Water pump
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 9,226
Likes: 9
From: Irvine Ca
that timing chain cover is leaking. Check those 10mm bolts. You'll find them all loose. Don't kill them tightening however, they are kinda small.
WD40 or some other solvent
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,152
Likes: 1
From: It's Bad Ass in Black! Cape Coral, Florida
I bought a new water pump at autozone, had it in a day. You should really change it, I doubt it's the 2 gaskets...........also make sure you put the heater hose on the pump before you put the ac back on, I forgot about that dam hose and had to rip it all apart again.....think, think, think.....
Racer
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 275
Likes: 0
From: Pembroke NH
right out of my FSM 6A1-14
5. Install cover-to-oil pan seal, lightly coat bottom of seal with engine oil, and position cover over crackshaft end.
6. Loosely install cover-to-block upper attaching screws.
7. Tighten screws alternately and evenly while pressing downward on the cover so that the dowels in the block are aligned with the corresponding holes in the cover. Position cover so that the dowels enter the holes in the cover without binding. Do not force cover over dowels so that the cover flange or holes are distorted.
8. Install remaining covers screws and torque to specifications
5. Install cover-to-oil pan seal, lightly coat bottom of seal with engine oil, and position cover over crackshaft end.
6. Loosely install cover-to-block upper attaching screws.
7. Tighten screws alternately and evenly while pressing downward on the cover so that the dowels in the block are aligned with the corresponding holes in the cover. Position cover so that the dowels enter the holes in the cover without binding. Do not force cover over dowels so that the cover flange or holes are distorted.
8. Install remaining covers screws and torque to specifications
Race Director
Joined: Jun 1999
Posts: 14,924
Likes: 9
From: Merritt Ils Fl
right out of my FSM 6A1-14
5. Install cover-to-oil pan seal, lightly coat bottom of seal with engine oil, and position cover over crackshaft end.
6. Loosely install cover-to-block upper attaching screws.
7. Tighten screws alternately and evenly while pressing downward on the cover so that the dowels in the block are aligned with the corresponding holes in the cover. Position cover so that the dowels enter the holes in the cover without binding. Do not force cover over dowels so that the cover flange or holes are distorted.
8. Install remaining covers screws and torque to specifications
5. Install cover-to-oil pan seal, lightly coat bottom of seal with engine oil, and position cover over crackshaft end.
6. Loosely install cover-to-block upper attaching screws.
7. Tighten screws alternately and evenly while pressing downward on the cover so that the dowels in the block are aligned with the corresponding holes in the cover. Position cover so that the dowels enter the holes in the cover without binding. Do not force cover over dowels so that the cover flange or holes are distorted.
8. Install remaining covers screws and torque to specifications
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 2,659
Likes: 3
From: Oxford CT
Yes its all set. I probably can do the job in a bout 1 hour now that its fresh in my head!
I only had to take that a/c off about a million times to make things fit back to gether, fix problems , etc
My back is killin me but its done !
I only had to take that a/c off about a million times to make things fit back to gether, fix problems , etc
My back is killin me but its done !
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 106
Likes: 0
From: Las Vegas NV
The only thing I can add is buy the water pump gaskets even though they come in the kit. the ones with the kit are made out of paper and suck. the single ones are made out of some composite material. Just my 2 cents.
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