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• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:39:59 -0700
  ...Took off injection pump drive pulley. Tried Bryan's tip of pulling out the injection pump shaft seal using screws into the seal, however...
• Re: where is my squealing coming from?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 23:25:11 -0400
  ...I just did this again. > It's not giving me much. > > With the belt off, I turned the water pump pulley by hand, and...
• Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 24 Sep 2013 18:15:15 -0700
  ...Coolant pump pulley is from a VR6 > engine (to allow for a simple single belt "AC delete" setup) > > I'll compare pulley diameters. > > Based...
• Used 2.1L for sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 08:42:42 -0700
  ...It comes with a water pump & pulley (Looks like it was replaced at some time, but the WP should always be replaced when the...
• Re: More On Difference Between the 1.9 and 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:41:07 -0800
  ...So, I need a 3 groove crank pulley, a/c bracket, and ps pump bracket. I have a 1.9 already with all three...
• Can lightning strike the water pump twice?
  Historical mailing list - J. Naser Motlagh
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 22:31:56 -0500
  ...I put it all together and it ran great for about month, then the waterpump sprung a leak around the pulley. Some other things...
• Re: Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Sun, 27 Mar 2016 13:51:11 -0400
  ...But guess what - got a > serious oil leak right under the crankshaft pulley, seemingly in the > vacinity of the oil pump. WTH ( what the...
• Re: Failing water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:35:35 -0400
  ...Water pump pulley does not rotate real > smoothly. Symptoms of a failing water pump? Fix quickee-quickee? > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type...
• Re: where is my squealing coming from?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:11:26 -0500
  ...I just did this again. >It's not giving me much. > >With the belt off, I turned the water pump pulley by hand, and...
• Re: Diesel water pump pulley diameter
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 22:02:40 -0700
  ...de-fogger. (90 A alt) But I do wonder about water pump speed at idle. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94...
• Re: Replacing the water pump on a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:17:15 -0700
  ...He noted in the process that whoever had done the previous water pump install had over torqued one of the pulley bolts (took an...
• Re: More v belt questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:39:29 -0700
  ...your water pump drive ratio will be too slow. Ratio of crankshaft diameter to water pump pulley should be in the area of about...
• Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 6 Dec 2015 18:14:14 -0500
  ...Coolant pump pulley has been removed. Deep > well socket to long, wom't fit in the space availabe; standard socket to > short , the blade...
• Power Steering conversion quesions (my arms are tired)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Thu, 4 May 2000 17:45:33 PDT
  ...the pump mount holes/studs in existance somewhere on a non-PS engine? I have the belt slot on the crank pulley, so there...
• Reply to: Re: Reply to: Re: Signs of Wat
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  13 Feb 97 21:27:02 EST
  ...didn't see much in the way of the water pump, just the pulley and the ac condenser.<< When I finally spotted it, my...
• diesel serpentine conversion
  Historical mailing list - jamie foust
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 13:45:12 +0000
  I recently converted the water pump/alternator pulley system to a single serpentine setup - plus a new 90amp bosch alternator. I've placed a...
• Belts screeching
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:11:35 -0400
  ...up the pulleys so they grip better? Or? I'm convinced overtightened belts is a major cause of premature water pump failure, especially. Geza
• Re: Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 09:34:05 -0700
  ...Can you see the case split > from > below > > the pulley? If so, you could turn the pulley 180 degrees, line > it up > from > > the...
• Re: Coolant Pump Gently Weeping
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 2 May 2016 11:57:52 -1000
  ...Coolant Pump Gently Weeping >> >> The pulley can be held with a strap wrench or if you shop carefully an oil >> filter wrench. This is...
• Re: Trouble-Please HELP with 1.9 water pump removal issues
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:47:12 -0400
  ...pump. They must be six feet apart! (Did you notice your teeny tiny typo?) I didn't have to take off the crank pulley...
• Power Steering parts
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 11:51:26 -0400
  ...I pulled the belt off the pump and there's about 2mm of fore-and-aft play on the pulley. I also noticed that...
• Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:45:10 -0800
  ...Thank me later. > > With all this done, remove the water pump pulley on an 82 or the whole > crank pulley (just four allen bolts...
• Re: Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Mar 2016 11:52:41 -0500
  ...But guess what - got a serious oil leak right under the crankshaft pulley, seemingly in the vacinity of the oil pump. WTH ( what the...
• Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:17:38 -0700
  ...To get the old pump out, I > Wound up sawing the coss over pipe off next to the pump because of a > bound up...
• what? electro-waterPump??? was: Re: Oil temp's up again
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 06:40:27 -0400
  ...pulley-driven waterpump? 2) are we going to start going through alternators now that we've added the load of a water pump to...
• Re: Engine oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:01:05 -0700
  I doubt the oil pump gasket is leaking. More than likely it is your oil cooler, the crank pulley seal, or a clogged oil...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:31:15 -0800
  ...crank pulley) > > The wire I replaced had a crack in the casing (cover) so did the > repair while changing the coolant pump etc. > > Neil...
• spare hose, was: Re: 1.9 water pump
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 29 Mar 2015 11:40:28 -0700
  ...The cut to size straight sections work in 2wd and Syncro for the pipes behind the pulleys. I consider it a universal spare and...
• Re: Separating the Engine Case. Any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:36:57 -0500
  I used a Type 1 case separator after I removed the oil pump. You did take out the oil pump, right? :-) Chris. Wysłane z...
• Re: spare hose, was: Re: 1.9 water pump
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 29 Mar 2015 12:34:52 -0700
  ...1.9 water pump Here it is with a photo. The curved sections can be cut out to work in other places in 2...
• Re: power steering V-belt falls off
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Andreasen
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:41:30 -0700
  ...Power Steering seems to work great, and the alignment between the crankshaft pulley and the PS pump is perfect. Maybe when I speed up...
• Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Sun, 6 Dec 2015 14:12:46 -0800
  ...Coolant pump pulley has been removed. Deep > well socket to long, wom't fit in the space availabe; standard socket to > short , the blade...
• Re: ICU issue?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:25:17 -0700
  The problem was caused by the Idle Control Unit cable coming in contact with the power steering pump pulley. Two wires were severed, I...
• Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Mar 2016 20:06:48 -0500
  ...But guess what - got a serious oil leak right under the crankshaft pulley, seemingly in the vacinity of the oil pump. WTH ( what the...
• Re: Signs of Waterpump Death
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Feb 1997 22:22:23 -0500 (EST)
  ...water pump. Crawl under the engine and look at the underside of the waterpump housing just below the point where the pulley shaft comes...
• '82 diesel water pump belt adjustment woes
  Historical mailing list - Henry Jackson
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 05:23:28 -0800
  ...I get the belt tight by removing shims on the water pump pulley and everything works ok for a few hundred miles, then it...
• Re: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:55:35 -0600
  If it is not the oil pump or one of the other sources noted could the seal at the end of the crankshaft be...
• Re: Function of Heater Box Baffle Plate????
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:48:51 -0800
  ...pump is driven by the timing belt...........there's not opportunity to fit a smaller drive pulley to the w. pump .. it's not...
• V-Belt Pully Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Ken Winsor
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 17:18:02 -0500
  ...Initially, I was just going to replace the heads, clutch, water pump, ..... but since I have the engine out, I've decided I'll...
• Re: Metalic Noise in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 14:14:25 EST
  I have these for $50 each and they are German and come with the seals for the pipes going into the pump as well...
• Re: More v belt questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:07:26 -0500
  ...system .. > but .. > your water pump drive ratio will be too slow. > Ratio of crankshaft diameter to water pump pulley should be in the area...
• Re: Help! Need VW diesel shop in San Francisco
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:11:33 -0800
  ...shaft is seized, most likely due to a problem with the vac pump. I've heard the early style rotary pumps were prone to...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:36:47 -0800
  ...Maybe a rope around the crank pulley would do it? They do have an extra belt grove on the outer edge of the crank...
• Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:43:32 -1000
  ...To get the old pump out, I Wound >> up sawing the coss over pipe off next to the pump because of a bound up...
• Re: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 8 Oct 1999 15:08:24 -0400
  ...sender near the water pump comes with > special "L"-shaped connector to keep the wire clear of the pulley. When > replacing this frayed wire...
• Coolant Pipes needed!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:53:15 -0400
  ...The pipes are steel and run from the water pump underneath the crankshaft pulley and connects to another steel pipe (via a short rubber...
• Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:18:12 -0600
  ...Thank me later. >> >> With all this done, remove the water pump pulley on an 82 or the whole >> crank pulley (just four allen bolts...
• Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 08:34:00 -0700
  ...The new hose right of the crank pulley went on easy. The pump slid on the three studs beautifully. But getting the nut on...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:54:51 -0800
  ...I don't think VW sell taht special crank pulley bolt for vanagons. That was a 56 VW Bus, Commerical with side doors on...
• Re: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:03:39 -0700
  ...Look for a plug about 1/2" in diameter just left of the case seam behind the pulley before you pull the pump. JB...
• Re: alt belt keeps coming loose
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:08:07 -0800
  I would put a straight-edge across the pulleys to make sure they are properly aligned. Its possible that your new alternator didn't...
• Re: How to untorque the pulley?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 19:52:33 -0800
  Jay & Kim, Skip the oil pump gasket--you are a classic case of a "hammer looking for a nail." If it ain't broke...
• Re: Water Pump - ?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 20:31:11 -0800
  ...Water Pump - ? Is it possible that a water pump going bad can sound like a can of marbles being shaken ("-not stirred")???? Austin
• Re: where is my squealing coming from?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:48:08 +0000
  ...I just did this again. > >It's not giving me much. > > > >With the belt off, I turned the water pump pulley by hand, and...
• Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:00:42 -0600
  ...I used the 1.6 water pump housing with the newer style pump and serpentine belt and pulley system. Have you ran the engine...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:27:07 -0700
  ...pulley - and inspected the short coolant hose that sits below the alternator and connects the right side cylinder jacket to the water pump. To...
• Re: repeated water pumps failing
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 12:01:31 -0500
  ...it until it breaks). > I would also replace the pulley on the water pump (or at least inspect it). > Could possibly be bent or...
• crank seal replacement ??
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:10:41 -0700
  ...also the rear engine mount ( was able to leave the cross bar in ) anyways, I have an oil cooler seal, oil pump seal and...
• Re: Failing water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:40:07 -0700
  ...Water pump pulley does not rotate real > smoothly. Symptoms of a failing water pump? Fix quickee-quickee? > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type...
• coolant hose oil exchanger fix
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:17:35 -0700
  ...Remove main coolant pipe and possibly also the pulley from the water pump (keep a bucket ready for about 5L of coolant). Take out...