water pump
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Cruising
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 11
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From: Dartmouth MA
water pump
Hi everybody !
How u can give me some advices.
Having c5 99 132k mi, i Faced with problem with water pump and belt screaming. The sound that comes out from under the hood looks like atomic bomb.
the service guy said the problem def with water pump. They are gonna charge me around 570$. It's about too much but anyway I love my vette. 
what pump should I get? Oem or different brands? Or may be its easy out used original pump?
I already put tons of money in this car changed transmission and rear end.
Need some optimal decision
Big thanks
How u can give me some advices.
Having c5 99 132k mi, i Faced with problem with water pump and belt screaming. The sound that comes out from under the hood looks like atomic bomb.
the service guy said the problem def with water pump. They are gonna charge me around 570$. It's about too much but anyway I love my vette. what pump should I get? Oem or different brands? Or may be its easy out used original pump?
I already put tons of money in this car changed transmission and rear end.
Need some optimal decisionBig thanks
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,298
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From: east taunton ma
I have a friend who works on cars. Only guy I trust working on my stuff. He lives in Dartmouth right off rt 6 by the pink building. Let me know if you want his # or if you want me to call him for you.
Pro
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 646
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From: San Antonio Texas
I followed these instructions and didn't have any problems:
http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/foru...ght=thermostat
http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/foru...ght=thermostat
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 16,028
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From: oregon
agree it's an easy job for someone even with novice skills
hardest part is getting the gaskets to stay on the bolts when you mount. always can use a dot of rtv to hold them in place
great learner job. all you need are hose clamp pliars, a 3/8" torque wrench and a few sockets
hose clamp pliers care 40, torque wrench is 10 at harbor freight, rest you probably have.
you can even get around hose pliers with a large channel lock
Last edited by racebum; Aug 6, 2013 at 11:16 PM.
Burning Brakes
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