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• Re: Water pump impeller wore into case
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:49:56 -0400
  ...Upon removing the pump, I discovered a similar but deeper gouge, not caused by that pump, but apparently by a previous water pump whose...
• Re: water pump Q on my 84/85
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 03:25:23 +0000
  ...water pump Q on my 84/85 >Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:41:16 -0500 > >Hi all >ive been off the list for...
• Re: Sink pump improvement?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:08:26 -0400
  ...Sink pump improvement? > > Hi folks, > > I always noticed the sink pump has to work hard when turned on and then after a pause water...
• water leak
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 20:01:09 -0600
  ...Thanks Alex>> Alex, I think the water leak is coming from your water pump. There is a small "weep hole" in the bottom of...
• 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
  ...Which serves the water pump and is it just one belt for the pump and something else, or is the water pump on a...
• water pump
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 24 Aug 1994 10:05:46 -0500 (CDT)
  I've got some interesting noises coming from the engine compartment and I suspect the water pump. Very preliminary suspicion here. There's some...
• crank pulley removal
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:47:50 -0700
  ...Should I even try? I can probably remove the metal piece that connects to the water pump to avoid taking off the water pump...
• Re: fresh water pump ain't pumpin'
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Sat, 29 May 2010 22:03:45 -0400
  ...Yes the pump can need priming. I'm pretty sure Jeff is from Winnipeg which means he has a Canadian Westy with the water...
• Westy water tank pump
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:50:06 -0600
  A couple of weeks ago I asked about water tank pumps. I had a sump pump (West Marine sells them for about $14) in...
• Re: water pump R&R
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 04:54:23 -0500
  ...water pump R&R > Greetings Volks, > A promised report on water pump replacement. 5 hr. start to finish. 4 scraped > knuckles and $70.00...
• Re: water pump leak?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:01:40 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/water_pump.htm About the same job on a 1.9L or 2.1L engine, the picture show a 2...
• Re: westy water tank pump...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 14:51:47 -0400
  ...at my faucet,but I think youneed to lift up a handle,or spout, to get it to pump water.Did you do that?
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:46:40 -0500
  ...Water pump? > >Oh stop it! The Vanagon water pump is not all that bad a job. I've even >done them in campgrounds. You...
• SOS: Waterpump Questions: Help!
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 22 May 1999 21:43:01 -0500
  ...The water pump I have noticed to be noisy; when it's off you can barely get any play a out of the pulley...
• Water pumps - '1986-1991' Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:31:09 -0700
  This morning my Vanagon is getting it's sixth water pump put in!! Is it common for the Vanagon to have this much problems...
• Re: water pump
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 10:10:08 CDT
  ...if it is the water pump making the noise, then the loudest (and clearest through the tube) will be right round the pump area...
• Hot Water Systems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 07:56:33 -0700
  ...Or the new pump could be used as an external pump to pull water from streams, lakes or various other external sources. Any Comments...
• shower for a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 22:34:14 -0700
  ...Includes 2.5 gal collapsible water container, submersible pump, waterproof battery box (4-D cells), 7' hose and shower head. Water can be turned...
• Re: Water tank pump dead
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 07:48:55 EDT
  ...Water tank pump dead >Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 23:39:07 EDT > >I too considered another type of pump, but all the advice...
• Re: Can lightning strike the water pump twice?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 06:57:49 -0500
  Any vendor will do (Bus Depot, Vanagain, Volks Cafe ...) but get a new German made water pump. Remans are just not worth the trouble...
• 85 1.9 Thermostat Housing Leak
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:20:27 -0400
  ...Can I get that connector piece off without removing the water pump? If not, should I replace the water pump while I'm in...
• 85 vanagon heater don't heat
  Historical mailing list - Jesper Johansen
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 01:04:02 +0100
  ...The water pump isn't an original pump is there a difference?? But the motor doesn't get to hot how come??? Any ides...
• Re: fresh water pump ain't pumpin'
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 29 May 2010 21:26:05 -0700
  ...I'm pretty sure Jeff is from Winnipeg which > means he has a Canadian Westy with the water pump under the sink rather > than...
• water pump question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Benjamin
  Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:21:07 -0800
  In the course of changing my belts today I noticed that the water pump pulley does not spin freely as I might have expected...
• Re: Water pump brands?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 21:24:19 -0600
  ...Patience and a good howto are all >you need. > >fwiw, from my forays into electric water pumps on mazda rx7s, the >electric pump just...
• Re: Pumped Water Leak to City Water Hook-Up?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:03:12 -0500
  ...the water pump starts up and water > flows. �But I notice that a small dribble of water comes out of the > city water hook...
• water pump bearing noise
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 16:21:21 -0800
  hi all, could a water pump make bearing noise (clatter noise) - or alternator bearing - only when the engine is cold? ... I mean during warm...
• 1984 west water tank/pump wiring diagram
  Historical mailing list - David Bartolini
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 20:20:57 -0500
  ...I am replacing the water tank pump in my 84 Westy . I have the Bentley and the wiring doesn't match in terms of...
• Re: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:11:15 -0700
  ...Thus the > pump and hose I will toss in the water. > > The pump and its hose are heavier than water. They would sink to...
• Sink water pump fix (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 18:59:15 -0300
  Well no one claimed the post on fixing the submersible sink water pump so I cannot give credit where credit is due, but I...
• Re: Westy shower
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 23:23:33 -0400
  ...There are two kinds of faucet water pumps: the one that is submersed in the tank and the other that sits under the sink...
• Re: Facet's water pump
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 16:33:13 -0400
  At 03:16 PM 6/10/2003, Jay Roth wrote: >Anyone know where the Westy's water pump (for the faucet) is? In Bentley...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:28:22 -0700
  Water pump on a 2.1 is a three or four hour job. Requires dexterity, creativity, and colorful language. IIRC, it requires a 6mm...
• Re: fresh water pump ain't pumpin'
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 29 May 2010 15:03:52 -0700
  ...Last year the pump from the fresh >>> water tank in my Westfalia sprung a leak. I just installed the new >>> one and although it...
• Re: Westy Winterising Wisdom?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:38:09 -0500
  ...then run the pump so that the pump and water line are purged of water and antifreeze runs out the faucet. You either want...
• Re: fresh water pump ain't pumpin'
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 29 May 2010 14:43:52 -0700
  Jeff Palmer wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I need some help with my new pump. Last year the pump from the fresh > water tank in my...
• Re: Sink pump improvement?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:06:26 -0700
  ...that would keep water in the line for some time so the pump would have a easier time and water would come out sooner...
• Re: water pump leak in ocean springs, MS?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:35:28 +0000
  ...water pump leak in ocean springs, MS? > > Man, I am sorry to hear that you water pump has gone bad in a 1.9...
• Re: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:12:52 -0700
  ...Thus the > pump and hose I will toss in the water. > > The pump and its hose are heavier than water. They would sink to...
• Re: Water pump leak with only 300 Miles
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 15:28:29 -0700
  ...Water pump leak with only 300 Miles Seriously now, before you remove the new pump, dump in some stop leak. Atleast this will tell...
• water pump Q on my 84/85
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:41:16 -0500
  ...the question i have is on my 1.9L vanagon water pump my 85 westi runs on 3 cylinders and i picked up another...
• Re: 87 water pump
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Wed, 13 Nov 1996 18:20:23 -0500
  ...87 water pump > Just wondering--- > > My 87 GL has 131K miles on it now. Seems like a water pump should go > out soon. The...
• Water Pump Failure -- some clues from my experience
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 18:52:49 -0400
  ...What's this? water is dripping out of a little hole behind the pulley of the water pump!? So, the water pump was defective...
• Re: Water pump ground into case
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 11:49:52 -0500
  ...If you look at a water pump, all the working clearance is between the impeller and the body of the pump. Flush the system...
• Re: Water Pump/Thermostat Housing Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:42:59 +0000
  ...Getting the crossover pipe bolted in from the water pump under the pulley to the right head was just such a joy! I think...
• Water pumps
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 19:09:35 -0700
  ...Of course, when I started the engine the water pump began whining for the first time! I was advised by a friend in the...
• Re: Priming the friggin' sink pump
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:11:21 -0500
  ...put in. > obviously the same problem, as the pump cannot pump air. after scratching > my > head how to get water to the pump, i...
• Re: Diesel waterpumps ( 2nd request)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 16:41:20 -0800
  ...The vanagon uses a smaller pulley on the outside of the water pump connecting to the crank pulley. The larger inner pulley connects to...
• water pump
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wang
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 23:17:23 EST
  91' GL vanagon had the water pump replaced recently at the dealer place. After the installation, the car now experiences sudden loss of power...
• saga water pump 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 3 May 2006 16:45:36 -0700
  hello all, seems after looking i found the drip coming from the tube off the water pump itself not the crossover tube but the...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:43:23 -0800
  ...Electric Water Pump > > Water definitely erodes piping systems and other parts it moves through. > Water jets can be used to cut steel and concrete...
• re:need advice on water pump
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 18 Sep 1996 21:14:52 -0400
  At 03:30 PM 9/17/96 -0500, you wrote: >>>Anybody have any idea how much a water pump should cost and how >>>manyu...
• 85gl water pump
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 2 May 2006 13:26:56 -0700
  Well,, made it home today after the water pump just kept dripping from the weep hole today, its in the garage, really thinking of...
• Re: replacements for phosphate-free coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:54:24 -0500
  The water pump seal consist mainly of a carbon (or other material) ring turning against some type of metal surface under spring tension. It...
• 1985 westphalia --- electric water pump failure
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:57:04 -0700
  ...The electric water pump for the sink seems non-operative. When my "mechanically inclined friend" looked under the sink area he did see something...
• Re: 12V Power to Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 20:53:46 -0500
  ...Is there a > cut-off circuit which will prevent the pump form running in the > event the water tank is empty? Or is there...
• Subject: 88 Westy: Faucet or Water Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 17 May 2005 23:14:53 +0000
  ...Faucet or Water Pump? My pump is on the floor under the bottom cabinet... if yours is the same, check the hose that runs...
• Re: Westy water tank pump
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:40:36 -0300
  ...Bought it from GoWesty and the pump was identical to the original (1991). Just unscrew the metal cover over the water tank and it...
• Re: saga water pump 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 4 May 2006 08:29:39 -0700
  ...saga water pump 85gl > > > >On my '85, I had to cut about the last 1/4" off an allen wrench to get one >of...
• Re: 1982 diesel vanagon water pump belt
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 16 May 2002 10:27:07 -0700
  ...With the stock 2 belt system the alternator only spins if the water pump does. Any failure that causes the water pump pulley to...