haha thanks that was very informative.. it was the pump.. when i pulled it off. water poured out.. and i tried to move the fan.. it was stuck.. so it corroded from being inactive.. weird thing though.. when i pulled the gasket off it pulled a peice of plastic from the housing off with it.. broke in 3 peices.. i tried to seal it... but we'll see if that holds up.. and that bracket was such a pita to get to.. so i made my own hanger and just took the bracket out (since i'll probably have to replace the pump again anyway)
it was underneith the air filter housing.. but you couldnt see it just by taking the housing off.. and there was no way to get to it unless you go under the car.. man i hated that job.. im wiped out now lol it's just nice to see the ses light off and hear that motor turn on when i turn on the car!