[Vwdiesel] The Bynny hothead is tamed ---thanks fellas.

[Harmon Seaver]

   Yes, seems to me that if you use straight water you have to also put in a
waterpump lubricant.


On Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 09:27:01PM -0700, Shawn Wright wrote:
> On 11 Jul 2003 at 21:52, LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > > Question :  for summer driving I use no glycol ---what can I get at walmart
> > > for the water that works. ???.
> > >
> >   You don't use anti-freeze/coolant in the summer?  Why?  It keeps the
> > system from rusting as well as raising the boiling temp. of the water.
> >      Loren
>
> I would also be concerned about the longevity of your water pump. I've
> heard that a proper coolant mixture helps prolong the life of the seals and
> lubricates the pump. Two summers ago, my Jetta lost most of the coolant
> several times while my wife was driving, due to a cracked sensor in the
> tank. I fixed the sensor, but had no extra coolant, so it was straight water
> in the system. I forgot to correct this for a few months, when I was met
> with a sudden water pump bearing failure. It was then that I recalled
> hearing that coolant is good for the pump and/or seals. The pump in
> question was only about 2 years/40k kms old. The previous water pump
> had gone well over 250k kms before it failed. Coincidence? Perhaps, but
> changing these waterpumps is not my favourite task, so I'd rather play it
> safe, and get the extra corrsion protection/boiling temp increase, etc.
>
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