water pump

machete619 · #1 03-09-2007, 02:03 PM

how can you tell if the water pump is going bad beacause i hear nosie coming from it

das2123 · #2 03-09-2007, 02:17 PM

If it's noisy, the bearings are probably going out in it. How many miles on it?

machete619 · #3 03-12-2007, 01:49 PM

theres about 97,000

das2123 · #4 03-12-2007, 01:53 PM

You are nearing the 100,000 mile mark, so I'd change it along with tensioner pulley and timing belt.

machete619 · #5 03-12-2007, 01:59 PM

yea thats what i was going to do change all that its about that time lol oh i was wondering is it hard to install a udp n cam gear

das2123 · #6 03-12-2007, 02:06 PM

The hardest part of installing a UDP is getting the stock crank pulley off. After that, you can bake the UDP in the oven at about 400-425 degrees and it will just slip on.

Cam gear is pretty simple as well.

machete619 · #7 03-12-2007, 02:14 PM

for the cam i have to mess with the timeing after im done right not for the udp

das2123 · #8 03-12-2007, 02:20 PM

Correct!

machete619 · #9 03-12-2007, 05:58 PM

thanks alot bro

denisond3 · #10 03-13-2007, 09:48 PM

I use a wooden dowel rod, about 3 ft long & 1/4 inch diameter. I put one end of the rod onto the part I want to listen to, like the water pump housing or close to it, and I put the other end of the dowel rod against the mastoid bone, just behind my ear. This way I can listen for bad bearings, etc. Ideally you would listen to the bearing before it begins to go bad, so you can tell what a good bearing should sound like. Of course be Very careful with the end of the stick near the moving parts.

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