[Vwdiesel] talking water pump

[Chuck Carnohan]

Don't drive it anymore!  That's how long you can operate the engine with
a failing water pump.  Replacement of the pump is not a huge deal but it
will require that you remove the timing belt.  Be sure and get a good
OEM or equivalent pump with a cast impeller and use never seeze on all
the little bolts if you are lucky enough to remove them all without a
"twister".

Jack up the front of the car, take off the wheel and viola- there the
little devil is.  If the pulley is wobbling, it is about to blow.
Consider yourself lucky that you caught it before failure!  Probably a
good idea to replace the thermostat while you are there.

Chuck Carnohan


-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
On Behalf Of Pam & Doug Boes
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 3:26 PM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] talking water pump

Today my water pump started screeching intermittantly. I lifted the hood

and pulled the throttle to identify it and it looked like the pully was 
wobbling. How long can I continue running like this since there isn't 
any coolant coming from the weep hole, yet? How difficult is the 
replacement through the riders side wheel well?

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