dosh8er
12-21-2002, 06:18 PM
Yeah.. it's crazy, but i had been watching my water pump for bout a year now.. it would make squeals only occasionally, especially in the cold... but yesterday, I went out to my car at work.. started her up.. and holy crap man.. it was making nice grinding growling squealing noises.
and it wouldn't stop. Got home.. thought i'd just do it today.. went to work today, making noise.. got off work.. got down the road.. BAM.. it was GONE. smoke started to rise from the spray of coolant under the hood.. so i coasted into a parking lot.. and walked back to work.
My old man came and picked me up.. we ran and got the new pump.. took about 2 hrs. piece of cake.. except .. i wish it was 70 degrees here.. not -7...
Wow.. it just went like that! That's a word for all you newbies/oldies/anybody. It can just happen.. like .. THAT. BAM.
Another interesting thing... when i got the new pump, i looked at the computer at the counter.. it said manufacture recommmened extended life coolant (dexcool.. the pink/orange stuff). Interesting.. I might make a conversion in the near future.. eh.. maybe not.. we'll see. Just a thought though.. there might be some truth to why they recommend that extended life stuff.. design perhaps?
Anyway.. i'm happy again.. no worries of a warped head or block or both.. smooth sailing still at 195k.
and it wouldn't stop. Got home.. thought i'd just do it today.. went to work today, making noise.. got off work.. got down the road.. BAM.. it was GONE. smoke started to rise from the spray of coolant under the hood.. so i coasted into a parking lot.. and walked back to work.
My old man came and picked me up.. we ran and got the new pump.. took about 2 hrs. piece of cake.. except .. i wish it was 70 degrees here.. not -7...
Wow.. it just went like that! That's a word for all you newbies/oldies/anybody. It can just happen.. like .. THAT. BAM.
Another interesting thing... when i got the new pump, i looked at the computer at the counter.. it said manufacture recommmened extended life coolant (dexcool.. the pink/orange stuff). Interesting.. I might make a conversion in the near future.. eh.. maybe not.. we'll see. Just a thought though.. there might be some truth to why they recommend that extended life stuff.. design perhaps?
Anyway.. i'm happy again.. no worries of a warped head or block or both.. smooth sailing still at 195k.