Water Pump Problems?
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The bolt through the harmonic balancer (crank pulley), spins out just like any other bolt (counter clockwise is loosing it). You will need an impact gun though to to get it out, because if you try to use a racket you will just turn the motor over. O and about the beer thing, there isnt a soul on this site who hasent drank before there 21st birthday, if they say that didnt drink before they were 21 is tellin fibs. I wish i was from your time, you guys had it easy workin on cars!!! lol.. j/k
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From: Billings, Montana
Originally Posted by 88FordF-150
The bolt through the harmonic balancer (crank pulley), spins out just like any other bolt (counter clockwise is loosing it). You will need an impact gun though to to get it out, because if you try to use a racket you will just turn the motor over. O and about the beer thing, there isnt a soul on this site who hasent drank before there 21st birthday, if they say that didnt drink before they were 21 is tellin fibs. I wish i was from your time, you guys had it easy workin on cars!!! lol.. j/k
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Another trick to remove the bolt in the harmonic balancer is to remove the rubber access plug on the side oposite the starter and put a deep well socket on one of the bolts that holds the torque converter to the flex plate. This will allow you to break that bolt lose and tighten it up without using a impact wrench. Just remember to remove the socket and reinstall the plug when you are done.
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I ran out of day light so I'll tackle the crank shaft pulley tomorrow. I'm going to try going into the inspection plate and see if I can lock down the torque converter. I don't want to risk moving the crank shaft off of TDC.
And yes 88FordF-150, I did my share of sneaking the brews before my 18th. And its only by the grace of God that I made it through those years!
And yes 88FordF-150, I did my share of sneaking the brews before my 18th. And its only by the grace of God that I made it through those years!
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I've been having to work late all week. I just finished pulling the timing chain cover off. I also pulled the water pump and the impeller looks good. 88FordF-150's suggestion about using an air hammer to remove the crankshaft pulley nut worked great. I used a strap clamp to secure the pulley and zip! It didn't budge from TDC. Now I'm sitting here staring at these chains and trying to understand what the manual is saying about removing them.
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Should have a tensioner along the chain, loosen the tensioner and it will loosen up. When the tensioner turns when the bolt is loose, it will give slack because it is oblong (sp?). Then the chain will slide off. (p.s. feel free to award some rep points at any time LOL)
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Do you have a separate radiator cap, or is it just the one on the overflow tank? If you have a radiator cap on the radiator itself, then remove the cap, start the engine, and keep it running until it warms up. Do this outside, because you might get some fluid overflow from the radiator. Have some water ready to add. When the tstat opens the level will drop. This should get all the air out. Also you will be able to see the water movement when the tstat opens. Do you see any water leakage at the back of the motor? Also, if you have a separate radiator cap, you might want to change it out. Cheers
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Tommyleea, I'm a bit past the bleeding air out of the coolant system. In fact, I just finished pulling both heads off. When I broke the seal between the heads and the block, about a half gallon of coolant leaked out. When I got the heads completely off, I found that nearly all the pistons were submerged in coolant. So, are the heads cracked, were the gaskets blown, or is the block cracked?
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Tommyleea, I'm a bit past the bleeding air out of the coolant system. In fact, I just finished pulling both heads off. When I broke the seal between the heads and the block, about a half gallon of coolant leaked out. When I got the heads completely off, I found that nearly all the pistons were submerged in coolant. So, are the heads cracked, were the gaskets blown, or is the block cracked?