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russelljones48

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  1. If you're North of Charlotte there are a couple of good shops in Denver NC. They are both on the same little industrial loop. Both come recommended but I have only used 1, Black Forest Racing. I can recommend the shop (they did my IMS bearing) and John and Cody (father and son) are both highly experienced and very personable. rj
  2. Ahsai and John. Thanks for your responses. Ahsai your pictures have added some clarity and before I button it up and drive it again I'll pump some more water through some areas your pics helped to show me. John, in answer your question I've recovered somewhere north of 80-90% of the impeller - as best as I can tell. It has looked like I've recovered some small amount of additional debris as a result of the flushings but it's sometimes hard to tell because other under car debris ends up in the pan since I'm working on my back with about 16" of clearance. I'm going to try to get some more water through the engine/heads today and button here up. Do either of you think it might b worthwhile to fill it up with water, run it for a while and drain it again? Russell
  3. I've just been told by someone who is Porsche "expert" that the engine should be pulled and dismantled. Since this is work beyond my paygrade/experience and may well make the car more expensive to fix than it's worth... thoughts? I have assumed that the radiators would be the spot where it is most likely that debris would have lodged, I have opened up the 2 large lines underneath the car and reversed flushed them with a hose. They are also at a low spot so any debris should have drained from above them. I've flushed through the thermostat and WP area and down through the overflow tank. I've removed the small drain plug and drained flushed through that area and lastly, I've removed the large hose in the right rear of the engine and flushed through that opening as well. Is there anything I've missed?
  4. Thanks for the reinforcement - I will redouble my efforts to make sure I get it all. Does this site have or does anyone have a procedure for doing this full flush? At the moment I have flushed through the coolant tank and inspected the WP and thermostat area with fiber optics. I have opened up the passenger side coolant line near the rear of the transmission and can reverse flush back to the pump/thermostat openings. That should clear the radiators and return lines but I'm not sure how to reverse flush the engine?
  5. JFP, Thanks. So, if your schematic represents the physical layout I should flush from the passenger side of the car and push water through to the driver's side? I have the main tubes open in the tunnel near the transmission. That would push water back through the radiators? I will be traveling this week so my correspondence may be sporadic. My parts should arrive this week while I'm gone so I will get back to work on the car next weekend. Do you have any tips on a procedure for this flush - system is (obviously) open at the thermostat and WP. BTW I have checked the WP and thermostat area with a scope and those areas are clean of debris.
  6. 2001 996 C4 6spd. I think I ran over something that damaged my water pump - loud whack Tuesday night followed by lot's of coolant steam and a noise that sounded like marbles in a can. Whatever happened it "grenaded" the water pump impeller. I've taken the WP and thermostat/housing out and one of the WP bolts was bent indicating something hit it hard. I have ordered new of both and some of the hoses. BUT as best as I can tell I've only recovered about 80% of the impeller - most of it was lodged in the thermostat housing. I'm now in the process of trying to drain the entire cooling system and would like advice and guidance. I've taken off the belly pan, rear tranny mount and the 2 large rubber hoses that connect the aluminum sections. Should I continue taking the system apart and draining it all? And then what type of flushing should I do? The Bentley manual isn't much help with this? Hoping you all can help.....
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