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Date:         Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:41:58 -0600
Reply-To:     miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
In-Reply-To:  <4bc09eeb.1ac1f10a.03ac.7f09@mx.google.com>
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I just did as David recommends. Worked just fine. Overall an easy job. I just refilled from the front and bled the system. Treat any rust inside that cavity......... Miguel

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas A. Edison

On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 9:46 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 11:16 AM 4/10/2010, Scott Chapman wrote: >> >> Replacing radiator. >> Bentley says to drain coolant at head drain point.  I'd rather not >> remove the shield beneath the head. >> >> Is there a place I can drain coolant besides this that will suffice? > > Dear Scott, > > My personal choice would be to lift the front, clamp off the hoses to > the front heater and then drain from the upper radiator hose, > lowering it to just below the lower hose.  Then secure the two hoses > higher up so they won't continue to siphon.  I *think* that if you > did  this you'd be able to prefill the radiator either through the > bleed screw *or* by leaving the upper hose off and filling through > that until it overflows the radiator; then installing the hose and > finishing through the bleed screw -- can't remember if there's access > to do the latter.  I'm not even totally certain there is an upper > hose, but I believe there is, on the right side I think looking forward. > > Yours, > David >


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