But a car with that much rust will need a lot of careful welding and sheet
metal work.
If quickie repairs are done, it might not even be safe to drive. At this point,
the water pump is the least of the problems. I think the most important advice
is: Have somebody familiar with Spits and their weaknesses look at the
car, and get their opinion and advice.
Doug
At 07:44 AM 3/19/02 , Luke Lewis wrote:
>Severely rusted? Up here in the Rust Belt (Salt Belt, more like), that'd be
>a find! Both my cars are/were in that shape when I got them. (Of course, I
>paid the equivalent of $450 and $650 US for them...) Sills, rockers, floors
>and dogleg panels are maintenance items up here if you drive your car daily,
>or even 10 months of the year as I do... they need changing more frequently
>than thrust washers or trunnions! :-)
>
>Luke
>London.on.ca
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