Hi Volks,

I had the water pump replaced under warranty again two weeks ago by a
mechanic. The thing is leaking out of the vent hole. It did it before,
and before that it did it before. You get the idea. My van is a 84 WBX
1.9l w/manual tranny.
What puzzles me most is the erratic behavior of my temp gauge. It went
up to little past where usually the van comes on, a hair past the LED,
after going uphill in 4th  gear on the freeway, at about 3200rpms,
doing maybe 55mph (my speedo is highly embellished), for 5 minutes
tops. It then went back down, but came back up, on the flats. I pulled
over and saw squirted water, not just steam, allover my pulley, coolant
pipes, extension tank etc. Can the vent hole squirt out so intensely???
I double checked all my other hoses, clamps etc and don't see where
else it would come from. Maybe it's venting out on to the belt, then
tossed allover.

I know it is leaking, but that usually only happens overnight, and
leaves a puddle the size of a spread out hand. It has snail tracks from
the vent hole running down, but doesn't do it when I run the motor, to
my knowledge.

What is the right water pump to install??

Happy Trails

matthias