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How would I temporarily repair my water pump, so that I can drive it to the repair shop?

I have a 1997 mercedes 320e and it is leaking very bad. I need a temporary fix for the water pump, so that I can take it to the repair shop that is 10 min. away.

Answer:

old mechanic trick get pepper and pour it in there/use a whole box if you have it/works
i don think you can do nething that will fix it temp...i would load your raidator up with coolant and put the heat on max to take the heat away from the engine put ur hazzards on and drive no more than 20mph...or have some 1 tie a thing tow rope arounf the front of the frame and have them pull you
fill the radiator and reservoir tank completely and leave the cap loose on the first click so the system doesn't build pressure drive to shop when least amount of traffic and weather is cooler
Don't try and don't listen to these idiots telling you to leave the cap off or give it a go. The engine will get hot in much less than 10 minutes and those heads are very lightweight aluminum that don't do well when overheated. Not having pressure in the cooling system is almost as bad as not having water with that engine. The easiest way is to have someone replace the pump on the spot. Otherwise, shell out the $50 for a tow unless you want to risk trashing the engine.
You can't fix the water pump temporarily, but what you can do is store a lot of extra water in your car and stop to refill the radiator as needed. If the leak isn't too bad, you can probably make it ten minutes away without having to refill at all. If it's a bad leak, you may need quite a bit of water. I have done this before and it worked pretty well for me. Good luck!

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