[tcb] Re: Oh Vanagon God...
- From: Mark Sawyer <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:17:52 -0700 (PDT)
But: having heat in the winter and being able to cruise at 75 is nice.
Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:BUT; the easiest solution is to buy an
AIRCOOLED split window and not have
to mess with any of that coolant stuff.
Sammie Smith
At 01:54 PM 4/20/2005, you wrote:
>water pumps on a vanagon are a pain in the ass. the best thing to do is
>remove the compressor, all of the A/C brackets, remove the pulley from the
>water pump and then access the remaining bolts. don't forget that after
>you replace the pump, you have to bleed the air out of radiator. there is
>a bleeder screw on top of the radiator behind the upper grill on the
>passenger side. jack the front end up about 8 inches, start the engine,
>get it warmed up so the thermostat is open and then slowly open the
>bleeder until all of the air is removed. hope this helps. if not, I know
>that BAP/GEON carries the bentley manual/bible for vanagons. The next
>available time I have is about 3 weeks away. ---mark aka "the vanagon guy"
>jumpinjoe wrote:
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>Mark maybe you can help?
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>http://www.aircoolers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2896
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>http://www.jumpinjoebarnett.com
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