Re: 4k water pump

[Mark Eissler <tequila@interlog.com>]

>At least it will go faster the second time!
>
>
>David Toppin
>Pelletman@ccsnet.com
>91 200Q finally!
>87 5kcstq IA Stage 1, HR & Konis, X drilled Brembo's  207,000 & Counting

Ooooh, that hurts. I'm trying to maintain a sense of humour about the 
whole thing but what really kills me is that on Saturday I even phone to 
check on the price for a reman. water pump. That was before I started 
putting things back together again. 

My logic was, I want to replace or rebuild this engine some time over the 
next year or two and I would be replacing the water pump at that time 
anyway. So why buy it twice???? Anyway, it's been suggested that the 
noise could be me idler pulley. I'll have to take the timing cover off 
and listen again.

>TE>That'll teach me! I just passed up the most excellent opportunity to swap
>TE>out the water pump in my Audi 4k. Yeah, I replaced the timing belt, the
>TE>accessory belts, the thermostat and the upper rad hose. And just before I
>TE>put that new timing belt in, I'm sitting there thinking about how this is
>TE>just the perfect time to be replacing that water pump (that hasn't been
>TE>giving me any trouble) and sticking in a new one. But, I thinks to
>TE>myself, "why change what ain't broken?"
>
>TE>So I left it in.
>
>TE>And today finds me in the garage with the timing light. Running like a
>TE>dream (except for those damn noisy lifters!) until I yank on the
>TE>accelerator cable to check the advance and I hear a most awful wheezing
>TE>sound at a certain RPM. Sounds like the bearings are going in the,
>TE>the,...water pump!!!!!!!


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