The bypass I mentioned is on top of the thermostat housing on the 2.1l engines. On the 1.l engines, it is located on that coolant manifold in the engine compartment with the 4 large hoses attached to it. It has a small hose that leads to the pipe on top of the engine. This allows the air to escape and return to the reservoir. Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Ben McCafferty Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 10:36 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: -Thermostat bypass, was Bleeding front radiator ---OK, Thanks for all the responses to this, but everyone is pointing me to the radiator bleeder on the top passenger side of the front radiator. So the question remains: is there a thermostat bypass valve (a way to open the thermostat manually, with the engine cold)?? I know about the radiator bleeder already mentioned, and the bleeder on TOP of the thermostat, which seems to function the same as the front bleeder, i.e. open a little, watch until clear stream of coolant comes out. Dennis, you out there? Help us out here... tx, bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
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