Another overheating 2001 legacy wagon

[Mattheww044]

I agree with you guys, it's VERY hard to find a mechanic worth taking your car to. EVERY time I have left my car at a shop to have ANYTHING done, they have fucked something else up. That's why I like learning. Gives you something to do, saves TONS of money, and there is much more pride knowing that you solved your problems instead of someone else.

[evolutionmovement]

My mechanic was great until he decided to drink himself into a coma over an unattractive woman who dumped him for some drug addict.

[Mr. Hot]

Well, at least I'm not alone (hardly).
I can't believe the guy didn't give the "new" water pump a visual before installing it.
I'm not even a professional mechanic and I stare at stuff just in amazement that we idiot humans
can even make these machines , for the most part, work.
And then to tell me he had to tear it all apart to put a "good" water pump in but he didn't even inspect that one.
I'm looking at the one he put in and when I show him what he did (why else would I put a new timing belt and water pump in after 45k unless someone like him screwed it up , so he can't say someone else did it(he can say what ever he wants,actually), well, I can't wait to see the look on his face.
Small town shop in the middle of town........reputation , indeed.
Won't have much left of that once I get done talkin' and a few phone calls to the BBB.

Unless, he coughs up about $424.93 for what the actually professionals at Eastside Service Center fix what he did.
These guys are gonna do the same job, properly, for $200 less than he charged almost three years ago, too!

Of course , If I had a spare car and a secure garage, I'd do the jobs that take more than a day to do(gotta wrap it up and secure the tools and car before sundown, etc...).
Luckily, I at least have a garage and the tools but garage just doesn't have any doors(the landlord isn't gonna get around to that anytime soon and I still don't have a spare car,etc..).

Hopefully, what ever piece of this hole he chopped out of the waterpump inlet isn't lodged too far into the waterjacket.
I believe that's what happening, though.
Replaced everything else but the waterpump., which is probably fine, and the engine block

Thanks, guys , for the input.
I'll be having this repaired , hopefully, end of this week.

[Legacy777]

Let us know how things turn out.

I would think that with the water pump removed, they may be able to shoot water in from the top side of the engine coolant crossover to flush the piece out.