Date:         Sat, 1 May 1999 13:14:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Debi <mtngal@SIERRATEL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Debi <mtngal@SIERRATEL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Filling cooling
Comments: To: Joel Shortlidge <shortlid@purdue.edu>
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    Joel,

    Park your van on as much of an incline as you can find nose up... 
<<16 inches is good...w/block behind tire.>>
1) Remove your front grill. {very short half screws, quarter turn} 
2) Release the bleeder bolt on radiator.
3) With van running (warm),  turn the heater on high AND (Rear heat exchanger) heater under back seat as well... (this will push the bubbles from the high points in the hoses/ to burp the system)
4) Looking at the motor open second bleeder valve (upper left, feel for warm coolant hose...)
do not confuse air cooler valves there'll  two of them side by side...do not open them!!
5) remove hose on coolant expansion tank & cap (mine is blue if that helps)... 
6) **premixing 50/50 saves allot of headaches 
Fill as needed with proper antifreeze ..

 I'll be around if you need any further help...Mtngal

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Joel Shortlidge <shortlid@purdue.edu>
To: Debi <mtngal@sierratel.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 1999 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: Filling cooling


| But how do I get to the radiator and the bleed valve???
| 
| Debi wrote:
| 
| > Joel, do you have a Bentley yet?
| > It's explained there .... or do a search in the archives for bleeding the
| > cooling system.
| > It's a rather lengthy explanation...
| > If you don't find it let me know I'll type the response...
| > Do you know where the bleeder cap in on the radiator? ( top of radiator
| > toward passenger side) becareful it's a bolt screwed into plastic... yes,
| > plastic!
| >
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: Joel Shortlidge <shortlid@PURDUE.EDU>
| > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
| > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 1999 12:00 AM
| > Subject: Filling cooling
| >
| > | I heard some thing about putting the van on a incline to get the air
| > | out!  Explain
| > |
| 
| 

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