Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 06:07:55 -0600
Reply-To: Warren Lail <wklail@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Warren Lail <wklail@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: flashing LED
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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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