The follow up...

I installed the new water pump yesterday afternoon.  I bought the new pump
from the Van Caf�; German made and came with both needed o-rings and the
gasket for the small cross over pipe.  

Since I was working in that area, I also changed the oil cooler o-ring and
the small coolant hoses that connect the oil cooler to the water pump and
thermostat housing.  Those short reinforced rubber hoses harden over time
and don't like to be wiggled and flexed during the water pump installation
so rather than risking a possible hose failure in this very tight and barely
accessible location, I replaced them all.  They are not "crasy" expensive so
it's rather cheap "peace of mind".

The Van Caf� sells everything needed for this project and I was particularly
impressed with the new oil cooler o-ring they sell.  It's got ears!  The old
oil cooler o-ring was perfectly round (though squished flat and stiff) but
the new o-ring has small tabs that fit over the raised tangs on the cooler
and hold the new o-ring in place during reassembly.  Me like.

Here's my parts list with part numbers and VC prices.

Water Pump 2.1L
025.121.010C  1  $68.00  
Cooling Hose - Oil Cooler to Metal Pipe - SEE DESC
025.121.058D  1  $3.75   
Cooling Hose - Joins metal pipe from oil cooler -
025.121.058E  1  $6.45   
Cooling Hose - Oil Cooler to Metal Pipe - SEE DESC
025.121.058G  1  $5.45 
Water Pump Hose - SEE DESCRIPTION
025.121.058J  1  $6.95   
Oil Cooler Seal
038.117.070A  1  $3.25

I also installed all new ss smooth band clamps but I'm kinda nutty that way.

Though I was irrationally hopeful that the new water pump might lower the
needle position on my temp gauge, it did not.  

Kinda informative and serious for Phydaye, eh?

Andrew
Bainbridge Island WA

-----Original Message-----
From: neil n [mailto:musomuso@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 10:09 AM
To: Andrew Martin
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re: Busted water pump and an extra nut

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@gmail.com> wrote:
> I interrupt this HIJACKED thread to share my busted Vanagon water pump
> story.
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> Read about it and see the grisly photos at this samba link.
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> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=409400
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> Got nuts?
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FWIW, I find that a flexible magnet is super useful for retrieving
lost nuts. That and a dental mirror. Really handy. Just something for
future reference as it seems VW Canada left that nut in there no?

Good news you found the broken metal bit so easily.

Neil.

-- 
Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

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