Gentlemen
For a long time I have been reading of the necessity of using the
'correct' water pump.
I am in the process of replacing my timing chain and gears. As
most of you know, to get to the timing dept. it is necessary remove
the water pump and an assortment of other odds and ends.
Allow me to digress, or hit delete, your option
I have been
driving this coach for over 4 years and have towed approximately
40% of the time. The first two years I had a radar detector on the
dash, as I was unable to control myself while running the 6
wheeled rocket. I have the 403.
I have been up and down the hills of Vermont and New Hampshire
and never once did I see signs of an over heating problem.
As I was saying, I removed the water pump and flipped it over to
see what could be nothing else but a cast impellered perfect pump-
WRONG. I was looking at a steel impellered pump with enough
room between the edge of the impeller and the case for two men
and a dog to walk.
SO, what am I supposed to do ???? Replace the pump that works
perfectly with a new 'better' pump or put the old one back on. The
answer to me is fairly simple. If it ain't broke, don't fix it
Are we the the prophets of overkill? Why do we do this to
ourselves? How much better does something have to be, to
warrant replacing it? If something already works, why do we
replace it on the off chance that it 'may' cause us trouble?
If I applied this philosophy to myself, I'd have two pacemakers
wired in parallel.
And the worst part....I'm gonna put that perfectly working water
pump back in, but I'll never feel comfortable with it again ! Why is
that?
'Shrinks', feel free to contact me to schedule an
appointment
Neurotic in NS
MikeB
For a long time I have been reading of the necessity of using the
'correct' water pump.
I am in the process of replacing my timing chain and gears. As
most of you know, to get to the timing dept. it is necessary remove
the water pump and an assortment of other odds and ends.
Allow me to digress, or hit delete, your option
I have been driving this coach for over 4 years and have towed approximately
40% of the time. The first two years I had a radar detector on the
dash, as I was unable to control myself while running the 6
wheeled rocket. I have the 403.
I have been up and down the hills of Vermont and New Hampshire
and never once did I see signs of an over heating problem.
As I was saying, I removed the water pump and flipped it over to
see what could be nothing else but a cast impellered perfect pump-
WRONG. I was looking at a steel impellered pump with enough
room between the edge of the impeller and the case for two men
and a dog to walk.
SO, what am I supposed to do ???? Replace the pump that works
perfectly with a new 'better' pump or put the old one back on. The
answer to me is fairly simple. If it ain't broke, don't fix it
Are we the the prophets of overkill? Why do we do this to
ourselves? How much better does something have to be, to
warrant replacing it? If something already works, why do we
replace it on the off chance that it 'may' cause us trouble?
If I applied this philosophy to myself, I'd have two pacemakers
wired in parallel.
And the worst part....I'm gonna put that perfectly working water
pump back in, but I'll never feel comfortable with it again ! Why is
that?
'Shrinks', feel free to contact me to schedule an
appointment
Neurotic in NS
MikeB
atrick
