Thursday 15 September 2016

New water pump fitted

Proof of the pudding etc
Going to let the pipe seal cure over night before i top up the coolant and run the engine. 
The small pipe between the thermostat housing and water pump is home made - the old one having corroded away long ago. 



The old pulley which is made of brass has been bolted on. I have not replaced hoses yet as there were no obvious leaks from them.  
I also ordered a gasket as it was only a couple of quid and quite fiddly to cut out. 
One further observation is that the metal quality and casting is much inferior to the old one - real gun metal and the bolts appear to bite into the casing - probably should have used washers on them. 
Presume Mitsubishi buy in their own replica parts nowadays!

Monday 29 August 2016

Seized water pump

Boating over for this year - seized water pump - this will be difficult sourcing a 27 year old part. Fingers crossed

Managed to source a pump from diamond diesels - £128 plus vat - ouch - that's the problem with genuine parts!