Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1998 15:34:50 -0800
Reply-To:     Garrick Chang <gchang1@PACBELL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Garrick Chang <gchang1@PACBELL.NET>
Subject:      Re: pressurebleeding the waterboxer
Comments: To: Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
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Ed,

I have been using an alternative to the Bently procedure over the last year.
I have done it several times since I was having some problems with my inner
head gaskets.

What I do is fill the cooling system through the radiator like most normal
cars.  I do this by siphoning coolant from a jug resting on a windshield wiper
directly into the bleeder hole on the radiator.  The tubing I used was left
over from an old direct reading oil pressure gauge and is small enough to
allow air to escape around the edges.  If you raise the front of the van and
occaisionally bleed the bubble in the expansion tank by just slightly opening
the cap you will get out almost all the air in the system.  It is a one-person
procedure and not nearly as spastic as the one described in Bentley. Hope this
is helpful.


Garrick Chang
84 Westy
Davis, CA

>Read you post on the vanagon list about using a tire pump on the
>expansion tank to push coolant thru the system.  This sounds like it
>would be a neat trick... jeez I hate that standard Bently rev-to-2000
>proceedure!.  Would you mind elaborating on your proceedure a bit, for
>the list?  Think a bunch of us would prefer an alternative...