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• Re: Wbx crank shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:19:06 -0700
  ...I know I have to get the pulley part seal off. I’ll give it a go. I have another , non Syncro , pulley as...
• Re: Problem removing grease cap from front wheel???
  Historical mailing list - Michael Tevis
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:42:50 -0400
  I use a seal puller. It has two thin claws on it and one of them always pulls the cap off in one pull...
• alternator pulley part numbers
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:16:47 -0400
  ...i want to delete the ac and power steering so i need the correct alternator pulley. i went through this before with the dealer...
• Re: is engine removed to change crankcase seal
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:58:58 -0600
  ...You should be able to remove the pulley without pulling the engine. It does require a special tool (which you could make) to lock...
• Re: Engine pull on scale of 1 to 10
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:51:10 -0700
  BTW, why do you want to check the gaskets? If you pull the heads, you can't reuse the gaskets. These are crush type...
• Re: U-Pull-It Tranny prices
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 07:35:57 -0500
  ...This would be a pull it yourself junkyard >deal. If you could find one, typically price of u-pulled tranny in the yards I...
• Re: Can Type IV heads be removed while engine in van?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 10:40:37 -0700
  There are going to be some that will tell you that the head can be removed without pulling the engine, it can be done...
• RE: Brake Drum Removing
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  20 Jul 1994 11:56:58 U
  ...Brake Drum Removing ----- Begin Included Message ----- I determined that loosening satr wheels was not necessary to pull the drum off. A gear puller can...
• Re: Westy Pop Up zipper ??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 Mar 2012 16:52:18 -0600
  ...They usually have a box of pulls and stops. Jim On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Ken Wyatt <57skibum@gmail.com...
• Re: westfalia to weekender
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 May 2005 18:42:01 -0500
  Mark, why not just pull out the support pins and pop out the whole shelf when you need the room in there? It just...
• Re: Water pump project -2.1L w/ AC- multi groove crank pulley
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 15:01:06 -0700
  in order from Front of van to Rear of van AVX 10x1100 to Alternator and Water Pump AVX 10x1075 to Power Steering and Pulley...
• Re: 6 broken alternator in 3 yrs - possible root cause
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:23:20 -0500
  On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:52:46 EST, Jeff Ensing <Kjmmensing@AOL.COM> wrote: > > >What size pulley was on the electric motor in...
• rear pulley seal question
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:36:12 -0600
  ...I meant pulley end seal. I am a student of Muir and rear is rear, but have found out some call the front(torque...
• Re: crank pulley removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 01:30:12 -0400
  Leave the pulley in place. All that service can be done with the pulley there. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Antenna replacement steps ? Help
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 05:05:49 EST
  ...2/ Pull the ashtray 3/ Pull the radio. 4/ Disconnect the antenna lead at the radio. 5/ Attach a light gauge line (henceforth, pull...
• Re: 82 diesel intermediate shaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:29:37 -0400
  ...In the past I have machined the flanged pulleys down to duplicate the later style. So, the pulley you are getting will be just...
• Re: Crank Pulley: 3 groves vs 1 grove
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 22 May 2007 09:46:04 -0300
  Pascal I have both and the single pulleys come on Canadian maybe Euro engines too. The weight on the nose of the crank is...
• Installing a TD harmonic dampner on Vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 17:48:13 EST
  I was planning to install the dampner pulley from a 85TD onto my 1.9 converted Vanagon which has the stamped steel pulley when...
• weekender bench seat release
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 31 May 2001 22:09:22 -0400
  ...The knob is broken from the release pull, but I have grabbed it with vise grips (sorry threads) and tried pulling hard, jerking, pushing...
• Re: Syncro 3 groove pulley part #
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sun, 31 May 1998 17:20:23 -0400
  ...I was told by one shop that the Syncro 3 groove pulley has a > different backing than the non syncro pulley My 2wd '84...
• Re: Photos of broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 May 2012 16:15:07 -0700
  oh man ..I really do not like alternators and pulleys with no key. On some ..it's just a smooth shaft and a pulley...
• Westy Pop Up zipper ??
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Tue, 6 Mar 2012 15:29:16 -0700
  Greetings, Today going through old stuff I found my zipper pull from my westy pop-up screen that's been AOL for several years...
• Re: Diesel Maint-Timing Belts and Pulleys?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 06:15:54 -0800
  ...I've heard water pump, > tensioner pulley, idler pulley, and maybe even the > front engine oil/grease seal. Thanks.
• Misaligned pulleys
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 19:39:16 -0400
  ...The water pump pulley was not loose. Now in January I had a new water pump put on. Could this pulley have been misaligned...
• Re: pick n pull
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:42:10 -0700
  ...pick n pull > found 1 westfalia at my local pick n pull. It was the same year as mine > '84. Let me know if...
• Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 16:17:28 -0700
  ...On my late model Vanagon, as you pull the handbrake, you feel the tension build as you pull the handbrake higher. On my 84...
• Re: Rear? You mean FRONT
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:39:41 +1200
  ...The pulley end in such cases is the pulley end, not the "front". Saying anything else is just nonsense. > The front is where the...
• 1971 Pulley "Hot"
  Historical mailing list - Don Bulman
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 16:32:34 -0700
  The generator pulley is getting very hot. Just replaced the fan belt and the belt is on the loose side not the tight side...
• Pulling the Dash
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 14:02:34 -0600
  Since you're "always pulling the dash," perhaps you could give us a description of your method. I'm going to have to do...
• Re: Pulling air filter box from Dodge Caravan. Anything else worth pulling? (...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 May 2008 13:08:59 EDT
  ...I figure there may be other useful > stuff that I can pull, possibly for a great price. > > Anyone know of any useful bits to...
• pulling engine
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Tue, 1 May 2001 22:42:35 -0700
  ...I decided to pull that engine and do some refreshing of the internals. So, my question, when pulling the engine and separating the engine...
• Re: weekender bench seat release
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 31 May 2001 19:43:03 -0700
  Whack the seat a good one (downward) and then hold it down while pulling on the (lack of a) knob. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message...
• Re: Installing a TD harmonic dampner on Vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 18:30:41 -0500
  Can you install a smaller pulley on the water pump and the alternator also to negate the "gear ratio" change? Gary ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Water pump leak with only 300 Miles
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 12:14:49 -0500
  <<. i pulled the oil and filter that had Marvel oil and put in 20-40 for now and will see what happens.>> You had...
• Pulley pulling
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Oct 1995 21:49:22 -0500
  I need to remove the triple pulley on my 1986 Vanagon to replace a leaking crankshaft seal. My Bentley manual (p 13.34-35...
• Quest.on Alternator Pulley? Help Please!
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:41:10 EDT
  ...27.17 shows a *different pulley* on a 90amp alt. "starting October 1982" but with no end date indicated. Question is which pulley setup...
• Re: URGENT!! Broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 19 May 2012 20:38:20 -0400
  ...The pulley on our alternator > broke and its chewing up belts in minutes. New alternators don't come with > the pulley so getting one...
• Re: Engine pull on scale of 1 to 10
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:15:03 -0700
  Who said anything about re-using head gaskets? <looks around for culprit> If the 1984 Vanagon engine is as easy to pull as my...
• 2.1L WBX: oil leak under big pulley
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 08:36:53 -0500
  Can't really see it, but oil is dripping out undernearh the pulley. Pretty sure it's the seal. Is it possible to replace...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:36:55 -0700
  ...Be careful tightening > the 3 bolts because you can get the pulley halves cocked as you tighten > the bolts and then the pulley can...
• Re: Photos of broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 22 May 2012 11:09:53 -0400
  ...Photos of broken alternator pulley > > Here are the promised photos. > http://wesandmaria.com/images/pulleys.jpg > > http://wesandmaria.com/images/shaft.jpg > > The pulley...
• Re: Wobble main pully
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:35:24 -0400
  ...I have planned to do some >timing adjustment on it and noticed that the main pully was wobbling. I >don't remember ever seeing...
• Re: can 85 westy pull boat?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:08:54 -0800
  I've pulled a small trailer with my Westy. Pulling it was not any big problem. Stopping it was. I had to give lots...
• Re: Timing mark
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Nov 96 20:20:05 CST
  On Tue, 19 Nov 1996 19:53:10 -0600 Bryan Feddish said: >Which one of those notches on the pulleys is the one I...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 8 May 2007 20:43:41 -0400
  ...This is their normal > tool loan service - I just did this to pull a pilot bearing on a > different car. > > More notes: The puller...
• Re: pulling engine
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 2 May 2001 09:14:37 -0600
  ...I decided to pull that engine and do some refreshing of the internals. So, my question, when pulling the engine and separating the engine...
• Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Harry Patrick
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 06:05:30 -0400
  ...crankshaft pulley, water pump pulley, alternator pulley, tensioner, and belt. Also seeking information on alternator/compressor bracket for Vanagon that will allow clearance of...
• Re: fan won't stop 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:55:38 -0700
  ...Pulled the fuse, fan stays on. > Pulled thermo switch connector, fan stays on. Pulled relay, fan stays on. > What's up? > > Thanks in advance...
• Re: Need help in Lime Rock CT
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 16:27:18 -0400
  Hi Ric, Like craig said, this just happened to me, and belts wouldn't last a minute on the pulley. I imagine it will...
• Re: Pulling the transmission from a syncro
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sun, 14 May 2006 14:10:29 -0700
  If you haven't done it before, first I'd pull the trans in the Adventurewagen, because its simpler without the locker. Then, even...
• Need help separating jugs from heads
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:13:14 -0400 (EDT)
  Hi all, I decided to pull the heads off my 84 Westy. This is sort of like playing high stakes poker with lousy cards...
• Vanagons at Pick 'n' Pull
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:19:13 -0400
  ...Pick-n-Pull - Little Rock [More Information] 10312 Baseline Road Little Rock, AR 72209 US Store Layout Map | Part Pricing Make Model Year Row...
• Bright lights stuck on
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:21:20 EST
  ...I pulled the fuses (lights out), and replaced them, brights stayed off. Got to work and brights stuck on again. Pulled, replaced fuses, lights...
• Pulling a diesel pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 18:29:55 -0700
  I am going to pull my D-Westy injector pump. I would appreciate any advice on pulling the gear and any other advice before...
• Re: Tune Up Question: Distributor & Timing
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 12:02:56 -0800
  >>Yo >I don't have a degree pulley. I've seen them advertised--are they easy to >install without taking everything apart, or do...
• Re: NEED HEAD advice
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 19:18:56 +0000
  This same thing happened to me and I ended up pulling the head and cylinders and STILL had to beat on them quite awhile...
• Re: Groovey Pulley (long)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 18:38:31 -0800
  ...Notes on installing a 3 groove pulley: This takes a different Pulley bolt (sorry, dealer only on this too, unless Ron has a few...
• Piston Pin?!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Fri, 5 May 1995 10:10:42 -0500
  ...The first time I pulled my pistons, I had my brother support the pistions while I tapped the pins out with an extension and...
• Re: Wbx crank shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:19:36 -0700
  ...The part number is N90078401. > Also, you need to get that sand seal sleeve off the pulley or get a non syncro pulley to...
• Pulls to right
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Waide
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 14:39:10 -0700
  My 84 continuously pulls to the right when I go down the road at any speed. I did a front end alignment twice, checked...