Sure, that's easy.  Replace the o-rings, the one that seals the vacuum
pump into the block (probably the same o-ring used on the distributor of
the gas inline 4), and the one at the top plate of the vacuum pump (on
the rotary-vane pump; I haven't seen a diaphragm pump).  
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     Anchorage, AK
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Bradley Flubacher
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 4:49 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: vacuum pump oil seapage

I noticed that an oil slick is forming on the block behind the vaccuum
pump.

I guess the angle the engine is mounted at along with the intermediate
shaft
oiling groove is causing a bit of oil to get out of the block where the
pump
is attached.

Is there something that can be done to minimize this mess?

Bradley Flubacher
State College, PA
'81 diesel rabbit
'82 diesel westy
'82 diesel van
'84 GL wasserboxer