Last fall before leaving for Mexico, I needed to bleed my coolant system. I'd never seen it done before. Nor had my helper. It worked great!. So for any who need to do this, here's the system I used. (Don't skimp on the time required!) (Print instructions & keep them with your Bentley) Phaedra '85 Wolfsburg - Multivan - Westy "Mexicali Rose" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLEEDING COOLANT SYSTEM 1 Fill *primary coolant tank to top. (*not the expansion tank) 2 Jack up front end of van 24 inches. 3 Gently open bleeder screw @ right front of radiator. *Careful---! Plastic tube may be brittle--don't break it! 4 Next, shut bleeder screw--snugly, *not tight. 5 Open rear heater valve (under back seat--left side of housing, found in circular-shaped cut out. *The Open valve position points toward *front of van. 6 Open front heater vents. 7 Start engine & idle till very warm. 8 Run engine @ 2500-3000 rpm. 9 Open front bleeder screw again until coolant sputters/ flows out. Burping & bleeding of coolant will begin & you *must continue running the engine (as above) for a *full 30 minutes. 10 Carefully shut bleeder screw--snugly, *not tight. 11 Let engine idle till fan shuts off & engine is *cool. 12 Once engine is cool, top off the Primary coolant tank---*careful! Don't remove cap of coolant tank when engine is hot--PRESSURE! 13 Repeat proceedure One More Time. ~~~ |
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