Date:         Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:30:08 -0700
Reply-To:     Timothy Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Timothy Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Air in the system
Comments: To: "John P. Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <006701c270b3$748008c0$0c56d2cc@maine.rr.com>
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Or you could just jack the rear end of the van up
about a foot so the top of the coolant expansion tank
is level with the radiator bleeder valve. I've filled
my system this way last year, then test drove the van
and attempted the "Bentley bleed" but got nothing out
but coolant. I don't even bother with bleeding the
system anymore after filling this way, I just keep a
close eye on the overflow tank full for the first
couple of trips.

Tim


--- "John P. Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM> wrote:
<SNIP>
> If the problem with the vanagon cooling system is
> that the fill point is not
> the highest point in the system then why can't you
> just extend the height of
> the fill point, i.e. clamp a 2 foot length of hose
> to the opening in the
> tank and pour the coolant in through that? It would
> be much higher than the
> radiator, and should therefore force air out through
> the radiator bleed
> screw.
>

=====
Tim Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
Winter Park, Florida
http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album

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