Water Pump Rookie

[Tony Martie <tony@domain.elided>]

 I have a sudden nasty grinding/squeaking sound coming from the front 
end of my engine that I suspect is the water pump bearings (at least I 
hope it's only a water pump!).  No external flood of coolant yet 
however, wouldn't that be the most common sign of a water pump gone bad?
 Since I have never had to replace an Alfa water pump before, and 
cannot even really see much of it, I was wondering if someone could 
tell me whether or not the one I found on ebay is for a Spider.

Here is the sellers description:
On the box under the bar code the numbers are: 60624553. on the water 
pump itself the numbers are: R2948, B 01.

Here is the link (with photo):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1862933197

On the other hand, maybe I really only suspect the water pump because I 
have had the car for eight years without ever having to touch it.  And 
I live in Dallas, where the coolant stays very hot.
It's getting me downright antsy... fail already!

did I just type that!?

Tony Martie
78 Spider
TM PhotoDesign
http://www.tmpd.net
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