Thats the ticket BEER.. wait i did'nt drink one while doing this? might have been
my curse.. hehe

Joe

-----Original Message-----
>From: Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
>Sent: Apr 12, 2006 8:47 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: 1.9l 85gl water pump weep hole
>
>Jake, I replaced the water pump in my 1.9 a few months ago with a
>barely adequate socket set. Just remember to have a case of your
>favorite beer handy for the tricky spots.
>I got the water pump, etc from bus depot.
>
>Sudhir
>
>On 4/12/06, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>> If you are really against replacing the water pump now, you might try
>> putting a bottle or two of Ceramiseal in the coolant. Three years ago my 84
>> started leaking from above the splash plates just weeks before a
>> long-planned 2000 mile trip. I ended up putting two bottles of the mix-in
>> type in the van, and it hasn't leaked since, including days at over 100
>> degrees in Idaho and Wyoming.
>>
>> Jake
>>
>> On 4/12/06, Joseph Fortino <fortino1@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > yup i crawl and claw under this van alot, more than I'd like too, the hole
>> > shows signs of allowing coolent to drip out when warm. The cross over tube
>> > is
>> > above it and i thought maybe it was it. does not look that way at this
>> > point.
>> >
>> > I clean the hole and waaaaala again it shows signs of coolent flowage.
>> >
>> > wasser leaken-  ahhh  I need to convert someday but running this puppy til
>> > all shes got
>> >
>> > Joe
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > >From: Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
>> > >Sent: Apr 11, 2006 8:11 AM
>> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> > >Subject: Re: 1.9l 85gl water pump weep hole
>> > >
>> > >There are 5769 pluming connections on the 1.9 waterpump. Are you positive
>> > >this leak is from the weep hole?
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>