Date:         Sun, 22 Jan 95 19:53:00 -0500
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From:         vinnie.cangemi@execnet.com (VINNIE CANGEMI)
Subject:      Bleeding cooling system


 
   
   
VV>Has anyone tried modifying a coolant resevoir cap to allow 
VV>pressurization of the cooling system? Maybe a bicycle floor pump and 
VV>presta/schrader valve assembly on a spare cap would work to 
VV>determine if there are any leaks? A low cost leak-down test?
VV>Just a thought.
   
VV>Alistair
   
   I had heard at on time that there was in existance a pressure tester
cap for vanagon systems much like the ones for american cars. Pehaps an
adapter could be made to adapt an american pressure tester to Vws

   
   

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