Date:         Thu, 13 Jun 2002 01:30:12 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: crank pulley removal
Comments: To: Craig Oda - Personal email <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO>
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Leave the pulley in place. All that service can be done with the pulley
there.

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Craig Oda - Personal email
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 11:48 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: crank pulley removal

I have a 1983.5 westy with a 3 groove pulley.  As many of you know, I
am in the process of removing my cylinder heads to resolve a problem
with billowing white smoke from the exhaust.  I've got the passenger
side off.  It looks like I have to remove the crank pulley to get the
water pump off and the driver's cylinder head off.  How do I get this
pulley off?

With a 30mm socket?  How do I prevent the engine from turning when I
turn the socket.

Should I even try?  I can probably remove the metal piece that
connects to the water pump to avoid taking off the water pump.  But
since I'm this deep into the engine, I thought I would take off the
pump too.

-- Craig

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Craig Oda   craigoda@communitybuilders.info
VW Info: 1983 VW Westfalia, water-cooled, automatic