Hi all.
Just a lesson that I'm sure you've all had when replacing the waterpump,
mine is still fresh from last night.
1) Always have a freshly painted engine compartment when the water pumps
decides to leak whilst driving and immediately bake on that custom mottled
design from the antifreeze. You'd pay a fortune for that kind of
customization.
2) During removal, that bastard pipe running to the rear of the engine has
two sizes for wrenches that no one owns, or the PO buggered them up so bad
that the only thing that fits is your bleeding hands, or the ever popular
and versatile pipe wrench which makes it impossible to ever refit.
3) When the bastard pipe comes loose and you have removed the pump housing,
be sure to leave the small bent rubber hose attached which promptly gets the
pipe wedged between the block and exhaust manifold. Merely pull it hard
enough from under the exhaust manifold, such that the pipe resembles a
javelin embedding itself in your radiator - (see "whip out checkbook" steps
1 through 4).
4) Removing the waterpump from the housing is a treat, you can jack the pump
out from the housing with the nuts, provided that you don't try to do it
with one nut still snug. Then remove the bent and stripped stud and replace
with one with different thread to which you have no nuts.
During reinstallation
5) Remove javelin from radiator and clean out immense amount of rust
6) Shove javelin back into position, being sure to temporarily arc weld it
to the hot side of your starter
7) Offer up waterpump to block, insert bolts and tighten
8) The reason the bottom bolt is so tight, is that the fan belt you let stay
in the bottom of the engine compartment is wedged behind the pump housing.
Continue tightening until you need a new belt. At this point it is
sufficiently tight.
9) Remove bolts, curse, after removing scrap rubber, re-tighten all bolts.
10) Use oversize pipe wrench to damage both bleeding knuckles and bastard
pipe
11) Remove bolts once again from waterpump to install alternator bracket.
12) Re-bend fuel pipe to different location, cut new rubber fuel pipe to
bridge the larger gap near the carbs.
13) Tighten all hose clamps
14) Add antifreeze, note dripping noise.
15) The little bent hose that caused the "javelin effect" is now cleaning
the starter, frame and garage floor with a half gallon of expensive anti
freeze (after being dragged under the exhaust manifold twice). Remove hose
and trim carefully with razor knife, reinstall and wipe blood from intake
manifold, exhaust manifold, left fender etc..
16) Chase dog from garage as they seem to enjoy the antifreeze more than
yourself, wipe up with same blood soaked rag used in 15.
17) Add more antifreeze
18) step back to admire a job well done!!!
Ed Quinn
72 TR6
Walnut CA
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