[W126 Coupe] Coolant Leak

[J Hirsch]

Just  giving a  "comparison" how some  car "engineering"  has advanced
Look up what a 1963 Pontiac Tempest is going for in excellent condition
The water pump on my 1960 Eldorado was  $95, two  years ago.   Took  
one  and half hours from  start to finish at a leisure pace.
On Jan 30, 2006, at 4:14 PM, Mister McGoo wrote:

> The shop rate for the water pump is around 4 - 4½ hours.  If there is 
> the slightest doubt about the front engine seal, go the extra, remove 
> the balancer and replace the seal.  This is NOT a 
> backyard-on-the-ramps type of job.  For one thing, the water pump 
> bolts are a bitch to get.  The water pump should be about $140. 
> (considerably more at M-B!)  Change the thermostat and housing hose as 
> well as the lower rad hose while you're at it, even if they look OK.  
> They must come off anyway and they are less than $20.
>
> A good rule of thumb is a water pump should never cost more than half 
> the market value of your car.  So while a Pontiac water pump may just 
> cost $33., it is really touch-and-go if it is worth doing.
>
> -Bellamy
>
>
>
>  
>> From:  "Mike R." <mramay at att.biz>
>> Reply-To:  Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>> To:  "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>> Subject:  RE: Re: [W126 Coupe] Coolant Leak
>> Date:  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:54:09 -0800
>> >The fan clutch took me ten minutes to R&R. Sounds like it's a 
>> difficult
>> >thing for the water pump though. If the harmonic balancer has to 
>> come off,
>> >then it sounds like the radiator has to come out too. No fun here.
>> >
>> >Later,
>> >Mike R.
>> >(702) 494-8056
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com 
>> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
>> >On Behalf Of Shayegan, Richard
>> >Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 7:35 AM
>> >To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
>> >Subject: RE: Re: [W126 Coupe] Coolant Leak
>> >
>> >You might want to check with your mechanic what they would charge to 
>> do
>> >it (i.e. it might be cheaper than you think). From what he told me, 
>> it's
>> >not hard, but tedious, and involves everything the service manuals 
>> say
>> >it does. I looked at it, considered what a PITA it would be for me 
>> to do
>> >it, especially considering it was (and is) winter, and it was just
>> >better to let him do it for a few hundred bucks (I don't have my
>> >receipts with me but I think it was like $300-400 in labor). You 
>> might
>> >want to check the fan clutch while you're there and replace that at 
>> the
>> >same time.
>> >Richard
>> >
>> >
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