Broke Down - Spring, Texas
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Broke Down - Spring, Texas
Truck started acting weird so I pulled into a filling station and realized all my ELC was on the ground. I started the truck to find the source of the leak, but too much had already drained out. All I could notice was the pulley on the water pump had a bad wobble. Is that a good assumption that the water pump is shot? Anyone close to 45 & Louetta?
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Yeah I tried that from them once....What they gave me isn't what I needed.
I bought the right one for $20 at Napa then didn't use it as I had found the air chisel.
It is like a long pair of scissors with a notch at ends that hook on a couple of bolts so you can keep the fan from turning while loosening the main fan nut.
I bought the right one for $20 at Napa then didn't use it as I had found the air chisel.
It is like a long pair of scissors with a notch at ends that hook on a couple of bolts so you can keep the fan from turning while loosening the main fan nut.
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Wish I'd seen this sooner...
I'm in Spring
Sounds like you lost your water pump. Same thing happened to me a little over a year ago. I heard a loud screech, smelled coolant, but didn't think anything of it. 2 days later, the lower radiator hose blew and I had to replace the pump and a few hoses.
Make sure you get a good size tube of RTV, it will take some time to cure properly before you can drive the truck.
I'm in Spring
Sounds like you lost your water pump. Same thing happened to me a little over a year ago. I heard a loud screech, smelled coolant, but didn't think anything of it. 2 days later, the lower radiator hose blew and I had to replace the pump and a few hoses.
Make sure you get a good size tube of RTV, it will take some time to cure properly before you can drive the truck.
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It also helps the thermostat housing seal better.
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I'm going to try to post photos of the process. Y'all may have done this before, but I found that a belt-type filter wrench holds the WP pulley very well while installing/removing the fan and the bolts on the pulley (if you've already removed the belt or you don't feel like messing with the "fan removal tool"). It was pretty obvious the WP was bad once I removed the belt, and definitely after I removed the WP. I spent a good amount of time cleaning-up behind the WP due to all the shavings. **The only problem I ran into was the outlet for the lower hose that I got with the new pump was different than the outlet on the original pump. I considered using the old outlet, but it didn't look like it was going to seal well to the WP, so I used the new outlet. I had to cut the hose to align with the new outlet, but after doing so, I found that the hose wouldn't fit properly. It took a little grease and a lot of convincing for the hose to slide onto it. I hope it lasts. If it doesn't, does anyone know a part number for the correct hose for this application?
Last edited by Capt.Schenk; 09-30-2014 at 06:48 AM. Reason: Added info/question