Remove the water pump pulley and use a breaker bar instead of a ratchet.

Dennis

>From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> >Reply-To: RAlanen@AOL.COM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Oil Pressure Switch R&R >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:21:43 EDT > >In a message dated 19/04/2007 2:55:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, >LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > >I can usually perform most any repair on the venerable 1.9 or 2.1 engine. >But here's one where I've become stumped. The "high side" oil pressure >switch located just below the crank pulley and next to the oil filter >mount >has developed a crack in the plastic and is producing a consistent drip, >thus oiling up the backside of "Ole Putt". How does one access this >little >jewel and replace it with the engine in the vehicle? A 24mm deep socket >would be perfect except the heat shield prevents the attachment of a >ratchet >to unscrew it off (and of course screw the new one on). Right now it >looks >like the cat and muffler would have to be removed and the heat shield >removed to get the extra room, but if anyone else has done this another >way, >I'm all ears. > >Because the 2.1 is installed in my 84 Westy, there is no "Dynamic Oil >Pressure Buzzer System", so the switch just acts as a plug. I would >probably replace it with an appropriate length 10 x 1.0 threaded bolt >sealed >with teflon tape. > > > > > >Jim, you should be able to use your 24mm socket with a ratchet or breaker >bar. The trick is to bend the muffler heat shield a bit to get the >clearance. > But, I see you have this 2.1 in a '84 unless you installed the heat >shield >from the 2.1 Van. The heat shields are different so some modification of >that ' 84's heat shield will be necessary. > >Cheers, > >Frank Condelli >Almonte, Ontario, Canada >'87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains (_Collection >for sale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) ) >_Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) >- Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley >_Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ >(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) >_BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper >camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10, 2007