Pinch clamps for tubing and hoses can be had from your local laboratory supply house (better yet, make friends with a chemist who works in a lab). Before changing coolant, and going through the mess of refilling the system, you may want to make sure you that everything else is ok. Hindsight says that when I bought my '84 in May '97, I should have changed out everything in the cooling system. Why because I have or soon will have to. My mechanic has made much money draining and refilling each time I need something done. John Lauterbach -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Fred Brittain Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 9:53 PM To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM Subject: coolant change
Hi All, Just finished reading Bentley procedure and many archive posts regarding coolant change. Still some questions. Is it necessary to clamp the hoses the way Bentley suggests? B says (local supply) when describing where to obtain them. I've never seen a clamp meant to close off a hose. Are they commonly available? Seems like pinching a coolant hose closed would damage it. Does it? Bentley also says raise front of vehicle 15.75 in (40 cm) when filling. Someone on the archives said he couldn't get it to bleed with the front raised, and suggested Bentley really meant to raise the rear. Strange. . . I've just had my Wasserboxer about 6 weeks. It appears all other fluids have been recently changed. Oil, auto trans fluid, air filter definitely look very fresh. The coolant is a clear blue with NO dirt or sediment visible in the overflow tank. I know old coolant must be changed, but is this old? Anyway, I have all the posts and just need to know about use of clamps and raising the front end. Any info would be appreciated. Again, I _have_ read the archives. There's gotta be more. Fred Brittain 78 and 89 Westys |
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