Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:05:22 -0700
Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
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From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: Bleed Radiator (What AM I doing wrong??)
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Did you fill the system as much as possible with the van relatively level
first? You need to put the van on an incline to bleed the system, but fill
it level first. Three thousand RPM is actually spinning at a good clip, and
though it may sound really fast, it isn't.
Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Elfelt <steveelf@SPRYNET.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 5:13 PM
Subject: Bleed Radiator (What AM I doing wrong??)
> Help! I am trying to re-fill and bleed my cooling system.
> I have the Bentley manual but can't figure out what
> I am doing wrong.
>
> Parked facing up a steep hill, blocked the wheels,
> drained the coolant, installed a new radiator, heater
> control valve, and a flush-T. Flushed, drained, pretty
> thoroughly. Cracked the bleed screw on the rad, opened
> the expansion tank, filled 'er up, hit the ignition. Let it idle,
> went back and poured coolant in expansion tank. I don't
> have a tach so I have to guess to get 2000 rpm (maybe
> that's what I am doing wrong?) If I pull on the throttle,
> coolant gets sucked up from the tank. If I let go of the
> throttle, coolant comes flash boiling back into the
> tank (and out the top). If I do not let go of the throttle and
> add cool coolant, that also makes it boil up in the tank. The
> spillage turns to clouds of dramatic steam. Sheesh!
> You'd think I was in Yellowstone or something. Whenever
> it would start to gush out of the tank I'd slam the cap back
> down and let it idle. I had the heaters blasting hot air, and
> I had coolant flowing briefly into the radiator, but never
> filling it so it would come out the bleeder screw. It would
> be really handy to have a tach and some way to screw down the
> throttle to stay steady at 2000 rpm. Why won't coolant fill the
> radiator and bleed out the screw? How do I fill the expansion
> tank if every time I take the cap off I get doused with hot
> coolant? I struggled until my temp guage started 3/4 the
> way to the top and then just killed the engine and came in
> to
>
> cry for HELP!! HEEELLLPPPP!!!
> thanks!
>
> Steve E
> 84 Vanagon
> Lansing Mich
>
> (Send plain text to Gerry!)
>
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