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• Re: # pumping water through stalled engine (was: heating parkedvanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 00:16:31 +0100
  ...water circulation pump that runs for a > >while after the engine is shut off to prevent any hot > >spots occurring in the engine block...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:09:42 -0700
  ...with no belts attached to the water pump, crank, and >> alternator. This is a stock diesel engine. Seems I have two options, >> two sets...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:55:56 -0500
  ...Electric Water Pump A waterboxer engine is a pretty oversquare engine.......meaning short stroke, large bore, and 4,000 rpm is just a nice...
• Re: yellow water pump seal? yellow oring where does it go?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:37:06 -0800
  ...1") coolant pipe that goes from the water pump housing to the passenger side of the engine, the pipe that the dipstick is clamped...
• crank pulley removal
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:47:50 -0700
  ...connects to the water pump to avoid taking off the water pump. But since I'm this deep into the engine, I thought I...
• Re: water pump leak?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:01:40 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/water_pump.htm About the same job on a 1.9L or 2.1L engine, the picture show a 2...
• Water Pump life on a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:49:38 -0800
  FYI� Just replaced water pump on my 85 1.9 engine with 203,000 miles.� No leak, but had that rumble-sound I heard...
• Re: Can lightning strike the water pump twice?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 06:57:49 -0500
  ...water pump twice? > > I replaced a waterpump about 3,000 miles ago with a rebuilt from Napa, > since then I replaced the engine. I...
• Re: [Re: # pumping water through stalled engine (was: heating parked vanagon)]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 16:44:52 MST
  ...water circulation pump that runs for a > while after the engine is shut off to prevent any hot > spots occurring in the engine block...
• Re: Water Pump drip -- bad?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:26:41 -0500
  Tabe, I would make sure the water pump was new in any WBX engine I was installing, regardless if it was dripping or not...
• water pump bearing noise
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 16:21:21 -0800
  hi all, could a water pump make bearing noise (clatter noise) - or alternator bearing - only when the engine is cold? ... I mean during warm...
• Oil pump removal
  Historical mailing list - Jeffory Schiebel
  Sun, 4 May 2003 17:45:45 -0700
  ...I have seen pullers to remove the oil pump on air cooled engines but nothing for water cooled. Does anybody have any hints on...
• Re: Water Pump Removal
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:43:54 -0400
  The water pump is not an easy job, but you do not have to touch the main pulley. Have him unbolt the flange for...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:28:22 -0700
  ...Investigation revealed the water > pump about to let loose. Only time I've ever replaced the water pump was > when the engine was out...
• Re: Failing water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:40:07 -0700
  ...Failing water pump? > > Jeez, if it's not one thing, it's another. There's this nice new sound > coming from the engine, just...
• Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
  Historical mailing list - Tom
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:57:52 -0600
  On Oct 23, 2006, at 12:34 PM, ROBERT DONALDS wrote: > The VR6 has a water pump for the turbo engines (my guess) that...
• # pumping water through stalled engine (was: heating parked vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 22:11:32 MST
  ...I want to circulate engine coolant through the engine EVEN WHEN IT'S TURNED OFF (using an external electric water pump). I know that...
• Re: Water Pump-High mileage engines!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:57:12 -0500
  ...Investigation revealed the water pump about to let loose. Only time I've ever replaced the water pump was when the engine was out...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:07:52 -0800
  ...Investigation revealed the water > pump about to let loose. Only time I've ever replaced the water pump was > when the engine was out...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 23:18:03 -0500
  ...A grove here will cause the water pump to loose efficiency, especially at low engine speeds. Thai can cause overheating in hot weather, especially...
• Re: What damage to expect when waterpump blows?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:20:56 -0400
  ...If it is a 1.9 WBX the water pump most likely has gouged a part of the aluminum case. Not to worry,cause...
• 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:27:24 -0700
  Howdy Again Folks, My vw came with no belts attached to the water pump, crank, and alternator. This is a stock diesel engine. Seems...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:31:26 -0800
  ...But I rebuilt the 83.5 engine a few months earlier so I was already mechanically conditioned to deal with the water pump. I...
• Fwd: Euro-Misc: 82 Volkswagen van, cooling, waterpump, overheats
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 14:39:48 EDT
  ...need to find a high flow water pump or a elec. water pump that can be spliced into a rad. hose. it's fine...
• Re: Engine has to be dropped
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 12:46:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...water pump body will not > budge. I tried to remove the crank pully also, thinking this would give me (snip) > drop the engine, for...
• Re: Diesel Westy Water pump replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 21:53:36 -0700
  ...leaking water pump. Is your pressure cap holding pressure like it should ? Here's a simple test. From stone cold, run the engine one...
• Re: Water pumps
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 11:39:09 -0700
  ...and replacing the coolant. > Of course, when I started the engine the water pump began whining for the > first time! I was advised by...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:24:19 -0400
  ...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: prayer to the waterpump god
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:43:51 -0500
  ...If the bearing is shot, not only can you destroy the pump(and possibly overheat the engine), But even if the pump does not...
• Re: Waterpump Blues
  Historical mailing list - Dave Johnson
  Wed, 3 Jul 96 13:54:17 PDT
  ...I wonder if I can do it myself. > > > >Any ideas will be welcomed > > > >PaulC > >"Pumpless in Connecticut" > > I recently had my water pump replaced...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 23:03:43 -0600
  ...bleeds back across your oil pump. Turn the water up (increase your engine RPM's) and the water level rises in the bucket (your...
• Submersible Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Richard Schmittdiel
  Wed, 08 Jan 1997 12:03:31 -0800
  Bob in Orlando was looking for a replacement water pump for his Westy...If you want a place that carries LOTS of pumps of...
• Re: Submersible Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Bill Protzek
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 10:19:14 -0800
  Richard Schmittdiel wrote: > > Bob in Orlando was looking for a replacement water pump for his > Westy...If you want a place that carries LOTS...
• Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 17:49:59 -0800
  ...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 Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:43:23 -0800
  ...Electric Water Pump > > A waterboxer engine is a pretty oversquare engine.......meaning short > stroke, large bore, and 4,000 rpm is just a nice...
• Re: testing a water pump...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 01:04:43 -0400
  ...The previous owner claimed to have had the engine rebuilt, but there's no telling either when that was or whether the water pump...
• Water Pump // Alternator Belt problem
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sat, 24 May 2008 21:50:41 -0400
  ...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: Electric Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:38:14 -0400
  ...Electric water pumps are not just used to reduce engine load. A water pump has a limited range where it is efficient. Designed to...
• Re: HELP WATER IN MY TANK!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 14:52:06 -0700
  ...Loosen fuel lines at injectors and crank engine until you have no bubbles and no sign of water. (You can leave the electric pump...
• Re: head repair and water pump
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 23:23:49 -0400
  ...I'd like to change the water > pump (preventative maintenance). The engine has 60k on it and I had heard > that it was easy...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 17:13:36 -0600
  ...The Vanagon was from Arizona,a state that has hard water, and this water ate the insides of the water pump out. > > The impeller...
• Re: crank pulley removal
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 01:47:17 -0400
  ...connects to the water pump to avoid taking off the water pump. But > since I'm this deep into the engine, I thought I...
• Re: Before I buy an engine ...
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 13:28:32 -0400
  Try a new oil pump before a whole new engine. Its slightly cheaper and may give you many extra years of life. The waterboxer...
• Re: Fixing case damage due to water pump impeller
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 19:09:13 -0500
  I fix the water pump surface because it looks better when I sell someone an engine and I don't like to try and...
• Re: # pumping water through stalled engine (was: heating parked vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 07:15:21 -0500
  ...want to circulate engine coolant through the engine EVEN WHEN IT'S TURNED > OFF (using an external electric water pump). > I know that the...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:32:30 -0500
  ...Investigation revealed the water pump about to let loose. Only time I've ever replaced the water pump was when the engine was out...
• Alt./water pump belt tension: hot v.s. cold ?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:10:13 -0400
  ...Also, thanks to everyone who gave tips on engine cleaning, it really made the water pump job easier. ciao, Matt Sutton 88GL Brooklyn NY
• Westfalia water pumps
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 1996 15:31:41 -0400
  Does anyone have info on replacement water pumps that supply from the tank to the sink on late model westfalias ? Mine is not working...
• 2.1 wbx with AC Water pump woes
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 21 May 2011 14:45:50 -0400
  ...steel pipe from the water pump to the thermostat and the steel pipe to the pax side of the engine. I cannot get a...
• Re: help needed in Anchorage, AK
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:00:34 -0500
  ...That engine gave its last in northern Mexico and was >> >>> changed in San Diego to a used 1.9NA engine. The water pump their...
• What is fair price for water pump job
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 23:23:21 -0400
  Recently, I had the water pump replaced on my '84 with 1.9L engine and A/C. Old water pump was about two years...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:21:22 -0800
  ...Investigation revealed the water pump about to let loose. Only time I've ever replaced the water pump was when the engine was out...
• water pump leak?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:49:35 -0500
  ...Any way of fixing this water pump without dropping the engine? Thanks in advance. sudhir
• Re: screech upon starting
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 13:23:49 EST
  ...Once I pulled the defective pump, it was obvious what had gone down. I imagine you should check your water pump for excessive axial...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 19:51:40 -0800
  ...Water pump? The poster does not mention what year van or model of engine. Apparently the water pump change is easier on the 2...
• Re: Water Pump // Alternator Belt problem
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 24 May 2008 19:08:53 -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: water pump replacement 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 21:56:17 -0500
  ...Coolant" and coolants were also lubicants for the water pump, and that in > modern engines the coolants are necessary for the cooling systems good...
• Re: Oil pump removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 May 2003 21:09:07 -0400
  ...I have seen pullers to remove the oil pump on air cooled engines but nothing for water cooled. Does anybody have any hints on...
• Re: Screeming sound
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 21:58:22 -0600
  ...Could be a belt. ---- thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > Hi to all, > > I have just put an older engine in with new water pump...
• Re: Broken belt to Water pump
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 7 Feb 2021 15:55:23 -0800
  ...and water pump will wear out faster... right? 2. Why did VW give up on air cooled engines and move to water cooled in...