Re: Water pump wear mystery ... solved

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <a4a75588.369c0b38@aol.com> JustaxPHX@aol.com writes:

>> Probably because the teeth are the wrong size.  You have all the classic
>> symptoms of a number-of-teeth mismatch.  All the belts are the same
>> length - the ones with fewer teeth obviously have _LARGER_ teeth, and
>> these ride up on the waterpump pulley.

> Sorry, Phil, but you're wrong ... the original size and spacing of the teeth
> on the water pump sprocket can be seen by looking at the unworn edge of the
> sprocket and it clearly matches the timing belt.

Equally sorry, but the only person on this planet whom I would trust to
tell the difference between a 113-tooth water pump and a 120-tooth water
pump by visual inspection is Claire Marsden - Adam Marsden's wife at AM
Cars.

You're telling me you can spot a 6% difference in tooth size?

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 Phil Payne
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