3 w/pumps in one year!

[Huw Powell]

> # 4 is intriguing.  What is too loose?  Now I can turn belt on the
> middle about 100 degrees (90 is recommended).   It looks like that noise
> is gone.  I've heard it at around 900 - 1200 rmp right after relaxing
> the belt. But afte driving couple hours it looks like gone.

After three years (but only about 30k miles) the "gobble" on my coupe's
water pump (non-German) seems to have mostly gone away. I think. I did
the 90Q a bit "looser" and it (German) was better behaved.

> > What I have found is-
> >             1 Way too tight = whine & ruined? pump.
> >             2 Too tight = "turkey gobble" noise, pump probably OK but
> > questionable
> >             3 Just right =  years of joy
> >             4 Too loose = trashed head
> > I haven't experienced 4. Just 1-3, and #1 twice. The sig line quote is
> > accurate, not just humorous.

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Huw Powell

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