The saga of replacing my water pump continues. Finally swapped out the water pump, and now am putting everything back together. For those of you who have not ever considered replacing your water pump - it is a rather time consuming endeavor on the Miata - remove the cam shaft cover, accessory belts, timing belt, etc...
Anyhow, putting it all back together now. After torquing the timing belt idler pulley to the specified torque - should the idler pulley spin or be locked down tight? In other words, do I need to buy a new timing belt idler pulley?
kc