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• Re: PS V-belt
  Historical mailing list - Woodrose Dawn
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:20:29 -0700
  ...Consider purchasing spare belts for > both the PS and the Water pump/Alternator. > 10 (9.5 WV) X 1080 Power Steering Belt > 10 X...
• Re: Success!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:04:20 -0500
  The water pump, radiator, all coolant hoses, thermostat, coolant temp sensor (on the thermostat), fan speed switch have all been replaced on my van...
• Re: Bluestar project.no start yet
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 11 May 2013 20:00:38 -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...
• One last question and I'm on the road!
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:26:16 -0800
  ...Today the van runs great! New question, on the front of the motor where on a gas engine the fuel pump or the cover...
• Re: A3 engine in Westie / PS pump disable?
  Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
  Mon, 11 May 1998 20:56:43 -0700
  ...swapping watercooled motors between various sedan body styles but it has a chart that shows all the years of watercooled sedan engines, their sizes...
• Re: Trip report
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:56:27 -0800
  ...Diesel? You needed to bang the injector > pump to get it running? > > Or is it a gas engine? > > Neil. > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011...
• Re: Fuel flow issue 83.5 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 24 May 2015 20:13:27 -0700
  ...Engine still does not run. What do I do next? > 83.5 water boxer, > Thanks > Don So when you run the fuel pump, no...
• Re: On the Road Again - NOT!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 15:27:56 -0700
  ...doesn't sound water pump related. 'forever' there is a been some confusion about what 'front' means on a rear engine VW van. John...
• Re: 2.1 puked coolant near oil filter when hot
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 19:58:05 -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...
• Oil Pump Leak Advice
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:21:28 +0000
  ...Started peaking around again today and I am almost sure it is the oil pump housing, the area between the pump plate and engine...
• 1.9 alternator bracket
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:37:40 -0700
  ...The alt belt also drives the water pump.... I used safety wire (mechanics wire) to hold the alternator bracket so I could get tension...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Noise Is?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:28:18 -0700
  ...of the engine block. | |You can also remove the drive belts and start it up to quickly |see if water pump, alternator or AC...
• Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:26:15 -0700
  ...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: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 02:52:33 -0400
  the .006 "magic " number is from VW aircooled engines.......basically what a WBX is is a type 1 with a water jacket on it...
• Engine Puzzlememt
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:48:35 -0400
  ...I took the belts off the P/S pump, the alternator and the water pump (A/C not connected) and they all turn freely...
• Re: Now what have I done.... Flashing oil light??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 11:34:37 -0800
  ...oil pump on a waterboxer. In any case where there is a desire for a primed oil system on a waterboxer engine ...... Fill the...
• Re: 20 hours later and a new water pump and a few other things...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:25:52 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] 20 hours later and a new water pump and a few other things... I agree 100% with everything you say, still, leaks...
• Re: Boiling Point
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 23:43:37 -0500
  ...engine ticking over. > > Theory water pump cannot cope pushing water up to radiator when camper is on > steep incline? Water boils in engine because...
• Re: [Flickr] rogersisler2000 wants you to see something
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 16:41:31 -0400
  ...The water pump seems to be slightly different in color than the engine, so I think it has been replaced and the engine has...
• Re: Problem with Overheating with ABA conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:01:42 -0800
  ...Perhaps there is a new style sender in this engine? I have never seen pumps fail to push water unless they were wobbling and...
• Re: A WARNING!!! (Was: Cleaning the water tank!?)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 09:34:13 -0600
  ...Run your pump to sanitize your lines and then do a clean water flush of the tank and pump some through the lines. One...
• Re: Westy Question
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 11:28:06 EST
  ...when the engine is running...in 12V operation, the fridge draws 7 amps. The other fuse feeds the lights, water pump and the LED...
• Re: Replacing a Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 08:27:52 -0700
  > > Sunday I am going to replace a water pump. Having never done one on a > Vanagon are there any tricks or tips on this...
• Re: Air vs Water
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:38:19 -0600
  ...engine rebuilds are about half that of Water Cooled. The air Cooled system has fewer parts since it has no radiator, water pump, hoses...
• Coolant disappearing
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Dec 1995 00:03:27 GMT
  ...No leaks on the floor and he could not find any around the engine. He replaced the water pump with a new one. Since...
• Re: cooling system failures
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 14:14:19 -0700
  ...metal pipe top of engine/rust hole 1994 ?? water pump/by pass valve/rad fan sensor 1995 140K external leak may 1998 176K
• Re: installed a valve on radiator, makes bleeding air out of coolant "easier"
  Historical mailing list - Mariposa Charme
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:04:14 -0600
  ...Water pump speed, compared to crank speed is about ......well, if> the crank pulley is 5.5 inches diameter....w. pump pulley should be...
• Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:02:21 -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...
• Re: Moo is leaking Big Time!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 18:50:46 -0800
  The water pump is on the left side of the engine, so a leak on the right side probably ain't the pump. The...
• Re: Screeming sound
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:11:33 -1000
  ...Screeming sound > > Hi to all, > > I have just put an older engine in with new water pump, into a 1.9 van. > Although not...
• Are all rebuilt engines the same?
  Historical mailing list - Geo. & Ellen Averill
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 00:37:53 -0400
  ...What additional things need replacing when replacing the engine. I would think that the water pump and plugs need to be replaced as well...
• coolant options
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 21:10:59 -0800
  ...For example if the water pump leaks (old coolant) and the engine over heats, this can cause the heads to begine leaking. I prefer...
• Re: Power Steering (was RE: water pump)
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Dean G
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:33:18 -0400
  ...Johnson, Dean G [mailto:Dean.G.Johnson@usa.xerox.com] > My power steering pump is making noises. It wasn't before. > Did I over...
• Friday water pump fun!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:36:15 -0800
  ...Initially figured it was the idler roller, then alternator, then finally narrowed it down to water pump. Since the noise hadn't gotten consistently...
• Re: Subaru engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Sat, 2 May 1998 19:00:16 -0700
  ...He said the subaru conversions failed after about 60k because the water pumps couldn't keep the coolant flowing to the radiator efficiently. Earl...
• Re: Is there a Diesel Vanagon with Power Steering ?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 11:16:29 -0500
  ...With this particlular block, the right engine mount attaches to the same bolt points that the AC/Alternator/PS pump, mounting hardware does on...
• Syncro Swimming
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Fri, 17 Apr 1998 12:14:28 -0300
  ...VW says drive steadily through 30cm (12") water, for 40cm (16") let the engine/exhaust cool then drive through and check for water in...
• Re: blue vs green vs orange coolant
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:44:37 -0400
  ...Katz" <katzd54@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > >> my guess is that engine would immediately overheat using Evans with stock >> water pump. interesting idea with proper modifications...
• '84 1.9, lower bolt on alternator mount
  Historical mailing list - john
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 08:43:50 -0400
  ...After hearing strange noise from belt that does alternator and water pump, I ttok a look at engine compartment and found that bolt that...
• One more time...FS:85 vanagon 800$
  Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 21:18:09 -0700
  ...135,000 on the engine. 122,000 on the tranny. new clutch. new water pump. good tires. One leaky pushrod tube. Runs/drives. Call...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 08:39:53 -0400
  ...This is the copper plated exhaust nut used on aircooled engines but I use them anywhere I can. I buy them by the box...
• Re: Alternator: the play is thing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:40:12 -0500
  ...By the time you see the light, the engine will overheat, without this showing on the gauge (no water pump = no water-flow = gauge...
• Re: 170 degree thermostat in '83 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 22:29:18 -0700 (PDT)
  ...A really off-the-wall suggestion (and maybe it was mentioned before in the thread about aux water and oil pumps) is trying to...
• Re: Diesel Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 09:51:28 EST
  ...included a new pump, pulley, solid crank pulley, different alternator pulley, and new single belt. He did a lot of engine conversions and swore...
• Overheating causes?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:19:26 -0700
  ...Stuck thermostat? Obviously the water pump was working pretty good to pump water to the top of the radiator. What is involved in changing...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 18:14:13 -0700
  ...means that vw made the engine. Confirmed no gaskets and only a small o ring for the water pump and the blue stuff was...
• Re: Engine Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 14:04:48 -0700
  ...to > fix........replaced O2 sensor, both temp > sensors, new thermostat, new water pump, fuel > filter, injector wiring, air > filter, plugs, wires, distributor, rotor........... > > could...
• Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 24 Sep 2013 18:15:15 -0700
  ...re this water pump thing .. what is the actual running temp of your coolant in the engine ? like where it comes out of the...
• Re: Power to fridge. 86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 16:56:31 EDT
  ...The water level and > battery indicators are working, as is the water pump. > > This is a dual battery setup. I disconnected the aux battery...
• Re: coolant and piece of tin
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 19:40:15 -0700
  ...I recently replaced the water pump on my '90 Westy and thought I had lost a washer inside the engine or one of the...
• Re: Coolant question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 00:05:09 -0600
  ...Scott, what part of the water pump are you lubing with the oil? No internal parts of the pump are exposed to the coolant...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 18:40:00 -0600
  ...Water Pump > > > I've got your back on this one, Karl. >> >> : ) >> >> Jim >> >> On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto...
• 1.8t motor
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Ankeny
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 19:47:58 -0600
  ...Engine has 17,000k but has new water pump, new timing belt and almost every hose has been replaced. I also have the kit...
• Re: Air Bubble?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 10:08:11 -0400
  ...Loos of heat at low-idle speeds is a symptom of poor water pump performance often caused by the case being damaged from a...
• fitting engine into vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:05:43 -0500
  ...Anyone aware of differences that a first-time engine swapper might miss? I've once heard that the water pump is different. I haven...
• FS: Syncros - From Vancouver Buy & Sell
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 09:20:19 -0800
  ...engine, 136,000 kms $11,700. Call 604-945-5645 86 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON 4WD, Syncro, fully reblt exh syst, new starter, water pump, heads...
• 85 Westie FS
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 15:12:13 -0800
  ...Rebuilt 2.1 litre upgrade AVP engine with ratio rockers and 1k on it, new radiator, battery, water pump, hoses, windshield. Van is practically...
• 2.1l FS!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 21:28:09 +0000
  ...good runner, new water pump, 125-135 psi in all cyls. Comp test was done with engine cold. non leaking head gaskets! Chris DeLong...
• External Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:43:00 -0500
  ...existing lines from the water pump? My thinking is that it would help to extend the life of my engine, especially in the hot...
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:38:15 -0700
  At some point in this engine's life the water pump bearing wore out and the impeller wobbled and scraped until the seal failed...