04-01-14, 11:46 AM
(04-01-14, 10:29 AM)rustyrider link Wrote: How can an initial diagnosis of piston rings or cracked liner suddenly become a water pump?
The RAC chap reckoned rings or liner (not cracked, BTW, but dropped). I'm not sure the ZX has liners.
The water pump diagnosis was from the mechanic who actually knows the bike. Chances are that that was the first ZX-4 the RAC guy had ever clapped eyes on. It could be that the water pump (which also drives the oil pump) failed catastrophicaly, the coolant and the oil mixed, an the horrible noise was a result of that. Hopefully I'll find out soon.
Guess what, Exup, looks like I'm finally getting a Thou. Not as shiny as this one though....
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