On 8/26/05, Joseph Fortino <fortino1@earthlink.net> wrote:
>SNIP< 
> I have VW ears that pick up sounds that only a vw person can hear or try too.  its a odd sound
> that is coming front my right drivers side, that might be a water pump bearing since i did remove the
> belt and felt its play, when i do spin it the poor thing makes a little growl. loosen the puppy up so it
> would eazy the pain, but all i ask is that its gets me threw the day, until i'm able to replace the part and
> make it threw the trip. I would never push my poor ship past the limits but ask that it get me threw this trip.
> 

Joe,

At the very least, you should bring lots of coolant, a set of spare
belts and a new water pump with you.  When the pump goes out in east
nowhere, it's going to be a bad thing that nobody has a replacement...

I would change it before you go, that way you can pick your time and
place for the battle, instead of 2:45 in the morning - by the side of
the road - in the rain...

My '88 is running hot, which is probably the radiator.  I can't afford
to fix it right now, so I only drive short distances (and use the
heater in the summer - Yuk!).  The point is, I wouldn't set out on a
cross country trip right now unless I fixed it first.

-- 
Don in Reidsville, NC
1986 Kawasaki Concours
1988 Vanagon GL (Sylvia)
"I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage