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Replacing the water pump on a 1983 honda shadow vt500?

Jul 01, 2010 by suede | Posted in Motorcycles

So im looking at this real cherry vt500, that has a dead water pump. How hard is this to replace? The most i can really do mechanically is change my oil and replace spark plugs, points, that type of thing.

Will a novice be able to do this?

It's not a huge job, but you will need a shop manual. My main concern would be, did the pump failure result in internal damage to the motor? If not, how did the previous owner become aware of the problem?

| Jul 01, 2010

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