Date:         Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:18:13 -0500
Reply-To:     John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
Comments: To: Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
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Correct size bleeder valve is at http://www.kennedyeng.com/sub_van.htm .
You have to drop the radiator a few inches to get the valve in and then you
can bring radiator back up to normal.  Another way, at least on my '84, was
to trim part of the metal bracket over the radiator.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Alofs" <lalofs@RCN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system


> What type of fitting did you use?  There is very little room on my '91.
>   I want to connect a bleed valve that is easy to operate and a hose
> leading to a coolant pressure gauge.
>
> Larry A.
>
>
> John Connolly wrote:
>
>> On one vanagon I used to own, I put a fitting into the top of the
>> radiator and ran the hose back to the fill/bleed tank, with a
>> restrictor. It constantly self bled the system purging the air out of
>> the radiator.
>>
>> john
>> Aircooled.Net Inc.
>