Pump?
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I have a chiltons and never had to change a pump for an inline either, I know the v-8's aren't too bad. According to Mr. Chilton and his book, it doesn't seem to bad. Anything to look out for other than coating the gasket with permatex?
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OK, so it stopped raining long enough for me to go try and fit my big hands into the little space under the pump snout to see if the weep hole was leaking, I can't feel any residue or anything, but I felt alone the timing cover on the crank damper and something that felt like a soft gasket like material came loose. Front seal? Or was there just that much crap built up from leaks?
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Well after a little bit of thinking and looking, I realized I still need to replace the water pump, now my question is, how do I deal with the belt that drives the pump/fan. Is there some tensioner or what?
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There is a tensioner, I am replacing my water pump as we speak, my truck is in my shop so I can't picture it but as you look at the engine there is a pulley towards the middle left and you can fit a socket on it, loosen that socket and the tensior will release, you're gonna have to take your serpentine belt off, just make sure that you have a diagram of how to put it back on.
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Now that I think of it I think you use just a ratchet and extension to get the tensioner off, I'm finishing up my truck today (hopefully) and will let you know, if you have any other questions just ask.
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Is the tensioner just a sliding pulley, similar to the atlernator's ability to move in and out to fit the belt. I have worked a lot on diesel forklifts and the alternator is what supplied the tension, but I would assume that you loosen the tensioner with a rachet, take off the belt do the work, put the belt on, and then pull as tight as possible by hand, then tighten down the tensioner?
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I suspect your's is like my '93 5.8l and other cars. Serpentine tensioner is spring loaded. You use a ratchet and extension to pull it back while you slip off the belt. Some of them have a hole you can stick a bolt in to hold it in the retracted position, I don't remember which ones but check for it as it makes the job easier.
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I just finished up my truck last night, the tensioner is spring loaded, take a ratchet and a 5/8's socket and pull the tensioner up, take off the belt and release the tensioner slowly and it will drop back in place, its simple, when putting your belt back on be sure to put the belt on correctly, its a little of a pain in the *** but its not hard.
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wicky,
If you still need to use the pressure tester, swing by Autozone on University Drive and they'll let you use theirs. You can use it right there in the parking lot or put a deposit down and take it with you. You get the deposit back when you bring the tool back. Good luck.
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If you still need to use the pressure tester, swing by Autozone on University Drive and they'll let you use theirs. You can use it right there in the parking lot or put a deposit down and take it with you. You get the deposit back when you bring the tool back. Good luck.
Stacy
