What does a dying water pump sound like?/More brake q's

[Greg Baxter <gbaxter@valleybrook.com>]

Hey everyone -

The past few mornings, I've noticed that the engine in my rocco is sounding 
ummm, kinda like a diesel... (I'm afraid that's the best description that I 
can come up with - an unusually loud, rumbling sort of noise.)

Upon closer inspection, the offending sound appears to be coming from one 
of the belt-driven devices (water pump or alternator, I have no A/C or 
Power steering...) or maybe from the timing belt. I thought that it was 
because of the 20w50 I'm running, and the cold mornings, but it sounded 
like that when I arrived at work after an hours' drive. The engine seems to 
be cooling properly, but I'm unsure if the water pump is on its last legs, 
or what's going on...

A further question to do with my brakes: I told the guy that I bought the 
seized calipers about my problem, and he gave me a pair of 
brand-spanking-new looking GTI brake SETS! (Axles, discs, calipers, 
carriers, lines, pads, everything!) I haven't gone underneath to work on 
them, but I just wanna know, if any (A2) GTI rear disc setups were 
interchangeable with S16v setups. It seems that the discs are the same 
size, but I'd really like to bolt up these new axles and go the whole nine 
yards... That being said, I'd rather not waste a day removing what's on 
there to find out that I can't put these new ones on...

Anyone? Anyone?

Thanks as always,


Greg
82 Scirocco 1.8 8v



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