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Date:         Tue, 7 Aug 2001 12:24:12 -0300
Reply-To:     Jean-Guy Savoie <jgsavoie@NBNET.NB.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jean-Guy Savoie <jgsavoie@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject:      Imminent water pump failure?  Advise urgently needed
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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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