Water pump replacement

[james accordino]

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quk at isham-research.freeserve.co.uk wrote:

> He's not very happy.  Has anyone else heard of this
> kind of thing?

No.  It must be some kind of trick.
 
> An exchange water pump costs about GBP21 here - $30
> plus VAT.  IMO it
> has to come off to clean the mating surfaces prior
> to adjusting
> the belt - you need a new O-ring anyway, so what's
> the point in
> refitting the old one?  The dealer is saying that
> the pump wasn't
> disturbed - surely this also means the belt wasn't
> adjusted after
> fitting?

Given the economics you mentioned, it's idiotic NOT to
change it while you are in there.  That said, how did
he get the new belt on?

My $.02
Jim Accordino