removed most of the broken pieces yesterday. everything else looks fine. ohh where exactly is the water pump located? here are some pics i have up on benzworld.org
http://benzworld.org/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1238050

Wow that engine has lots of room to work on it with the front stuff removed.

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Water pump is directly behind the fan. The fan is actically mounted to the pump.

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thanks.

i finally found someone who had all the parts i needed and was very reasonable. loserstench hooked me up w the parts and now i can finally start piecing her back together! ill post some pics when completed.

if i remove the entire, non-functional, AC unit pieces (ie condensor, hoses and such) will that have any affect on my heater or will my climate control unit still work but just not blow cold air (not that it did to begin with).

with disabling the ac. are you getting a hood? they are about impossible to straighten.

i had one that i straightened out that was much worse than that. i had to replace one fender too. all those pieces that go on the front will pretty will cover all the inner dented parts. just pay attention to the alignment and you will be ok. it will help to have a straight one to look at to get all the distances right so that the hood latches etc.

good work so far.

tom w

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