Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:35:49 -0600
Reply-To: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: flashing LED
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On Sep 9, 2009, at 3:31 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
> Either all that, or for ten bucks you can build yourself a "Libby
> Bong" named for Andrew Libby on the diesel list who invented it. It
> creates a column for the coolant tank higher than the top of the
> radiator. 5 minutes, no muss no fuss. It's more difficult to create
> for the diesel than for the waterboxer, which is so simple it is a
> shame not to have one.
>
> I tried mine for the first time yesterday.
Details of the Libby Bong?
Mr. BZ-gotta have 1 just for the name
>
> Jim
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Warren Lail<wklail@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Sunshine,
>>
>> The only way to really bleed the WBX is to either raise the front end
>> with a floor jack (pretty high in the air - be careful) or to park on
>> a steep hill and bleed it while on the incline. The front end needs
>> to be higher than one would think in order to get all the air
>> removed.
>> And then bleed it over several days because some trapped air will
>> eventually move forward. Of course, the engine needs to be warm and
>> idling at the time.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Warren in Santa Fe
>> 88 Westy "Billy Bones"
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 6:01 AM, Sunshine <vwbusgirl@kc.rr.com> wrote:
>>> After pondering everything and making sure there was coolant
>>> filled to the
>>> brim of the expansion tank (which it was), cleaning the coolant
>>> sensor and
>>> checking it's o-ring and snugging it back down with some ATV.....
>>>
>>> I began thinking that everything seemed to not go well after I had
>>> bled the
>>> coolant this last time and didn't really bleed it as long as I had
>>> previously from the radiator bleed screw on the front. Then I
>>> lost a tiny
>>> bit when I removed/installed the new thermo/temp switch on the
>>> radiator
>>> (this could have put air in the system as well). But the coolant
>>> level is
>>> certainly NOT LOW and hasn't been and so it might just be THAT,
>>> air in the
>>> coolant system!
>>>
>>> So I'm gonna bleed the air one more time to see if this gets it
>>> and let it
>>> flow from the screw in front for a longer period of time and see
>>> if that
>>> gets it. :o)
>>> I've ordered a new sensor just in case the sensor could be
>>> defective.
>>>
>>> Thanks everyone, I appreciate it!
>>> Peace, Love & VW Grease,
>>> Sunshine
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>> '89 Vanagon GL - Wolfsburg Weekender Edition ("Stella Blue")
>>> *Daily Driver*
>>> '87 Vanagon GL ("Parts Van")
>>> '77 Westfalia Bus ("Sunshine Daydream")
>>> '74 Transporter Bus ("Buddy")
>>>>
>>>> If your coolant light is flashing either the coolant sensor is bad,
>>>> the coolant is low, or there is air in the system.
>>>> Regarding the buzzing, I may be wrong, but I seem to remember
>>>> that my
>>>> 87 GL would buzz when the coolant was low. But that's been several
>>>> years and so I'm not entirely sure.
>>>
>>>
>>
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