>Isn't the water pump on a water-cooled engine driven off a belt?  If so, how
>would the engine get cooling if the water wasn't circulating?  When a
>thermostat goes, the engine overheats almost immediately due to the coolant
>no longer circulating, so how is this different?  Sorry if I'm being dense
>here.....
>bmc  :)

Er... yes. I'd kinda forgotten. Silly me...
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1986 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE80 diesel sedan
1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE96 diesel van
1989 Toyota Corona 2.0D Select CT170 diesel sedan
1992 Toyota Estima Lucida 2.2 turbodiesel MPV (=narrow "Previa")
1984 VW Caravelle GL (to be fitted with 260hp Subaru SVX flat-6 &
Porsche G50 trans)
Seashell, Macintosh, VW & Toyota van nut