Check the condition of the pump that failed. If a lot of the impeller vanes are gone, consider reverse flushing the entire cooling system. The pump pieces can clog the very small cooling passages in the head leading to localized overheating and cracking of the head.
Also consider replacing the motor mount. If the car has any serious mileage, it's probably gone and once you get the motor mount out, replacing the water pump is much easier.
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Current car
2000 Boxster 2.7l red/black
Previous cars
1973 Opel Manta
1969(?) Fiat 850 Convertible
1979 Lancia Beta Coupe
1981 Alfa Romeo GTV 6
1985 Alfa Romeo Graduate
1985 Porsche 944
1989 Porsche 944
1981 Triumph TR7
1989 (?) Alfa Romeo Milano
1993 Saab 9000
Last edited by san rensho; 04-25-2013 at 04:55 AM.
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