water pump pics

[DavidT]

you guys are my own personal "Chilton's" thumbs_u
Thanks for checking up on my posts.
The bolt had about an 1/8 inch sticking out... so a pair of needle nose pliers was all that was needed (to grab hold and back it out) The threads are a little rough, but I believe it will be ok... I noticed another one of the 3 small aluminum (?) bolts is also about to break in half. I got 2 bolts at work (correct diameter) not aluminum though. I am assuming 2 of the three are not length specific.?.
The top of the tube that connects to the lower radiator hose has some "pitting". My buddy at work said this was probably due to tap water. He said to only add distilled water when mixing with antifreeze. shrug
If I am being lazy, forgive me... but do I really need to change the paper gasket in the tube that connects to the low. rad. hose?
So... I do need to coat the inlet for the crossover tube with something? What should I use?

 

[rangerj]

Dk,

OK leave the gasket at the lower radiator hose connection alone, as long as there are no signs of any leaks.

Yes, you should mix your anti-freeze with distilled, and PH neutral, water. You can get distilled, PH neutral, water at the drug store or even the grocery store. My wife uses it in her iron.

Make sure the bolts are the same thread pitch. If the threads are a little rough, they should be restored with a thread repair tap. Maybe your friend at work has the right size and thread pitch. It only takes a minute to thread it in like a screw, and back it back out.

The fact that two out of three of the small bolts are broken, tells me that they were over-torqued. Take a good look at the third one. In fact, I would replace the third bolt also.

Coat the inlet for the crossover tube with a thin coat of silicone grease. Coat the "O" ring with a little silicone grease also.

Have you found the torque specifications for the water pump bolts yet? The bolts must be tightened with a torque wrench so they will not get broken again!

DK, let's take one thing at a time. Tell me what is going to be your next step. rangerj

 

[DavidT]

well, I finally got it back together... and upon running a pressure test...the leak is history thumbs_u thanks for all your help
So, I resumed to remove the crank sprocket and, wouldn't ya know... it only moved about an inch, max. When I thought I had it freed up (earlier post), I never removed it from the crankshaft squint
I have cleaned up the part that it gets stuck on (with emory paper) and I have PB blasted it to death... it won't budge past a certain point
Could I have bent the crankshaft when I was removing the pulley (with the puller)? (I managed to bend the bolts from the puller! ANd the pulley fought me the entire time... I had to muscle the wrench)

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