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Date:         Sat, 17 Oct 1998 17:26:50 -0400
Reply-To:     jhlauterbach <jhlauterbach@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         jhlauterbach <jhlauterbach@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Radiator bleed screws
Comments: To: Vanagon <vanagon@vanagon.com>

For cases when I have need to top off the radiator, I have a siphon set up to a coolant through the hole for the bleed screw.

John Lauterbach '84 DL

-----Original Message----- From: Mark McCulley <raven@HALCYON.COM> To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 12:50 AM Subject: Re: Radiator bleed screws

>At 07:30 PM 10/16/98 -0700, Earl Smith wrote: >>The Hayes manual refers to a bleed screw on the rad, over which one can put >>a piece of tubing to direct the flow into a container. This would sure cut >>down on a lot of the mess and make it possible to salvage antifreeze when >>bleeding a system that has recently been refilled. I heard this type of >>bleed screw is required in California. Can anyone sell me one? >> >>Earl from Sunny Sooke >>84 ex-California Vanagon >> >If you have an 84 Vanagon (CA or Federal) you already have the bleed screw. >I don't see how a piece of tubing would be all that helpful though. A bucket >does the trick for me. > >MM


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