Re: 5kcstq secondary coolant pump repair?

[audistuff@juno.com (Paul R Anderson)]

I just priced the pump at TPC.  It was $129.  Did you get the post that
list
members can get an additional 10% off until Dec. 23rd?
I'll probably order one because mine is starting to leak.


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On Sat, 12 Dec 1998 14:28:59 -0800 Wallace White <wallace@remdesign.com>
writes:
>While getting ready to flush the coolant and replace the upper 
>radiator
>hose, I decided to take a look at my secondary coolant pump. Turns 
>out
>that the shaft will not turn, even after disassembly. I stupidly 
>broke
>one of the four impeller vanes off, while pushing on it to try to get 
>it
>the impeller to turn. I didn't see any way to dissassemble the pump
>housing and find out what's really wrong.
>
>From what I can see, the electrical half of the motor looks fine, 
>though
>I don't know for sure. So if I had a new pump to put on the motor, it
>might work fine again.
>
>Is the pump the half the normally goes bad, and is it in this same
>failure mode, i.e. seized shaft, not owner-broken impeller? If the 
>pump
>half is usually not what breaks, I might try to find a good pump half 
>on
>another one, at a junkyard. I'm aware that general wisdom recommends
>against buying a used secondary coolant pump, so if it's because of 
>the
>pump side failing, I'll just buy a new one. Hmm, TPC had a sale on 
>them
>a while ago, didn't they... rats.
>
>TIA.
>
>- Wallace
>  '87 5kcstq 151k
>

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