[Cooper]

Re: Why do I have to almost pull the motor to..... (VR6Stress)

Good question.
The shop that looked into my overheating problem traced it to the water pump. They said that they had to lift the engine a little to get it off.

 

[Cooper]

Re: Why do I have to almost pull the motor to..... (N'Syncro)

There's a link to a remarkably detailed procedure on changing the water pump in the 12v VR6 technical forum right now.