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Verdict is in...
Posted by Chris [Email] (more from Chris) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:52:09
In Reply to: This one has me stumped, Chris, Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:25:45
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Water pump failed. Mechanic says the shaft/bearings must've seized which would've accounted for the burning smell as the serp belt got messed up by the seized pulley. The belt is definitely toast and will be replaced as well. I noticed last night that the belt looked much more worn than a 30K belt should and that along with the burning smell seem to be strong clues that the problem lie with something driven by the belt.
Asked about the mysterious brown liquid and they said they don't see any leaks which would account for this. I'll discuss in more detail with them when I go to get the car tomorrow.
Re: some of the guesses....
The cap never failed, it looked to me that it successfully held the pressure in the coolant system and luckily I stopped the engine before it had a chance to boil over/out.
The thermostat has 35K on it so its not original but if the other clues about the water pump hadn't popped up I'm guessing that would've been the next likely culprit.
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