Pat, I got my Pentosin brand blue coolant from Halsey Automotive in Portland, OR. And I followed Doktor Tim's instructions from a post in the archives (after reading for over 5 hours various people's preferences and ideas over a couple year period) at http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0112C&L=vanagon&P=R10730 The only thing I would add to Tim's stuff is that as a first timer it took me and my local mechanic more like 6 hours start to finish (with an overnight cool-down and bleed in the morning cuz he wanted to close his shop ;-) not 1.5-- the 1.5 is about the amount of time you'd spend if you walked away and did other things while the van was draining and while it was cooling down in between bleeds, though.
---------- From: Pat Callaghan <patcal@CYBCON.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: coolant change Date: Friday, October 11, 2002 7:36 AM Hi, As a new 87 westy owner, all the discussion about coolant is a little unsettling. I have never owned a waterpumper VW before. I have always had air-cooled. Now I am about to change my coolant for the first time. Where can I buy the coolant & what is the brand name? Do I need to go to the dealer or are there other sources? Where can I find accurate & concise instructions on how to flush & refill my system? Thanks for the info. Pat Callaghan 87 Westy GL Portland, OR. www.patcal.com ---------- |
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