Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:42:24 -0800
Reply-To: Doug Noganav <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
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From: Doug Noganav <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Subject: Re: Success!
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Not sure why so many think you can bleed the water boxer any way you choose.
I do it the way Bentley book says (raise the van 15 3/4) at the cross bar
behind the tire carrier and now use the great idea of the ABS pipe and site
vinyl tube clamped to the bottle with the rubber adapter and absolutely love
doing the purge and bleed procedure.
Why would Bentley say to raise the van to this height unless they did the
R&D?
These "procedures" of doing this and that to bleed the system have no
guarantee that you are getting all the air out and not leaving hot spots.
Just saying "I've never had a problem" "always worked for me"
Has very little credibility, really, where is your R&D?
Bleed and purge the way the manual says. if you still have air ......guess
what....your heads are likely leaking air into the coolant. You can also
have it sniffed for hydrocarbons and that will tell you for sure the gasses
are being injected into the cooling system.
The vanagon front heater works so awesomely well, its downright shameful to
take it on a trip with it not working.
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Lincoln" <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 6:43 PM
Subject: Success!
> Just thought I'd share that we made our longest trip to date with Grover
and
> his new engine. Almost 500 miles from MI to upstate NY (via Canada).
> Flawless trip!
>
> Still having so up front heating issues - I suspect that the heads weren't
> installed surihe rebuild (before I owned the engine) with the best
> craftsmanship - because they are weaping a bit and I'm having a hard time
> getting the cooling system bled completely. If I run it at idle while
> bleeding I cannot leave the cap off the pressure tank without the coolant
> building up and over flowing. According to things I've seen Dennis say it
> could be leaking exhaust into the cooling system.
>
> So if I can get through winter I'll lok into doing a head gasket job when
> the weather breaks.
>
> Anyhow, for now - thin are good. It was a nice drive (a bit cold on the
feet
> up front) but Patty was toasty in the back the back heater kept us pretty
> comfortable over all.
>
> HAPPY NEW YEAR!
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '90 Carat (Grover)
> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus