Date:         Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:52:32 -0800
Reply-To:     gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      yet another waterpump
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After five years the waterpump(german made) from
busdepot began to leak out of the weep hole.
I had taken care not to over tighten the belt as I
could just barely hear a belt squeal when I first
started the van.   I had changed the coolant using
dexcol.   The up side was I had replaced the hoses
when I replaced the waterpump so this time around I
only needed to change the pump.   I bought a bosch
made in Italy from my flaps for about 20 dollars more
than the from busdepot.   I had removed the pushrod
cover and the other sheetmetal on the left side.
This time I remove one clamp on the oil cooler and
detached the oil cooler from the waterpump and engine
sliding the oil cooler off with the metal pipe to the
waterpump still attached.   When you get the oil
cooler gasket make sure you get the one that attached
to the cooler and not just the oil ring that busdepot
sells.
Thepartsbin has a good picture of this difference.
Having the oil cooler out gives a bit more space and
seems to make the job go easier.
It will be interesting to see how long this pump
lasts.   I am happy to pay more for a pump that would
last a bit longer.  Gary




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