it seems there are fewer ways to skin a cat than to bleed a vanagon. you'll go crazy and want to build a bong. david - you said originally that you didn't want to open the radiator bleeder - why not? i can do it without even taking the grille off (which is only 4 pop-screw things). there used to be a bra and an extra spare mounted on the front of my van. that would have made it difficult.
On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 6:05 AM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: > Are you sure the radiator fan came on at high speed? Might want to check > on that. I believe it should start out at low speed when the radiator > first gets hot enough. > Generally you want the cap on the pressure tank when you start the > engine. As the system gets hot the air in the top of the tank should be > pushed out to the reserve tank due to thermal expansion, when the pressure > gets high enough. > When the system is hot, crack the bleeder at the top of the radiator. > Forget about any other bleeders. > If you don't have a Bentley manual, you should get one. > > Larry A. > > > > On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 12:16 AM, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Continued my coolant top-up operation. Refilled tank again and brought > > engine up to full temperature. Gauge stayed in middle, radiator fan came > on > > high-speed. Coolant tank overflowed so I stopped engine and screwed top > > back on tank and reconnected hose. Ran engine again and coolant went > down a > > little more. Still NO coolant came out of thermostat bleed valve. > > > > David (1987 Wolfsburg) > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > |
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