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4th water pump in 3 yrs, seals keep leaking 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Manolo on  Tue Jan 25 16:57 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Lots of great discussion on this post, and then you introduced two more topics that we can all weigh in on.....

Gasket remover - Your local auto parts store (e.g. NAPA) will have aerosol gasket remover that sprays on and foams up like oven cleaner. It is just about as nasty as oven cleaner as well. DON'T get it in your eyes.

Tight alternator belts - Garage mechanics invariably tighten belts much tighter than they need to be. I run mine just as loose as I can get away with. If I cannot turn the alternator inside the belt by pushing on the alternator fan with my thumb, it is tight enough. A/C belt is not much tighter. Power steering belt can be loose as heck and still not slip appreciably.

I replace V-belts every 10 years whether they need it or not, never a failure.
I've never lost an alternator bearing, with three cars close to a quarter million miles each.

Serpentine belts on the newer cars are a different matter, however. They are designed to run tight as guitar strings, and the idlers generally tension them automatically.






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