Been away for a while, question about water pump

[SvMinor]

Hello everyone, ive not been on here for a while, my minor has been off the road, im now getting it back on the road, I had a rat in my garage and the little s#$t chewed through all my windscreen washer hoses and chewed the top off the washer bottle too, he also chewed through the hose for my oil pressure gauge and he had a go at some of the wiring in the engine bay too. Although he wont be doing it again. (He got a few lead pellets in the head) anyway all thats fixed now, and new battery Installed, I started the old girl up this evening and I noticed water leaking from behind the cooling fan. So I took the fan blade off and wiggled the pulley on the water pump and water ran out from behind the pulley, does this mean the pump now needs replaced, is it easy to replace, should I replace anything else while im in there. Ill get a new pump and gasket do I need anything else, Thanks in advance Mark

[bmcecosse]

If it's an A series engine (but your name is SV Minor??) then yes - just get a new pump(and gasket) - 4 bolts to fit, and fit a new bypass hose (straight - NOT concertina) at the same time.

[SvMinor]

Thanks bmc for the quick reply, Firstly my name, Sv relates to the motorbike I used to have, which is part of my signature pic, Suzuki Sv 650s. Then Minor. So SvMinor. Some people say its a contradiction, Vintage car an a fast bike in the same garage. I like to be different. I was looking on a parts website they do kevlar hose its got 2 concertina parts in the middle of the hose. Though the rest of the hose is straight. I haven't added a pic. Dont want to mention a particular company but there is a large cow in their logo.

[bmcecosse]

Avoid the kevlar - poor reports.