Opened up my swing rad....

[Eric Johnson]

Hi Scott,
First begin by saying some words of thanks to the Almighty that you have a swing
radiator. Many of us don't which makes opening up the front more of a project.
As far as
whether you replace the water pump or not, that's up to you.

My philosophy on our '84 coach has been not to replace hardware items like water
pumps
until there is some sign of a problem. Preventative maintenance usually covers
things like
oil changes, radiator fluid, chassis lube, belts, hoses, tires, on a reasonable
frequency. If
we extend PM to replacing hardware just because it's old, it difficult to know
where to
draw the line and it can get needlessly expensive.

If your belts and hoses are older than 3-5 years, I would replace them. Whether
you
change the belts or not, I've found it useful to re-tension them every one to
two years.
This is particularly true for the power steering belt which is under a very
heavy load. You
can get a belt tension gauge from NAPA or a belt supplier.

Eric in San Antonio
84FC35SB

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@...> wrote:
>
> ...today for the first time just to check things out in there.
>
> Question: My water pump looks like its been on there a loooong time.
> It's working fine, but I'm wondering if I should go ahead and have it
> changed out. Am I just being paranoid? Will the Cat water pump start
> to leak to signal a pending failure like a regular automotive water
> pump?
>
> Everything else looks fine. Checked all the connections and what-not
> for the Facet Fan, belts & hoses look good, even added some new
> insulation around the radiator. Anyone have any suggestions of other
> things I should pay attention to before I close it up?
>
> Scott Forman
> 82 FC35RB
> Memphis
>