Originally posted by projectSHO89:
Your post described perfectly the consequences of swapping parts to try to fix a problem without proper testing. Hopefully your message will be heeded by someone down the road.

That quick test with the laser pointer IR thermometer would have saved you a weekend of work and a bunch of money. You can buy one at Sears for only $50.

Good luck..

Steve



Thats the truth! Although this episode only cost me $105, $10 for each thermostat, $20 for the fan temp sensor, $60 for the waterpump and $5 for coolant. I could have put the orginal water pump back in and saved $50, but I figured the car has 73000 miles on it, I was better off just putting the new one in anyway as preventive maintence. It all goes to show how having the right tools matter. Oh, by the way, I was suprised how easy it was to change the water pump, the serp belt was the hardest part!