Why dont you just buy a new waterpump if you are that close? They fail
pretty quickly. Good insurance, and they are pretty cheap.

Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.522.5503
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA

>From: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
>Reply-To: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: water pump Q on my 84/85
>Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:41:16 -0500
>
>Hi all
>ive been off the list for awhile while getting a new computer and high
>speed.
>
>the question i have is on my 1.9L vanagon water pump
>
>my 85 westi runs on 3 cylinders and i picked up another good used motor to
>swap. i also picked up a 85 vanagon complete just for fun to part out as i
>need it.
>so the new/ used motor is on the engine stand and i spun the water pump to
>see if it would spin and it spun with no effort or resistance. then i
>looked in the
>parts bin and found the other water pump and spun it again just for fun
>since i dont know what it is supose to feel like. well it felt as if it had
>resistance and a bit
>nubby if that makes any sense. still spins but now im not sure which maybe
>the good one or just what is right. or should i just R/R the water pump
>since it is a
>B*tch to get to once installed with all the AC crap in the way. any advise
>or can you take it to a parts place to have it checked out. thanks Jonce