Date:         Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:20:03 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@MAIL.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@MAIL.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Waterpump replacement on '88?
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Just came back from our last weekend trip and heard some wierd
rattling/whining noises on the long 8+ hr drive home. Too tired to
look into it, I left the van for a few weeks before starting my pre-
winter cleanup. Then I noticed a puddle under the water pump...
and the expansion tank was empty... and the water pump shaft
was *very* sloppy...

Now I have a new pump ($75 CDN for a new "GRAF" brand, made
in EEC), and I have the old one loose, but it appears I need to
remove either the pipe heading behind the big pulley, OR the pully
itself, in order to get the pump off the studs and clear the small
pipe (passenger side of pump).
I'm leaning toward removing the mainshaft pulley, since it would
make putting the pump back in much easier. But is this a bad
idea? The Bentley says 248 ft-lb for that big 30mm bolt!
Any advice on this one? I've searched the archives, but found no
mention of this little problem.

Thanks in advance for any help.


Shawn Wright, I.T. Manager
Shawnigan Lake School
swright@SLS.bc.ca
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
http://www.sls.bc.ca