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Engine + Driveline / need water-pump help

« on: March 02, 2009, 11:52:32 AM »

The only thing that actually seemed to make any progress was to make solid downward blows on the flange that the pulley bolts up to. Be careful not to hit the crank pulley or timing cover. After a few solid blows the housing broke apart. Just make sure you have all of the pieces and flush everything out well.

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Engine + Driveline / need water-pump help

« on: February 25, 2009, 05:19:08 PM »

if doing the whole system includes the radiator, pelican parts
for me anyway, i just replaced my radiator and they were the cheepet and included  the resavoir. the bleed screws , other companies did not include the resavoir

Thanks. I have found pelican to be a great parts source and highly informative as well. I also use vertex automotive, a porsche and bmw tuner located in miami, since i can pick up locally. Now that i know how bad the wear has gotten on my car it has become a full rebuild and i will be making a thread to continue this. Thank you everyone for your input.

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Engine + Driveline / need water-pump help

« on: February 23, 2009, 09:46:20 PM »

Thank you everyone for your input. So what had apparently happened was the bearing in the front of the housing failed which allowed for play in the shaft. When the bearing got bad enough the impeller contacted the block and seized the pump. After laying into the pump with a 25 pound hammer the housing finally gave and i was able to remove the pump in pieces. Unfortunately when i was reinstalling the hose from the radiator to the water pipe the pipe cracked so now i am just going to redo the ENTIRE cooling system. Oh and while i was doin all of this i pulled my AC since the compressor was bad. 43lbs gone.

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Engine + Driveline / need water-pump help

« on: February 11, 2009, 04:29:43 PM »

Okay so i was driving down the road the other day when i heard a loud squeal from my engine, then it suddenly stopped. Turns out my water pump had seized and the belt broke. I let it cool off and limped home without overheating. When i got home I began to pull the cooling system apart for an overhaul while i had it drained. Now for the problem; after removing the 3 10mm bolts and one 6mm hex bolt from the water pump i started to thread the bolts through the 2 flanges for removal. Right when it felt like the pump was going to give both flanges broke. I have since tried using a prybar on each side of the pump as well as removed the radiator and condenser from the front of the bay to try pulling through the grill. I even attached a come-along  to the tree in front of my car and tried pulling it out with that. With the car in gear and the e-brake on the car actually slid forward with no movement whatsoever from the pump. Am i totaly screwed or has this happened to anyone else and you figured out how to get it out? Thanks and all advice is greatly appreciated.

Jon