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Subject:Re: Is it the waterpump... Hear it live...
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:47:49 -0700

Only a musician...  =)

Alternator and water pump sound okay to me Bryan. The valve train sounds a
little loose - nothing catastrophic, just tired/worn out.

When the bearing goes in the pump it doesn't stop after a few minutes,
that's a different thing you're hearing.  I don't know what it is but my
neighbour's son used to have a Vanagon and when he came to visit it made a
low-pitched chewing sound on start-up.  Shortly after it was replaced with
an older Volvo Wagon...

Jake

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:03 AM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote:

> OK, I just recorded my engine in the parking lot at work. I am putting a
> cheater bar up to the mic to listen to engine sounds. Whats everyones
> concesus on that water pump?
>
> http://www.feddishbasses.com/vw click on the link at the top.
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>

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Jake

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