Water pump play, and light noise

Safewiz

Safewiz

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Just developed a slight noise in my water pump. Checked end play, about a 16th in and out play. Very slight side to side. I didn't build it, but suppose to only have the 4000 thousand miles I have put on it. I have greased it every 500 miles in the front, and every 1000 miles in the rear. I purchased a leakless water pump when I bought the car, but didn't put it on because the one on it was suppose to have been redone, and up until this time has been fine. Should I be worried it won't make it home. I drive it to work every day, only a 15 mile ride home.
 
are you CERTAIN the noise is from the water pump.
The first step to take in narrowing down engine noises in an A is to remove the fan belt and run it for a few moments
 
Hi Safe,

A. A "wobbling" water pump is not too "bad" when not leaking.

B. What is "badder" is that any "wobbling" water pump on "any" vehicle can cause vibration stress cracks on a metal fan.

C. Then what is "baddest" is, the metal fan can rupture and ruin a $600.00 or so radiator.

D. Most will agree it is "gooder" to try to save $600.00 by installing your new water pump that you already paid for.
 
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Thanks guys, but went out to start it an go home and the thing was missing so bad I thought it wasn't going to get home. Stopped and pulled the plugs and they were as dark as tar. Cleaned them but didn't seem to help much, so I limped it home and started looking at everything else. Going to take a vacation day and go through it all. Start with the electrics an go from there.
 
Just hold the coil wire 1/4" from a head nut and check for a hot blue spark. There, your electrics troubleshooting is over and you can look at the carb to see why it's running too rich. :D
 
Hi Tom,

You might add if Mr. Safe holds the coil wire 4" from the head, (while standing barefooted in water), he might sing "Dixie" in Portuguese until he turns the coil wire loose.
 
That water pump noise could actually be from the fan and that is what I would be checking out first. Always be careful around a moving fan. I will never forget what happened to a neighbor that was leaning over to rev up an engine that had a ticking noise he assumed to be in the valve train. It was the fan, and when that thing let go of a blade, well, you get the idea...
 
Favorite vintage "Responses" one never forgets:

An exposed, non-shrouded Model A fan blade can be almost as dangerous as a lawn mower blade.

In the late 1940's I was with my Uncle who was restoring a house for a Doctor who just received his very "first" lawn mower. The Doctor took it out of the box, added fuel, started the new lawn mower & immediately turn is "OFF".

This doctor next approached my Uncle, (who knew my Uncle was a mechanic), and asked, "Can you please help me with this lawn mower ..... I really don't know much about it."

My Uncle looked at his right foot .......... with the entire top of his leather shoe missing ......... thus exposing all five (5) of this Doctor's toes ........ and replied:

"I can "see" that!"
 
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