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Re: Eurospec conversion
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 11:20:11 -0800
...I guess you could examine the various water pumps and pulley speeds to prove/disprove this. If the pressure is increased by the action...
'86 Westy timing conundrum
Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
Wed, 15 May 2002 14:10:00 -0500
...It seemed to be hitting Top Dead Center well before the U-notch for TDC appeared on the pulley. I cycled the engine on...
Re: slow pressure buildup [diesel]
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Fri, 8 Jul 2005 16:36:42 -0400
I think the vac pump and the oil pump are driven by the same shaft so they may not be spining at first start...
Re: GoWesty Alternator Bracket
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:48:44 -0500
...steering pump (like mine). | |The mounting holes in the bracket allow some wiggle-room so care must |be taken that the alternator (pulley) ends...
Re: Need Elbow w/Flange Water Pipe - GOT NEW ONES!
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:13:39 -0400
...a short hose to > that funny under-the-crank-pulley pipe off the water pump? > (part number 025 121 171, pic here: > http://www...
Re: ICU issue?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 18 Aug 2024 08:32:11 -0400
...Idle Control Unit cable coming in contact with the power steering pump pulley. Two wires were severed, I repaired the wires and secured the...
Diesel pickup tube orientation? (EKTA Q?)
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 16:38:19 -0700
...of the cap face, when the pump is installed in the engine? Forward (flywheel side), aft (pulley and belt side), or right or left...
Update: She's almost an engine! (kinda long)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 1 Nov 1995 09:44:10 -0600 (CST)
...to install a gasket between the oil pump gears and the cover plate... and removing the pulley to check only to realize that I...
HELP! Cooling and dip stick Q's!
Historical mailing list - alan bosch
Sun, 5 Dec 1999 12:09:55 EST
...As this belt drives the water pump too, the engine overheated in a matter of seconds. Got Phred towed home this AM. Surveyed the...
Re: ECU and starting question
Historical mailing list - most david
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:48:57 -0700
...the pulley is in good shape (i.e., no wobble). Is the problem with your '87 intermittenet, or does the fuel pump simply never...
Re: Water pump premature failure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:43:30 -0500
...Water pump premature failure Per Dennis's instructions, I tightened the h*** out of the alternator, so that I could turn the alternator nut...
Re: Won't Start
Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:55:09 -0400
...If the engine starts and dies, you have a fuel >delivery problem, check fuel pump for operation, fuel pump relay, etc. I >don't...
Re: best place for parts
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:16:44 EDT
...Also allow for the inevitable extras....clutch,idler pulley, rebuilt injectors, pump, etc. Your shop/mechanic usually have their own parts sources who's...
Re: Oil leaking from the tip of the 0.9 BAR oil sensor?
Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
Fri, 8 Aug 2003 16:55:11 -0400
...I just replaced the rear sensor (behind the water pump pulley) and all is well! Now I need to replace the other one before...
Re: Adding Power Steering to an '87?
Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:29:36 -0400
...Power Steering pump, reservoir, hoses, engine bracket, belt, crank pulley (?), switch for idle control and wiring. I�m sure there are parts that I...
Re: vanagon Digest - 12 May 2003 - Special issue (#2003-508)
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 12 May 2003 12:21:23 -0700
...water pump #4 in a year, vent hole leak Hi Volks, I had the water pump replaced under warranty again two weeks ago by...
Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:46:14 EDT
...motor worked Ok but the pump pulley didn't line up correctly and had to be shimmed to match and the valve cover they...
Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:39:14 -0700
...You need that gap between them to work the pump off the studs and still slip the pipe (which now wobbles) behind the pulley...
Re: Belt squeal question
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:02:15 -0500
...The alternator and the Water Pump bearings feel normal...I can > detect no play or bearing problems. I'm reluctant to simply add some...
Re: alternator and belt question
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 5 Sep 2005 16:51:22 -0700
...It's right there under and between the crank pulley and water pump pulley. Make sure it's seated all the way and the...
Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:29:07 +0000
...On Thursday, December 10, 2015, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> wrote: > What motor, water pump and pulley set up do you have? > On Dec...
1.9 Engine Rebuild-Vancouver Canada
Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 23:31:31 -0700
...items:Piston/liner kit $US300,GasketKit$100 Other items:oil pump/water pump/O2 sensor/thermostat/Accel cable/both sets of motor mounts(1...
Re: Now what have I done.... Flashing oil light??
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:15:51 -0800
Check the connector on the pressure sender down by the oil pump and crank pulley. If you've left it off the blinking will...
Re: Bando 9.5mm belt on 1.9L test report
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:47:20 -0400
...There are probably some SAE and > ISO tests for such things, but all I can say is that the alternator and > water pump bones...
Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:15:03 -0800
...It's easy enough to >> get to with the coolant pump pulley removed, but it appears to >> require an odd, in between socket length...
Re: SOS: Waterpump Questions: Help!
Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
Sun, 23 May 1999 23:19:45 -0700
...The water pump I have noticed to be noisy; when it's off you >>can barely get any play a out of the pulley...
Re: GoWesty Alternator Bracket
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:50:16 -0700
...steering pump (like mine). | |The mounting holes in the bracket allow some wiggle-room so care must |be taken that the alternator (pulley) ends...
Final Oil pressure result
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Fri, 5 Dec 2014 06:57:37 -0500
...Are we talking the rear seal as in the pulley seal or >>>> the flywheel seal? Or was is the oil pump cover seal? Then...
Re: sigh..... lifter adjustments?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 18:52:10 -0700
...When pulley and a set of valves were in the correct position (closed) I backed out each adjuster until I could **just** feel rocker...
Re: Oil Pressure light & buzzer, Yikes! Mystery # 1
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:29:18 -0600
...That pulley drives the belts for the alternator, water pump, A/C and power steering. With a flashlight you can actually see the switch...
Re: FW: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 6 Dec 2015 17:02:56 -0600
...Coolant pump pulley has been removed. Deep > well socket to long, wom't fit in the space availabe; standard socket to > short , the blade...
Re: Never attempt a simple fix right before leaving on a trip (long)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Aug 2015 10:08:12 -0400
...installed the pump and started to connect the crossover pipe that goes on it, and it was so inaccessible behind the pulley that I...
Re: Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil pressure!
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:04:48 -0400
Adam Did you prime the pump and if you did you need to unscrew the oil filter so the gasket does not touch the...
Re: Just an update on my clutch problem fixing oil leaks.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 7 Jun 2021 20:14:15 -0700
...Go for one of the oil pump upgrade kits. Mansi or GoWesty. > For the crank seal, the sand seal extension on the pulley is...
Oil pressure sender & VDO gauge upgrade, anyone of you guy did the conversion?
Historical mailing list - Ben
Thu, 16 May 2002 15:53:08 -0400
...you know what I mean, the high pressure (.9BAR near water pump pulley) sender is already a tight fit, the new electromechanic one is...
Re: Funky temp gauge - update
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Tue, 9 Jun 2015 11:30:56 -0700
...if the PS blew out, you could just remove the belt and keep driving without power assist but still have alternator and water pump...
Re: 2.1 puked coolant near oil filter when hot
Historical mailing list - mordo
Thu, 12 May 2011 22:22:30 -0400
...I took the belt off the water pump. The pulley has >> very little play in it. Almost none in and out along the shaft...
making a little headway but need advice
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sat, 7 Dec 2013 12:48:12 -0500
...I have fitted a replacement fuel pump, filters etc and have it working and seen fuel pressure at the system gauge point of up...
head gasket job question
Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 07:36:44 -0800
...the Bentley says that the crankshaft pulley needs to be removed. Why? Boston Bob's site had no mention of this, and as of...
Re: Fan Belt Squeal
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:51:46 -0800
...water pump belt drive is an extremely poor design. <DIV></DIV>>V-belts should wrap around a drive or driven pulley as close...
Re: ECU and starting question
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:55:57 -0400
...the pulley is in good shape (i.e., no wobble). > >Is the problem with your '87 intermittenet, or does the fuel pump simply never...
Re: 1.6 L Diesel Pump
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:30:39 -0500
With the Bosch VE pump, it is possible to replace that big O-ring without taking the pump apart but its not easy and...
How to install 90A alt. on Vanagon diesel
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 12:04:09 EDT
...I swapped pulleys with the Vanagon alternator so that the belt would line up and mounted the alternator to the bracket. For the belt...
Re: Youngest Vanagons are now 10 years old
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 26 Sep 2000 19:44:34 -0700
...251 407 405 DM 140.25 Water Pump Belt Stone Deflector: 025 199 913 DM 10.29 (currently $ 4.68) Alternator Pulley Stone Deflector...
Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 4 Jun 2012 19:49:56 -0700
...when you see that, # 1 is up on TDC to fire , and you should see the TDC mark on the crank pulley line up...
Re: Metalic Chirping Sound ~More Details
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 17 Nov 2000 23:32:45 -0700
...It reconditions and softens the rubber so the belts get a better grip on the pulleys. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua...
Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:39:12 -0800
...It's easy enough to >> get to with the coolant pump pulley removed, but it appears to >> require an odd, in between socket length...
Beltz! (was Re: does squeaking belt cause high temp gauge reading?)
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Fri, 12 Feb 1999 12:23:19 -0800
...Apparently, the alternator/water pump belt parted and took out the A/C compressor drive belt along with the compressor pulley shield. So...what...
<no subject>
Historical mailing list - Peter
Wed, 27 Oct 1999 13:49:02 -0600
...of the attachment/adjustment bolts for the power steering pump. I noticed the pulley wheel was not parrallel to the belt , but off a...
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: Power Steering parts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:02:58 -0700
...I pulled the belt > off the pump and there's about 2mm of fore-and-aft play on the pulley. > > I also noticed that...
Re: Need help with belts
Historical mailing list - John Klun
Tue, 6 Feb 2001 19:04:05 -0700
...You will likely break the water T-pipe again if drive w/o the > water pump running. The alternator and the water pump share...
Re: 1986 2WD Engine/Electrical Problems/Questions.
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:01:11 -0700
...Also, check it for glazing, as in a highly polished and hardened appearance where it contacts the pulleys. If you goose the engine, the...
Speaking of tools...sharing the resources??
Historical mailing list - Henry Jackson
Sat, 26 May 2001 07:28:40 -0700
...For example, when I replace the seal of my diesel injection pump, I will have to retime the pump which will require a special...
Re: German quality?
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 14 Aug 2013 09:26:11 -0700
...Visually, the larger belt doesn't appear to be fully seated in the pulley. I guess it just bothers me that there is a...
Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:49:45 -1000
...I used the 1.6 water pump >>> housing with the newer style pump and serpentine belt and pulley system. >>> Have you ran the engine...
Re: Just an update on my clutch problem fixing oil leaks.
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 8 Jun 2021 19:30:04 -0400
...Go for one of the oil pump upgrade kits. Mansi or GoWesty. >> For the crank seal, the sand seal extension on the pulley is...
Re: A/C How do I Get it off?
Historical mailing list - Richard Dunsheath
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:28:13 -0600
...I had more trouble getting the bolts off of the water pump pulley. Every time I tried to turn the bolt the whole pulley...
Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:58:16 -0600
...together > so the sensor is clearing the exhaust pipes and water pump pulley (not > difficult). Put the oil filter back on. You can keep...
Re: .... Porsche 6 cyl heating van
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 19:21:16 EST
...I would use an electric motor powered pump to circulate the water. Less loss of HP at the pulley. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken...