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Old 03-07-2009, 09:34 AM   #15
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Re: Lower and upper intake manifold gasket, help!

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Originally Posted by tblake View Post
Just wondering, why not replace the waterpump at the same time? There is nothing worse than finishing up an engine teardown only to mysteriously be losing coolant.
It is up to you Tim. It is your car. I do not replace parts just for the hell of it unless I see an obvious issue with it or proven bad. Bad waterpumps give off a noise or leak so if none of the above why replace it? Unless it is broken why fix it? Under that theory why not just replace everything?

BTW - All my GM cars still have the original water pumps so I do not see the component as a high failure item. How old is my GTP waterpump? Almost 12 years old now? You see what I am getting at.



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