Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:31:53 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: flashing LED
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Either all that, or for ten bucks you can build yourself a "Libby
Bong" named for Andrew Libby on the diesel list who invented it. It
creates a column for the coolant tank higher than the top of the
radiator. 5 minutes, no muss no fuss. It's more difficult to create
for the diesel than for the waterboxer, which is so simple it is a
shame not to have one.
I tried mine for the first time yesterday.
Jim
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Warren Lail<wklail@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Sunshine,
>
> The only way to really bleed the WBX is to either raise the front end
> with a floor jack (pretty high in the air - be careful) or to park on
> a steep hill and bleed it while on the incline. The front end needs
> to be higher than one would think in order to get all the air removed.
> And then bleed it over several days because some trapped air will
> eventually move forward. Of course, the engine needs to be warm and
> idling at the time.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Warren in Santa Fe
> 88 Westy "Billy Bones"
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 6:01 AM, Sunshine <vwbusgirl@kc.rr.com> wrote:
>> After pondering everything and making sure there was coolant filled to the
>> brim of the expansion tank (which it was), cleaning the coolant sensor and
>> checking it's o-ring and snugging it back down with some ATV.....
>>
>> I began thinking that everything seemed to not go well after I had bled the
>> coolant this last time and didn't really bleed it as long as I had
>> previously from the radiator bleed screw on the front. Then I lost a tiny
>> bit when I removed/installed the new thermo/temp switch on the radiator
>> (this could have put air in the system as well). But the coolant level is
>> certainly NOT LOW and hasn't been and so it might just be THAT, air in the
>> coolant system!
>>
>> So I'm gonna bleed the air one more time to see if this gets it and let it
>> flow from the screw in front for a longer period of time and see if that
>> gets it. :o)
>> I've ordered a new sensor just in case the sensor could be defective.
>>
>> Thanks everyone, I appreciate it!
>> Peace, Love & VW Grease,
>> Sunshine
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> '89 Vanagon GL - Wolfsburg Weekender Edition ("Stella Blue") *Daily Driver*
>> '87 Vanagon GL ("Parts Van")
>> '77 Westfalia Bus ("Sunshine Daydream")
>> '74 Transporter Bus ("Buddy")
>>>
>>> If your coolant light is flashing either the coolant sensor is bad,
>>> the coolant is low, or there is air in the system.
>>> Regarding the buzzing, I may be wrong, but I seem to remember that my
>>> 87 GL would buzz when the coolant was low. But that's been several
>>> years and so I'm not entirely sure.
>>
>>
>
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