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How do you tell if a Water Pump is good?



I agree with Al.  When we did my swap, I picked up a new pump (housing
and pump) from the potterman. I remember it being pretty cheap.  ( I
am pretty sure I remember the price correctly, but won't quote his
pricing in case I am wrong.) Give Mike a call and just get a new one.


On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 22:01:21 -0400, Allyn <amalventano@sc.rr.com> wrote:
> i would go based on if it looks used or not. the water pump is just too
> cheap, and takes too much work to swap later on. if the engine is torn down
> to a state where the pump is off, a new one should go on - unless you're
> sure its a newer pump.
> Al
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Walter" <dswalterwi@gmail.com>
> To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 9:02 PM
> Subject: How do you tell if a Water Pump is good?
> 
> >I have a complete Water Pump and housing but don't no if there is a
> > way to tell if it is any good.  I suppose the worst case is I could
> > just buy a new pump and attatch it to the housing and bolt it on.
> >
> > Oh I forgot to mention I building a new 2L 16V for my Scirocco.  If
> > any one has any of the bolt on parts like oil filter housing, breather
> > housing, etc...  I would be interested so I don't have to rape my
> > other engines.
> >
> > --
> > Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> > 1986 1.8 16V Black Scirocco
> > 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
> > 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> > 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> > 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > 1969 Beetle (sold)
> >
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David L. Winchell, II
'87 Scirocco 2.0L 16V
'86 Scirocco
'01 Galant V6
'00 Silverado