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Re: Water pump lubricant

To: Tom Phelan <tomph@mchsi.com>
Subject: Re: Water pump lubricant
From: Walt Boeninger <walt.boeninger@hp.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:08:13 -0700
Water wetter provides lubrication, that's all I've used
in the last 9 years in my not so exotic SBF Mustang

Walt
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Tom Phelan wrote:

> Hi Guys,
> 
> Got a question for you wter pump guru's out there. Seems to me I
> remember reading somewhere that the coolant additives in cars also
> provide lurication for the water pump and helps to prevent leaks in the
> seals. Seeing as we're not supposed to run additives to the coolant in
> our vintage racers (except water wetter) what do you all do to keep the
> water pumps going. I ask because I have the same water pump on my street
> car that came with it in '68 and it still doesn't leak and my racer pump
> developed a leak last season in just three years. 
> 
> Tom
> 

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