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• Re: VW Water Pump specifications
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 21:42:15 -0500
  ...d At 09:01 PM 2/1/2001, Steven Denis wrote: >Water pumps? they are pretty much over capacity for the engine..Ditto the...
• Re: Heat in an air-cooled Syncro (long, boring, self-involved)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 May 2000 19:08:53 -0400
  ...Prolly have to hang a centrifugal pump off the engine somewhere if you go the water route, though a similar electric pump might be...
• Re: Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 11:40:23 -0700
  ...Move those coolants, be they water or oil, and this marginal situation may be brought within engine life extending limits. LOVE IT, seems we...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:37:59 -0800
  ...poor water pump performance. I have not seen the impeller surface badly corroded in waterboxer engines, but it is part of the engine block...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:42:21 -0800
  ...has a nice Photo Writeup on this >> >> http://www.benplace.com/water_pump.htm > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http...
• Re: Engine swap lessons learned
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 13:04:47 -0800
  ...The > water pump to engine case O-ring is no longer sealing. Never leaked before, > when it was in the GL, but we all...
• wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 00:55:08 -0500
  ...a subaru engine that has two timing belts that have to be replaced every 60,000 miles along with the water pump. Not cheap...
• Re: Need a gasket
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:53:22 -0700
  Use a piece of cardboard like the box the water pump came in and with a ball pen hammer place it on the pipe...
• Re: Low oil pressure in a Type IV...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 22:12:31 -0500
  ...the wbx engine in > late > water-cooled Vanagons, which is based on the Type I. > > Type 1 (Beetle) engine oil pumps used a very...
• Re: Oil cooler installation 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:58:04 -1000
  ...I > just don't know where the coolest water comes from, the pump or elsewhere. > > John > On Oct 1, 2015 18:08, "SDF ( aka...
• Re: head repair and water pump
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:50:57 -0400
  ...the water pump out of this thing??? Those bottom two hex bolts that hold the pipe to the passenger side of the engine are...
• Re: "whatever it comes" solution
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 11:57:37 EST
  ...Just get a new German water pump. I emphasize "new" and "German". >* last but not least, installing a second pump in the middle of...
• Lower operating Temp
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 17:00:30 PDT
  Greetings! I have a question, spurred on in part due to last week's discussion about "chirping" as a symptom of failing water pump...
• Re: Waterboxer longevity
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 08:05:48 -0500
  ...The water pump gave up the ghost without warning just 50 miles short of my destination. If you have a tight engine, all the...
• Waterpumps
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 1 Mar 95 13:31:23 CST
  ...I'm replacing the waterpump on my 78 Scirocco and while I was putting both halves together (with that sealant gunk on the gasket...
• Re: fuel pump sanity check, 1990 GL
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:05:35 -0600
  ...The engine turns over, the ISV hums, but it > doesn't catch until things dry off a bit outside. There's no water in...
• Re: Radiator wisdom
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 15:20:42 -0700
  ...Water pump is new, hoses are new, belts are a year old. Thanks for the stuff to check. Mike On 7/2/03 2...
• Westy faucet question
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Tue, 26 May 2009 07:34:26 -0600
  ...However, when the engine is running it sometimes will work. Any thoughts on this? I did replace the in-tank pump in 2006. Maggie
• Re: Usable Parts--Aircooled 83 to Watercooled 84
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 23:39:11 EDT
  ...pump work on the waterboxer? yes.. > > 2. Will the 83 A/C propshalves work on the 84? > > 3. Will any of the engine control...
• Re:
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 09:26:17 -0500
  ...If fact the Bentley manual says, "The water pump can be removed without removing the engine." Which is code for it is going to...
• Re: Diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 23 May 2001 12:50:58 EDT
  ...Check the fuel line all the way back to tank from the injector pump. If you have a water separator as well as the...
• Re: Alternator: the play is thing
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 02:50:22 EST
  ...By the time you see the light, the engine will overheat, without this showing on the gauge (no water pump = no water-flow = gauge...
• 87 vanagon with oil pressure(?) trouble
  Historical mailing list - A. Widoff
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 22:10:54 -0500
  ...I recently took a longer trip where the belt to the water pump broke. shortly after that, the pump itself broke. since the water...
• Re: Rough running, now won't start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:24:02 -0500
  ...an early warning that my water pump had just failed. It got doused with coolant and the engine started running rough. I pulled over...
• Re: A question about PTO's engine picture
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:18:26 -0700
  ...engine did not have that. If it did, your > cooling system probably didn't work properly..... > That is indeed where the water pump goes...
• Re: Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 11:49:41 -0700
  ...Assuming water pump is making the noise, you might want to search the archives under his name. If this stuff is suitable for this...
• Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:49:41 -0700
  ...water pump can be various types. > I never recommend the paddle wheel style .. > only the 'volcano' shaped one - plastic or metal. > > on I4 engine...
• Trouble-Please HELP with 1.9 water pump removal issues
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:55:00 -0400
  ...He says to take out the t-stat housing and water pump as a unit, and then separate, but others have said just to...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:41:32 -0700
  ...The water pump is adding just enough force to keep everything moving through the engine at idle. Another way to view the problem is...
• Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:31:10 EST
  ...If a water pump shaft seal lasts long enough for cavitation to cause erosion on the pump impeller, you have gotten you money's...
• Re: Electric Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:42:22 -0500
  ...electric water pump drives to squeeze out the last ounce of horsepower from their engines. So why not electrically drive the water pump and...
• Overheating at idle
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:37:12 -0300
  ...I recently had a leak, so it might be an air lock problem ? I'm thinking the water pump or the thermostat. It's...
• Re: Water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:53:42 +0000
  ...A closer look determined that the water pump is toast. > > I have ordered a replacement pump; but I haven't read through the > procedure...
• wbx reliabilty & distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 12:41:09 -0500
  ...I did not know what engine most swaps used. The reason for changing the water pump on the Subaru engines when you changed the...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:32:24 -0800
  ...this engine out last > year and assembled everything by myself would not help timewise that > much, as I assembled the water pump back then...
• Re: air cooled eng convert.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 09:58:53 -0700
  ...we are talking about Suby engines- anyone out there convert an air > cooled Vanagon to a water pumper? Common snse tells me that it...
• WTB: 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 15 May 2000 12:45:34 EDT
  hey all, i need a 2.1 engine (just engine not alt, exhaust, water pump, etc..)with low mileage and good compression (130+x4...
• Re: TIICO: Crank Pulley
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 22:27:48 -0400
  Well, this probably isn't help, but on the diesel engines, there's a belt off the crankshaft for the water pump. There's...
• Re: Replaced water pump, need quickie bleeding method
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:26:47 -0400
  ...bearing in the water pump was failing. > > We're now starting reassembly on this 1.9L with a new water pump, > thermostat, etc., and...
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Sep 2014 05:12:18 -0400
  ...On 9/25/14, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > At some point in this engine's life the water pump bearing wore out...
• Re: Crazy VW
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 13:22:20 -0500
  <<<That water pump is on the eurovans and several audi and mercedes as well. The mercedes I worked on had the pump connected with...
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:25:58 -1000
  ...and the water > pump/oil cooler area ends up really right on top, in front of the back of > the engine lid opening...easy...
• =?US-ASCII?Q?RE:_Bluestar_project.no_start_yet?=
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 11 May 2013 18:59:10 -0400
  ...Then all that unburned fuel or water mess is washing the cylinders dry of any lube that may be there. I have seen engines...
• Re: 84 vanagon cooling system
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 10:39:16 -0500
  ...Really only three choices -- the pump is not pumping the coolant out of the engine, there is a clog in the radiator or the...
• vanagon parts / KENWILFY
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Tue, 5 Dec 2000 07:57:55 -0500
  ...made one question (wanted to know if the water pump 025121010C was good for carb engines also), he vanished...... Sent already a couple of...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:17:33 -0800
  ...Electric Water Pump I was taught in Aviation mechanic school that technically-speaking erosion is a form of corrosion..........."Corrosion" encompasses many types of...
• A big **THANK YOU** to Robert Keezer!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 20:55:00 -0700
  ...On the trip down the water pump got a little noisy - perhaps it was that 2.5h wait at the Sumas boarder crossing :( I...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt-Realities!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:31:17 -0800
  ...Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt-Realities! To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 11:00 PM The fact that the engine...
• Re: Looking for diesel vanagon water pump pulley and shims
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 16:32:47 -0400
  ...Eventually the van was moved to a new > > shop and they are finishing up the install but the water pump pulley > halves > > and the...
• Engine Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 13:35:24 -0400
  ...to fix........replaced O2 sensor, both temp sensors, new thermostat, new water pump, fuel filter, injector wiring, air filter, plugs, wires, distributor, rotor........... could...
• Syncro Westy FS $6900
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:10:41 -0400
  ...with difflock, recent brakes all around, fuel pump, waterpump, etc. 192K on odometer, PO claims replaced engine 50K ago, heads have been done also...
• Coolant Flushing - Iowian Method (IM)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 19:34:38 -0600
  ...Stop engine, replace bleeder bolt, start engine, run till comes to full temp. 7. Remove bleeder bolt. Connect a bicycle pump to another expansion...
• Re: If the water pump or thermostat is broken?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:49:41 -0600
  ...I also don't belive that pump are partially working (giving very low pressure), mine was cooked (touching the matting surface of the engine...
• Re: Intro and New Engine Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 12:30:34 -0600
  ...Engine", and one feature of the engine he applied to improve it for longevity was to port the oil pump and the water pump...
• 87 GL Water Pump Woes
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Ford
  Sun, 27 May 2001 14:15:08 -0400
  Last night my water pump decided to take a dive on me. Steam was everywhere after the coolant slung all over the warm engine...
• 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:46:55 -0500
  ...But, there is no fuel getting to engine. Engine cranks fine, but does not turn over. I bought the fuel pump new a few...
• Re: head gaskets, my turn
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:59:41 -0400
  ...and there was a 'clunk' from the engine, followed by a loud squeal. Guess the water pump gave up the ghost, conveniently at home...
• Re: Cold Temps....Hard to Start and Squealing Belts-Maybe Not the Belts
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 10:52:52 -0800
  ...The squealing was from the chatter as the > errant impeller milled > away the engine case. What threw me was that the > defective water pump...
• Re: Cooling system maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:17:05 -0500
  ...changing the water pump as a preventative measure, DO IT, all engine i see have somewhat good pump...but!!!!! when i remove this one...
• Re: Strange water temp happenings
  Historical mailing list - mike and becky
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 20:05:10 -0400
  ...Also check the various hoses and pipes coming from and enroute to the water pump these, especially the large diameter steel pipe on the...