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• Re: Oil pump size differences? Boston Bob Customers?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:24:20 -0800
  ...Any opinions? >> >> >--------------------- Clip ------------------ >I'm running Type IV air cooled engines with the stock oil pumps. >I get 80 Psi + on cranking cold, 14...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:11:08 -0700
  ...about 2 > feet alongside the cooling fins before "waterfalling" into the fins. > Unfortunately the h20 pump does not generate enough pressure at idle to...
• Re: Hey, I so excited
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 29 May 2015 18:46:54 -0700
  ...After writing I filled > up the water tank and tested the pump... Nope...unstick impeller...doesn't > like turning. > So I had to find...
• P/S Pump Diagnosis ?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Sun, 16 Feb 1997 16:42:25 -0330 (NST)
  ...I had a new water pump installed last summer but was still left with a funny sort of noise coming from the engine compartment...
• FS: 1.9L Wasserboxer engine
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 01:35:16 -400
  ...are attached (water pump, alternator, etc.) There were approx 70,000 miles on the engine It didn't leak oil or water that I...
• Strange sounds...Help!
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:58:14 -0500
  ...Opened the engine hatch and the sound seem to come from the topside of the engine that the water pump is located...but it...
• Re: Overheating at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:35:35 -0700
  ...I recently had a leak, so it might be an air lock problem ? I'm thinking the water pump or the thermostat. It's...
• Special Hoses or NOT 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 21:37:58 -0400
  ...of the engine. They are also prone to rusting. One from the water pump housing and the other from the water pump (driver side...
• Re: Diesel waterpumps ( 2nd request)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 14:26:52 EST
  ...He stated in his reply that he had inspected 3 diesel engines whose demise was related to overheating caused by the wrong waterpump. Wrong...
• Re: Need a gasket
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:24:33 -0700
  ...It's for the >> lower pipe that runs from the water pump to the passenger side head. The >> two water pipe gaskets they send...
• Re: was: Re: diesel parts - Now: what is needed for a Golf conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:13:05 EST
  ...sensors > adaption plate? (Am I correct on this?) > engine carrier?? > Add oil pan, oil pump from the diesel (longer pickup tube), dip stick, accelerator...
• 86 Power Steering Pump needed, misc.
  Historical mailing list - Scott P Johnson
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 10:17:55 -0500
  ...power steering pump lying around gathering dust, I'd be interested in purchasing it. 2nd issue: my engine has begun leaking water (yeah, I...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:27:23 -0400
  ...my engine. I was not able to pinpoint the grindy sound when I tried that method but it sounds like a water pump. ;) Bryah...
• Re: Oil pressure switch rating....2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:03:07 -0500
  ...Oil pressure switch rating....2.1 engine Should the oil pressure switch below the water pump be rated at 0.9 bar or 1...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:31:17 -0500
  ...Just ask Ford power Stroke owners that have replaced engines.
• Re: Strange noise
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 16:20:54 EST
  ...Water pump is ok (pulled off belt...noise still > there). Checked around with a long screwdriver as a scope, noise is loudest > on coolant...
• Re: How is the Westy water tank inlet routed?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:15:52 -0700
  ...Some pumps are rated for continuous use, some not. I have no idea how long this Westy water tank pump is rated, or how...
• Re: Water Pump // Alternator Belt problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Sat, 24 May 2008 19:47:15 -0700
  ...The pulley for the water pump is closer >> to the front of the van than the engine pulley or the alternator pulley. >> In >> fact...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Kim Howe
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 09:54:51 +0800
  On Monday, March 25, 2002, at 10:43 PM, KENWILFY@aol.com wrote: > Comparing a 1600cc air cooled engine to a water cooled engine...
• Re: bad mechanic???
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 13:00:22 -0400
  ...When a vanagon idles, temp > goes > up, fan cycles on to cool it, but at idle the water pump does not seem > to > move...
• Re: replacing the waterpump, opportunity to replace
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 08:39:31 -0800
  ...did this van it was an partial > engine overhall. I just > change my 7th water pump on a Vanagon last week! > > Best regards, Ben...
• Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:00:42 -0600
  ...1.6 water pump housing with the newer style pump and serpentine belt and pulley system. Have you ran the engine with the expansion...
• need good vw shop in kansas city-waterpump woes-long
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 07:02:12 -0800
  ...the passnger side water jacket off, it slip fits into the ? housing near the pump but a piece of the engine block looks to...
• Re: alt belt keeps coming loose
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:05:10 -0700
  ...Also a sticking water pump bearing can also cause the problem. The intermittent sticking pump is a strange one though. I have only seen...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 5 Nov 2015 19:21:54 -0800
  So to be clear, I'm adding the higher volume pump to keep the engine going for a few more months. I'm still...
• Subject: Re: coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 15:48:16 PDT
  > > after a drive there develops a puddle of coolant below the oil > filter/oil cooler/water pump. my pump was replaced by the dealer...
• Re: TD coolant circulation pump
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 13:49:54 +0100
  ...this pump is located at highest point of engine compartment and there could be an air > bubble and coolant doesn't circulate at all...
• Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:11:36 -0700
  ...along to fuel pump > #2, near the engine, which actually pushes the fuel into the engine. There > is no fuel pump in the gas...
• Tweeting in the Motor! (Solved)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 09:39:46 EST
  ...After doing this and starting the van back up we noticed a tweeting coming from the engine. Waterpump was bad. Replaced pump yesterday and...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 22:49:49 -0400 (EDT)
  Hello All, I have a noise from my 1986 Vanagon engine compartment. Upon further investigation I find that the waterpump bearing has a lot...
• Diesel pulley needed urgently!
  Historical mailing list - Denmiester
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:16:03 -0400
  ...diesel engine back together on my 82 Westie, and need the adjustable second pulley assembly on the end of the water pump... Does anyone...
• Power steering pump and old coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 14:04:33 -0500
  ...a 2.1 engine.) Its about 3 inches long and joins two metal pipes. One goes to the water pump and the other goes...
• Re: � � � Any advice about su gar in the gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:53:13 EDT
  ...Add water. Don't run the engine, pump the fuel (and water) out of the tank. The water will separate from the gas, and...
• FS 1.9 watercooled Vanagon engine, So. Cal.
  Historical mailing list - Trent Sanders
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:52:54 -0700
  ...84 Westy, engine is being sold complete from the bellhousing back, including computer, wiring harness, A/C pump, exhaust system, etc. Engine has approx...
• Re: Crazy VW
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 11:28:06 -0600
  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: coolant options
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 14:46:32 -0800
  ...hearing horror stories of the then new dexcool gelling in older, perhaps dirty cooling systems, and problems with water pump cavitation erosion in pumps...
• Using Gunk or other engine cleaning solvents!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 21:02:57 -0500
  ...In the Water boxer, the only way to access the oil pump screen is to completely tear down the engine. The air cooled busses...
• Diesel Vanagon Timing Advice
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 03:45:59 +0000
  I love the waterboxer engine. No timing belt. On the diesel VWs it is a different story. I have all of the tools to...
• Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:38:51 -0400
  ...Vehicles designed for this type operation use electric water pumps to maintain some coolant flow. Audi turbos also used water pumps and fan controls...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:44:32 -0500
  ...water pump belt, tightened up the bracket with > reasonable tension on belt, not too much. > > > Filled empty coolant tank with water.  Started engine.  Immediately...
• On Oil Coolers, Cooling System Design and Engine Life
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:44:17 EST
  ...Well instrumented tests of GM 4 cylinder engine water pumps give the same flow rates as each side of the Chevy small block pump...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Adam B
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 01:34:52 EST
  ...He estimated about $800 for all labor, hoses, pipes, water pump, etc . Does this sound like a good price to you guys? Thanks, Adam...
• Re: engine cleaning do's and don'ts?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:17:47 -0700
  ...engine cleaning do's and don'ts? > > Hi folks, > With a bunch of jobs coming up (water pump, engine hoses, coolant swap, > tranny fluid...
• Re: A3 engine in Westie, Engine is in!
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Tue, 12 May 1998 03:05:38 -0700
  ...It seems to me the water pump doesn't use much torque compared to a alternator or AC pump, does anyone know this for...
• Faucet Fun, window sliders, & cupholders - '91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 09 Jun 1997 10:53 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Tried to get water to come out the faucet - nothing. Turning off the engine, noticed the sound of a pump running, but nothing coming...
• Re: Alt belt broke-where's the coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 09:30:50 -0400
  Once the water pump stopped turning, water stopped flowing. At this point, the heads will almost instantly turn the water near them into steam...
• Re: I-4 coversion developing power troubles
  Historical mailing list - Dave Woolridge
  Wed, 27 May 2009 17:39:09 -0230
  ...Blocked fuel flow and/or failing pump. (or damage from water? Anyone?) Pump noise could also be due to cavitation. Best of luck! Neil...
• Re: 2nd battery relay question...
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 00:53:15 -0500
  ...of fridge not working (when engine running) or the water pump doesn't work. If your water pump does work then the extra wire...
• from LiMBO: the Vanagon Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 14:36:21 CST
  ...Therefore, over-revving the engine when cold will cause cavitation at the water pump, thereby depriving the water pump seal of lubrication and producting...
• Re: Weird over-heating problem, please advise!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 07:21:28 -0400
  ...the engine at the 1st sign of overheating apparantly gets the coolant moving some). I realize the water pump doesn't pump much at...
• <FS> '86 Synchro - Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
  Mon, 21 Jul 1997 15:51:43 -0400
  ...Never runs hot, no water loss. (not that there should be) 162,000 miles W/in last 30k miles: new clutch, power steering pump...
• Re: alt belt keeps coming loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:08:24 -0500
  You said "the water pump and alt are new". Already that makes one suspicious that one of the two is causing the problem. I...
• Re: 2.1 water pump r+r
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:18:36 -0700
  ...Mark Edward Duntz wrote: > I've looked at a few procedures for removing and replacing the water pump. One says that you need to...
• Re: Water pump, Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:28:28 -0800
  ...And yes, do change the thermostat - you should whenever changing out the water pump, it's just plain common sense. -- Jim Thompson 84 Westfalia...
• Overheating, smoking, rough running
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:57:13 -0500
  ...I thought I had a water pump going bad but I recently noticed a lot of white smoke on startup and until the engine...
• Re: Overheating at idle
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:48:41 -0300
  ...I have no > record > > of the water pump ever being replaced, so at 291,000kms (180,000 miles), > a > > new one is not a...
• Engine has to be dropped
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 09:40:03 -0600
  I have been trying for 3 days to accomplish the "straight forward" water pump replacement in my '86. I even called in a mechanic...
• NVC: Acura overheating question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:05:48 -0600
  ...a steam engine. Don't think any hoses popped this time but not sure. This seems like a dead water pump (no symptoms, though...
• advice needed on a purchase
  Historical mailing list - Bob Thompson
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 07:11:58 -0700
  ...but when we checked out stuff, neither the water pump (for the sink, not the engine), nor the fridge worked (I didn't try...
• FS '86 Synchro - Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 10:51:54 -0400
  ...Never runs hot, no water loss. (not that there should be) 162,000 miles W/in last 30k miles: new clutch, power steering pump...