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Date:         Sat, 25 Jun 2005 11:28:06 -0600
Reply-To:     jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Crazy VW
In-Reply-To:  <20050625164347.73828.qmail@web30202.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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That water pump is on the eurovans and several audi and mercedes as well. The mercedes I worked on had the pump connected with the cooling fan to circulate water when the car is stopped. I believe it is hooked up the same way on the eurovans.

jimt

On 6/25/05 10:43 AM, "Gary Bawden" <mrarachnid@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Hmm... interesting! I have often thought of adding an > auxilliary electric pump to move the coolant through > more efficiently. Guess I'm not alone. > > As for the tachograph, that would be an option for > commercial use. Truckers call them "tattletales" - - > what they are is a recording tachometer, which prints > out a little sheet of paper on a graph showing the > engine rpms during the operating period, typically a > 24-hour period. They are locked in a box, so that the > employer can replace the paper daily and look at the > rpm of the engine that his employee operated at. > Someone who exceeds the operating rpm of the engine > (for instance by going downhill at 95 mph) can then be > fired. > > Anyways, I'll take this opportunity to say I really > enjoy this list, even though I am not a frequent > poster. > > Take care, > > Gary in Goldfield, NV > '82 Vanagon Diesel (Anna) > '85 Wasserboxer (AnnaBelle) > '85 Wasserboxer (Hector) > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List >> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf >> Of John Bange >> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 8:29 PM >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Crazy VW / was: Coolant Movement Problems >> >> I was just browsing through the ETKA illustrations, >> hoping to jar my >> memory as to which miscellaneous parts I still need >> to replace, when I >> ran across illustration 150-50 >> (model:T2,Year:90,MG:9,SG:65). It's an >> "additional water pump", and it's electric. Now it >> says it's for >> models JX and KY which are the diesels, so this >> certainly doesn't mean >> that nutcase mechanic was right when he said the >> wasserboxers have >> "inherent cooling fluid movement problems"; but it >> certainly goes to >> show that there's practically no item so crazy that >> VW didn't make one >> as a Vanagon/Transporter option. >> >> Still can't figure out what the "tachograph" is for >> (illustration >> 149-10). >> > > > > > __________________________________ > Discover Yahoo! > Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! > http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html > >


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