The water pump that this thread is speaking of is not a newer car feature, Audi 5000's had them back when our beloved Vanagons were still in production for the US market. Mark in AK ----- Original Message ----- From: Clint Kolda <clint_kolda@YAHOO.COM> Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 2:08 pm Subject: Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions.. To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > I'm pretty certain there were never any factory VR6 turbos. My > Jetta has this water pump. If you open the hood you can hear it > running for quite a while after you turn off the engine. I assume > it is controlled by the car's computer. You could probably run it > as long as you wanted, or as long as the water stays warm. That's > going to be a function of outside temperature, wind, engine temp, etc. > > There are other interesting things on the newer cars. For > example, the fuel pump primes itself when you open the driver's > door. Also, TDI's have glow plugs that start warming when you > open the door. > |
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