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Progress Report - Two laps

david wilhite
 

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The van has now moved on it's own (Subaru) power.? The first time it has moved since August.? The neighbors actually came out and cheered.? I wonder if they are happy for me or if they are happy the 'Beautiful VW' is off the jack stands in the driveway?? I took a couple of laps around the neighborhood and parked it, because it was beginning to get hot.?
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I?am assuming that I have air pockets in the heaters.? I was getting no heat from the heaters and the radiator was cool to the touch.? On Saturday, I was getting a little heat out of the front heater; none out of the back heater and the radiator?got nice and warm.? The temperature never did get hot (no boiled water on heads) while I let it idle.??I also have not placed a bypass in the heater lines yet because the valve for the front heater is gone and water always flows through.? That was the previous owners way of trying to stop the VW engine from overheating.??Looks like I'll to have to do that now in order to get the thermostat to open because of the air.
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Hopefully, tomorrow I will be able to install?a bypass and go through the bleeding procedure again.? It looks as though getting the air out of the heaters is going to be a pain.? If anybody has a good method on this, please let me know.
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p.s. Can't believe how quiet the engine is even though I have no exhaust on it yet (only the Legacy header pipes).
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David Wilhite
2001 KLR650
Subaruvanagon in progress
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David,

I had a lot of troubles bleeding my '83 westy w/ 90 subie engine.
Everything got better once I installed the bypass. On mine I have a
small plastic bleed screw on the top of the rear heater. The front
heater seemed to bleed OK once I had the bypass in.







--- In subaruvanagon@..., "david wilhite" <dnmwilhite@e...>
wrote:

The van has now moved on it's own (Subaru) power. The first time
it
has moved since August. The neighbors actually came out and
cheered.
I wonder if they are happy for me or if they are happy
the 'Beautiful VW' is off
the jack stands in the driveway? I took a couple of laps around
the
neighborhood and parked it, because it was beginning to get hot.



I am assuming that I have air pockets in the heaters. I was
getting no heat from the heaters and the radiator was cool to the
touch.
On Saturday, I was getting a little heat out of the front heater;
none out of
the back heater and the radiator got nice and warm. The
temperature
never did get hot (no boiled water on heads) while I let it idle.
I
also have not placed a bypass in the heater lines yet because the
valve for the
front heater is gone and water always flows through. That was the
previous
owners way of trying to stop the VW engine from overheating. Looks
like I'll to have to do that now in order to get the thermostat to
open because
of the air.



Hopefully, tomorrow I will be able to install a bypass and go
through
the bleeding procedure again. It looks as though getting the air
out of
the heaters is going to be a pain. If anybody has a good method on
this,
please let me know.



p.s. Can't believe how quiet the engine is even though I have no
exhaust on
it yet (only the Legacy header pipes).



David Wilhite

dnmwilhite@e...

2001 KLR650

Subaruvanagon in progress
Ed McKinley
 

You have no muffler installed and the engine is quiet? What am I
missing here?

david wilhite wrote:
p.s. Can't believe how quiet the engine is even though I have no
exhaust on it yet (only the Legacy header pipes).
david wilhite
 

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I have the Subaru header pipes and catalytic convertor on it.? The cat is actually hanging out past the bumper about a foot.? I know I may be exaggerating somewhat, but the subie engine is so smooth and quiet.
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Sent: 1/16/01 12:34:24 PM
Subject: Re: [subaruvanagon] Progress Report - Two laps

You have no muffler installed and the engine is quiet???What am I
missing here?
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> david wilhite wrote:
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> p.s. Can't believe how quiet the engine is even though I have no
> exhaust on it yet (only the Legacy header pipes).
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David Wilhite
2001 KLR650
Subaruvanagon in progress
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Larry Hamm
 

david wilhite wrote:

The van has now moved on it's own (Subaru) power. The first time it
has moved since August. The neighbors actually came out and cheered.
David,
Congrats on the drive, and welcome to the SV family! Glad to hear you
were able to get it up and running. Do your cheeks still hurt from
grinning?
Larry

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