Water Pump Replacement
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Drifting
Joined: May 2005
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From: "Cedar Valley" (Northeastern) Iowa
Ya, under warranty and in the shop today.........was looking for some input on how complex / how much can the mechanic mess up doing it.
They just put a new crank pulley on about 2 weeks ago and that went fine.
Can anyone post information like was posted on the crank pulley procedure?
Thks
They just put a new crank pulley on about 2 weeks ago and that went fine.
Can anyone post information like was posted on the crank pulley procedure?
Thks
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Location: Location: kAnSaS
just looked at mine, so i can give you a quick overview.
Drain coolant, remove upper and lower hoses from pump, remove 4-10mm bolts from pump assembly (I ca nonly see 4 there may be one hiding), pump falls off, clean up engine where water pump sat, put in new T-stat on new pump, reinstall in reverse order. Really simple job, cant take more then an hour to do, most of which will be filling the tank
This is how i fill cars up that dont have a radiator tank fill (remote tank filler). Fill coolant and while your doing that burp the upper hose to help fluid move which helps t-stat open, get engine warm while filling until the t-stat opens, let sit for 15 20 minutes, fill coolant tank again. This will usually get all the air out.
Drain coolant, remove upper and lower hoses from pump, remove 4-10mm bolts from pump assembly (I ca nonly see 4 there may be one hiding), pump falls off, clean up engine where water pump sat, put in new T-stat on new pump, reinstall in reverse order. Really simple job, cant take more then an hour to do, most of which will be filling the tank
This is how i fill cars up that dont have a radiator tank fill (remote tank filler). Fill coolant and while your doing that burp the upper hose to help fluid move which helps t-stat open, get engine warm while filling until the t-stat opens, let sit for 15 20 minutes, fill coolant tank again. This will usually get all the air out.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Brea CA
Ah....
just looked at mine, so i can give you a quick overview.
Drain coolant, remove upper and lower hoses from pump, remove 4-10mm bolts from pump assembly (I ca nonly see 4 there may be one hiding), pump falls off, clean up engine where water pump sat, put in new T-stat on new pump, reinstall in reverse order. Really simple job, cant take more then an hour to do, most of which will be filling the tank
This is how i fill cars up that dont have a radiator tank fill (remote tank filler). Fill coolant and while your doing that burp the upper hose to help fluid move which helps t-stat open, get engine warm while filling until the t-stat opens, let sit for 15 20 minutes, fill coolant tank again. This will usually get all the air out.
Drain coolant, remove upper and lower hoses from pump, remove 4-10mm bolts from pump assembly (I ca nonly see 4 there may be one hiding), pump falls off, clean up engine where water pump sat, put in new T-stat on new pump, reinstall in reverse order. Really simple job, cant take more then an hour to do, most of which will be filling the tank
This is how i fill cars up that dont have a radiator tank fill (remote tank filler). Fill coolant and while your doing that burp the upper hose to help fluid move which helps t-stat open, get engine warm while filling until the t-stat opens, let sit for 15 20 minutes, fill coolant tank again. This will usually get all the air out.
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: San Francisco CA
So putting in a new water pump on C-6 is quite different than a muscle car, pony car like Mustang etc. Alot easier and less expensive on other American performance cars?
Corvette will require more skillful mechanic because of limited space?
Corvette will require more skillful mechanic because of limited space?
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