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Originally Posted by Strider
If temperatures are OK, and leakage is minimal / non - measurable, then just keep your eye on it and plan on replacing it when you can. If you get more concerned with it, take the tension off of the belt and try to wiggle the pulley. If there is any wiggle, then replace the waterpump ASAP. If the leak rate increases, or temperatures increase, then replace ASAP.
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I tried the wiggle test, only the tiniest barely feelable wiggle. I'll keep an eye on it. The money is bad, but not as bad as the effort in replacing it or the time/effort in polishing it. I put on only about 5Kmi/year. I read a post where a guy with similar driving patterns watched a very slow leak in this area for about 10 years until he decided he couldn't take it anymore, so I'm hoping for the best.
Given this summer, wonder how I'll tell when temperatures are creeping up
If I'm in motion, the car sits at about 84; standing still after coming off an expressway, it can go to 95 until I start moving again, if the temperature is over 80 outside. From what I hear, this is downright cool for this car