Date:         Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:09:26 -0700
Reply-To:     thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From:         thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: 1.9L Hose Replacement
Comments: To: Eric Ley <eric_ley@HOTMAIL.COM>
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That allen head bolt sometimes needs a little shorter allen key.  You would
need to cut off a little from the end of it.  And make sure, it goes in deep
enough before you try to turn it, otherwise you would ruin the bolt head and
then really would be hard to take it out.
Don't take the pulley off.

But anyway, if you have seepage from that short hose, either tighten it more
or take off that elbow fitting on the right of it rather, don't touch the
water pump side.
I usually work on it from the bottom, but depends where the clamp's bolt is.

If you are in my area, come over.

Zoltan
425 773 4646

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Ley
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 7:27 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 1.9L Hose Replacement

Yes you could do it that way I would probably remove the crankshaft pulley
if I remember 30 mm socket and a good impact gun and you should have pretty
good access and the hose would be 1 in. when replacing. A trick with rounded
Allen heads take a Torx socket and hammer it in and 90% of the time the
rounded Allen comes right out.

Eric Ley
Garage Mechanic ELM
2001 Demers Franklin, Qc
1985 Whitey VW 1.9 Man
1985 Goldilocks subi power Auto

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From: "Steven Shelton" <shelton4@GMAIL.COM>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 4:38 PM
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject:      1.9L Hose Replacement

> I'm getting some seepage from the short water hose that connects the metal
> pipe that goes from below the water pump across the engine to a metal
> right-angle pipe near cylinder #2.  Since I'm replacing the motor mounts
> and have the muffler, cat, and heat shield out, this should be easy,
> right?
> The problem is that I still can't get to one of the bolts on the pipe at
> the bottom of the water pump.  It's just enough behind the crankshaft
> pully
> that I can't get to it.  Tom's VW page says use a 12-mm wrench; I'm not so
> lucky.  My bolts are Allen head.  I thought I got an Allen wrench on the
> bolt, but when I turned it it just rounded out the inside of the bolt
> head.
> At this point is it possible to remove the water pump with the pipe
> attached so I can get to that bolt?
>