Always the way

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:25 pm

SWK and I have been doing an EJ conversion on a ute for a young fella over the last week. We finished it off today and had cleaned up and Dave had gone home. I was out in the garage just making sure every thing was spot on and was about to go inside. I lent down to pick some thing up and noticed a few drops of water under the motor.

Surely it could be could it? I got under and checked all the hoses and **** like that. Nothing. Bloody water pump had died and was weeping. Quick phone call to SWK to see if he had any water pumps laying around and as luck would have it he happened to have a brand new one sitting there.

Long story cut short, I have just cleaned up and SWK is probably just getting home. Glad it is finished but what a PITA thing to happen.

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:38 pm

Lucky! whenever you're doing timing belt or don't know the pump's history - always replace the water pump because its PITA to change it while an good timing belt is still there... been there done that as well... its a real pain I know..
Cheers
AP

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:45 pm

I only had the spare pump cause i knew you would need it

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:01 am

And on that note we probably should have done mine...

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:42 am

a few years back i had a similar thing happen.

did a roadtrip to melbourne and back. on the way down I split a radiator, and dave (living in NSW at the time) hooked me up with a spare he had so i could continue south.

did the trip, got home and a week later split that radiator!!

fitted brand new radiator, new hoses, was bleeding the thing in my shed and the bloody water pump started weeping!!

at this stage i got the ****s, drove it to scorpion and its been all good ever since

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:47 am

its always the way!! what a PITA

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:03 am

Sometimes wonder if a preserving slush should be left and sealed in unused motors to prevent this.

Mind telling what you used in THIS conversion like engine size, clutch cable or hydraulic, AWD too ?, radiator photos?

FREEDOM · Post by **FREEDOM** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:22 am

.................pita?

Reg Brumbys · Post by **Reg Brumbys** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:06 pm

Pain in the arse...

__JC__ · Post by **__JC__** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:36 pm

FREEDOM wrote:.................pita?

PITA =

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=PITA

Bumpty · Post by **Bumpty** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:39 pm

Pain
In
The
Arse

PeeJay · Post by **PeeJay** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:38 pm

When my gearbox blew up a few months ago I changed the rear main oil seal while I was at it. (and didn't change the front seal because I didn't think it was leaking...stupid!)

400kms later and it was leaking worse than before! #$%&*!!!!!!!!

4 days later and 100kms and I think it's ok this time..... Now I wish I did the water pump as well!

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:31 am

ON my trip to WA we had to part out my solid lifters on the side of the road - one cracked the ****s and we almost lost a valve to it.
Trip was good - EFI fuel pump died while in perth (glad we weren't halfway across oz)
On the way home we ripped the exhaust off enough to pull out a stud bolt, then about 6 hrs from home blew the radiator.
After getting a radiator sorted that engine has major issues - namely headgaskets probabily mixed with something else, i don't know yet.
Now i'm running a carbie EA82 cos it's all i had spare and no money

I'm kinda over the EA82's but glad to have my car going again. The carbie engine is smoother (less powerful?) than the MPFI...

Bennie

PS very glad to have RACV total care - service was great and we got towed home at no cost = we saved $40 in fuel!