| Re: 1984 Water Pump |
Subject: Re: 1984 Water Pump by sprint7677 on 2008/2/20 4:05:11 Quote: Quote: Good question! Well I'm VERY attentive to my motor when it's running at idle. Something sounded different, it was rotational, consistant, and I had not heard it before. Breaking out my trusty sethescope (Long Screwdriver) I went about listening to the Air pump...no it sounded OK, power steering pump, nope it sounded ok, water pump....YEAH BABY.... it matched the sound perfectly. A little bit a "chink" sound that could be the bearing starting to go. I know I know, it's suppose to start leaking at the weep holes first, but why wait I know it's sounding different, it does not sound like it's smoothly working. Better to fix in the garage than get towed later, or distroy what could be a fun day in my future. It's an 84, it sat quite a bit for 12 years, I've been treating it like a vette so it could be starting to go. Plus I get to clean up some areas I could not get to before :thumbright: I'm extremely happy for your good fortune with parts on your car, however that does not mean that every car has been built so stout. I would guess that knowing as much as you do about vettes, and hearing the same noise that I'm hearing you would probably agree that replacing the water pump would be the right thing to do. My mentality is ...if you honestly believe that something is not right, check it out, and if your convinced that you need to be proactive and replace something before it breaks knowing it's on it's way out I think that is being pretty smart. Heck a water pump is cheaper than a tow job. Thank you for your input though. Tom |
