Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:11:30 -0500
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: Busted water pump and an extra nut
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Your engine may not be overheating. The temp sensor on the thermostat housing may be bad. DMc
---- Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> The follow up...
>
> I installed the new water pump yesterday afternoon. I bought the new pump
> from the Van Café; German made and came with both needed o-rings and the
> gasket for the small cross over pipe.
>
> Since I was working in that area, I also changed the oil cooler o-ring and
> the small coolant hoses that connect the oil cooler to the water pump and
> thermostat housing. Those short reinforced rubber hoses harden over time
> and don't like to be wiggled and flexed during the water pump installation
> so rather than risking a possible hose failure in this very tight and barely
> accessible location, I replaced them all. They are not "crasy" expensive so
> it's rather cheap "peace of mind".
>
> The Van Café sells everything needed for this project and I was particularly
> impressed with the new oil cooler o-ring they sell. It's got ears! The old
> oil cooler o-ring was perfectly round (though squished flat and stiff) but
> the new o-ring has small tabs that fit over the raised tangs on the cooler
> and hold the new o-ring in place during reassembly. Me like.
>
> Here's my parts list with part numbers and VC prices.
>
> Water Pump 2.1L
> 025.121.010C 1 $68.00
> Cooling Hose - Oil Cooler to Metal Pipe - SEE DESC
> 025.121.058D 1 $3.75
> Cooling Hose - Joins metal pipe from oil cooler -
> 025.121.058E 1 $6.45
> Cooling Hose - Oil Cooler to Metal Pipe - SEE DESC
> 025.121.058G 1 $5.45
> Water Pump Hose - SEE DESCRIPTION
> 025.121.058J 1 $6.95
> Oil Cooler Seal
> 038.117.070A 1 $3.25
>
> I also installed all new ss smooth band clamps but I'm kinda nutty that way.
>
>
> Though I was irrationally hopeful that the new water pump might lower the
> needle position on my temp gauge, it did not.
>
> Kinda informative and serious for Phydaye, eh?
>
> Andrew
> Bainbridge Island WA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: neil n [mailto:musomuso@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 10:09 AM
> To: Andrew Martin
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Re: Busted water pump and an extra nut
>
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I interrupt this HIJACKED thread to share my busted Vanagon water pump
> > story.
> >
> >
> >
> > Read about it and see the grisly photos at this samba link.
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=409400
> >
> >
> >
> > Got nuts?
> >
>
>
> FWIW, I find that a flexible magnet is super useful for retrieving
> lost nuts. That and a dental mirror. Really handy. Just something for
> future reference as it seems VW Canada left that nut in there no?
>
> Good news you found the broken metal bit so easily.
>
> Neil.
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engine
> s
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David McNeely
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