MOTOR CHAT

[velomaniac]

i thought them veedubs were aircooled :?

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

Nope, the later ones were waterboxers.

They are an utter pain in the arse to bleed as Jamie says, the radiator is waaay up the front. Top of radiator has a tiny bleed screw that takes ages to bleed out the air.

You raise front end to assist the bleeding but it takes ages with the loss of a small amount of the new coolant.

Jamie.... I am assuming you already know this, but just in case,

http://wiki.club8090.co.uk/index.php/Co ... ing_system

 

[Jamiedyer]

wasserboxxer

The wasserboxxer, Velo.
Thanks for the link OCP, I have had a look at that, avid member of the 80-90 forum
I had forgotten quite what a PITA it is to bleed, need to finish it this morning as it not taking as much water as I expected. While there is obviously still a bit in the system I thought it would have taken more as I had the main pipes disconnected front and back. Mine is deisel so its usually a bit easier than the petrol jobs. I cant drain my engine, only flush it so thats holds a bit. I stop on the steepest hill near home and bleed the bleed screw to finish off

Jamie

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

What you say about it not taking as much water as expected is what I thought too when I refilled system. Did the process as directed in 80-90 forum, but even days later I could hear air as it circulated through the radiator when engine was first started. It went away eventually, with a top up of neat anti-freeze.
Unlike the reason/cause for having to do it in the first place. The whole cooling system froze solid during the really cold winter about 3 years ago.
Couldn't understand why until my wife informed me that whenever the system was low she'd topped it up with plain water. :shock: :roll: Whit?????
Anyway she was lucky that when it thawed I was able to drain system, refilled it with water to check for leaks, with just a small weep from radiator. Drained, added Radweld, refilled, bled and all weeps OK.
She won't be adding neat water again that's for sure. She's been telt.

 

[RobMac]

She's been telt.

Yeah your the man

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

She's been telt.

Yeah your the man

Aye but, ye can tell a woman but ye cannae tell her much. :roll:

 

[RobMac]

Wow thats really deep :shock:

You could be a philosopher :shock:

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

Me? Deep? I'm shallower than a spoonful of soup.

 

[RobMac]

 

[jimihendrix]

Future jimihendrix project?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yHl24QynOM

Thats insane, Volvo T5 motor i take it ?