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• Usable Parts--Aircooled 83 to Watercooled 84
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 15:41:37 EDT
  ...fuel pump work on the waterboxer? 2. Will the 83 A/C propshalves work on the 84? 3. Will any of the engine control...
• Re: Severe coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:37:43 -0700
  ...I looked inside the engine > compartment, > and my current hypothesis is that it's one of the gaskets or hoses on the > water pump...
• Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:06:45 -0700
  ...Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX might make belt replacement tough? kidding. What about a one piece hose between flange at head and...
• Re: Sqirting water on an oil cooler et al
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 16:44:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...pump very humid air around the fins then you would get the efficiency you want. Putting a water jacket around an air cooled engine...
• Severe coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Ian Stewart
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:11:52 -0700
  ...I looked inside the engine compartment, and my current hypothesis is that it's one of the gaskets or hoses on the water pump...
• Re: 007 smoke screen / battery light - TROUBLE!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 18:02:36 -0700
  ...THEN!!! over the next 6 months the water pump went (bearing due to the over heating) and both heads (on a nearly new engine...
• Re: water pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:10:01 -0400
  ...water pump problems Chris, I saw coolant come out. > From: Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM> > > Jason, > > The 'bleed' screw threw me for a loop...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:34:42 -0700
  ...summer is my water pump. I've suspected it all along but wishful >thinking kept me thinking my newly rebuilt engine was just around...
• Re: coolant options
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 02:03:28 -0500
  ...hearing horror stories of the then new dexcool gelling in older, perhaps dirty cooling systems, and problems with water pump cavitation erosion in pumps...
• Re: Can I do my own head gasket replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 14:23:16 -0700
  ...nice about pulling the engine out is that if your water > jacket > needs welding/machining or if your water pump mating surface on the...
• Re: Head Leak ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 03:42:45 -0400
  ...Rear or front heaters, coolant tubes ( metal near the engine especially), water pump, and radiator are all known to be areas of concern. BTW...
• Water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:03:36 -0500
  ...A closer look determined that the water pump is toast. I have ordered a replacement pump; but I haven't read through the procedure...
• Re: This guy again (3000 mi trip yada yada)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 22:40:41 -0500
  ...top/ right part, plus some more traces all around- some old water pump >pulley's hoof prints from way back before my time with...
• Re: Water Pump Impeller Damage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:56:04 -0800
  Depending on year/model, VW lists different thickness of gasket for that type of pump. Either .75mm or later 1.5mm. Many of the...
• Re: Experiment
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 22:43:32 -0400
  After about 130,000 miles, they do water injection automatically! =:-) Jim Kennedy wrote: >Vanagonians, > >I want to experiment (just for fun) with doing water...
• heads blown
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 00:26:36 -0500
  ...investigations I found gaskets, new water pump and thermostat; gaskets are a set and include everything for the engine Question is, any tips on...
• Re: A Better Quality Sink Pump? ShurFlo? FLAPS Alternative?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:41:03 -0700
  ...Yours is likely similar/same to the $35 Cnd. "Nameco" brand pumps available locally. Just ordered this Nautilus pump: http://www.shurflo.com/pages...
• Re: 1.9 water pump question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 3 May 2015 12:19:38 -0700
  ...1.9 water pump question Van-cafe has all that stuff and more...! Sent from my iPlace > On May 3, 2015, at 10:47...
• Re: how to put out engine fire?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 14 May 1999 22:30:44 -0400
  Was taught in firefighter training never to put water on a Volkswagen engine. [I'm a volunteer in our small town] Some have a...
• Re: Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 14:28:03 -0700
  ...the alternator/water pump that's squealing.............commonly..........it'll squeal for a minute or two on first firing up the engine, then stop...
• water pump update
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 27 Aug 1994 17:30:43 -0500 (CDT)
  Well, the water pump replacement went well. I drained and flushed the system, and that went well too. I managed to catch almost all...
• Fuel flow issue 83.5 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Sun, 24 May 2015 18:58:41 -0600
  ...of the AFM the engine starts right up and runs until the fuel is gone. I did the fuel pump rate test as per...
• More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:27:07 -0700
  ...There is a universal fuel pump available, which does both the pulling (from the tank) and the pushing (into the engine). My mechanic wants...
• Re: V-belt failure & engine health
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:20:47 +1200
  >Isn't the water pump on a water-cooled engine driven off a belt? If so, how >would the engine get cooling if the...
• Replacing 1.9 Thermostat Short Hose
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 12:13:34 -0500
  I have a leak at the short hose between the thermostat housing and engine. Do I have to remove the water pump as well...
• Re: flow to radiator from water pump How fast should it be?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 22:10:42 -0500
  ...600+ hp engine. I'll guess that the Vgon pump delivers between 20 and 40 gpm to the radiator at full output. >as measured...
• freak: alternator belt JUMPed off
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Sun, 6 May 2001 10:48:57 +0300
  ...secondary expansion tank and the alternator/water-pump belt was just lazing about on top of the engine! How could that be!!!! We decided...
• Re: Problem with Overheating with ABA conversion
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 06:21:14 EST
  ...A bad water pump 3. A bad thermostat Exactly the three things I would consider. You can remove the thermostat & boil it/replace it...
• Re: Water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:49:23 -0800
  ...A closer look determined that the water pump is toast. > > I have ordered a replacement pump; but I haven't read through the > procedure...
• Re: Where best to check my Westy water system?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 20 Jan 2018 17:27:04 -0800
  On a road trip, some years ago, I recall attempting to "fix" (lubricate) my NON submersible pump. It worked for a little while longer...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:18:42 -0700
  ...as a longtime air-head, VW > water pump replacement is something at which I am definitely not practiced. > Though I have changed water pumps...
• Waterpump Blues
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 23:13:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Cianciolo" <PaulC@esslink.com> > >Hello All, > >I have a noise from my 1986 Vanagon engine compartment. Upon further investigation I find that the waterpump...
• Re: Engine swap lessons learned
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 11:32:30 -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...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter-coolant sealer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:40:19 -0500
  ...long! However an engine crank or cam lip seal is not related to the design or operation of a water pump mechanical seal. Dennis...
• Big Decision...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Johnson
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:59:48 -0700
  ...Am I really at the point of replacing the engine now or am I ok just doing the heads and new water pump... or...
• Re: head gaskets, my turn
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 14:36:41 -0700
  ...further to eliminate hoses and water pump as possible sources. I spent the last few hours under the engine, degreasing and cleaning off the...
• engine flooding
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 17:19:17 -0500
  ...The water pump had seized. I had it towed back to Maine. For numerous reasons, I didn't finish the water pump job until...
• Re: 2.1 puked coolant near oil filter when hot
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 22:58:08 -0400
  ...Oil leaks near the oil cooler are either the hoses or the water pump. Water pump leaks that leave puddles need to fixed ASAP...
• Re: Looking for diesel vanagon water pump pulley and shims
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 20:37:02 +0000
  ...Eventually the van was moved to a >> new >> > shop and they are finishing up the install but the water pump pulley >> halves >> > and the...
• Re: Water pumps...Seattle area
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:03:31 -0500
  ...I notice on Ken Wilford's page that there are different pumps. I know I had a water pump put into the old engine...
• Diesel Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Bendle
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 22:36:22 -0600
  ...Thanks to Martin, I now realize that the single alternator/water pump belt is far from ideal. The question I have is, how do...
• anti-freeze leak
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 07 Dec 1995 19:21:30
  ...water pump are on the other side. If it's the head does Barrsleak work, is there a freeze out plug on the engine...
• Re: Answers to questions of Cooling & Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Steve Bergin
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 22:00:12 -0500
  ...It has 160K with 42K on a remanufactor engine. New Tires, new pop top rubber and new water pump. Needs AC compresser and value...
• Re: Water pump leak with only 300 Miles
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 12:14:49 -0500
  ...see what happens.>> You had better think about pulling the 20/40 back outa the engine and pull the 20/50 back in it.
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Bergey, Dennis
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 08:51:21 -0700
  ...Less than 40,000 miles on rebuilt engine; less than 10,000 on rebuilt trans., clutch, water pump, etc. Metallic Beige color. Many Extras...
• Re: Drip, drip drip from 2l1 oil cooler.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:48:23 -0700
  ...but wbxr water pumps - considering how hard they are to replace with the engine in the van ...........I put new ones on engines getting...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:48:45 -0700
  I hope it's your water pump, but I've had both the gasket and pump leak over the years. My pump started dripping...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 15:19:05 -0500
  ...Bad T-stat, clogged radiator, or dead water pump get my votes, in that order. The cold rad. hoses make me lean toward the...
• Re: 2.1 conversion warning-more solution comments
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 07:54:44 -0700
  ...With the 2.1 the water pump is different, and the tstat is moved to a manifold on top of the engine. It is...
• <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - bemba
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 23:26:57 -0800
  ...water pump is working, and I left the thermostat out, too. The hoses all get warm, even the radiator hoses in the engine bay...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:48:35 -0700
  ...If the thermostat is working then the radiator itself should measure hotter than the coolant returning to the water pump. So I would question...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - B Monk
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:33:33 -0800
  ...It was used as a boost pump in addition to the timing belt driven water pump on the engine. Drag racing is somewhat of...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:29:40 -0500
  ...It was used as a boost pump in addition to the timing belt driven water pump on the engine. Drag racing is somewhat of...
• Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:49:26 -0700
  The '88 fuel tank might have filter screens but won't have a "factory" pre pump filter. The Bosch pump should have a relatively...
• Re: stranded in san francisco...need watercooled westy tech help (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:59:23 +0000
  ...Was this determined while cranking the engine or some other way? The one sure fault that would stop the engine operation totally is the...
• Re: Belt Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 07:19:09 -0500
  ...Belt Adjustment I am unsure if the water pump to crank V belt is adjustable on the 1.6 diesel. Page 19.4 of...
• diesel water pump finally went
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 20:52:57 -0500
  After finishing my rebuilt, I found the water pump was making a bit of noise. It was getting noticeably worse over the last two...
• Re: Overheating at idle
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:42:38 -0400
  ...I have no record > of the water pump ever being replaced, so at 291,000kms (180,000 miles), a > new one is not a...
• Re: Water pump premature failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:33:22 -0500
  ...Bad water pumps don't screech. They rumble, growl, and sometimes the seal will chirp. Seal failure is usually caused by heat or lack...
• Re: Head gasket, cracked head, or more?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:29:26 -0700
  ...If you ever see ...........very hot engine, stone cold radiator .. and it's not thermostat, or water pump .......it's likely exhaust in the...