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Date:         Sat, 6 Oct 2007 17:59:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant recommendations
Comments: To: BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
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Hi BJ, when you write that the "temp gauge rarely passes over that led in the center, even when really hot," are you talking about driving on the flats, or climbing mountains?

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR

On 10/6/2007 5:21 PM BJ Feddish wrote:

> I feel like I'm at an AA meeting but I will confess I still have the green > stuff in my van that was put there in 1996. I am a 100% believer that the > problem with the Vanagons is air in the system. To make an extremely long > story short that's what killed my ol' '84 GL in '95. I bled every ounce of > air out of my 83 back in '96 and that temp gauge rarely passes over that led > in the center, even when really hot. OK, sure, I could have catastrophic > failure soon but I got more years out of that motor than many people that > bought these vans new. Why haven't I changed the fluid? It's one of those > "if it ain't broke don't fix it things". Sure, I'm ruffling a few feathers > with that but I've gotten many good years out of my van. I'm convinced 1% > of the mechanics out there, and that includes VW dealers, know how to bleed > the air out. VW could have saved themselves allot of new heads and rebuilds > if they only taught their shops how to bleed a Vanagon. It takes hours, not > many people want to do that. > > Fire away. > > Bryan >


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