driving it and I shut the engine off it >> runs a while afterwards. >> >> On a funny note, the last time I bled the system, some "expert" told me I >> had to jack the front of the van 3 FEET OFF THE GROUND! I used a Handy > Man >> "High Lift" jack that time. I have found out since that 4 inches will do. >> >> Walter Evens >> Hesperia, CA >> 85 GL (late 84) >> 85 GL (early 85) >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 7:37 AM >> Subject: Re: '91Westy Coolant loss >> >> >>> Thanks Ken and Ed. I didn't do anything with the radiator when I changed >> the >>> thermostat. This is the first time I've had any indications of trouble >> from >>> the front end. NOtice that I don't think the cooling fan comes on so, of >>> course, it heats up more when driving up hill or when stopped. I don't >> hear >>> the fan but it may be operating. I'll just do first things first and > check >>> where the leak is coming from this a.m. and go from there. >>> Bob Stevens >>> >>> >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >> http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. >>> >> >


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