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Date:         Sun, 17 Aug 1997 16:21:40 -0500
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From:         "Darrell Boehler" <dboehler@taos.midwest.net>
Subject:      cooling system flushing

------------ While flushing the cooling system on my 86 vanagon I ran into a problem and ask the wisdom of the list for a probable cause.I drained and filled a total of 5 times warming up after each. Following the procedure in Bentley page 19.16 it was on the third refill.I had the expansion tank full and my wife started the engine and keeping it at 2k rpm no coolant flowed out the radiator bleeder screw.After about 1 minute we shut the engine off,the expansion tank was still full and both bleeder screws were open.What was the probable cause of this malfunction?I ended up using a little air into the 7mm hose at the rear expansion tank,this forced the coolant right up and out the bleeder screw.After this we restarted the engine and all worked per Bently book. We had trouble only on the 3rd refill the other 4 went smooth.I had the front of the westy on ramps and parked up a hill so my front was elevated throughout the entire procedure.tia

Darrell Boehler Makanda Illinois


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