with this car?

Good bits, stripped the engine down, skimmed the head, cleaned and re-seated all the valves, put it back together with new headgasket etc. Finally got the last bits back together today, filled up the fluids.

Turned it over, fine. Then turned it over with the plugs in. Started, a bit oily, but that will be the oil I left in the cylinders burning off.

Reved it up, fine. 10 seconds later, looked underneath and water is coming out of the water pump.

That's about another hour to change it.

Mike

It's cos it's only when you fix one thing that you find the next weakest link in the whole process!

All part of the fun?

I think its the same for all of us

people come to my surgery complaining of this problem all the time and i give all patients the same diagnosis,

"you car is simply telling you that you need to spend more time with her in the garage "

Thats bad luck Mike!

Better to find out at the house than out in the hills though...?

Unfortunately I know exactly how you feel, i think my whole build went something like that!

Geoff

It's really odd.

I should be well impressed that I have managed to strip down and completely rebuild the top end of my engine. Not a bad attempt for a first timer.

But instead, I'm left wondering what next!!

I've topped it back up, started it again, run it and it hasn't done it again! So was it a one off, or a sign of something more serious.

Do I replace the pump with the spare one, which is another unknown, or replace the pump with a new electric one?

Mike

If anything, replace the pump with a new standard item. They are not expensive compared to electric ones, and once replaced it should last for years.

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Originally posted by MikeRJ
If anything, replace the pump with a new standard item. They are not expensive compared to electric ones, and once replaced it should last for years.

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Electric Water Pump

It wont actually be the pump itself thats at fault though surely?

Or is it seals that cant be replaced which are leaking?

Wouldn't have happened with a Honda engine Mike! (Had to get that in there!)

Maybe turbo it? That should show it who's boss......

What you need to do mike is buy a new Indy - one with an R1 engine...

The water pump has 5 seals in it, 3 of which Kawasaki sell as replacement parts. The seal between the two halves and the o-rings to the coolant pipes.

The main shaft seals aren't replacable (according to Haynes) And Kawasaki don't sell spares.

Basically between the two seals on the shaft there is a "dry" void. If the oil seal fails, you get oil pouring out. If the water seal fails you get water pouring out.

I've got a spare water pump on leak test at the minute. If it holds overnight, I'll fit it in the morning.

If not, I'll be looking towards the elecelecttic one.

Mike

What about an electric water pump off an Omega or whatever other Vauxhaul uses them. Or am I being too locost??

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Originally posted by owelly
What about an electric water pump off an Omega or whatever other Vauxhaul uses them. Or am I being too locost??

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Originally posted by Guinness
Hmm, phoned Kawasaki, £120 plus VAT for a replacement water pump

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