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- And the three front seals being...?
Front cam seal
Aux shaft seal (same as cam seal)
Front main crank seal
- How involved are replacing these seals?
Easy breezy. Carefully pry them out (you do not want to nick the sealing surfaces), lube 'em up and press them in with an appropriately sized socket. (I used to drill a small hole in the seal, screw in a sheet metal screw and pry the seal out with a claw hammer but I recently found some new box cutter knives from Stanley with a small hook on the end that work perfectly, just slide the blade under the seal, hook it and pull, they pop right out. Again, be careful not to scratch the metal surfaces.
Special tools required? (Mechanically I would rate myself as at least intermediate, it's the time and tools conccerns that will determine if I will give this job to a garage.) see above, intermediate capabilities are more than sufficient, no special tools required
- Water pump looks OK. What are its typical failure modes? Sudden seizure, sudden gasket leak/breakdown, sudden impeller breakage, or gradual deterioation? Gradual deterioration of seal between pump and head is most likely indicated by coolant seepage on/around pump.
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Bob Kraushaar '94 945T, '91 940T(back from retirement), '88 240, '84 242T, '94 F-150, '89 560 SL, '68 Shelby GT-500 KR
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