When Mellow Yellow's pump was heading south there was a scraping, grindy
noise from the engine compartment. Removed the WP belt and turned the pump
shaft by hand and it didn't feel good. No sir, not good at all.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR

On 9/16/2009 1:26 PM Mike wrote:

>   I agree, but, it seems to me that it isn't necessary to completely remove the water pump to perform this simple check.
>   How about just removing the WP belt and checking for excessive binding or play in the shaft?  That should be sufficient to determine if replacement is necessary.
>
> Mike B.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Dave Mcneely
>   To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>   Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:25 PM
>   Subject: Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
>
>
>   I reiterate, if you don't want a catastrophic water pump failure,
>   replace the water pump.  No "leak stop" material, regardless of brand,
>   is going to reverse or stop the water pump damage that is causing the
>   leak there.  Internal parts are worn, and they will continue to wear
>   until suddenly the pump seizes.  When it does, all hell will break
>   loose.  If you remove the worn pump, and try to turn it by hand, you'll
>   find that it turns with difficulty compared to a new pump, likely with a
>   grinding feel when it turns.  Bearings, shaft, something is damaged.
>   The leak is only a sign of internal wear.
>
>
>   On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:49 AM , B Feddish wrote:
>
>   >>> I'll second Jeff's email. I had a mystery coolant loss in Dixie and
>   >>> put
>   > in 2 bottles of the Subaru Head Gasket Conditioner.  That was in the
>   > spring
>   > and the coolant level hasn't budged.  I'm starting to think that's the
>   > way to go.
>   >
>   > Thanks everyone for replying on this.  hmmm where to find a Subaru
>   > dealer
>   > around here, I have 4 VW dealears nearby....
>   >
>   > Bryan
>