---------- > From: Kip Alder <alder@itsnet.com> > To: vanagon@lenti > Subject: waterpump replacement & cooling problems > Date: Friday, June 27, 1997 12:31 AM > > Dave, > I have done the water pump on my 84 Vanagon and there were not any major > problems. Before replacing the gaskets run a flat stone across the face > of the two surfaces to make sure they are flat. There is one trick > though, and that is filling up the cooling system afterwards. It takes > two people - one to keep the rev's up and one to put in water and close the > vent hole in the radiator. Someone told me to jack up the front of the van > at least 18" (to help the air get to the vent). > While we are on the subject I have at times been driving on the freeway and > had the needle peg and the light blink at me. This happens without > warning (the needle goes from center to far right in a matter of seconds). > If I pull to the side of the road and wait for a minute, everything is > fine. > Maybe my filling tactics are not totally correct. > Might there be air in the line? Anyone had the same problem? > Kip 84 Vanagon >
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