Can't change the coolant too often ..
few vans ( except those on this list of course ! ) ever get their
coolant changed ..
and you never get all of it out normally anyway.
  Corrosion is a terrible thing.

I use water wetter too.

On 5/21/2012 8:31 PM, neil n wrote:
> Hey Scott.
>
> Yes. I saw mention of the cutting oil in the archives. I'll add that and
> Suby conditioner when I change the coolant. Hopefully that job can wait for
> a little while though.
>
> Neil.
>
> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 8:24 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans<
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com>  wrote:
>
>   usually water pumps are not lubed externally.
>> If I was going to do that I would use a high quality synthetic spray
>> lube.
>>
>> I run machinist's cutting oil in my cooling systems...about a cup or so ..
>> a water soluble oil that is a great rust inhibitor and w. pump lube ..
>> I've done this to hundreds if not thousands of cars going back 25 yrs.
>>
>> it works.
>>
>> On 5/21/2012 4:44 PM, neil n wrote:
>>
>
>
>> .... can one sneak lube onto the little bit of exposed coolant pump
>> shaft?
>>
>>
> --
> Neil n
>
> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
>
> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
>
> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>