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> From: Kip Alder <alder@itsnet.com>
> To: vanagon@lenti
> Subject: waterpump replacement & cooling problems
> Date: Friday, June 27, 1997 12:31 AM
> 
> Dave, 
> I have done the water pump on my 84 Vanagon and there were not any major
> problems.   Before replacing the gaskets run a flat stone across the face
> of the two surfaces to make sure they are flat.   There is one trick
> though,  and that is filling up the cooling system afterwards.   It takes
> two people - one to keep the rev's up and one to put in water and close
the
> vent hole in the radiator.  Someone told me to jack up the front of the
van
> at least 18" (to help the air get to the vent).
> While we are on the subject I have at times been driving on the freeway
and
> had the needle peg and the light blink at me.   This happens without
> warning (the needle goes from center to far right in a matter of
seconds). 
>  If I pull to the side of the road and  wait for a minute, everything is
> fine.  
> Maybe my filling tactics are not totally correct.
> Might there be air in the line?   Anyone had the same problem?
> Kip 84 Vanagon
>