You never know. Maybe the old racing adage will serve you in this situation; "Anything for which you have a spare will not break" ! On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:24 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: > Sooo. I'm going to assume that "grindy", "bearing sounding" noise I've been > hearing all summer is my water pump. I've suspected it all along but > wishful > thinking kept me thinking my newly rebuilt engine was just around the > corner. I picked up a new water pump at BD today when I was exhchaging my > EV > muffler. I still have some short distance camping trips this fall so should > I'm deciding whether to just keep camping or replace the pump in the > current > engine even though the engine comes out in 2 months. It appears to be a > rediculously hard job to do myself and I'm not sure what a mechanic would > charge and if it's worth it. > > Murphy's law will kick in now. Since I know about the pump and I'm ignoring > it I know what could happen. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Mark Dearing > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:39 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: To use Bars Leaks or not..... > > In a message dated 9/16/2009 4:29:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > mbucchino@CHARTER.NET writes: > > I reiterate, if you don't want a catastrophic water pump failure, replace > the water pump. No "leak stop" material, regardless of brand, is going to > reverse or stop the water pump damage that is causing the leak there. > Internal parts are worn, and they will continue to wear until suddenly the > pump seizes. When it does, all hell will break loose. If you remove the > worn pump, and try to turn it by hand, you'll find that it turns with > difficulty compared to a new pump, likely with a grinding feel when it > turns. Bearings, shaft, something is damaged. > The leak is only a sign of internal wear. >
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