Re: water pumps

[Shaun Folkerts <fiatlancia@earthlink.net>]

...uhhh... what brand were those pumps from Blauf.?

SF




Dave Aukerman wrote:

> Speaking of water pumps . . . One of our cars, 89 200tqw, just had the
> second pump in under 10,000 miles fail.  Both from Blauf.  Both German made.
> So much for the theory that the non-german pumps are junk.  At this rate the
> Autozone pumps are looking very promising.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lewis, Gary M <Gary.Lewis@West.Boeing.com>
> To: quattro@audifans.com <quattro@audifans.com>; 'gomalley@us.ibm.com'
> <gomalley@us.ibm.com>
> Date: Thursday, November 18, 1999 2:58 PM
> Subject: RE:
>
> >I had a similar leak on my 86 5kcst 5sp, and it was the water pump.
> >Obviously, I hope it isn't yours as well as you've just replaced it...
> >Good Luck...
> >Gary
> >
> >Greg said;
> >> My '90 200QT recently underwent some surgery including  EM welding, EM
> >> gasket,
> >> water pump, Timing Belt, O2 sensor, Head Gasket.
> >>     I've got a coolant leak.   Coolant appears to collect on the main
> >> electrical cable to the
> >> starter,( very much right front of engine) then drop to garage floor off
> >> the low point of the
> >> cable.
> >>     Overall volume lost is low. (1 l/month, 1.5k miles)
> >>     My subjective observation:   I don't seem to see anything collecting
> >> when idling or after
> >> driving.  It seems like it's dry when I park it. I'll go inside, then it
> >> belches 0.5 or 1oz of
> >> coolant some time later.  The start of this problem seems to coincide
> with
> >> the surgery.
> >>       Any insight would be appreciated.
> >> gomalley@us.ibm.com
> >> Thanks,
> >> Greg O'Malley
> >>
> >>
> >