Tom,

I guess I have a little edge on you here, Tom. I had to do the front pipe last
year. Of course that was not a "entire exhaust system ....and the stainless
muffler from Stebro". Some guys have all the luck.

Jim

"Carrington, Tom" wrote:

> Thanks for the nice words, Jim.
>
> I replaced my water pump in June or July of 1999, and now I have to do it
> again...it's leaking coolant out of the weep-hole. Last time, I got a pump
> from my FLAPS, while this time it is from Bus Depot. Home the Bus Depot one
> lasts longer!
>
> If the weather is nice next weekend, I'll be installing the new pump.
>
> I'll also replace my entire exhaust system at the same time. I purchased all
> the pipes from Bus Depot and the stainless muffler from Stebro...look for a
> new article on my website in 3-4 weeks.
>
> Of course, Jim, I hope this doesn't mean your exhaust will need to be
> replaced soon, too. :o
>
> TomC
> tcarrington@relitech.com
> http://www.relitech.com/tomc
> http://volksweb.relitech.com
> 85 Vanagon Crew Cab
> 82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
> 81 Checker A-11 (Taxi)
> 65 Notchback
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Henry [SMTP:jch@VNET.NET]
> > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 7:26 AM
> > To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject:      Re: Water Pump
> >
> > David,
> > I wonder how may newbie vanagon owners have had the water pump be their
> > first trial of passage. I sure was mine. First time a water pump ever just
> > stopped me cold (or perhaps hot) with no warning. But the replacement
> > parts
> > are relatively inexpensive and the actual replacement is doable, though
> > not
> > to be confused with fun.
> >
> > The real benefit that will come of this effort is that, if you have
> > already
> > found it, you will now know about  "Tom's VW Page" at
> > http://volksweb.relitech.com and more specifically the article on water
> > pumps, http://volksweb.relitech.com/19wpump.htm. This is a remarkable
> > resource, Tom seem to stay one or two repairs ahead of me.  Thank you Tom.
> >
> >

--
Jim Henry
Durham, NC

84 GSL-SE
85 GSL-SE (parts car)
84 Vanagon Westfalia camper
95 Oldsmobile Aurora
87 RX7 na

jch@vnet.net