

| Subject: | Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking? |
| From: | Tyler Hardison |
| Date: | Fri, 5 Aug 2016 12:32:01 -0700 |
LOL.. I did gain some moderate increases in pressure, but not enough to turn off the oil light when it gets hot. On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 12:30 PM, David Bohannan <fjazzbass@gmail.com> wrote: > Not yet, but I will when I get it..should be here on Monday... > > By the way for all you naysayers about oil pressure- from what the GoWesty > website says about their high volume pump- my van will actually levitate > after I put it in...yes, tongue firmly planted in cheek... > > Dave > > > On Aug 5, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > If you read the Bentley they tell you that you can damage the crank by > not using the 3149 to hold the pulley. > > I bought one one years ago when I built my 1.9 and it's been > sitting so long I lost a piece for it. > > When you put the larger pump in did you check the clearance > between the gears and the surface of the pump with a feeler gauge? > > > > Stacy > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Aug 5, 2016, at 7:42 PM, David <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> > >> So I'm in the middle of the odyssey to remove the oil pump and to get to > >> the thing I have to take off the crank pulley... Ha ha, Bentley > joke...3149 > >> tool?! > >> > >> Ha ha trying to use an impact on that 258 foot pound bolt... > >> > >> Ok guys...not trying to work harder, but smarter...and you all are my > >> brains at the moment... > >> > >> What have you all used? I have tons of clearance because I've taken > >> everything out of the way... > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Dave > >> 85 GL 1.9er... >
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