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• drive belt pulley bolt
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Partin
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:04:30 -0700
  ...When I tightened the 3 belt pulley bolt it wouldn't snug the pulley down. Closer inspection revealed the crank on the rebuilt receives...
• Re: Starter Engages When Revving Engine
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:27:40 -0400
  ...I did as you suggested (pulled the small red/blk wire) and no more juice to the solenoid when revving!! So, fantastic! Now, in...
• Re: 2.1L WBX: oil leak under big pulley
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:15:52 -0500
  ...I would try to get a look at the back side of the > pulley. If the seal has a big leak I would expect...
• Re: Mutilated woodruff key at crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:33:20 -0400
  A big question is who installed that pulley without properly tourqing it? That is the only reason for it to fail. I would try...
• Is this normal?
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  29 Apr 96 20:27:00 EDT
  >Brakes: > >To get the emergency brake to hold on a steep hill I need to pull the >handle back quite far and very hard...
• Water Pump // Alternator Belt problem
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sat, 24 May 2008 21:50:41 -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...
• VW Week.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 21:00:18 -0600
  ...I had the outside half of a split pulley disintegrate on me at midnight Christmas Eve. This is the outside pulley on the water...
• PS belt - which pulley on 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Terry
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 20:32:57 +0000
  ...The old belt was installed on the middle position of the 3 track engine pulley. Is that the correct position for the PS belt...
• Diesel water pump pulley diameter
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 19:59:08 -0700
  Does anyone know the diameter of the stock NA diesel water pump pulley? thanks, Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 http...
• Re: Digijet Timing Info
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 13:34:16 -0500
  Thanks David, My front pulley is stock and has the 2 marks on it. I needed to use the rear pulley (power steering in...
• Rear (pulley) seal on Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 12:11:16 -0500
  Has anyone had experience changing a rear seal on a Syncro with the engine in place? Bentley shows a trick tool for pulling the...
• Re: crank pulley removal
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 01:47:17 -0400
  ...crank pulley removal > > I have a 1983.5 westy with a 3 groove pulley. As many of you know, I > am in the process...
• WTB crankshaft pulley for diesel 1.6
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 22 Feb 2016 00:17:14 -0800
  ...Now, I don’t know if the diesel engine’s pulley being the same size as the gas engine’s. In that case I...
• Trade yard space for Vanagon auto tranny /doors in Seattle?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:28:08 -0700
  Anyone have a backyard/driveway near Seattle? I want to buy a damaged Vanagon and pull some parts off of it. --------- After I pull...
• Re: Water pump premature failure
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:40:37 -0500
  Mine doesn't show any signs of being rear-ended, but who knows? My thinking is that a warped pulley will set up a...
• Re: wire pulling greese?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 07:33:53 -0600
  ...wire pulling greese? I have a #4 automotive wire to pull through about 4 feet of snug fitting plastic tubing. I don't want...
• Re: failed SMOG, cylinder misfiring?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 07:13:54 -0700
  ...So, with the engine running, pull wire to #1. If idle changes, then #1 is in the game. Reconnect #1, pull #2, check idle...
• Re: '89 SYNCRO AT U-PULL IT YARD IN SCRANTON PA..cheep parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:00:42 -0600
  ...U pull it yards do not have an inventory, nor will they pull > > > anything > > > > for you, nor will they ship anything. > > > > > > > > U pull it...
• no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:24:00 -0400
  I've lost my low beams and high beams except I get them all to come on when I pull back on the turn...
• TIICO Belt issue. Van has P/S, but not AC.
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:43:39 -0700
  ...The problem is that the remaining three items (H2O pump, P/S pump, and ALT) all line up with the outer pulley groove on...
• Re: First try at a trannie only pull - questions
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 19:04:12 -0700
  ...First try at a trannie only pull - questions All the years I have pulled VW apart this will be the first time I am...
• Re: Stuck in 4th - Final Answer + more questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:54:40 -0500
  This summer, just prior to a trip from Maine to Virginia, I pulled the transmission out of my '85 Westy and replaced the crankshaft...
• Re: "99" Programmable Wiper Relay Into an '81?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:30:51 -0700
  > What do you mean by "switch back and forth"? > > Mine works with a momentary pull on the wash lever - pull for the first > wipe...
• Re: Fold-down bed latch release won't
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 20:09:35 -0500
  Try sitting on the seat as you pull the knob. It worked for me. Phil '89 Westy ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Salicos <TomSalicos@ATTBI...
• Pulling the tank, sock or no sock
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:10:12 -0600
  ...If the tank isn't feeding correctly or the filter is already gunked, I'll pull the tank. If I can't get it...
• Re: Crankshaft oil seal & holding that pulley
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:10:05 -0400
  ...Without the carrier the motor would just want to tip in responce to the torque I was applyint to the crank pulley bolt. Pascal...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:33:02 -0500
  ...I also remove the water pump pulley. Dennis, From my phone. -----Original Message----- From: "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> Sent: ‎11/‎15/‎2015 1...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Aug 2003 - Special issue (#2003-795)
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 10:19:55 -0600
  ...On my late model > Vanagon, as you pull the handbrake, you feel the > tension build as you pull the handbrake higher. > > On my 84...
• Re: Brake Drum Removal
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 10:10:10 -0800 (PST)
  On Sun, 19 Jan 1997, mdstockr wrote: > He pulled out of a box a "tool" that a local mechanic made for him to help...
• Re: Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:43:18 -0700
  ...Going through your equation below, I did my measurements on the crank pulley, 62cm = 620 mm/72 = 6.21111x5=43.055/10=4.30cm...
• Re: pulling engine
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 3 May 2001 18:32:55 -0500
  ...I decided to pull that engine and do some refreshing of the internals. So, my question, when pulling the engine and separating the > engine...
• Strange vacuum leaks 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:24:10 -0400
  ...He also said the heavy washer that goes between bolt and pulley is missing. I thought a/c & ps pulley bolt didn't have...
• Re: How to remove WBS crank pulley
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:14:34 -0500
  Adam the front seal does not often leak badly the aluminum plug below and to the right does weep to remove the pulley you...
• How do you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front seats of a 87 GL?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 23:16:58 -1000
  How do you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front seats of a 87 GL?
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:56:55 -0700
  ...As I pull back the beam switches from low to high, then when I release it all blacks out. When I pull and release...
• Re: Removal of Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Russell Gunterv
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 06:10:26 EDT
  To stabilize your transmission so you can pull the engine out by itself, simple run a chain under the tranny and secure it on...
• Re: 1982 diesel vanagon water pump belt
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 16 May 2002 06:24:14 -0700
  ...Stefanovich wrote: > Get one belt that will fit from alternator - water pump - > crankshaft pulley > The diesel Vanagon pulleys are not in the same plane...
• Re: Pulls to right
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 19:09:26 -0400
  ...Pulls to right > My 84 continuously pulls to the right when I go down > the road at any speed. I did a front end...
• DIESEL question about big-nose crankshaft compatibility.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:07:03 -0500
  ...I have recently gotten what is called the "big-nose" version crank--it doesn't have the final step for the pulley or a...
• crankshaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - jed batchelder
  Wed, 31 May 2017 00:10:24 +0000
  i noticed on my 83 vanagon that the pulley for the crankshaft is hard to spin by hand. Is that normal. my alternator spins...
• Re: Metal shavings under valve covers 2
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 17:36:33 EST
  Also, before you pull the heads, check your lifters and pushrods. They could have went south and you can replace them without pulling the...
• Re: Average time to pull transmission, engine, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:40:20 -0500
  ...What is the average time to: > >1) Pull a syncro engine and transmission together >2) Pull a transmission (without pulling the engine) >3) Replace...
• Re: Water pump project -2.1L w/ AC- multi groove crank pulley
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 15:00:19 -0700
  ...Going from next to the case to the rear of the car - the crankshaft pulley has three gooves. Which groove serves what pulley belt...
• Re: crankshaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Tue, 30 May 2017 19:47:56 -0500
  ...crankshaft pulley i noticed on my 83 vanagon that the pulley for the crankshaft is hard to spin by hand. Is that normal. my...
• Re: Water pump premature failure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:34:29 -0500
  That 3 groove pulley requires lots of torque (258 ft lb) whereas the single groove pulley only takes 43 ft lb. Is it possible...
• Re: Pulling air filter box from Dodge Caravan. Anything else worth pulling? (...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 1 May 2008 13:03:25 -0700
  ...I figure there may be other useful > > > stuff that I can pull, possibly for a great price. > > > > > > Anyone know of any useful bits to...
• Re: More On Difference Between the 1.9 and 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:22:31 -0800
  ...I'd feel better sending you a picture of the engine side of my pulley .. and we'll compare it to the engine side...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Puller
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sat, 14 Dec 1996 09:05:47 -0800 (PST)
  ...Bentley > > shows a special tool that looks like a gear puller to remove the rear > > drums. Is there an easy & safe way to remove...
• Re: wire pulling greese?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 14:02:38 -0800
  ...wire pulling greese? >I have a #4 automotive wire to pull through about 4 feet of snug fitting >plastic tubing. >I don't want...
• crank pulley removal
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:47:50 -0700
  I have a 1983.5 westy with a 3 groove pulley. As many of you know, I am in the process of removing my...
• 78 Timing Marks?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 21:29:34 -0700
  ...There are two different marks, or grooves on the pulley, one on the front of the pulley (closest to the front of the car...
• doing a compression check
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 08:03:21 -0800
  ...Will this cause any problems? I will pull all the plugs afterwards and pull the coil wire when doing the compression check. Can I...
• how to pull pilot bearing on 86 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Jensen
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:48:26 -0700
  ...Does the flywheel have to come off to pull it? I have rented a pilot bearing puller, but it doesn't seem to want...
• Re: better alternator
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 23:10:38 -0600
  ...The only thing different is the pulley's. Swap pulley's---bolt in---BANG---Large voltation !! Bada Boom, Bada Bing !! Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• Re: removing bench seats
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:38:20 -0800
  Ki wrote: > how are most people removing the middle bench seats? > > by unscrewing the rails? > > or pulling the carpet out and sliding it off...
• Re: Substitute tool question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 20:35:14 -0700
  ...Do I need to pull the hub to pull the rear drums? NO! Two small retainer bolts, work it off. May need to back...
• Re: Main crank pulley problem 85 Vanagon (Solution and thanks)
  Historical mailing list - Lon Bordin
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:01:49 -0400
  ...I pull to the side and see three belts off their pulleys?! I feel to see if the main pulley has any play. it...
• Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 14:43:15 -0400
  ...3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking? > > > > Hi Dave, > > > > To remove the oil pump does NOT require removing the rear pulley...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 8 May 2007 23:24:06 -0500
  On Tue, 8 May 2007, Kenneth Lewis wrote: > Unfortunately the puller's jaws were a tad too wide to insert into > either of the...
• Re: 88 West Speedo cable problem after brake job
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 18:02:21 -0400
  ...I saw the cable end, the circlip, and the cap, and just knew to pull the clip before pulling the cap. It ain't...