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• H20 pump research clarification
  Historical mailing list - Melissa J. Cullison
  Mon, 8 May 2000 12:45:08 -0500
  ...water pump info - I should have specified that it is the water pump (located down-under-between-below engine block) that circulates water to...
• 1.9L & 2.1L Water pump interchange
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Dec 1996 21:17:00 -0500
  ...Does anyone know if a 2.1L water pump will bolt up to the 84 engine block? Is the only difference a larger water...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:31:33 -0700
  > adds a few hours to the job and gives a reason to replace the water pump. My experience is that in a waterboxer, the...
• 1985 VW Vanagon - water pumping question -1.9l gas
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 02:33:03 -0500
  My vanagon has stopped pumping water? All water lines appear hot in engine compartment, lukewarn under-car, etc. with my front heater having no...
• Water pump ?
  Historical mailing list - Sam P
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:36:24 -0700
  ...The drip definitely comes from the rear of the engine in the vicinity of the water pump. Since I don't do my own...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:07:02 -0800
  ...And the water pumps also fall under this..........what I wish for is to find the engineers that designed it that way and force...
• Re: Fan belt(replaced), Noise(gone)
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 17 May 2000 11:15:48 +0100
  ...When I checked it with the engine running - *horrors*, I could see the pulley jiggling on the water pump! I replaced it straight away...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 16:19:36 -0800
  ...pedal assembly .... >And the water pumps also fall under this..........what I wish for is to find >the engineers that designed it that way...
• Re: modified sine wave question.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Mar 1996 01:57:43 -0500
  ...I really think that the engine water pump should be the only pump pushing water through the system. This cooling system and engine is...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:40:53 -0500
  ...compressing piston rings in engine > adds a few hours to the job and gives a reason to replace the water pump. My experience is...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 19:29:51 -0500
  ...The water pump does not depend on any clearance from the engine case. The impeller's blades face the body of the water pump...
• Water pump replacement - anything else I need?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:01:10 -0500
  ...today and the water pump pulley has a lot of slack and the pump makes a grinding sound when the engine is running. Anyways...
• Re: diesel water pump
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 09:09:30 -0800
  ...a "new" used engine into > my westy, and I'm curious if I'll need to swap the water pump? > > Bradley Flubacher > State College...
• what? electro-waterPump??? was: Re: Oil temp's up again
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 06:40:27 -0400
  ...Depending on the cost, a generic water pump _may_ be a good idea. advantage(s): water flow across the engine jacket, thru the radiator...
• diesel water pump
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 11:41:53 -0500
  ...a "new" used engine into my westy, and I'm curious if I'll need to swap the water pump? Bradley Flubacher State College...
• Bus Depot water pump kit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 10:09:21 -0500
  Hi, In order to remove the old water pump the upper steel coolant pipe must be unbolted from the right side of the engine...
• Re: water pump leak?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:30:08 -0500
  ...water pump leak? > Yeap.... > > http://www.benplace.com/water_pump.htm > > About the same job on a 1.9L or 2.1L engine, the...
• Re: very loud Screeching noise turns heads
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:59:23 EST
  ...Upon pulling the water pump, I found some nicely formed annular grooves about .060 inches deep cut into the engine case by the impeller...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:02:55 -0600
  ...I said an aircooled fan uses horsepower just like the water pump on a watercooled engine. Put both engines on a dyno and both...
• Re: SOS: Waterpump Questions: Help!
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Sun, 23 May 1999 23:19:45 -0700
  ...I first blamed the head gasket and thought it was time for a new engine. A little closer look showed the water pump was...
• Re: Very Short trip report and water pump :-(
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 18:55:30 -0400
  ...more than 20 water pump lately (cars, va & Westy), for some friend and relative. Good luck, Ben http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine1.htm
• Water pump removal, the section is up!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:06:22 -0500
  If you need help on removing the Water Pump on the 2.1 engine... it's free! My site is partially up, the WP...
• Re: 1985 VW Vanagon - water pumping question -1.9l gas
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 06:51:57 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL driver AAG - Larry Word wrote: >My vanagon has stopped pumping water? All water lines appear hot in engine compartment...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:05:18 -0800
  ...And the water pumps also fall under this..........what I wish for is to find the engineers that designed it that way and force...
• Re: Faucet Fun, window sliders, & cupholders - '91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  10 Jun 97 06:06:25 PDT
  ...Tried to get water to come out the faucet - nothing. Turning off the engine, noticed the sound of a pump running, but nothing coming...
• Re: help needed in Anchorage, AK
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:39:19 -0700
  ...That engine gave its last in northern Mexico and was >>> changed in San Diego to a used 1.9NA engine. The water pump their...
• Re: Failing water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:52:47 -0700
  ...Failing water pump? Jeez, if it's not one thing, it's another. There's this nice new sound coming from the engine, just...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:25:42 -0800
  ...Same water pump all those miles, and that engine will do 6,200 rpm, so imagine what the water pump is doing. The w...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:24:40 -0800
  ...I got the engine in, filled up the fluids, started it up, and (of course) the water pump was leaking. This added a full...
• Re: help needed in Anchorage, AK
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:13:22 -0500
  Some tips on the water pump replacement. I'm assuming it is the same 1.6 NA (or even 1.6 turbo) diesel engine...
• Re: Water Pump life on a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 16:24:41 -0800
  ...On 01/01/2013 03:49 PM, Richard Koerner wrote: > FYI Just replaced water pump on my 85 1.9 engine with 203,000...
• Re: Water pumps
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 19:17:06 -0700
  ...and replacing the coolant. > Of course, when I started the engine the water pump began whining for the > first time! I was advised by...
• Re: Cooling system drivel (long, sorry)
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Thu, 16 Feb 95 8:20:25 CST
  > >Diagnosis of Water Pump: > > I have no signs that the water pump needs replacement. The system IS > cooling, just not at peak efficiency. If...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:05:02 -0800
  ...Water pump? > > The poster does not mention what year van or model of engine. > Apparently = > the > water pump change is easier on the 2...
• ground @ water pump housing
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 22:36:35 -0400
  ...sender relative to the engine case ground, it's much much higher than measured relative to the water pump housing.. Is the temp II...
• Overheats after water pump change?
  Historical mailing list - Curtis Gatlin
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 10:12:42 EDT
  I just had the water pump changed and now my engine overheats, I have had the system rebled by a different compentent VW mechanic...
• Re: SOS: Waterpump Questions: Help!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 24 May 1999 07:23:29 -0400
  ...I first blamed the head gasket and thought it was > time for a new engine. A little closer look showed the water pump was...
• Re: help needed in Anchorage, AK
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:32:02 -0700
  ...The water pump bracket has 4 bolts holding it to the engine case > - two upper and two lower. The issue becomes getting the two...
• Re: Screeming sound
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 21:06:44 -1000
  ...s the water pump, that's awfully easy to test for. just remove the w. pump v-belt and run the engine .. noise gone...
• Re: water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 13:18:57 -0500
  ...Both are off 1.9's from an 84. >Tolga, > >The water pumps for 1.9 L engines is different than the ones for...
• Re: Alternator Bearings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Apr 2007 23:30:22 -0500
  ...That won't work! John John Rodgers wrote: > Remove the water pump belt. You stand at the rear of the van, engine > hatch open...
• Failing water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:10:53 -0700
  ...There's this nice new sound coming from the engine, just about where the water pump is. A low-pitched grinding or growling sound...
• Re: Is it normal to loose coolant when...
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:50:15 EDT
  ...a failed water pump? Was the pump making any appreciable noise prior to the belt breaking/coolant loss? How was the engine temperature? Any...
• Re: # pumping water through stalled engine (was: heating parked vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 13:55:42 -0800
  ...Alistair >Interesting aside here is that the Mercedes ML SUV >uses an extra water circulation pump that runs for a >while after the engine...
• 82 van diesel still squealing
  Historical mailing list - Rolf Pechukas
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 12:18:33 EDT
  remember my sporadic overheating problems that culminated in engine noise I assumed was the water pump? removed water pump belt, still squealing, not the...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:54:19 -0800
  ...Why would that be I wonder ? All kinds of other engines have water pumps spinning just as fast and they last much longer. Scott...
• Re: Water pump ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 16:33:11 -0400
  ...Water pump ? Well it is finally my turn. I noticed a steady drip, drip, drip from my engine and crawled under to check it...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:30:48 -0800
  ...Investigation revealed the water pump about to let loose. Only time I've ever replaced the water pump was when the engine was out...
• Re: water tank pump problem
  Historical mailing list - Paul Clarke
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:03:05 +0100
  Hi All Ive got a similar challenge regarding the water tank pump. 1. The pump is working fine and Ive checked it is spewing...
• Re: water tank pump problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:34:31 -0500
  ...water tank pump problem > "My water pump has suddenly stopped working, so no water coming out of my > > faucet." > > Joy, > Have you tried accessing...
• water pump
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wang
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 23:17:23 EST
  ...the water pump replaced recently at the dealer place. After the installation, the car now experiences sudden loss of power while driving - engine suddenly...
• Re: wasser prayers worked!
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 11:37:49 -0800
  ...I also carry a spare of that short water hose, that goes between the water pump and engine block, as a replacement when the...
• Re: bleeding and draining system revisited
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:42:51 -0400
  ...water pump does >too??? In any case I can afford a fan and a water pump more so than an >engine... Water pump runs...
• 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: Water pump cold-weather question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:36:48 -0500
  ...The leak back there could be the water pump, a hose, or the external head gasket. A water pump leak will be obvious if...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:52:22 -0700
  ...with no belts attached to the water pump, crank, and > alternator. This is a stock diesel engine. Seems I have two options, > two sets...
• Water Pump Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Paul Smith
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 21:40:41 -0400
  ...The PO replaced the engine with a rebuilt (from Boston Engine) about 52,000 miles ago, so I imagine the water pump was new...
• Re: help needed in Anchorage, AK
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:55:56 -0500
  ...That engine gave its last in northern Mexico and was > >>> changed in San Diego to a used 1.9NA engine. The water pump their...
• Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:31:43 -0500
  ...Investigation revealed the water pump about to let loose. Only time I've ever replaced the water pump was when the engine was out...
• Re: water pump for 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:02:14 -0700
  ...Are they different? > Assuming stock engines, 1.9L in the '84 the water pump is different from the one for a stock '86 with...