joe; After you replace the core release the clamp on the bottom hose first. Then open the core's bleeder valve until you see coolant. That should get rid of the majority of air in the heater. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe On Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:01:06 -0500 joe friedrichs <joefried@JAVANET.COM> writes: >I'm replacing the rear heater core and heater valve in my vanagon, >can anyone tell me can I do this without draining my entire cooling >system? If so I plan to clamp off in & out hoses and replace core. I >assume the white plastic screw is a bleeder valve, how long do you >think >it takes to bleed system, and should I also bleed from the radiator >bleeder valve? > >thanks in advance, >Joe F. >'87 Vanagon Syncro >"The White Whale" ___________________________________________________________________ Why pay more to get Web access? Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW! Get your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. |
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