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• Re: Looking for diesel vanagon water pump pulley and shims
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 21:10:37 +0000
  ...I have three shims and one hub/spacer, two of the rear pulleys that mount to the water pump and so far one half...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Nov 2015 20:20:53 -0500
  ...Oil Pump Replacement. So to be clear, I'm adding the higher volume pump to keep the engine going for a few more months...
• Re: Parts needed to install new engine
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:33:49 -0700
  ...New coolant hoses, or at a minimum replace the two short hoses on the engine that connect the thermostat housing and water pump to...
• Re: A3 engine in Westie / NO PS.
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sat, 9 May 1998 23:26:49 -0700
  ...This engine has a Power Steering pump tensioning >>the water pump belt. I don't have PS, and if I do add it I...
• Re: 1.9L Hose Replacement
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:09:26 -0700
  ...from the short water hose that connects the metal > pipe that goes from below the water pump across the engine to a metal > right...
• Re: Diesel Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 23:23:32 -0800
  Most basic I4 VW engine have one vee belt that runs from the crank to the alternator to the waterpump. Two belts were used...
• Re: where is my squealing coming from?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:49:37 -0400
  ...I guess this means it's the water >> pump, the alternator, or the belt. I put on a new belt just in case, >> still...
• Re: 2.1 puked coolant near oil filter when hot
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 07:39:44 -0400
  ...It sounds like a water pump starting to leak to me. They can be intermittent some times. You need to get this checked out...
• Re: Rich Running Chilly 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 13:21:21 -0700
  ...drives me totally nuts to see ANY bolts or threaded fasteneris put together dry on an water pumps, water pump housings, t-stat covers...
• Re: any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 18:37:01 -1000
  ...any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines?Speaking of leaks I've had my GEX 2.1 and have to take in in for...
• Re: Water Pump // Alternator Belt problem
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 25 May 2008 12:55:11 -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: Boston Bob engines - Use caution
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:24:35 EST
  ...traveling in Colorado, the engine overheated when the > alternator > froze, breaking the belt that also supplies the water pump. I pulled off the > > road...
• Re: Canadian Parts
  Historical mailing list - Barb and Scott Stothers
  Wed, 2 May 2001 21:10:51 -0500
  ...engine gasket kits, water pumps, and catalytic converters. Shop around! Scott '91 GL Ddoor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pedersen, Michael" <MRPEDERS@pacifica-papers.com> To...
• TWO 1.9 ltr engines for sale in Seattle - U Pull
  Historical mailing list - Hansa Leader
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 17:31:29 -0700
  ...The 85 engine needs a water pump (supplied) Supposedly its all it needs. Ill sell both motors for best offer, U pull. Located in...
• On the Vanagon Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 01:57:23 EDT
  ...Well instrumented tests of GM 4 cylinder engine water pumps give the same flow rates as each side of the Chevy small block pump...
• Re: Power Steering pump and bracket
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:46:10 EST
  ...Greg, the screeching belt is the famous Vanagon alternator/waterpump belt squeal. Almost every waterboxer engined Vanagon will do this now and then. The...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 21:51:57 -0700
  ...I replaced the pully belts, Hoped the new water pump >belt would help. The old one was really in bad shape and loose. But...
• Re: 2.1 coolant woes
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 10 May 2001 09:43:21 -0400
  By forcing through, do you mean garden hose pressure? This much higher than a water pump will put out. I think you still a...
• Re: VANAGAIN
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 06:09:57 -0800
  ...I did my water pump a couple of months ago and never bled the system using the Bentley method. I simply raise the rear...
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 25 Sep 2014 20:47:15 -0700
  ...On 9/25/14, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > At some point in this engine's life the water pump bearing wore out...
• Maintenance Saga: '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 11 May 2011 08:35:33 -0700
  ...That water pump was installed by Van Cafe 13 months before and had only 4,500 miles on it. (The warranty is 12 months...
• Special on 2.1l Vanagon Waterpumps and coolant parts!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 May 2000 10:32:56 EDT
  I just got in a shipment of genuine VW waterpumps for the 2.1l Vanagon. These are VW pumps in the original dealer boxes...
• 1.9L engine parts
  Historical mailing list - Connor McBryde
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:46:03 -0500
  ...Water pump, aftermarket/new from FLAPS German stock thermostat, new in box/never installed Complete new engine compartment hose kit from Vanagain. Includes waterpump...
• Re: Never attempt a simple fix right before leaving on a trip (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 9 Aug 2015 11:26:33 -0700
  ...Immediately broke one of the two long bolts holding that on to the water pump, and it's corrosion-welded to the pump. L...
• Re: Head gasket, cracked head, or more?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:16:12 -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 wetter??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 11:08:16 -0400
  ...the coolant to transfer heat from the engine. It also said that it lubed the water pump and prevented corrosion. It was a pink...
• Re: .. Diesel problems
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 07 Apr 1997 15:38:37 -0400
  ...The symptom of only seeing them when the engine is shut off tells me that the shaft seal on the pump is leaking. It...
• Re: Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 15:27:07 -0500
  ...pipe and the gasket to > the water pump and that short length of hose to the engine block? > > Mind you I'm not angry...
• Re: Metalic Chirping Sound ~More Details
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:14:41 -0500
  Phaedra, this chirp sound could be your alternator or water pump belt. Try a little (really very little) spray on belt dressing and hear...
• Re: Separating the Engine Case. Any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:41:22 -0500
  Okay, so how do I get the pistons off? I see the wrist pin has to be pulled thought the water pump hole but...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 20:28:59 -0800
  ...off the engine when I was having oil pump pickup problems. It was a bit unscientific, but 4 quarts of water fit in the...
• Gray Water Tank
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:01:08 -0400
  ...Will the water fill the tank or will it take a transfer pump to pump it into the tank? The tank would be lower...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:06:38 EDT
  ...Mine was "welded" to the water pump by the DPO with some sort of epoxy and the whole thing wouldn't come apart. In...
• Re: 2.1 puked coolant near oil filter when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 19:05:35 -0500
  ...one time leak remains > mysterious. �I took the belt off the water pump. �The pulley has very > little play in it. �Almost none in...
• Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 10:52:35 -0500
  ...Turned out to be the water pump. It was surprising that, removed, there didn't seem to be much play, but what an expensive...
• Re: Eurospec conversion
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:40:35 -0800
  ...Ken Wilford >identified this problem and I believe he stated that other conversions with >more vigorous water pumps also have this problem. He can...
• Re: '84 California water-cooled fuel probs
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 07:53:58 -0500
  ...the tank and the pump > (on California water-cooled's, the fuel filter is between the pump and the > engine... seems odd). I still...
• Re: [Syncro] WTB: inline4 powersteering bracket
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 06:26:17 -0700
  ...engine supports and oil pan. I have seen a pump from a Jetta that is very small and may actually clear the water pump...
• Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:22:57 -0700
  ...As for the big pipe and pump, I attached the big pipe after pump on. Neil. On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 2:09...
• Re: Possible...Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:17:31 -0700
  ...scott turbovans On 4/23/2013 12:00 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Without the water pump the gauge is almost useless. No water flow...
• Re: Power steering question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:28:39 -0600
  ...Leave the pump in place > to keep dirt, debris, and water out of the system until you have the > replacement pump in hand and...
• Re: .... Porsche 6 cyl heating van
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 21:07:37 -0800
  ...and >engine. That way you were helping to cool the oil. I would use an >electric motor powered pump to circulate the water. Less...
• Re: 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 15:53:27 -0800
  ...the burp tank to the heaters, the heater return water goes back in the engine at the thermostat (on the bottom). On the heater...
• Re: How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 10:42:10 -0700
  ...from inside the cylinder head, where coolant is under slight pressure from the water pump....through the bypass hose, and back into the water...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:11:26 -0500
  ...Oil Pump Replacement. >> >> So to be clear, I'm adding the higher volume pump to keep the engine going for a few more months...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Nov 2015 20:15:12 -0500
  ...Oil Pump Replacement. > > So to be clear, I'm adding the higher volume pump to keep the engine going for a few more months...
• Water Pump Project 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 17:40:20 -0500
  ...This stud is on top of the engine, lies just to the right of engine center line and faces the rear of the van...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Nov 2015 17:17:40 -0800
  ...Oil Pump Replacement. So to be clear, I'm adding the higher volume pump to keep the engine going for a few more months...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 May 1997 14:52:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...just before it enters the engine lubrication galleys; 2) the large coolant pipe feeding the water pump (water feeding the oil cooler); 3) the...
• 85 Westie FS 2.1 litre upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 07:27:59 -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: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - James
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:18:57 -0400
  ...as a longtime air-head, VW > > water pump replacement is something at which I am definitely not practiced. > > Though I have changed water pumps...
• Re: How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:06:08 -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...
• Re: Suddenly nothing
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:41:22 -0700
  ...does a lot of noise, like a soon to > die water pump. The engine did run, the torque converter paid the price. > > Hector > > > > On...
• Re: 1987 Westy Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:18:28 EST
  ...This engine is > shit, from head gasket to alternator bracket, water pump, stuck exhaust > bolt, broken camshaft, trany an so on… the MEXICO made...
• Re: On the Road Again - NOT!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:44:52 -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 - mordo
  Thu, 12 May 2011 22:22:30 -0400
  ...I assumed that it was either cooler or water pump. So I can look forward to replacing the small hoses at minimum. Does it...
• Re: Electrical fits!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 20:23:20 -0500
  ...If the belt breaks, the water pump also stops. This requires immediate engine shut down. Do not rely on the water temperature gauge as...
• diesel injection pump timing
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 01:57:49 -0400
  ...Diesel Vanagon Timing Advice I love the waterboxer engine. No timing belt. On the diesel VWs it is a different story. I have all...
• Re: Water Injection
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 25 May 2008 04:04:13 -0500
  ...windshield type water pump and a couple of other thingies at the bottom. It used engine vacuum to determine how much water to inject...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk!-Engine base
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:18:54 -0500
  ...Vngns ARE junk! > > > >In fact the T3 engine IS a modified Type 1, adapted for watercooling; > >NOt a Type 4. The crank is interchangable...