| Author |
Message |
sagebus
Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2004
Posts: 310
Location: Temescal Valley, Corona California
|
 Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 1:06 pm Post subject: 1.9 short hose H2O pump to Cylinder Head |
 |
|
Will i need to pull the water pump to replace this hose. I have worried over this one and the one between the two pipes on the passenger side nearly every trip i have taken.
_________________
1984 Vanagon GL, Wolfsburg Westy 1.9 ltr |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
sagebus
Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2004
Posts: 310
Location: Temescal Valley, Corona California
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: 1.9 short hose H2O pump to Cylinder Head |
|
|
OOPS! Too late, upon further inspection i noticed the flange bolted to the back of the thermostat housing. You know what came next,broke off the 10mm bolt.Ahh yes. Could not be that easy. Any one have a gently used 1.9 thermo housing you want to part with?
_________________
1984 Vanagon GL, Wolfsburg Westy 1.9 ltr |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
brickster
Samba Member
Joined: January 05, 2004
Posts: 512
Location: CO, USA
|
| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: 1.9 short hose H2O pump to Cylinder Head |
|
|
Bumping this old thread instead of making a new one.
Can anyone verify that removing the flange/nipple from the thermostat housing is the way to go to replace this hose? If so, it looks like I’ll need to remove the AC bracket to access the other screw?
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
buspor63
Samba Member
Joined: February 17, 2005
Posts: 1179
Location: Knoxville,TN Where America stops for gas
|
| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:12 am Post subject: Re: 1.9 short hose H2O pump to Cylinder Head |
|
|
That's a hard hose to replace. Those small fasteners most likely will break. Also, there's less than 1/4" gap between the spouts.
I would do a water pump/thermostat and still expect to break some of the bolts on the thermostat housing.
_________________
Imagine that, theres not an "h" in either Westfalia or Syncro? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
jlrftype7
Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2018
Posts: 3576
Location: Chicago
|
| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 5:57 am Post subject: Re: 1.9 short hose H2O pump to Cylinder Head |
|
|
| buspor63 wrote: |
That's a hard hose to replace. Those small fasteners most likely will break. Also, there's less than 1/4" gap between the spouts.
I would do a water pump/thermostat and still expect to break some of the bolts on the thermostat housing. |
^^^^^^^ This.
I have only replaced that hose while the Water Pump is out.
If he still has them in stock, Ken at Vanagain has offered reproduction Thermostat Housings for the 1.9 engine if you need one due to broken bolts.
I was successful in getting my original one apart back in 2019 when I did my rehabbing on the Cooling system, but have since replaced the housing with the whole new assembly. Be aware that the Aluminum Nipple can be pitted on the block/head side once you get the hose off, and the steel nipple on the Thermostat Housing side can be rusted and pitted, so for many people, they're taking JB Weld to the pits on the hose nipples to smooth the pits out.
_________________
'68 Westy- my first VW and vehicle/Bus- long gone.- sold it to a traveling Swiss couple....
'67 Type 3 Fastback, my 2nd car- gone
'69 Semi-Auto Stick Shift Beetle-gone
2017 MINI Coopers, our current DDs
‘84 Tin Top - Hilga....Auto |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
brickster
Samba Member
Joined: January 05, 2004
Posts: 512
Location: CO, USA
|
| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 6:13 am Post subject: Re: 1.9 short hose H2O pump to Cylinder Head |
|
|
Thank you both!
My pump and thermostat are fine, so I am considering trying to stop the leak by removing both clamps and replacing with new ones to see if that will stop the drips. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Wildthings
Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005
Posts: 50337
|
| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:08 am Post subject: Re: 1.9 short hose H2O pump to Cylinder Head |
|
|
| brickster wrote: |
Thank you both!
My pump and thermostat are fine, so I am considering trying to stop the leak by removing both clamps and replacing with new ones to see if that will stop the drips. |
The idea is to replace the wear items while you are in there so you don't have to go back in a year or two from now. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
