Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 23:18:39 -0800
Reply-To: Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From: Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject: Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
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That shows the interest of the mechanic in the quality of the job done. He
knew well that it will not work, yet he installed it anyway. Was lazy to
find an other washer. That way the job would have taken the amount of time
that is allocated and would not have made four hours in two. Somehow I
don't see how a shop can do it fast and well too. The two does not fit with
each other. A conflict of interest.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 8:51 PM
Subject: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
> Ok. New water pump put in by a shop, front end up, bleed the system per
> Bentley. Kept having burping problems. Jacked the back end up, bleed the
> system, no more air from the radiator. Drop it down. Fill the tank with
> coolant. Good to go. So down the road I go.
>
> It's night, I'm running down the road at 50 mph, low coolant warning
> light comes on blinking. I pull over, open the hatch, look around,
> shine the light on the expansion tank. Sure enough it's low. Top it off,
> close it up, and off I go. 3 miles later the light comes on again. Same
> problem. Fill it - go. Did this three or four times before getting home.
> Next day, could find anything wrong, but did some local runs. Same
> problem. No Apparent leakage anywhere. I took the vehicle back to the
> shop. On the way, I stopped for fuel and while in paying for it, looked
> out and saw a wet spot on my air dam. Took a close look and I could see
> where a little dribbble of coolant had run down. Went on to the garage.
>
> Turns out that the mechanic had dropped the radiator bolt, lost the
> washer on it, and it would not seat right without it. So as I drove the
> coolant - and any trapped air - was being vented.
>
> So there it is folks, the hard way to bleed the system. But it works.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
>
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