

| Subject: | Re: 1.9l 85gl water pump weep hole |
| From: | Joseph Fortino |
| Date: | Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:37:24 -0700 |
I have HEPU brand, this looked bullet poof.. ahhh bummed Thanks for the info. Joe -----Original Message----- >From: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com> >Sent: Apr 10, 2006 4:30 PM >To: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: RE: 1.9l 85gl water pump weep hole > >Joe, > >Water from the weep hole indicates a seal failure in the water pump. New WP >time... > >I'm not sure which brand of pump you purchased, but I can tell you from our >experiences here in the shop that the Laso brand pumps (German made) are >crap. My sales rep at one of the largest parts importers in the USA >confirmed this fact. Needless to say, we no longer sell or install the Laso >brand pump. > >Cheers, > >Jeff >www.vanagonparts.com > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf >Of Joseph Fortino >Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 2:54 PM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: 1.9l 85gl water pump weep hole > > >hello all, > >My 1.9l 85 water pump is dripping from from the weep hole, is this really >common? >its making a mess on my oil filter and around that area? not enuff to hit >the group >but its a mess. Its been in for about 4 months? > >new german pump, could it have gave up a ghost already? get middle led warm >also > >any advise please. since this job is alot of work, don't mind but its a >re-work :( > >Thanks, >Joe > > >
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