Am installing water pump on my 745. Can't get bolt holes to line up when prying up on the pump. Are there some special tricks involved? For details, and the fact that I have some experience doing this, read on.

This is the third water pump I've installed on a B230 engine. First one went so easy I wondered why the FAQ had an article about it. Second one fought me for two hours over the part where you pry it upward to compress the big seal against the head. Could not get the bolt holes to line up. Finally it just went together, not with massive force, but I don't know how - the bolts just suddenly went in.

Today started to change that pump, above, for a new one. Have fought with it for over 3 hours, to no avail. Is there some magic trick to this that makes it go well? Like some specific way to pry the pump into position, or maybe I should have put the gasket on the pump not the block (it could be getting in the way, but I doubt it as it is so well fitted). What am I missing?

How bad is it? Car is all apart, pump is NOT bolted in, and it is after dark here and when done typing this, am going to get rental car to get family to work tomorrow. No fun.
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Scott Cook - 1991 745T, 1986 Toyota Tercel (Don't laugh, it is reliable, faithful AND gets 41 mpg!)