After my first Vanagon pump died many years back, I now carry a spare new pump in all my Vanagons, no matter how recent the installed pump is. The first time I had a waterboxer waterpump fail on the road was also in Kettlemen City with my then recently purchased 1983. I stopped for gas and saw coolant flowing out onto the ground from around the shaft, no noise that I could discern but it was 15 years ago when I was a green owner. I also always carry belts and an alternator regulator/brush assembly. Mark trooz wrote: > I do carry a set of belts. I don't have a clue as to what spare hoses I > should carry. > How does one tell that the alternator is going? The only time it's happened > to me was about midnight on I5 outside of scenic Kettleman City. That red > light really grabs your attention when you've been on autopilot for several > hours. > When my water pump went, I thought for sure it had to be the auto tranny or > something else seriously expensive. The noise was terrible, and I never > would have guessed it was coming from the water pump! Now I hope I'd > recognize it, but I'd be afraid to drive it any distance (like from > Kettleman City to Visalia). > > Bob Trousdale > '90 Westy > > > |
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