Keep in mind that if you have end play on the pulley, the impeller is
wearing against the engine case, making for a coolant circulation problem in
the future - forever and ever!

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Marshall" <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: Water Pump - ?

> Sounds like - the one on my 1.9L wasserboxer equipped DoKa sounded like
that
> since I bought it, I drove it for about 2 months before it started to leak
> some coolant - at this point I could wiggle the pulley about 2mm or so...
> definitely lucky I didn't have a problem (over heat = bad / leaking
heads).
>
> David Marshall
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Austin
> Sent: October 28, 2001 8:32 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Water Pump - ?
>
>
> Is it possible that a water pump going bad can sound like a can of marbles
> being shaken ("-not stirred")????
>
> Austin
>