I replaced the water pump on my '78, it was one of the first mechanical
jobs I'd done, and it was pretty easy.
You take off the alternator, and the water pump's right there. I did it in
a hour or two on a nice afternoon. It was very simple.
Should you be driving the car? Well, why does he think the water pump's
going? Is it leaking? If so, you probably don't want to drive it much, or
very far.
But yes, on a '77 or '78, it's easy to do. Just pay attention to the
tension on the alternator belt when you take it off so that you give it
that approximate tension when you put it back on (based on how the
alternator is positioned). But it's not a hard job at all.
- Tab
At 11:35 AM 4/21/04, Tom McLaughlin wrote:
>All,
>Since the birth of my son, I've only been doing about
>1/3 of the work on my MGB and have been taking it to a
>mechanic for some things as I don't have any time
>anymore.
>
>Anyway, he did some work for me and says that the
>water pump is going out. He was going to charge me
>$150 to put a new one in.
>
>So, the question is, how hard is it? I do enjoy
>working on the car so if I can get it done in under
>say 2-3 hours, I'd like to try. If this is going to
>be a major pain, I'll probably have him do it.
>
>Lastly, should I be driving the car at all???
>
>Thoughts???
>
>Tom
>77B
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