1989 Camaro.. Rusted water pump?

[riccbhard]

I was looking under the hood of my aunt's 1989 Camaro looking for the horn to reconnect it (relay got stuck). I noticed that the part on the front of the engine right behind the fan (I guess the water pump. It has an electric fan) is rusted. This appears to be one of the only parts on the engine rusted. Could this possibly lead to anything bad in the future?

Engine is a V8 305

Just wanted to know. Thanks in Advance!

I'll try to upload a picture tomorrow.

[Genopsyde]

mine was rusted to hell when i removed it, but it still worked and was leak free. I'm sure it'll be ok but will eventually need replacement, you could do it now for peace of mind and avoidance of a failure that could leave you stranded.

[whoisdabomb86]

mine was rusted with mostly surface rust, just wire brush it like i did, and paint it, i did mine with the engine out, but the pump stll on the motor, im sure u should be able to do the same with the motor still in the car no problem. just take ur time

[stephenp]

just replace my freinds hey do all of yours run at about 210 + or is my buddies got a clogged radiator i thought pump so we (i) replaced it with no avail
hes such a winny but i cant how do i can you i cant i dont know how
lol you can tell him a hundered times and he still will talk you into it and think it is cuz he incapablew lol
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[whoisdabomb86]

i run at 180 but in traffic i sit at about 205, with half a fan shroud.