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• Re: never ending saga working on the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - A2L1
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:25:31 -0400
  ...It'll work a while until it jumps off. > > Alternator mounting is a weak link on waterboxer engines too. You want to > make sure...
• Re: Overflow puking water
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 09:34:24 EST
  ...of my "Associates" and have been told this is a classic water pump seal faliure. >> Frank, Could you tell me in which asylum your...
• F.S. soon, nice low mileage 1.9l Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:15:21 -0500
  ...had phosphate free antifreeze. Engine and transmission have never been worked on. Engine purrs and pulls strongly. Water pump, brakes and hydraulics replaced. All...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:17:45 -0800
  ...I thing you might have a failing water pump allowing hotspots to form in the > engine. This is a possibility, but if so, it...
• Re: Coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:05:32 +0000
  ...Had a water > pump seal blow once and lost all water in a heartbeat. That light > saved > the engine for me. Shut it off...
• Re: Suddenly nothing
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:27:04 -0400
  Mine had a broken flex plate, and it does a lot of noise, like a soon to die water pump. The engine did run...
• Head gasket, cracked head, or more?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:39:40 -0400
  ...As I later learned, the temperature gauge is not a good indicator of engine overheating if the water pump is seizing, as the coolant...
• Re: Water Pump Removal
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 13:22:56 -0500
  ...Water Pump Removal Already sent this directly, but thought I should post it to the list so Doug gets his props publicly! ---------------------------------------------------------- Doug, Now...
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:04:24 -0700
  ...a past water pump failure. The down side is reduced > performance at low-idle speed. Often this shows up as engines heats more > than...
• Re: Crazy VW / was: Coolant Movement Problems
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:22:42 -0800
  ...1990 Audi 200 Quattro has an electric water pump that is designed to operate after the engine is shut off. Mark in AK ----- Original...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:45:10 -0300
  ...as a longtime air-head, VW >> water pump replacement is something at which I am definitely not practiced. >> Though I have changed water pumps...
• Rabbigon (Vanagit) Cooling Problem Fix
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 08:45:15 -0800
  ...help on an overheating problem with a Rabbit engined Vanagon. Asked about adding more water pump and such. Got a FIX message the other...
• Re: leaking head gasket Question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 10:55:31 EST
  ...could be is your waterpump. These have a small hole in the bottom that will leak when the pump goes bad. Best way to...
• No heat at idle
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 16:18:41 -0700
  ...If the water pump does not kick in at idle, then how does the engine get cooled in the summer in heavy traffic? Can...
• Re: A3 engine in Westie, Engine is in!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 12 May 1998 19:25:08 -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...
• Re: A new project..inline 4 VW van
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 6 Jun 2010 10:39:08 -0700
  ...water pumps. Not sure how one would tell, but if the coolant pump looks original, consider swapping in a new one. The original one...
• Re: fuel line
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 17:23:36 -0700
  ...This is the same as when the engine sat for years and the pump is totally dry. You cannot just pull the knob off...
• Re: oil pump change in the van??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 21:14:44 -0500
  ...work as the water pump. man i wish i would have replaced the oil pump when it was on the engine stand. will its...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks/ brings up question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 13:04:47 -0400
  At 01:02 PM 9/24/2002, Marla Stelk wrote: >so what does the thermostat affect? The water pump circulates coolant in three main...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:29:47 -0700
  ...Robert Clemmer <n51219@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > Ok, I've replaced the water pump and rear heater core in my young 91 2.1 > automatic...
• Re: Coolant leak from...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:13:55 -0500
  ...It could be from the water pump, or from a head seal leak. DMc On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Aaron...
• Re: Experiment
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:54:45 -0500
  ...By the way, if you want a really high pressure water pump, try a headlight washer pump from an Audi. They put our some...
• Re: Water pump removal, the section is up!
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:12:10 -0500
  >I'm grateful you did this incredible site, and I don't care if your engine >is dirty. I live in Winnipeg, so my...
• Re: Coolant leak from...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:15:44 -0500
  ...You will probably find that you are a bad water pump. There is a hole in the bottom of the housing that leaks coolant...
• How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:38:47 -0800
  ...water pump belt, tightened up the bracket with reasonable tension on belt, not too much. Filled empty coolant tank with water. Started engine. Immediately...
• Re: Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 17:44:17 -0500
  ...Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL > What was Ken Lewis' advice? Say a similar piece of advice from Rico. > Did Ken's give any other...
• Re: Sqirting water on an oil cooler et al
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 95 18:06:23 EDT
  ...capable of radiating heat? Apropos the water injector system - on Westys you could use the water pump with a second line going under the...
• Experiment
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 10:59:29 -0700
  Vanagonians, I want to experiment (just for fun) with doing water injection, such as a mister into the intake manifold. Can any harm be...
• Re: Coolant Pump Gently Weeping
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 2 May 2016 11:52:45 -1000
  no need for any 'round grab type tool' on the water pump pulley bolts .. I just use a square shaft large screw driver.. rest...
• Re: help water pump 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 02:32:08 EST
  ...so I removed the water pump and upper thermostat housing as one unit and tried to get the 3" bolt out of the upper...
• Re: Anyone have a good rear heater core for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:27:03 -0800
  ...have > > the hot water > > stored in maybe separate containers in the engine compartment toward the > > side > > walls away from the engine itself so as...
• Re: Oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:47:22 -0230
  ...a frayed wire to the oil pressure switch back near the water pump. Swapped out the control unit behind the speedo so often I...
• 85 Westie FS
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 13:01:45 -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...
• Re: Pressure Bleeding the Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 18:33:37 -0500
  ...pump seems to over come some of the problems that can develop when flushing, or replacing coolant in the cooling system on our water...
• Re: Diesel Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 11:13:21 -0500
  ...Thanks to Martin, I > now realize that the single alternator/water pump belt is far from > ideal. > > The question I have is, how do...
• Re: 2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:30:30 -0800
  ...the vanagon waterboxer oil filters >do? Is he using a filter with an anti-drain back vavle? >I would assume the engine is going...
• Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:29:07 +0000
  ...Stock diesel Vanagon water pump set up. 1.6 TD. All was fine before. On Thursday, December 10, 2015, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com...
• Wildibeast porrige dumplings
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 23:56:36 +0000
  ...Just got my water pump replaced by local VW mechanic. Needle on coolant used to read in middle of LED. Now needle reads below...
• Re: Overflow puking water
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:42:24 -0800
  ...Oh yeah, i also had my water pump replaced with no change in an effort to fix the problem (pissed me off, too, because...
• Pla-Cool Air Cooler?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 03 Apr 1996 14:46:36 -0800
  ...Anyone have experience with these things? Does it circulate water (that intriguing "pump" switch)? If so, where do you put the water in? What...
• Re: high volume oil pump
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 14:35:37 -0700
  ...pump manufactured for the >"84" 1.9 water boxer engine? If so where would I go about buying one? The >high volume pump for...
• Re: coolant leak oil cooler to water pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:45:12 -0700
  ...from the oil cooler to the top of the water pump? My syncro engine has a hose elbow, a section of metal tube and...
• For sale: 1985 GL Weekender, 1983 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:31:22 -0700
  ...Nearly new Michelin MX radials (high load capacity) Engine runs strong (no leaks) New water pump New front and rear engine main seals All...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:31:45 -0800
  ...And > whatever you're doing, tell me you have not disabled the fuel pump > cutoff when the engine stops turning with circuits live. > > Is...
• Coolant Rising Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:19:41 EST
  ...When I had the new engine installed, they had some trouble with the water pump. Because of the excess milling, they said, when they...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt-Realities!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:15:02 -0500
  ...Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump > Belt-Realities! > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 11:00 PM > > The fact that the engine...
• Re: flow to radiator from water pump How fast should it be?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:35:59 -0800
  ...the engine is open when > the thermostat is open. So what you're measuring > isn't the full flow of > the water pump, it...
• Coolant Bleeding Blunders
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Fri, 3 Jan 1997 09:03:06 -0600 (CST)
  ...hoses are on arse backwards turning the water pump into an air pump! <AAAARRRGGGHHH> 15. System is bled after a long, but successful attempt...
• Re: To those '83-'85 Vanagon folks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Graham
  Wed, 7 Sep 1994 06:27:01 CST
  ...engine losing oil pressure after warm up. Had complete tear down and scrub. Build up of oil crud in system. 87k water pump dropped...
• custom parts
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 22:15:08 -0500
  ...area? this is for a long water pump pulley i need to finish my 3.4liter engine conversion. Sudhir H. Desai 1984 VW Vanagon...
• Re: Fule line leaks NOTE
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 12:05:39 -0700
  ...I then started the engine and the leak odor was immediate. Powered up just the fuel pump and disconnected power to the engine bay...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 00:23:26 -0400
  ...On another trip in the '84, my water pump went out (leaking badly at the shaft) without warning. I had the tools .... but was...
• Re: Connecting a 2nd battery & fridge questions
  Historical mailing list - David Ruppe
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 11:47:47 -0500
  ...The result was that the fridge only received 12v when > the engine was running while the control panel and water pump had 12v > all...
• Re: Source for small auxiliary coolant pump? (oil cooler idea!)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 9 May 2000 11:40:31 EDT
  ...Use the stock TD water-cooled oil >cooler, but instead of utilizing the already-hot coolant of the engine's >cooling system to try...
• Bentley Manual info needed cats
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 07:42:16 -0500
  ...The thermostat location, on the water pump, is a clear indication of the 1.9 l engine. Do the newer editions of the Bently...
• Re: On the Vanagon Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:59:48 -0400
  ...Well instrumented tests of GM 4 cylinder engine water pumps give the same flow rates as each side of the Chevy small block pump...
• 1.9 parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - McBryde, Connor
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:30:33 -0800
  ...oxygen sensor, single wire Water pump, aftermarket/new from FLAPS. Thermostat-new German in box, never installed. Complete new engine compartment hose kit installed...
• Article: Vanagon Hop Ups
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Mon, 5 Dec 1994 9:56:57 -0500 (EST)
  ...Once the short block is assembled, aside from the wasserboxer's stock water pump, the other top-side bolt-ons are fairly standard - Type...
• Name your price for used 85 1.9L parts!
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:07:22 -0600
  ...alternator water pump (less than 10K miles on it) distributor ECU A set of heads (also less than 10K miles) near complete wiring harness...
• Re: Diagnosing temp rise issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:18:18 -0500
  ...If the engine had any past water pump bearing failures the impeller can crash into the case making a real nasty groove on the...