

| Subject: | Re: Water Pump Impeller Damage |
| From: | neil N |
| Date: | Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:47:08 -0800 |
Yeesh. That's no good! I'll check it closely. Thanks! Neil. On Feb 19, 2008 7:50 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> writes: > > > Got some advice on brand names for replacement and was advised to > > get one with a metal impeller as the stock plastic one self > > destructs. I pulled it and sure enough, the plastic was > > deteriorating! Not sure why, but maybe something to do with a > > chemical reaction? > > By the way, if you get a "rebuilt" water pump then be sure to check > the impeller before you install it. I bought one for a Jetta years > back and the impeller had visible, fairly significant cavitation > pitting right out of the box. > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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