Date:         Wed, 3 Mar 2004 11:18:59 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: Purging Cooling System of Air
Comments: To: Jere Hawn <jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET>
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On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, Jere Hawn wrote:

> I would like to keep it simple...  I do not have a lift nor a jack that will
> raise my vans that much so does anyone know how many degrees from "level"
> the van has to be?  I have plenty of hills around here to help me bleed the
> system.  If one was to use the rain gutter as a reference point how many
> degrees?

If the claim of "four feet" is correct, given that the Vanagon is 13 feet
long, that would be a 31% grade, or a 17 degree angle!  That's awfully
steep.  A good set of wheel ramps will get you at least half that, though,
which may be sufficient.

I dunno, I've never bled a wasserboxer.  Bleeding diesels is easy.
(Bently doesn't even tell you to lift the front of the diesel.)


David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon