Electric Water Pump
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Electric Water Pump
Installing an electric wp on the engine I am building (94 LT1).
Will I need to plug the hole in the block where the old drive shaft and bearing were?
Thanks,
prattman
Will I need to plug the hole in the block where the old drive shaft and bearing were?
Thanks,
prattman
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I once thought that the hole you are referring to might be allowing extra oil to run down into the timing cover and was thus the cause of my continuing leaks around the main crankshaft seal. I ripped it all apart again, I used RTV to secure a freeze plug and then re-installed the retainer plate just for good measure. Still have an oil leak, I give up.
Apparently that wasn't so much the cause of the leak afterall.
Apparently that wasn't so much the cause of the leak afterall.
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
I was going to address this very question!!! I'm interested to hear the results. I'm in the middle of a hot cam and Meziere install and was wondering the same question.
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It leaks around the crankshaft seal. I've replaced it with a brand new hub and seal, still leaks. Since I've modified the car in 4 years, there were 6 months where I actually had the leak fixed. I give up, its just gonna leak.
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From: Lake Wylie SC
Originally Posted by prattman
Installing an electric wp on the engine I am building (94 LT1).
Will I need to plug the hole in the block where the old drive shaft and bearing were?
Thanks,
prattman
Will I need to plug the hole in the block where the old drive shaft and bearing were?
Thanks,
prattman
https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...=231&TopicID=2
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
Thanks Strick!!! I forgot we have a tech tips section 
I ran into all kinds of odd azz quirks last night... and to make matters worse, I'm moving in 4 weeks and somewhere in my mess I lost my cam!!! 
If I got anymore stupider... ah nevermind 
I ran into all kinds of odd azz quirks last night... and to make matters worse, I'm moving in 4 weeks and somewhere in my mess I lost my cam!!! If I got anymore stupider... ah nevermind
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From: O'Fallon Missouri
Originally Posted by Strick
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
Originally Posted by STL94LT1
Man, that is one long paragraph.
his car moves so fast he doesn't have the time to start a new paragraph regaring the mods on his car 
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From: Lake Wylie SC
Originally Posted by kwik_ta
his car moves so fast he doesn't have the time to start a new paragraph regaring the mods on his car