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• Re: Diesel Conversion - was Sucky Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 2 May 2013 16:09:03 -0500
  ...Motor mounts (if 50 deg install) >Oil pan & pump (if 50 deg install) >Either a diesel bell housing or a Kennedy adapter > >Cheapest way...
• Re: Drippy Water Pump...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:49:24 -0400
  ...the drops collect at oil filter housing... I've been told by my mechanic that I have a "slight" head leak on the drivers...
• Re: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 19:08:06 -0400
  ...Sensor two is located under the water pump between the oil filter and oil pump. This sensor is grounds itself out at pressures over...
• Re: Alternative engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 20:25:13 -0700 (PDT)
  ...those Mexican bell housings is DEFINATELY on our > shopping list for the next trip! > Obviously the oil sump and pump-pick-up tube are...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:16:00 -0700
  ...That image near the bottom > of the pump rotor with three of the five rollers, and the housing it spins > in -- that pump shoves...
• Vanagon Diesel Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 22:41:31 -0800
  ...speed Diesel Transmission with Diesel bell housing - Engine mounting system for the Diesel engine - Oil Pan and Pump - Coolant hoses - Diesel starter - Throttle Cable...
• Re: 2.1 hydraulic lifter rebuild kit available?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:24:28 -0500
  ...It's a powerful solvent type > oil. > > If you had noisy lifters that took a long time to pump up, it was likely > due...
• Turbo Swap
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 May 97 17:06:04 EDT
  ...The pickup tube is integral with the oil pump housing on the vanagon, so it seems unlikely that this would be easy. The engine...
• Re: Just an update on my clutch problem fixing oil leaks.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Jun 2021 18:32:44 -0700
  ...I’ve taken note of the install tips you gave. >> >> The oil pump… last time I put plate on with no gasket , just sealant...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:19:08 -0800
  ...There is also corrosion of the water pump housing, ( reducing head pressure that the pump can produce ) ..... .............which is part of the block on...
• Re: filling or refilling tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 11:26:22 -0800
  ...You can mix dino and synthetic oils. 4. With bell housing downhill a few degrees you will get an extra pint of oil out...
• On Mon, 26 Jun 1995, William Abbott wrote:
  Historical mailing list
  6/28/95 8:25 PM
  ...those Mexican bell housings is DEFINATELY on our > shopping list for the next trip! > Obviously the oil sump and pump-pick-up tube are...
• Re: Turbo Swap-QuantumTD-Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 1997 01:26:26 -0400 (EDT)
  ...use the td oil pump, with the vanagon pickup if possible. >>The pickup tube is integral with the oil pump housing on the vanagon...
• H2O leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Sun, 26 May 2002 21:45:09 -0500
  ...Also the pipe from water pump to thermostat housing was leaking another pin hole leak. had to remove that to have it sand blasted...
• Re: Oil Filter performance-Oil Testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 00:33:25 -0500
  ...They require that you use separate pumps for oils and antifreeze. Even though the fluid being tested should not touch the pump, they want...
• Re: thoughts on a late model TDI engine into a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 10 Feb 2018 13:31:01 -0800
  ...I believe fast makes 50° oil pans > for later TDI engines and Weddle says they have 50° bell housing for > 091+094 transaxles. > > On...
• Re: I4 Engine conversion - german diesel parts source
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 26 May 2008 09:59:32 -0700
  ...50 degrees you will need some specialized parts, like the oil >> pan, >> oil pump pickup, load bars and motor mounts from a diesel vgon...
• Re: 1987 GL Coolant System Problems
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sat, 18 May 2002 10:44:27 -0400
  ...2 small flex oil cooler tubing under the water pump was crack, the one that goes to the thermostat housing ( "W" on my site...
• Re: OIL PRESSURE LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:10:06 -1000
  ...pump changed out finally, and the water cooler installed with >>> new hoses and seal, fresh oil change and Mann filter. Now the oil pressure...
• Re: OIL warning light up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:13:53 -0400
  The easy way to the rear sensor is to remove the water pump pulley. A dep socket can then be used to remove and...
• Re: Gauge too high ...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:26:50 -0500
  ...therefore, i use a special bonding wire from the block to the lower thermostat housing, which then grounds the upper housing via two attaching...
• Re: Is this coolant connector and where should it connect?
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:56:28 -0500
  ...They just ran a hose from the thermo housing to the water pump. I don't understand why it would have been bypassed. Guess...
• Re: Parts needed to install new engine
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:33:49 -0700
  ...the thermostat housing and water pump to the engine. 13. Long life Dexcool or Prestone orange coolant, 3 gallons. 14. Oil and filter. 15...
• Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:06:42 -0700
  ...the >> hoses >> to the oil cooler if using a 2.1 water pump, since you can't fit an oil >> cooler on if there...
• Re: Oil cooler hose replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 1996 23:16:55 -0400
  ...One side connects at the t-stat housing, and the other is on the water pump. Use bolts to block those two hoses. The...
• Re: Heads
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:04:21 -0500
  ...load of oil and a fresh filter; then the coolant, oops. forgot to put in the o-ring to the thermostat housing. Cleaned the...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:32:10 -0800
  ...http://mycommunitynet.net/oil So, how does one get that switch out? I pulled the water pump pulley to get a better look, but...
• Re: Drippy Water Pump...
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:07:31 -0500
  ...the drops collect at oil > filter housing... I've been told by my mechanic that I have a "slight" head > leak on the drivers...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:00:23 -0500
  I mounted mine above the opening at the top of the bell housing. You can feel some breeze there from the spinning torque converter...
• Re: Vangon Fan Housing
  Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
  Tue, 2 Aug 1994 12:48:11 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The oil pump was checked out by a reputable VW shop in Menlo Park and they said it was ok, they also set the...
• Re: ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 13 May 2013 08:29:29 -0700
  ...carrier bars engine mounts motor mounts oil pan oil pickup oil filler dipstick & tube exhaust mounts bell housing bell housing dust shield bell housing...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 11 Jun 2020 03:31:14 -0400
  ...You > > could be overheating the oil. Make sure it is not overfilled and that > > oil cooler is actually passing coolant. Maybe try replacing pump...
• Re: going down for the second time w/ the waterpump
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 06:12:50 EST
  ...This should be used on all the aluminium mating surfaces of the water pump and thermostat housing top prevent future corrosion. Use a liberal...
• Alternative engine swaps
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 21:39:09 -0700
  ...those Mexican bell housings is DEFINATELY on our shopping list for the next trip! Obviously the oil sump and pump-pick-up tube are...
• Re: filling or refilling tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 18:25:42 -0600
  ...You can mix dino and synthetic oils. > 4. With bell housing downhill a few degrees you will get an extra pint of > oil out...
• SERIOUS FUEL PROBLEM - I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:22:12 -0400
  ...air cleaner housing. OUCH!!!! Talk about flooded! So to make a long story short I completely flooded the air-gas-oil all the fluid...
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:25:58 -1000
  ...what you do instead, way, way easier is you remove the entire water pump and thermostat housing .. it comes off in one piece , don...
• Re: Vanagon questions
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 19:01:17 -0600
  ...It holds the oil pump pick up in place. Darrell ----- Original Message ----- From: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Oil Pressure Buzzer? After Tach Wiring.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 16 May 2005 13:51:12 -0700
  ...contact, the oil light comes on. The newer system runs everything thru a small L-shaped circuit board inside the speedometer housing. Probably the...
• Re: Maintenance Intervals
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 14:24:00 -0500
  ...Along those lines, wouldn't it be prudent to drill a small hole in the housings for heater and clutch cables and pump them...
• '90 Carat (Grover) engine transplant - Final chapter
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:50:59 -0500
  ...and hose clamps *replaced oil sensors *replaced coolant pipe from pump to t-stat housing *new t-stat housing *new t-stat *new Temp...
• Re: Waterboxer hop-up vs. swap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 09:43:42 PST
  ...But that included all new German hoses, thermostat and housing, water pipe (passenger side plastic coolant housing) water pump, AFM, brake master cylinder, clutch...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 02:14:39 -0800
  ...The last piece of the puzzle is the dynamic oil pressure control unit that lives inside the speedometer housing. The terminals here are usually...
• Re: diesel parts needed!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 20:29:36 -0800
  ...hangers, oil pan, oil pump, oil filler tube] that you need to do the conversion with the exception of the bell housing and flywheel...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:14:04 -0500
  ...Anyone know the > socket size off hand? Sure would have been easier when I did the water pump > this spring. Does removing the oil...
• Trouble in Turboland. or... drain line woe's Update
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 21:41:35 -0400
  ...to the oil pan with the obstacles I need to go around while routing the pipe. Another fix is a scavenger pump. I am...
• Re: Coolant question-Water pump lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 01:04:40 -0400
  ...Coolant question Scott, what part of the water pump are you lubing with the oil? No internal parts of the pump are exposed to...
• Re: thoughts on a late model TDI engine into a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:42:32 -0600
  ...I believe fast makes 50° oil pans for later TDI engines and Weddle says they have 50° bell housing for 091+094 transaxles. On...
• Vanagon Specifications Sheet
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:20:52 -0400
  ...Lbs. (N.m) ------------------------------------------------ End Housing Bolt 37 ( 50) Power Steering Pump Bolt 18 ( 25) Pressure-Flow Limiting Valve Cap 42 ( 57) Pressure Line Fitting...
• Re: Total Cost of a complete engine overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:19:12 -0500
  ...20 Fuel filter- $9 Air filter- $9 Oil filter- $4.50 Fuel injector seals- $4 Thermostat housing (upper and lower)- $36 Thermostat- $15 belts...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:45:21 -0800
  2 WD 86 and later 2.1 waterboxer engine vanagons have a nice plastic thermostat housing. They melt, they determinate, they fail. They're...
• Re: thoughts on a late model TDI engine into a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sat, 10 Feb 2018 16:03:02 -0600
  ...I believe fast makes 50° oil pans >> for later TDI engines and Weddle says they have 50° bell housing for >> 091+094 transaxles. >> >> On...
• Re: OIL PRESSURE LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:42:02 -0400
  ...pump changed out finally, and the water cooler >>> installed with new hoses and seal, fresh oil change and Mann filter. >>> Now the oil pressure...
• Re: 2.1 hydraulic lifter rebuild kit available?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:46:44 -0700
  ...It's a powerful solvent type oil. If you had noisy lifters that took a long time to pump up, it was likely due...
• Re: OIL warning light up
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:02:48 -0500
  ...One is triggered by the > sensor on the crankshaft oil journal, on the bottom left side of the > engine. It illuminates the oil pressure...
• Re: My Audi 80 2.0L engine swap starts Sunday!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 10:39:34 -0700
  ...deal as other VW engines in respect to the oil pan/pump and bell housing. One thing to keep in mind is the CIS...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:28:49 -0500
  ...Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?) I mounted mine above the opening at the top of the bell housing. You can feel some breeze there...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 9 May 2007 18:11:31 -0700
  ...None!!! Can you understand that? Regarding the oil pump gasket, could you tell us what ingredient it must contain to make it appropriate for...
• Re: my own coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:51:41 -0500
  ...It's the cooling tube that you don't see, it's between the lower parts of the thermostat housing (below the Thermostat position...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Thu, 11 Jun 2020 07:34:00 -0400
  ...You > > > could be overheating the oil. Make sure it is not overfilled and that > > > oil cooler is actually passing coolant. Maybe try replacing pump...