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Water pump alignment 200

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posted by  Paul Driver of Inga on  Sat Jul 31 03:59 CST 2010
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You know about pushing up on the water pump as you snug up the bolts?

Also suggest you line the gasket up on the block and make sure the holes line up. Then do the same on the pump. If the gasket does not line up on both, something is amiss.

I use a thin coating of Permatex water gasket and stick the gasket on the block. Also apply a very thin film to the face of the water pump. Install the top doughnut gasket and then guide it up on the block stud. Put the heater tube gasket on the tube, not in the water pump and ease that up in the pump. Start a nut on the top side and then one one the bottom, leave plenty of slack for now. Then you start the bolts and nuts around the pump.

The next key is to push up with a good force as you tighten up the nuts and bolts. If you are a one man team take a thin stick and cut a V in one end. Put that V right behind the fly wheel and raise the jack until you see the water pump get snug. Does not require a lot of pressure to do this at all. I leave the wood block snug until all of the bolts except the heater tube are snug. That is the last thing I tighten up. Slip your two water pump belts onto the pulley before you push it into place to save yourself some prying and pushing.

Regards,

Paul






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