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Old 11-01-2017, 11:01 AM   #104 (permalink)
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water pump gone

So the car is finished for the year!

On the weekend it developed a not-insignificant coolant leak that I first assumed was a hose or clamp issue, since I'd just done a flush & fill. But on further inspection it appears to be coming from the water pump.

Unfortunately, replacing the pump isn't a simple task -- it's behind the timing belt, and the pump housing has 2 belt idler pulleys integrated in it:



Fortunately, "replace timing belt" was already on next year's to-do list.

So the car will go into storage broken, and I'll sort it out next summer.
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