MFTS&Aux. water pump

[Phil Rose]

At 2:43 PM -0500 9/16/02, BriceW at webtv.net wrote:
>I got my VDO MFTS from Rod at TPC a few days ago.
>Found that it took a 29 MM socket. I rented a 30 MM from Auto Zone for
>free that will work, as I couldn't get a 29 MM.
>Seem like they jump from 27 MM and then 30 MM is the next size.
>So I went to remove the auxiliary water pump to get access to the MFTS.
>And when I did I broke of the plastic inlet on it.

Interesting that VDO appears to use a different hex size (29MM) than
the 27 mm size on on all other MFTS units that I've seen. If you
recall my recent post on MFTS installation, I advised using a box-end
wrench, which wouldn't have required removal of the aux. water pump
(1 3/16 would substitute for 30mm). Those pump fittings become very
brittle and break easily. You may have actually done yourself a favor
by replacing it before it broke (in more inconvenient circumstances)
and left you stranded somewhere.

Phil
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