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B280F Water pump access 700

posted by  someone claiming to be Myron on  Sun Feb 19 04:23 CST 2006 [RELATED]

Hi all,

I have a strange coolant leak.

I found coolant all over the battery, and near the resevoir. I can't see where it leaked out from, and it appears the fan was blowing it around a bit.

I've since put in stop leak, and yeah, it stopped it (for now)


Can the water pump come out without removing the plenum? I know that tbe B28F requires removal of the plenum to get at the rear hoses. I can see the hoses back there, but... I've never tried this before on my car.

I believe the rad is original (now 19 years old, still looks ok externally, bottom rows of fins are soft but intact, could be quite plugged inside?!?). All the hoses are original!!!! (and still look ok).

If I do remove the pump, I would hope to change all the hoses as well.

So, in a short answer, does the plenum need to come off? (and is it easy?, is it on O-rings or gaskets?)

Any info appreciated (Haynes manual is vague at best, and more specific on the B28F)






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