Why dont you just buy a new waterpump if you are that close? They fail pretty quickly. Good insurance, and they are pretty cheap.
Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.522.5503 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA
>From: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM> >Reply-To: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: water pump Q on my 84/85 >Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:41:16 -0500 > >Hi all >ive been off the list for awhile while getting a new computer and high >speed. > >the question i have is on my 1.9L vanagon water pump > >my 85 westi runs on 3 cylinders and i picked up another good used motor to >swap. i also picked up a 85 vanagon complete just for fun to part out as i >need it. >so the new/ used motor is on the engine stand and i spun the water pump to >see if it would spin and it spun with no effort or resistance. then i >looked in the >parts bin and found the other water pump and spun it again just for fun >since i dont know what it is supose to feel like. well it felt as if it had >resistance and a bit >nubby if that makes any sense. still spins but now im not sure which maybe >the good one or just what is right. or should i just R/R the water pump >since it is a >B*tch to get to once installed with all the AC crap in the way. any advise >or can you take it to a parts place to have it checked out. thanks Jonce |
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