> Now this is interesting. My bleeder valve is just a bolt. Is this > tire valve type a year specific item or did someone do a custom > job on your radiator? > > > > John Anderson > > Well I won't swear to anything as I did this over 4 years ago but this is what I recall, not a bolt like valve, Vanagon was origional and never modified by anyone but VW, if they did it who knows, I doubt it. Incidently filled my Corrado with the new ZEREX super 5 year phosphate free stuff (this is not the environmental friendly "green" stuff just their new phosphate free, comes in a silver jug and costs only about $6.00 / gallon or less on sale, I have been quite happy and am willing to bet its as good as or superior to VW, incidently our van came back in '86 with green stuff though I suppose phosphate free, when did VW stuff change color? I have used regular in aluminum headed VW's with no problems with corrosion, changing every two years, our 78 Rabbit went this way till '87 or so with no problems but I would follow the book, but hey consider the ZEREX. John Anderson ja@coe.wvu.edu
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