Cc: british-cars@hoosier.utah.edu (british-cars)
>>> steve valin steve@sgi.com writes (about water pumps)
>>>Oh Alfa's are easy. Try a Lotus twin-cam. You have to remove the
>>>head and sump first. Too bad water pumps don't last long, either! If the
>>>engine is in a Europa, you'll have to pull it first as the water pump is
>>>buried in the bulk-head. Luckily, pulling an engine in a Europa is very
>>>easy!
When the water pump on my Lotus Twin cam went, we cut an access panel in
the fire wall!! It made replacing the water pump really simple. To
repair the firewall we made a patch from 3/4" plywood with fiberglass on
bothsides. It sure looks neat when you're done.
Larry
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