Quote Originally Posted by pennyman1 View Post
I think you did a great job with the details of installing the pump on the 2nd gen - I have not seen your responses as being harsh, just honest. Keep on posting!
It's the Chicago native in me.

I know that I can come across as a know-it-all when it comes to cars. I can't help that. There is not much I haven't seen when it comes to servicing cars.

No I have never worked as a mechanic, but I was ASE certified as an Automotive Service Consultant, Jaguar Service Guild member and Toyota Master Advisor. My general automotive knowledge is vast. Buying, selling servicing. All things cars. I have gasoline running through my veins.

That said, I am not the typical user here. The 70s through late 80s Jap imports are just freaks of durabilty if they are maintained properly. That's all I do with my truck, I just maintain it. And pretty anally, I might add. And because it was the first and only vehicle I bought new, I have no desire to chop it up. It's probably the most well documented MM on the planet.

No Brad, I don't have a problem here. To the contrary. My feelings are that this forum and the group on FB are fairly typical for the automotive servicing public. (Less here than FB I will say that.) Most "advice" is to throw out automotive mechanical terms which results in throwing unneeded parts at a car in the hopes of fixing it. More often than not, it's just a waste of time and money where the problem does not get fixed.

Some time ago someone started a thread where they outlined an overheating problem. I knew immediately what his problem was. Instead, he was advised to replace the water pump, thermostat, etc. All that was needed was to take the radiator out and take it to a radiator shop and have the tubes cleaned out. They run rods through the tubes to clean them out. No amount of flushing with a garden hose is going to clean those tubes sufficiently to correct the lack of circulation. You will see water movement at the top of the radiator, but at the bottom where you can't see the water it is not moving. Because the crud settles to the bottom. But it appears that the radiator is not the problem because it "isn't leaking." Not so. It IS the problem. How do I know this? 20 years of writing service at the dealership level, that's how.

I don't write this stuff to blow my own horn. Rather, it is to give sound advice that will likely save someone time and money.

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