Re: Replacing Water Pump

Brian Holm (peugeots@plainfield.bypass.com)
Fri, 02 Jul 1999 11:19:07 -0400

Steve

Doug's 2.2 has a viscous fan that just bolts on.

I have a good used pulley for xn6 for $50.

Brian Holm

At 08:54 AM 7/2/1999 -0400, Steve Margolis wrote:
>Doug,
>
>Be very careful in putting the pulley hub back in place. I replaced my
>waterpump about 4 or 5 years ago, and didn't know about the trick that
>someone posted here a couple of years later: Use a dab of grease or
>something to hold the Woodruff key in place. Mine caught and turned as I
>put the hub in place, and dug into the windings for the electromagnetic fan
>clutch, so I had to tighten down the adjuster screws to get the fan to
>turn. Still looking for a hub.
>
>I think the weephole is there as an indicator to let us know that the
>internal seals of the waterpump are shot, and the waterpump needs
>replacing. Otherwise, I guess it would eventually just sieze up.
>
>Steve
>
>At 01:47 AM 07/02/1999 -0400, Douglas Sisson wrote:
>> Thanks to all that helped with my coolant leak problem. I'm having a new
>>water pump sent from Reynolds Garage, Old Lyme CT for $130. I was suprised
>>at how easy it was to remove. Although it took me several hours, I'm sure
>>I could do it quickly now having figured out how.
>> I read the instructions in the manual for flushing the coolant system.
>>I've run into one problem; I can't loosen the bleed screw on the engine. I
>>gave up trying, after 15 mins, when I took a good chunk of skin off the
>>back of my hand. Will the pressure of the system be severly affected if I
>>only bleed at the brass screw on the top, near the throttle cable?
>> When installing the new pump, any tips on how to compress that spring?
>>What is the spring for? The pump already has about 6 nuts holding it
>>firmly in place.
>> Also, what are the 'weep holes' on the water pump for? This seems to be
>>the source of the leak.
>
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