Re: Water pumps

From: John Dunlap (jsdunlap@roadkill.org)
Date: Sat Jan 22 2011 - 15:57:30 EST


Make sure if you have any major aluminum compoments that your
anti-freeze it designed for it...your pump may be picking up scaling
from inside your block and fouling it . . .

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Azie L. Magnusson <maggie11@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> Eric writes:  >>Do you guys get just 65k per water pump?
> I needed a new one at 65k, and just now again at 130k. <<
>
> And Robert writes::  >> You're doing better than I did.
> 3rd one at 160K... <<
>
> What are you guys doing??  I have an '89 3.9L V6
> that has over 300K on it & has the same water pump.
> No leaks & no wobbles.  I also have a '95 V8 that had
> over 300K on it when I let it overheat(Toasted) &
> cracked the heads.  I rebuilt a 360(Junkyard core) &
> put in it & installed a new water pump @ that time.
> The one with the cracked heads still had the original
> waterpump & it wasn't bad I just installed a new one
> because of the risk of transplanting the old one...
>
> Sorry about your experiences!!!
>
>
> Diapers & politians need to be changed often
> AND for the same reason
>
> Azie
>



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