The water pump that this thread is speaking of is not a newer car feature, Audi 5000's had them back when our beloved Vanagons were still in production for the US market.

Mark in AK

----- Original Message -----
From: Clint Kolda <clint_kolda@YAHOO.COM>
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 2:08 pm
Subject: Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> I'm pretty certain there were never any factory VR6 turbos.  My
> Jetta has this water pump.  If you open the hood you can hear it
> running for quite a while after you turn off the engine.  I assume
> it is controlled by the car's computer.  You could probably run it
> as long as you wanted, or as long as the water stays warm.  That's
> going to be a function of outside temperature, wind, engine temp, etc.
>
>  There are other interesting things on the newer cars.  For
> example, the fuel pump primes itself when you open the driver's
> door.  Also, TDI's have glow plugs that start warming when you
> open the door.
>