Date:         Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:30:29 -0700
Reply-To:     aatransaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
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From:         aatransaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
Subject:      Re: home-made pressure bleeder
Comments: To: Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com>
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A vanagon will gavity bleed to a point, but not fully without some pressure
behind it to force the sneaky air bubbles out. The EQ won't stop flow, just
restrict some.
Daryl of AA Transaxle
(425) 788-4070
aatransaxle.com
86 Syncro Westy
Zetec in the trunk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Alofs" <lalofs@gmail.com>
To: "aatransaxle" <daryl@aatransaxle.com>
Cc: "vanagonlist a" <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: home-made pressure bleeder


> Is there any reason why it should take any real pressure for a
> Vanagon?  I remember someone advocating gravity bleeding/flushing
> (just opening the bleeder and waiting patiently).
>  I admit that it didn't seem to work when I tried it.  Does the
> front/rear equalizer restrict the flow?
>
> Larry A.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 7:59 PM, aatransaxle <daryl@aatransaxle.com>
> wrote:
>> Should work fine..May have to watch and see how the grommets are holding
>> up
>> before trying more pressure..Start withj 10 psi and go up a bit from
>> there.
>> May take 15 or 20 to get it flowing.
>> Back in "old bug days" in my previous life, we had a cap on one end of a
>> hose and hooked the other to the spare tire to provide pressure..worked
>> Ok
>> then with about 30psi..
>> Daryl of AA Transaxle
>> (425) 788-4070
>> aatransaxle.com
>> 86 Syncro Westy
>> Zetec in the trunk