What a miserable day.
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What a miserable day.
I'm no gearhead so I guess it's to be expected. I've been doing some work on a 351c thats not been maintained all that well. Put on a new intake and carb, ran great! Last week I was trying to track down the cause of some rust I see running down the front. Looked like one of the heater hoses was leaking so I replaced it. Also looked like maybe the water pump (gasket) leaked. So I decided while I have it apart (harmonic balancer pain in the ***) I'd replace the water pump and the timing chain cover gasket. Put in a new radiator, old one was destroyed. new hoses, new alternator, new belts. Check, check aaaand check. Get it all buttoned back up today and start filling the radiator and it's leaking coolant like a sieve. that temperature probe that plugs into the water pump doesnt mate well with the new pump I guess, also looks like I didn't seal the plastic part of the gasket under the crank well enough it's dripping too.
So spent the rest of the day in reverse taking everything back apart again...what a waste of a day...it's depressing ;-)
So spent the rest of the day in reverse taking everything back apart again...what a waste of a day...it's depressing ;-)
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That does suck. I'm no gearhead either. I look at it this way. I learn more every time I have to redo anything. Of course my truck is in a million pieces, so it doesn't matter as much to me. I'm years away from driving my truck. I am now VERY good at taking brake shoes on and off.
You have to look at the bright side with these babies.
You have to look at the bright side with these babies.
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I am definitely no gearhead, but as long as we learn from our mistakes, I figure it's all part of some sort of self guided learning experience, of which I myself hold a many degree's , and diplomas from do it over U. LOL. Hopefully you'll get it water tight without to much more trouble.
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Thanks for the words of encouragement. I might need to be baptised again after all the four letter words I went through today 
But yeah you're right, I learned a lot this week, especially about patience....
But yeah you're right, I learned a lot this week, especially about patience....
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If I would have kept track of all the assemble-disassemble-assemble correctly cycles - I would have a bigger bar tab. It is all part of the learning process - every little opps turns into the latest lesson. You just try to minimize the really expensive - green money costs. If it is just time and energy, smaller cost.
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Hey Brian,
Hang in there! Back when we first got our old 1950 truck the waterpump gave it up & started leaking & making a racket. We took the front of the truck apart & replaced the water pump on our 289. It was a PITA as like you we are accomplished at other things but in training as gearheads. Several of the "bolts" were just threaded parts the farmer had laying around & all were frozen in the block - PITA.
We were very impressed with ourselves when finished & started the truck up & water just poured out of it... Grrrr.... What a pain.... We then asked a knowledgeable friend to come take a look before taking it all back apart. He said they all leak like that when replaced - just run it a bit & let it heat up & the gaskets seal up & darned if he wasn't right.
Maybe yours will too if you run it a bit. Good luck over there.
Ben in Austin
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Hang in there! Back when we first got our old 1950 truck the waterpump gave it up & started leaking & making a racket. We took the front of the truck apart & replaced the water pump on our 289. It was a PITA as like you we are accomplished at other things but in training as gearheads. Several of the "bolts" were just threaded parts the farmer had laying around & all were frozen in the block - PITA.
We were very impressed with ourselves when finished & started the truck up & water just poured out of it... Grrrr.... What a pain.... We then asked a knowledgeable friend to come take a look before taking it all back apart. He said they all leak like that when replaced - just run it a bit & let it heat up & the gaskets seal up & darned if he wasn't right.
Maybe yours will too if you run it a bit. Good luck over there.
Ben in Austin
1950 F1
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