Yeah, what Rob said. The smartest idea I've seen yet involves 3" ABS tubing long enough to get the rear coolant higher than the rad and a 3" to 2" Flexi-collar. No revving, no jacking, no nothing. He also has a valve in the bottom of the ABS to release the coolant after you're done. See pix and the originator's description here. On 10/20/07, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > > At 10/20/2007 05:57 AM, Don Hanson wrote: > > > Wonder why VW made the bleed screw so hard to get to when it gets used > so > >often and can be the cause of so many problems with a Vanagon.. > > If you have to keep bleeding the cooling system then something is > letting the air in and that needs to be fixed. > > > > Rob > becida@comcast.net >
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