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Originally Posted by mistergood
Hey guys. I am getting ready to replace my water pump tomorrow. Hope this will fix my hot running car! I have tried most everything else, aside from replacing the radiator. I just like to keep it cheap and a new water pump fit right into that category. The one I have looks pretty bad on the outside, but I guess its what inside that counts and I will find out about that tomorrow!
Onto the real bit: Is there anything I should know before doing this?? Anything that will give me major/minor problems while doing it? Looking under the hood, it looks like a pretty simple job. Should I add some RTF (or whatever that blue gunk is) in addition to the gasket to keep from leaks?
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The chances of the water pump as the culprit are slim. If you must waste your time with a removal and replacement, you'll definitely need a 10mm box wrench with a nose rounded off in a grinder. Otherwise you'll use a 10mm open end wrench to remove the four screws holding the fan and you'll quickly round the fasteners. It's a horrible design that won't allow a standard socket or a box wrench.
So, consider sacrificing a cheap box wrench and rounding the nose on a grinding wheel before doing the job. Otherwise, you risk being in a world of hurt if you round off those fasteners.