Hi Steve,
>From your description---sounds like a water pump to me.
I remember when my water pump went out on my first car (64 Chev Bel Air).
The sounds and symptoms were very similar to what you described.
I even remember replacing it myself...it was a relatively straightforward
job. Good Luck!
Steve
>From: Steve Shoyer <Steve@shoyer.com>
>Reply-To: Steve Shoyer <Steve@shoyer.com>
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: New noise - is it the water pump?
>Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 23:14:31 -0400
>
>I was driving my 1980 MGB tonight and noticed a new noise, kind of an
>occasional rumble. It seemed to vibrate through the gearshift lever, so I
>was able to feel it as well as hear it. It got louder, so I pulled over
>and looked under the hood. I noticed that the pulley on the water pump was
>loose, and that it would wobble in and out once in a while. The noise
>seemed to correspond to the wobble. When I got the car home (driving
>slowly), I found that I was able to move the pulley around, almost like a
>joystick. I'm guessing that it's not supposed to do that.
>
>Does it sound like I lost a bearing and need to replace the water pump? If
>so, is it a big job, and does the radiator really need to come out (step 1
>in the Bentley manual). Could it be something else?
>
>Thanks.
>
>--Steve Shoyer
>
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