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  • Re: HELP- Oil light blinking
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Sat, 7 Feb 2004 14:26:43 -0800
    ...The High pressure sender is located by the pully below the water pump. I have found this wire to be grounding out in the...
  • '86 engine swap progress report (long) and question
    Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
    Fri, 23 Sep 1994 11:09:40 -0400
    ...Oh, before you lift it, find a 3/4 drive breaker bar and an 1-3/16 socket to undo the crankshaft pully - this...
  • Re: Valve clearance not at tdc?
    Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
    Fri, 15 Apr 2005 19:58:15 -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...
  • '56 kombi - transmission: day 2/?
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Sun, 1 Jan 1995 22:07:28 -0800 (PST)
    ...to try to replace the piece of engine tin behind the pully, but that mayt have to wait for another day :( All told, this...
  • Re: Waterpump replacement on '88?
    Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
    Thu, 16 Sep 1999 02:43:10 -0400
    ...remove either the pipe heading behind the big pulley, OR the pully itself, in order to get the pump off the studs and clear...
  • Re: A/C Compressor - generic?
    Historical mailing list - shawn feller
    Tue, 22 Jun 2004 19:08:17 -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: Belt Noise
    Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
    Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:57:15 -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: Wifes Audi - Oil Leak - NVC
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:05:27 -0800
    ...All of the valve covers, cam shaft and front pully seals had to be replaced. Seals were not too expensive but the labor to...
  • Re: Tuning Problems
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 13 Apr 1994 16:39:01 EDT
    ...engine in the car, so I could tell exactly where my pully was. Idea just struck me. How much clearance is there from the...
  • Re: cylinder numbers
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:17:57 -0500
    ...Check the crankshaft pulley.You will probably see a notch filed into the pully near a pointer.On some cars , a plug must be...
  • Re: Photos of broken alternator pulley
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 22 May 2012 06:58:56 -0400
    ...It looks to me that the notch on the shaft may actually have been the initial failure point, since both pully halves were chewed...
  • Re: Yeah! It's a water pump weekend! (questions of course)
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:31:29 -0700
    ...accomplish that yet, since it is so cramped under the damper pully I just >> can't figure a way to twist (turn) it yet...
  • update on diesel-gas conversion
    Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
    Sun, 26 May 2002 13:50:18 -0700
    ...can then I don't need to switch the water pump pully and the vibration damper. I next moved on to the fuel delivery...
  • Re: Manual Steering Rack Rebuilder?
    Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
    Sun, 9 Aug 2009 15:09:35 -0700
    ...convert it altho, i like not having a zillion pumps and pullys on my i4. (More power/MPG's) thanks! Phil 84' Westy no...
  • Re: A3 engine in Westie, Engine is in!
    Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
    Tue, 12 May 1998 03:05:38 -0700
    ...A larger pully with more contact would hit the motor mount and other things. It seems to me the water pump doesn't use...
  • Re: Gremlins
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 27 Mar 2016 13:44:39 -0500
    There is a special tool that locks the pully and therefore the cranksaft to prevent it from turning AND enables one to torque the...
  • '66 progress and more questions
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 8 Mar 1996 08:47:24 -0700
    ...Berg), a sand seal (although I hear they now sell seal/pully combinations that require no machine work), and, perhaps, hydraulic lifters. I want...
  • Re: Electric window problem!
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Sat, 22 Oct 2016 13:34:53 -0700
    ...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: Belt Noise
    Historical mailing list - Annie
    Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:22:31 -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: Photos of broken alternator pulley
    Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
    Tue, 22 May 2012 11:09:53 -0400
    ...shaft may actually have been the > initial failure point, since both pully halves were chewed up by the notch. > (Notice the notch on the...
  • RE: waterpump replacement & cooling problems
    Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
    Sun, 29 Jun 97 01:51:05 UT
    ...pump - same casting markings, same small silver "tested" label on the pully flange, identical plastic bag markings, etc. I guess people want a box...
  • Cooling and heating anomolies 84 w/I-4 transplant..
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:56:50 -0800
    ...Maybe I need to change the waterpump pully to get more coolant circulation? So, is there some kinda valve or temp. sensor that controls...
  • Re: Wifes Audi - Oil Leak - NVC
    Historical mailing list - robert feller
    Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:30:55 -0500
    ...other seals. > > All of the valve covers, cam shaft and front pully seals had to be replaced. > > Seals were not too expensive but the...
  • Re: Motor mount broken bolt 84GL manual 4 speed
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:48:16 -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 light and warning
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 18 Nov 2015 23:54:24 -0500
    ...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: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Fri, 5 Aug 2016 14:47:48 -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: Wasserleaker Head Job - What am I getting myself in for
    Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
    Thu, 25 Nov 1999 09:44:34 -0500
    ...called out in Bentley really required >(in particular removal of the pully)? >3) What is the consequence of not replacing the cylendar sleeve seal...
  • Re: Vanagon GL 90 2.1L engine unexpectedly stalls while driving
    Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
    Thu, 20 May 2004 08:20:03 -0700
    ...BTW, wouldn't turning the motor manually be physically difficult? What would you recommend? I thought an open wrench on the main pully would...
  • Re: Belt Noise
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:30:23 -0700
    ...Let the pully side of the belt |>> run against the parafin for a few morments - works on belts, works on |>> seat slides. |>> |>> John Rodgers...
  • /f Folly for Friday
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 2 Feb 1996 09:46:27 -0800
    ...Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pully which fortunately was attached...
  • Re: Manual Steering Rack Rebuilder?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff
    Sun, 9 Aug 2009 18:33:15 -0400
    ...convert it altho, i like not having a zillion pumps and pullys on my i4. (More power/MPG's) thanks! Phil 84' Westy no...
  • Re: A3 engine in Westie, Engine is in!
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 12 May 1998 19:25:08 -0700
    ...A larger pully with more contact would hit the motor >mount and other things. It seems to me the water pump doesn't use...
  • Re: Photos of broken alternator pulley
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 22 May 2012 16:15:07 -0700
    ...shaft may actually have been the >> initial failure point, since both pully halves were chewed up by the notch. >> (Notice the notch on the...
  • '66 progress, questions about wiring, lights
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 22 Apr 1996 09:52:08 -0700
    ...I can't use my 6-volt generator pulley on my new 12 volt alternator, need a new pully. 12 volt dome light bulbs...
  • Re: Electric window problem!
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 22 Oct 2016 16:24:05 -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: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:17:01 -0800
    ...I could turn the crank pully a full turn > without hearing > any sound that was suspicious. I believe this is possibly a > good core...
  • Re: Cooling and heating anomolies 84 w/I-4 transplant..
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:08:35 -0800
    ...Maybe I need to change the waterpump > pully to get more coolant circulation? > So, is there some kinda valve or temp. sensor that controls...
  • Re: Oil light and warning
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:19:55 -1000
    ...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: Fan Belt Squeal
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Thu, 30 Jan 2003 13:54:03 -0800
    ...block <DIV></DIV>&gt;of <DIV></DIV>&gt;parafin against the pully side of the belt and hold it there for <DIV></DIV>&gt...
  • Re: Leak Down Testing
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:38:03 -0600
    ...A wrench on the alternator pully shaft - secured into position and jambed against something- might prevent the engine from turning inadvertantly. John Rodgers] 88...
  • buses for sale in Alabama
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 06 Nov 96 20:36:02 CST
    ...minor scratches on body work, headlights a little foggy, a/c pully/compressor/belt squealed like a pig when first cranked. after engine running...
  • VW-HINTS FOR LONG BLOCK PURCHASE FOR A 71 DUAL PORT BUS
    Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
    Tue, 05 Sep 95 13:09:40 PDT
    ...13) I strongly suggest that you buy the long block with the crankshaft pully already installed. I always have a tough time trying to...
  • Re: Fan Belt Squeal
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 30 Jan 2003 17:15:05 -0500
    ...long sleeved shirts, etc ---- press a block >of >parafin against the pully side of the belt and hold it there for >several >revolutions. The...
  • Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Fri, 5 Jan 2007 16:08:07 -0800
    ...of the Injection Pump Bracket, and lodged in the intermediate shaft pully, thus seizing it. No oil pressure. Tow back to SF, 6 weeks...
  • the 6->12 volt conversion
    Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
    Sat, 07 Oct 1995 14:27:51 -0600
    ...It has the advantage of being the same size as your existing generator, so you can use the generator stand, pully, and belts that...
  • Re: Yeah! It's a water pump weekend! (questions of course)
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:37:28 -0700
    ...accomplish that yet, since it is so cramped under the damper pully I just >>> can't figure a way to twist (turn) it yet...
  • Re: tiico vibrations/interesting testing done.
    Historical mailing list - Nock
    Mon, 3 Mar 2003 18:32:42 -0800
    ...I used my alternator and just swapped the pully > > end from a junk $5 alternator. I have to get a belt, and the length...
  • Re: 1985 Vanagon - engine case stud ? - Must have good answer - Calling Boston Bob
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sun, 11 May 2008 14:26:11 -0700
    ...Wrist pins for both are extracted from the crank pully end of the engine. That means if you want to remove a forward piston...
  • Re: it's cold in MT and my van won't start
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:41:54 -0700
    ...remember only g�tnticht so you do not mess up millwrights carefull line up of pully and engine crank this is your mission jim...
  • Re: Arggh! Cooling system woes.
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:16:23 -0800
    ...on the other van .. 'forward of the crank pullyey' .. allthat comes to mind is the water pump or oil cooler hoses (oil cooler itself...
  • Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:34:18 -0800
    ...I could turn the crank pully a full turn without hearing > any sound that was suspicious. I believe this is possibly a good core...
  • Re: Water Pump Replacement
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 8 Jun 2011 21:37:53 -0700
    ...to do it wiithout removing the big pully .. you can barely jam.....after about 15 tries ..the water pump past the pipe there. It...
  • Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:21:19 -0800
    ...I could turn the crank pully a full turn > without hearing > > any sound that was suspicious. I believe this is > possibly a good core...
  • Re: Fan Belt Squeal
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:51:46 -0800
    ...DIV>&gt; &gt;of <DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;parafin against the pully side of the belt and hold it there for <DIV></DIV>&gt...
  • Re: Water Pump Replacement
    Historical mailing list - Paul Smith
    Thu, 9 Jun 2011 09:28:30 -0400
    ...that big bolt.. > so .. > to do it wiithout removing the big pully .. > you can barely jam.....after about 15 tries ..the water pump past...
  • Re: Newbie '86 Vanagon owner here
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:09:44 -0600
    ...of white epoxy paint in the timing notches on the big pully. Sure helps to see them when timing with a strobe. This has...
  • Re: Engine Puzzlememt
    Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
    Sat, 23 Jun 2018 16:15:27 -0400
    ...So the distance on the largest > pully between the chalk marks I made to show maximum rotation in each > direction is 3.5". > > The...
  • Re: Engine Puzzlememt
    Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
    Sun, 24 Jun 2018 13:47:52 -0400
    ...So the distance on the largest > pully between the chalk marks I made to show maximum rotation in each > direction is 3.5". > > The...
  • Re: Water Pump Replacement
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Thu, 9 Jun 2011 08:09:46 -0700
    ...that big bolt.. > > so .. > > to do it wiithout removing the big pully .. > > you can barely jam.....after about 15 tries ..the water pump past...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Mechanical Lesson Learned On the Road (Long)
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Sat, 7 Feb 2009 10:14:30 -0800
    ...remove-- clean --repair --- replace even removed the pully shaft from a ford alternator that had the wide flat belt -- so i could run with...