Date:         Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:00:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Home Made version of "the easy-bleed" for de-airing your
              van's rad.
Comments: To: Rob <becida@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2007102010561222@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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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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Jake
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