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  • Re: HELP NEEDED IN TENESEE/NORTH ALABAMA ASAP
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 13 Dec 2004 03:16:56 EST
    ...had broken a alternator belt an hour earlier due to rusty pullys eating the belt up and overheated the van alittle bit.. the coolant...
  • Re: friday - airplane pics
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:09:49 -0500
    Also known affectionately known as the "pushmi-pullyu" (of Dr. Dolittle fame - pronounced push-me-pull-you) but in this case the aeronautical variety...
  • Westy Oil Light and Buzzer Fixed
    Historical mailing list - Kirk van Druten
    Mon, 22 Feb 1999 17:38:18 +0000
    ...The trick was that I you can get to the switch much easier if you remove the pully from the water pump! Ahhh, once...
  • Re: main seal seating (was Boston Bob Engine)
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Wed, 28 Apr 2004 23:22:42 -0700
    ...if the pully-side seal has been replaced >multiple times, it has to be the case causing the problem, right (unless >all those seals...
  • Re: Crankshaft pully bolt
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Wed, 17 Dec 2003 08:50:42 -0500
    If the engine is out of the vehicle have a friend hold a large screwdriver between a tooth on the flywheel and one of...
  • '64 Deluxe Engine #?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
    Sun, 23 Jun 1996 22:21:31 -0500 (CDT)
    ...cable (handle mounted to the parcel shelf) along with the double pully and slot for the belt up through the floor. It also has...
  • Re: Valve clearance not at tdc?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 15 Apr 2005 19:13:49 -0400
    ...but the > odd thing is that when I zero passenger rear (I go by the rotor > location, coupled with the marks on the pully...
  • Re: age of listees?
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:29:08 -0800
    ...81 Scirrocco - Nicest VW until the pully fell off the end of the crankshaft on the interstate going into Burlington VT in the winter...
  • Re: very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 6 Mar 2002 23:50:58 -0600
    ...For a temporary fix, hold a block of parafin > against the sides > of the belt that ride in the "V" of the pully. will...
  • Re: First try at a trannie only pull - questions
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Fri, 8 Apr 2005 16:44:50 -0600
    ...If they don't, you will have to > turn the engine just a bit (grab a pully, etc, and tug on it) to get...
  • Re: '66 progress, questions about wiring, lights
    Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
    Mon, 22 Apr 1996 13:47:49 -0600
    ...a new pully. This might explain my problems with belts always being loose.... : 12 volt dome light bulbs are longer than 6 volt dome...
  • Overheating
    Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
    Sat, 3 Oct 1998 20:31:40 -0500
    ...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: Electric window problem!
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 22 Oct 2016 08:50:53 -0500
    ...The cable could also be fouled in the gear and pully arrangement driven by the motor. In any case you must pull the regulator...
  • Re: Discover a source of cheap A/C compressors
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:44:53 -0500
    ...It even has the M head with screw attachments for the hoses, and double V-belt drive pully. Is this a direct drop in...
  • Re: Noisy V-Belts
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 14 May 1999 23:03:03 -0500
    ...Get a block of parafin wax, and with the engine running, rub the wax on the pully side of the belt for a few...
  • Re: TIICO: Crank Pulley
    Historical mailing list - gary
    Sun, 12 Aug 2001 19:21:14 -0400
    I just struggled with the pully installation on our TiiCo too. Figured it out about 20 minutes ago and called it a day. The...
  • Re: Miss at idle?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 13 May 2016 17:05:21 -0400
    ...had marked the main pully with white > paint. > > Yes, I lubricated the felt. :-) > > Temp 2 sensor is < 1 year old > > Probably easier to start...
  • Re: Oil light and warning
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:47:00 +0000
    ...the wire from the high pressure switch by the water pump pully, and groung > it to the block or frame. > > Any ideas about that...
  • Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:07:42 -0500
    ...It is located down below and slightly to the left of the big crankshaft pully. If the switch has gone bad, or there is...
  • Motor mount broken bolt 84GL manual 4 speed
    Historical mailing list - william greenamyer
    Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:21:16 -0700
    ...Looking at the pully end of the engine, the top driver side bolt and the bottom center bolt which connect the mount assembly to...
  • Re: oil idiot lamp lights&buzzes
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 1 Jul 2004 09:01:25 -0500
    ...Check the wire that goes to the oil pressure sensor located in the engine case near the bottom of the crankshaft pully. Usually when...
  • VW-'71 BUS-1600 DP-DISTRIBUTOR ADVANCE CURVES-QUESTION
    Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
    Mon, 02 Oct 95 11:07:27 PDT
    ...When I did my long block, I put on one of those cool and shiny crankshaft pullys, stock size, with the degrees marked all...
  • Re: Belt Noise
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:44:37 -0800
    ...Let the pully side of the belt > run against the parafin for a few morments - works on belts, works on > seat slides. > > John Rodgers...
  • RE: Tuning Problems
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 13 Apr 1994 17:28:08 EDT
    ...Mark the pully at the crack in the case. The backwards until it hits the plug again. Mark that location. Between the marks is...
  • Re: alt. & OXS lights freaky
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Wed, 29 Jan 97 19:42:58 EST
    ...I found my problem was the alternator pully slipped. You might > just need to check your belt and your charging system in general. > > I...
  • Rear Drums wont come off.
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 06 Jul 1994 15:00:13 EDT
    ...Nowhere to hook a pully-puller to, and no screws to tap. I dont want to bend the mudshield, so I am at a...
  • Re: 1.9L Hose Replacement
    Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
    Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:27:18 -0400
    ...It's just enough behind the crankshaft > pully > that I can't get to it. Tom's VW page says use a 12-mm...
  • Re: 2.1 ignition timing
    Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
    Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:23:54 -0700
    ...As I understand it, the two marks on the pully indicate TDC and 5� BTDC. I assume the V notch toward the front of...
  • Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 5 Aug 2016 11:35:06 -0700
    ...It will clear the pully just fine. Just remove the cross-under coolant hose. On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Dennis...
  • Re: 1.9L Hose Replacement
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:47:54 -0400
    ...It's just enough behind the crankshaft pully that I can't get to it. Tom's VW page says use a 12-mm...
  • Re: Miss at idle?
    Historical mailing list - Scott
    Fri, 13 May 2016 10:24:30 -1000
    ...had marked the main pully with white > paint. > > Yes, I lubricated the felt. :-) > > Temp 2 sensor is < 1 year old > > Probably easier to start...
  • Re: vibrating tiico engine
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:58:32 -0800
    ...I had to put in a different alternator (well, just the pulley is different), different crank pully and different ps pump and ps pump...
  • Re: OIL warning light up
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:11:58 -0400
    ...It is located sort >of under the crank pully, kinda tricky to get at. > >It's not unheard of for the wrong sensor to...
  • Re: timing trouble
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sat, 17 Apr 1999 18:46:17 -0700
    ...I just got a timing scale > from Bus Depot and got it mounted, found and marked the timing marks on the > pully, but I...
  • Re: DIESEL exhaust question
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:00:34 -0500
    ...The muffler has to come off to get at the crank pully nut to turn the engine over for checking the timing, so I...
  • Re: A/C Compressor - generic?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
    Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:10:12 -0400
    ...My belt is not connected and I cannot even budge the pully by >> hand. I assume its froze up. It was like that when...
  • Re: Overheating
    Historical mailing list - mike and becky
    Sat, 3 Oct 1998 22:12:27 -0400
    ...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: OIL warning light up
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:02:48 -0500
    ...It is located sort > of under the crank pully, kinda tricky to get at. > > It's not unheard of for the wrong sensor to...
  • Re: Rear (pulley) seal on Syncro
    Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
    Mon, 28 Oct 1996 12:43:11 -0500 (EST)
    ...pump, sending unit, engine hole plug, exhaust system, engine mounts, the pully and lastly the rear seal) the only thing I felt I could...
  • Re: Miss at idle?
    Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
    Fri, 13 May 2016 14:07:39 -0700
    ...had marked the main pully with white > > paint. > > > > Yes, I lubricated the felt. :-) > > > > Temp 2 sensor is < 1 year old > > > > Probably easier to start...
  • Re: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:38:58 -0700
    ...you'd be removing the cat and muffler, rear cross bar, an aluminum bracket on the rear of the engine, the crankshaft pully........just...
  • Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:20:47 -0800
    ...The sensor that would set off the alarm, is the one located right below the water pump by the pully. It is a pain...
  • Re: water pump
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 24 Aug 94 10:10:08 CDT
    ...There's some >play in the pully, and a squeal sound that I often associate with water >pumps, but there's also a lot...
  • Oil pressure light and buzzer.
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 18 Dec 2015 07:34:59 -0600
    ...loosen the alternator and pull the belt back out of the way; next remove the coolant pump pully - this provides access - sort of - to...
  • Re: Major oil leak ...
    Historical mailing list - David Hally
    Thu, 8 Feb 2007 20:16:33 -0800
    ...It was the oil pressure sender behind the water pump pully. I removed the pulley and used a 24mm deep socket. There is an...
  • Re: Oil sensor still buzz after going to Mahle oil filter, now what?
    Historical mailing list - David Harrison Ransom
    Mon, 31 Jul 2000 19:21:18 -0700
    ...right down on bottom of the block just under the crankshaft pully. I had one of these to fail. Just unscrew it, and install...
  • It's a Keeper! (long)
    Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
    Tue, 18 Jun 1996 12:43:09 -0500 (CDT)
    ...The rear deck had a rectangular hole cut in it just above the pully (which is a double pully). The owner was also an...
  • Re: HELP NEEDED IN TENESEE/NORTH ALABAMA ASAP
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Mon, 13 Dec 2004 02:41:37 -0600
    ...had broken a alternator belt >an hour earlier due to rusty pullys eating the belt up and overheated the van >alittle bit.. the coolant...
  • Re: Very loud screech when AC compressor turns on (Dennis check this out please)
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:42:11 -0700
    ...Good luck Tom F. --- Tim Kasher <kashtpk@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote: > i lubricatedd the belts and pully wheels a bit. > > > > i dont think it is...
  • Re: age of listees?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Fri, 7 Oct 2011 14:34:30 -0400
    ...Left > it. > 81 Scirrocco - Nicest VW until the pully fell off the end of the crankshaft > on the interstate going into Burlington VT in...
  • Re: very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Thu, 7 Mar 2002 07:51:49 -0500
    ...For a temporary fix, hold a block of parafin >> against the sides >> of the belt that ride in the "V" of the pully. will...
  • Ca�ro Report: P�lgr�m's Progress
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Wed, 13 Jun 2001 04:27:41 -0400
    ...I found that the water pump pully was wobbly, therefore leak�ng. I'll hold the full story t�ll later - but after deal...
  • Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
    Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
    Fri, 5 Aug 2016 11:35:32 -0700
    ...It will > clear the pully just fine. Just remove the cross-under coolant hose. > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Dennis...
  • Re: Overheating
    Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
    Mon, 5 Oct 1998 20:37:09 -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: Miss at idle?
    Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
    Fri, 13 May 2016 13:26:03 -0700
    ...had marked the main pully with white > paint. > > Yes, I lubricated the felt. :-) > > Temp 2 sensor is < 1 year old > > Probably easier to start...
  • Re: Crankshaft oil seal
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:42:06 -0600
    ...replacement is simple enough and pretty > straight forward but its the pully removal without the specific tool that is > causing concern. > I am going...
  • Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 5 Aug 2016 15:51:07 -0700
    ...It will clear the pully just fine. Just remove the cross-under coolant hose. On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Dennis...
  • Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
    Historical mailing list - David
    Fri, 5 Aug 2016 14:26:59 -0400
    ...It will >> clear the pully just fine. Just remove the cross-under coolant hose. >> >> On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Dennis...
  • Re: alt. & OXS lights freaky
    Historical mailing list - Hotch
    Wed, 29 Jan 1997 19:02:27 -0500
    ...I found my problem was the alternator pully slipped. You might just need to check your belt and your charging system in general. I...
  • Re: A/C Compressor - generic?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
    Tue, 22 Jun 2004 15:31:32 -0700
    ...What about rebuilds? My belt is not connected and I cannot even budge the pully by hand. I assume its froze up. It was...