Changing the water pump at home is a minor PITA, but nothing compared to doing it on the road. Take a half day off of your vacation plans and do it now. Once they start getting that end-play, they don't last long, and you're gonna be driving along listening for a change in pump noise for the whole trip. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean-Guy Savoie" <jgsavoie@NBNET.NB.CA> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 8:24 AM Subject: Imminent water pump failure? Advise urgently needed
> Hi all, > > The van has been running sooooo nicely lately that I thought nothing could > put a damper on my holiday plans. I plan to leave (hopefully) tomorrow for a > 3200km) 2000 mi trip. Doing the last little bit of preps, I noticed a > different sound coming from the rear and discovered some slight play at the > water pump pulley, less than 1 mm (less than 1/10th of an inch at the > pulley's edge). No leaks. Not a bad growl, just a bothersome and > worrisome vibration. No overheating, no other problems. > > I know I'll have to change it, soon. > > Questions: > > 1. Do water pumps on vanagons suffer SUDDEN, catastrophic failures OR > > 2. should I get some forewarning (slowly increasing noise, vibration, > small leak, larger leak)??? > > 3. Should I chance the trip, or is this a case this a case of severely > changing my vacation plans? > > Please p-mail responses as I am in NOMAIL mode for the next two weeks. > > TIA, > > JGS > > 84 1.9L Westfalia > Bleu Schtroumpf > |
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