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• Re: 2.1 coolant woes
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 11 May 2001 09:15:19 -0400
  ...2.1 coolant woes > By forcing through, do you mean garden hose pressure? This much higher > than a water pump will put out. I...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 19:49:51 -0700
  ...Until perhaps recently, water > is/was the best heat collector/transporter from the metal of the engine to the > cooling radiator. Coolant (antifreeze, pump...
• What can I ask for my '84 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 17:58:22 -0600
  ...It has/had: - a new engine in about 30,000 km ago (including injectors and water pump) - a rebuilt auto tranny about 30,000...
• Re: two red lights aren't on at start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 20:00:16 -0800
  ...This is because this is the only warning you will likely get if the water pump seizes or the water pump belt fails. (Other...
• Re: Wankels
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 18:14:45 -0400
  ...gauge realy drops! All the air rushing pass the rad., the water pumping, and the engine not burning fuel, sucks the heat right out...
• Re: Oil Leak From Oil Pump Housing
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Mon, 25 May 1998 17:20:12 -0400
  ...Remove the cross-bar engine support, and the brackets attached to the engine. Now you've reached the oil pump. You need the following...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:26:54 -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...
• Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:08:44 -0400
  ...Vehicles designed for this type operation use electric water pumps to maintain some coolant flow. Audi turbos also used water pumps and fan controls...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt-Realities!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:58:04 -0800
  ...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: VW I-4 Engine Blowout (this is the last one I promise)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 17:52:55 EST
  ...The $1500 longblock is pretty bare not including the water pump, timing gears, belt, vaccum pump or even an oil dipstick. However I do...
• Re: Suddenly nothing
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:57:21 -0400
  ...does a lot of noise, like a soon to >> die water pump. The engine did run, the torque converter paid the price. >> >> Hector >> >> >> >> On...
• Water tank level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ssittservl
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 04:09:07 EST
  ...Now my water level sensor doesn't work. It used to. Now it always reads "full". I suspect I damaged the float rod somehow...
• Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:15:16 -0400
  ...So the engine runs, but starts hard, with the pump running all the time as before, the engine started immediately. I guess I need...
• Re: Still doesn't add up, was: Re: [Syncro] Oil pressure mystery, resolved???
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 11:10:29 -0600
  ...of vw watercooled engines there are two oil pressure switches. one up on the head and one at the filter/oil pump head. they...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:23:17 -0800
  ...end onto the fuel pump outlet and crank the engine/starter. If you have no pressure, buy another pump. Ask me how I know...
• Re: Power steering question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:01:02 -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...
• Proper recovery from coolant loss while driving
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 29 May 2011 17:25:50 -0400
  ...I poured water in the slowly, waited a while for the engine to cool down. Finally I ran the engine for about 5 seconds...
• Re: '87 Westy water pump/fridge relay ?
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 06:41:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It also isn't on with the ignition on but the engine not running, or running at low RPM. It seems the supply voltage...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:48:36 -0700
  ...Their automotive belt catalog* recommends their part number 2435 for my 1.9 engine water pump/alternator belt and according to <http://www.amazon...
• Re: Bentley error
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:47:56 -0400
  ...You both missed the "Coolant and thermostat bracket", aka water pump, error on the same page. Ed On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:09...
• oil leak in severe cold
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:18:15 CST
  ...Vanagon ALL 17-87-05 Engine Oil cooler seal leaks in waterboxer extreme cold from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1987 ....................................................................... Technical Information Group: 17...
• Questions: 1.9l Turbo Diesel Westy running hot. Weak cooling?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 11:26:04 -0700
  ...I also tightened the water pump belt with 1 shim as it was slipping on start up. The belt ended up a bit tighter...
• Re: Separating the Engine Case. Any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:39:08 -0800
  ...Any tips? Okay, so how do I get the pistons off? I see the wrist pin has to be pulled thought the water pump...
• Re: 2.1 puked coolant near oil filter when hot
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 12 May 2011 20:57:41 -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...
• Re: Coolant/Oil that oil filter interface.. reasons
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:53:35 -0700
  ...That > combined with remote controlled webasto and electrical aux water/oil > pumps will give me evenly heated engine in no time every winter > morning...
• Re: 2.1 puked coolant near oil filter when hot
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 18:36:35 -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: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 18:15:17 -0700
  ...and lots of things are hard to work on too, on stock waterboxer engines, like a water pump job with the engine in the...
• Re: A question about PTO's engine picture
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:34:11 -0400
  ...engine did not have that. If it did, your cooling system probably didn't work properly..... That is indeed where the water pump goes...
• Just unearthed some goodies............
  Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 01:17:55 EDT
  ...Brand new 1.9 Turbo diesel engines complete with turbo, manifolds, injection pump, water-pump. 21. Brand new 1.9 non-turbo diesel long...
• Re: Thermostat Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 May 2009 19:49:38 -0400
  ...from the engine carrier and also trickling down from the oil pressure relief valve. My first thought was the water pump finally had packed...
• Re: Where best to check my Westy water system?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 20 Jan 2018 21:56:33 +0000
  On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 3:24 PM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > If the in tank pump is anything like the...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 00:12:18 -0300
  ...if the engine > has not been running? > > On 10-Jul-2015, at 21:42, Dennis Haynes wrote: > >> Can also be water pump. >> >> Dennis >> >> >> -----Original...
• Re: Thrown H2O Pump Belt: Now Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 08:52:06 -0500
  ...Thrown H20 Pump Belt: Now Oil Leak > >Volks, >I threw my waterpump/alternator belt a couple of weeks ago and have >developed an oil...
• Coolant Leak Fixed-'85 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 15:26:44 -0700
  ...side of the engine and goes into the waterpump. The leak was at the waterpump. Purchased a new o'ring and gasket for a...
• Re: Temp gauge question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:15:51 -0500
  My first guess would be that the hose that blew was in such a place that the pump could keep pulling water from the...
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM (kind of long)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 10:07:17 -0700
  ...Any chance debris from old tank clogged the fuel pump filter or recently replaced fuel filter? Also, as an aside, where was the water...
• 2.1L Vanagon engine still possessed by demons
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:27:50 -0400
  ...Fuel pump <2 years old. Checked pressure with engine running and also under load (driving) -- 30psi, rises to 38psi under throttle. Output per Bentley...
• Re: Klankenstinkenwagen
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 20:02:42 -0500
  ...New water pump, new water hose (already done), fill the propane to see if the reefer will run on gas, fix the indicator panel...
• Re: will a 2.1L long block wrk with 1.9L FI and hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:56:40 -0800
  ...about 65k on the engine. #3 cylinder is getting a bit weak (just happens I guess) and a water pump was replaced last year...
• Re: Hot water heater
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 10:41:43 -0600
  I've always wanted to see a setup that exchanges heat with the exhaust or radiator somehow, though it would require running the engine...
• Re: Need Elbow w/Flange Water Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 17 Jun 2005 09:49:22 -0500
  ...right >hand water jacket and connects via a short hose to that funny >under-the-crank-pulley pipe off the water pump? (part number...
• Re: Function of Heater Box Baffle Plate????
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:48:51 -0800
  ...Since the subaur cooling system expects the radiator to be just 6 inches from the engine .. subaru sized the water pump and it's...
• fs 86 GL westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 17:20:50 -0500
  ...Its a 1986 GL Westy, brown & tan, with new water pump, clutch, tie rods, main engine seal, brakes, heavy-duty battery, 4 matching 185R14...
• Head Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Winsor
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:55:06 -0500
  ...So I decided to remove the engine and replace the heads, water pump, fuel lines, coolant lines, rebuild the starter and alternator, etc.... My...
• Re: Antifreeze opinions from Dennis
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Thu, 6 Apr 2017 08:19:08 -0400
  ...water pump seal life and reduced internal wear of really expensive radiators and stuff. > > OK so back to my experience. Of all the engines...
• Leak in new rebuilt Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jan 1995 18:21 EDT
  ...thatn 1k on its VW factoryt rebuilt engine. It seems to be comming from the water pump line that is connected to the passenger...
• 87 syncro won't start
  Historical mailing list - Growly Bear
  Wed, 31 Jul 1996 09:55:51 -0700
  I have an 87 syncro (MV with digifant water-cooled engine) which will not start. It died in the middle of an intersection and...
• What sensors would I "shotgun"?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Mon, 14 May 2001 07:08:50 -0700
  ...Engine work resulted in new radiator, major hoses and water pump. Bottom line is: "I don't want to break down in the tules...
• Help diagnose POSSESSED 2.1L Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:41:49 -0400
  ...Fuel pump <2 years old. Checked pressure with engine running -- 30psi, rises to 35psi under throttle. Output per Bentley test 650ml in 30 seconds...
• Re: REQ - Dead Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Donation
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:31:52 -0700
  ...hydrogen generator to > produce a clean alternative fuel for combustion engines from water. . > It's amazing how much head way he has made. It...
• Diesel piston/head questions
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 10:41:22 PDT
  ...I was losing some coolant, but my water pump gasket (installed by someone else $$^@$#^@) has been leaking, so it's hard to tell. Could...
• Re: ## changing 1990 2.1L waterleaker oil cooler hoses in situ
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 01:40:52 -0400
  ...http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/water_pump.htm The hard way is to remove the oil cooler only, to do so: (Look at my...
• Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:43:32 -1000
  ...The water pump, >> or the cross over pipe - the part that attaches to the pump. >> >> Thanks. >> >> John >>
• alt belt keeps coming loose
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Balson
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:49:58 -0500
  ...The water pump and alt are new, so no drag from either end of the belt, and no apparent wear on the belt. Anyone...
• Re: V-belt failure & engine health
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 06:55:58 -0800
  Isn't the water pump on a water-cooled engine driven off a belt? If so, how would the engine get cooling if the...
• Re: Daughter Broken Down Just West Of Salt Lake City
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:47:22 -0700
  On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:53 AM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com> wrote: > Tom, the water pump is available, so no problem...
• Broken bolts on 1.9L lower alternator bracket....
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:46:56 -0800
  ...engine block. :( In order to get access to the holes in the block I removed the alternator, the metal coolant cross pipe from water...
• Re: Should I opt for ALL new water lines?
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 19:37:57 -0800
  Hi Warren, I'm not familiar with your project, but I'd certainly recommend replacing the water pump if you don't know it...
• Re: Need help on I4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:41:53 -0700
  ...As for the water pump outlet, you have to make your own adapter section and use the Diesel 068 aluminum outlet, not the ABA...
• Compression pressure figures?
  Historical mailing list - steve delasalle
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 05:30:32 -0800
  ...water cooled) has compression pressure of 105, 90, 100, 75 PSI. mechanic doing the test says it was rushed - didn't disconnect fuel pump...