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Date:         Wed, 2 Nov 94 12:26:21 EST
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From:         wigley@server.uwindsor.ca (Neil Wigley)
Subject:      Re: Collant bleeder valve

> > > Subject: > Collant bleeder valve

Dan Houg responds:> > > > Your valve is not defective, just unscrew it all the way and then > gently *pull* back on the stem. It will come out about 1/4" or so > more and prodigious quantities of air and coolant will flow! Things > they don't > teach you in school, eh? Also, here is an easy way to bleed the > system at the front of the van. Take out the top radiator plug per > coolant bleeding procedure but then attach a fluid recovery jar and > a vacuum source to the screw hole. Suck out the air - keep refilling > the coolant jug and you're set. Let me know if you folks want a more > verbose description of this whole process. It really works. >

Well nobody else has responded, so let me throw in a request. I suspect that my problem is not understanding what a vacuum source is, but if you're willing to give me a quick lecture, I'd appreciate it. Thanks

Neil Wigley <wigley@server.uwindsor.ca> > > > >


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