Date:         Fri, 28 Nov 2003 14:00:36 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Seeking Coolant bleeding web site
Comments: To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
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Jeff, I just visited your site. On clicking the thumbnails of the
vanagons, nothing happened. No enlarged images would come up.

Thought you might like to know.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:

>William,
>
>Try the "Technical Section" of my website under Cooling System/System
>Refill.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jeff
>www.vanagonparts.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of developtrust
>Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 11:19 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Seeking Coolant bleeding web site
>
>
>So as not to burden the list again with coolant questions I went to the
>archives. There is so much there that it was hard for me to find relevant
>questions.
>
>I have been following Malcolm's advice with some success but I am wondering
>if there is a procedure on someone's site somewhere that gives directions.
>The archives are just too cluttered. I have also checked the Bentley
>instructions on pages 19.14 to 19.17 and I figure it has to be less
>complicated than the Bentley procedure.
>
>William
>
>Malcolm's advice duplicated below for those interested.
>
>Run it till good & warmed up,  driving up and down
>some hills will help.   Leave it ideling, Remove the
>front grill (turn the 'screws' 90 degrees only) and
>take your 13mm wrench and open the bleed bolt at the
>left top of the rad.  listen for the
>hhhhiiiiiissssssss and when the coolant starts
>exiting, screw the bolt back in, tight but not garilla
>tight.   I do this every 100 kms till I get no more
>air. Keep an eye on the overflow tank. M
>
>
>