hi Roger, 
maybe that's it ..........the diesel fuel is getting to your brain ! .lol.

'flow control valve' .........????
Did not notice your posting on that, but I usually read your posts.
I'm on about a dozen groups too many, and way, way too many emails come in, and I didn't stay on top of it for the last few days, so must have missed it. 
Didn't notice any Laston Lastof either.
pmail it to me perhaps ........?
smiles, Scott .

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roger Whittaker 
  To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans 
  Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com 
  Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 10:03 PM
  Subject: Re: Re: never ending saga working on the Vanagon

  dear scott the magic repair man with parts 
  yes i thought of that after i posted -
  indeed later today that it was likely a little different -
  i dont know what i was thinking ... 
  whats that smell - on my hands - oh yes ... diesel -
  ;)

  by the way did you notice my question to you about the Flow Control Valve 
  that i dismissed from my own diesel set up 
  i shared pictures on Picasa under the name Laston Lastof and sent out an email invite early today 

  any thoughts ...
  yours

  On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 9:29 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

    Hi Roger,
    I didn't see where the guy said what type of vanagon it is.........
    but I assumed waterboxer...........if it is a waterboxer, there's no timing belt of course.
    But them diesels.............the t-belt is totally critical on those, of course.

    One hint that it's likely a waterboxer is the dipstick part ........it goes right through the alternator belt on a wbxr. and is susceptible to the alt belt taking it out, evidently !
    aloha, Scott

    ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
    To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
    Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 12:15 PM
    Subject: Re: never ending saga working on the Vanagon

      note to broken alt belt replacement procedure
      my last belt failure sent pieces into the timing belt cover
      there one lodged between belt and gear-
      lost timing on an already tired engine -
      lost engine -
      soooo- before you say there all done as you brush dust off your hands
      check under the cover for bits of shrapnel form the exploded alt belt
      ;)
      yours

      On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 11:25 AM, A2L1 <mr.a2l1@gmail.com> wrote:

        Well I got the water pump back on and used new stainkless allens with
        anti-seize and replaced a couple of the hoses while it was all exposed. All
        is good with the world.  For about 10 minutes!!! I drove up on the ramps to
        bleed the cooling system. Ran it up to about 2500 and then the bang. The
        alternator belt decided it was done and it wanted off the ride. As the
        broken belt was whirling around it also took the dipstick and tube with it.
        I have a dipstick stuck in a tube shaped like an s sitting on the floor.I
        now know why there is such an attachment to the Vanagons. You spend as much
        time working on it as you do with your family and slowly it becomes a
        member
        of the family because of the involvement of time.
        I am going to see what I can do about making a secure bracket for the
        alternator. Something that wont bend. I dont know what to do about the
        dipstick and the tube. I dont suppose anyone on the list just happens to
        have one laying around? Any suggestions an the bracket for the alternator?

        A J

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