#garfield Logs

Jun 12 2023

08:39 PM rue_shop5: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
08:51 PM rue_shop5: the alternator squeeks, but its not _THE_ squeek!
08:51 PM rue_shop5: its got to be the freaking water pump!
09:16 PM rue_shop5: its something driven by the belt, but not the belt
09:16 PM rue_shop5: which leaves me with the fan clutch
09:27 PM Tom_L: did you try the soap?
10:07 PM rue_mohr: yup
10:07 PM rue_mohr: also sand blasted the belt and the fan pulley
10:07 PM rue_mohr: I have a mystery
10:07 PM rue_mohr: I have an old water pump
10:07 PM rue_mohr: but its not the pump that granaded on me
10:08 PM rue_mohr: I think GM had something to do with this pump cause its got sealant all over it
10:08 PM rue_mohr: a huge mess of sealant in and out
10:08 PM rue_mohr: and I, nor any of the good shops I go to, do that
10:09 PM rue_mohr: hmm
10:09 PM rue_mohr: and I remember that I was upset that the pump I'd put in rusted
10:09 PM rue_mohr: but the current pump is aluminum
10:20 PM aandrew: heh three 400W amps draw a bit of power
10:20 PM aandrew: at 45V it's about 9A/channel
11:19 PM rue_shop5: oo
11:27 PM rue_mohr: so
11:27 PM rue_mohr: I tore the old pump apart
11:27 PM rue_mohr: the bearings HAD failed in it
11:27 PM rue_mohr: it was 10 years old
11:27 PM rue_mohr: the current one is 3 years old