In a message dated 3/6/02 9:45:25 AM, mjruskin@SHAW.CA writes:

<< 2.    Could it be my water pump being worn out? >>

Marshall,

It could be that the impeller of your "all-water-pumps-are-the-same" water
pump is doing some impromptu milling of the engine case.  At least that was
my experience when it became obvious that the screeching of my van was not
merely worn v-belts howling in protest.  Upon pulling the water pump, I found
some nicely formed annular grooves about .060 inches deep cut into the engine
case by the impeller of the junk pump.  At first, I overlooked the pump as
being the culprit because its seals never leaked a drop.  I still pause to
wonder in which restricted passageway the cuttings from this ad-lib machine
work have chosen to reside.

Rich