Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 08:42:58 -0700
Reply-To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: OK, who's got the good simple method...
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Search "libby bong" on thesamba. Bong is a piece of ABS pipe,
coupling, vent hose. Cheap & easy to make. Though a different cooling
path, worked fine on my swap. Caveats:
- coolant will likely burp up, engine started. Gauge (predict) amount
of coolant you want left in bon before starting engine. Like if you're
getting a steady stream of coolant at rad bleeder, you don't want the
bong full. "splash!"
- IMO, I'd try not to have bong too fulll at any given time. IMO, this
could make it too heavy for the expansion tank. I realize the boxer
expansion tank is supported from the bottom. Just thinking from a wear
and tear aspect (aging plastic). Not saying it would harm the
expansion tank per se.
The idea behind the bong:
nose lower than rear, bong attached, one can get level of coolant
closer to, or higher than, rad height. Also, bong helps create
pressure to pushe coolant through the cooling system. (well part of
the system I guess, engine cold, thermostat closed)
Oh heck. Here's the link
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=234192&highlight=libby+bong
Neil.
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 7:37 AM, Rocket J Squirrel
<camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> ... for refilling and bleeding the coolant system on a 1.9 after it's
> been drained for a radiator replacement?
>
> The van will initially have its nose lifted for the rad replacement, but
> since it's pointed downhill a bit, it will pretty much be level. We
> could push it backward and off the ramps under the front wheels so the
> nose is down.
>
> ==================
> * I know, I know, many here hate the idea that I work on my van on my
> sloped driveway, but I don't want to re-start that discussion, please.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> Bend, Ore.
> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.
--
Neil n
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