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Date:         Wed, 9 Oct 2002 21:35:28 -1000
Reply-To:     Ed Sato <edsato@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ed Sato <edsato@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Air in the system
Comments: To: hradek@YAHOO.COM
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I don't know if anyone remembers this but awhile back I posted a solution to filling the radiator from the bleeder hole with the engine cold. You use a plastic juice jug and a 3 feet length of aquarium air line. Puncture the bottom of the juice jug so the hole will fit the air line snugly. Put the other end in the radiator bleed hole. Fill the jug with premix fluid and fill till fluid comes out the bleed hole. You won't believe how fast and easy this method is. It is also fool proof. Hope everyone gets it this time. Aloha, Ed Sato

On Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:12:12 -0700 gary hradek <hradek@M> writes: > Larry, > Yes the thermostat needs to be open to bleed the > radiator. You could perhaps bleed air from the > engine without having the thermostat open but you get > too little flow to the radiator if the thermostat is > closed. At idle, 1k it will take about ten minutes > before the thermostat will open. Takes less time at > 2k and even less at 3k. Does not matter what speed > just as long as the two big hoses up front get good > and hot. gary > > > Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:42:46 -0400 > From: Lawrence Johnson > <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA> > Subject: Re: Air in the system > > Jay > The thermostat does not need to open because there is > a small bypass > valve built > into the thermostat that allows enough flow for > bleeding purposes. Use > a brick > or a stick to hold the throttle pedal for 3000 rpm. > Alternatively use a > cloths > peg at the throttle cable connection in the engine > compartment. Better > still, > get a helper. > Larry > > Jay L Snyder wrote: > > > Well, you should at least wait until the thermostat > opens! FAST is a > > relative term when dealing with Vanagons. Besides, > I can't reach the > > throttle from the bleed bolt! > > > > > Jay > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com > >


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