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Old 01-03-2012, 03:31 PM   #1
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did some work today on the fc pulled water pump apart and found a nasty thermostat and also my nasty water pump, im hoping this was my grinding problem and has a bad bearing it was so hard to turn the blades at first then it spun freely
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Old 01-03-2012, 03:37 PM   #2
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I don't like the color of the coolant...
Hope you're going to flush the system very thoroughly...


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Old 01-03-2012, 04:01 PM   #3
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oh yes i am gonna replace thermostat and water pump and do a full coolant flush, can i just use some 1211 for a water pump gasket, and when i turn the timming pully by hand i dont have any grinding or any weird noises but the pump feels a bit sloppy that has to be my problem
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