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Article: Replacing Your Water Pump.(automobile)
- Article from:
- Popular Mechanics
- Article date:
- July 1, 2000
- Author:
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Bombing down the interstate, you glance at the odometer and realize you've just reached an automotive milestone: 100,000 miles with no major repairs. Time was a car that had passed its belly over that much real estate was considered pretty much used up, but yours still runs great and looks practically new. Amazing how technology has advanced.
Then you notice the temperature gauge. Holy smokes--pegged! You put it in neutral, coast off onto the shoulder and shut her down. There's that maple-syrup-spilled-on-the-radiator odor again--you've smelled it before, but filed it under "things to think about later." Sooner would've been better--now you're walking.
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