Re: Halloween tales? (was:Re: More Antifreeze)

[Jeremy R King <kingjer@eng.auburn.edu>]

No, you just have to pull all the belts, the timing belt cover, and the 
crankshaft pulleys.  That's not so hard.  Yeah, right!

Jeremy R. King
1986 VW Quantum GL5
Audi at Heart
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On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, Steven Buchholz wrote:

> > Spooky.  Same thing happend to my '84 4kq about two weeks after I changed 
> > to Sierra antifreeze.  And if you've ever changed the waterpump on a 5 
> > cylinder, you'd know how much of a pain it is.  I pulled so much off of 
> > the front of the engine, I pulled the head off while I was at it, if that 
> > tells you anything..
> > 
> I am using Sierra in both the 5k and in my Beemer ... no problems with
> water pumps yet.  
> 
> While I agree that using a water pump for a cam belt tensioner isn't the
> brightest idea to come from those Teutonic techies, changing a water pump
> on a 5 does not force you to pull the head.  You don't even need to pull
> off the valve cover ;)
> 
> Steve Buchholz
> s_buchho@kla.com
> San Jose, CA (USA)
>