Water Pump replacement is a rite of passage with this car. And rightly
so, as it's a huge confidence builder too. Once you've replaced that
water pump, you can take on practicly anything else. It took me a
month to do it the first time, after I broke a stud off not once, but
twice in the same hole for the bypass hose, in the head, and two
broken extractors as well! I managed to grind it out each time with a
Dremmel bit. Plus I had to drive across town to my buddies house,
where I was storing the car. So the project was slow going for me.
2 weeks later, the pulley worked it's way down to the end of the shaft
on the new water pump. That time it took me 4 hours to do a water pump
replacement in a dark car port at night. Like I said, it's a HUGE
confidence builder.
I remember that feeling too. I reassembled the intake, the fuel
system, got everything bolted back together, and the car fired right
up. I was just as amazed that I managed to bolt everything back
together without forgetting anything, and driving the car out of
there. It's a helluva felling!
-Robert
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Michael Babb" <mcbabb@xxxx> wrote:
> Hey gang,
>
> It only took me 2 ½ weeks but I just replaced the water pump on my car ?
> first "major" job that I have ever done on my car (at least major for
> me).
>
> I took pictures every step of the way and will be posting a tech article
> on the process as soon as I can get it all typed up.
>
> Just had to pass on the news ? can't really believe that the car started
> after I got it all put back together again ? can't believe that I didn't
> forget something!
>
> Michael
>
>
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