On Nov 26, 1:35am, Sholtes IV wrote:
> I have an idea. If you suspect the water pump, why not dis-
> connect it? This is not a joke! I am only suggesting that for
> diagnostic purposes, and with a cold engine, I believe you should be
> able to run the engine for a minute or two with the fan belt dis-
> connected. I would suggest getting someone else to start, stop,
> and rev the engine, so you spend the most part of this time up front
> listening to the engine instead of running back and forth.
Actually, with a TR-3 you can start the car (and rev it, of course)
from under the bonnet. The little rubber cover on the back of the
starter solenoid is the "manual push button" for starting or turning
the car over from the engine bay.
later,
John Lye
rjl6n@virginia.EDU
http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~rjl6n/homepage.htm
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