Re: [DML] Water pump, struts and heat shield

[webmaster@xxxx]

> 1.
> My waterpump evidently went kaput, right on a Volvo dealership
> parking area. They quoted me $1450 for a new pump installation and
> that is ludicrous! They also claimed that the exhaust manifold need
> to be removed in order to get to the rear hose connection on the
> engine. 

As you guessed - complete rubbish. Ask them how the exhaust manifold could possibly affect the water pump when the pump is in the middle of the "V" and the manifolds are on the outside... 

Are you sure he didn't say "intake manifold"?

However, you say the pump is kaput, but then suggest it's a leaky hose... which is it? There're a couple of good articles on the DMCnews tech page on how to change the pump. 

> 3.
> Finally, has anybody tried the German made double layer SS heat
> shield? Or has somebody come up with a better design here in the US?
> Does anybody have a layout drawing?

It's just a heat-shield. A double-layer will work fine. A number of people over here simply cut a sheet of ally to the right pattern and replace the asbestos, but there are a lot of cars not running cats here in the UK. As for a pattern - just pull yours out and draw around it :-)

Martin
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