Water pump
Mar 24, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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Water pump
Well the impeller went out on my water pump on my 5.0. Is there anything real tricky about changing them out in these trucks?
Mar 24, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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From: Jacksonville FL
Nope nothing to a WP.
Mar 24, 2010 | 11:35 PM
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Yup there easy todo. hardest part is getting the fan and pully aligned to bolt onto the water pump. And cleaning the old gasket off. Just take your time un bolting the pump, them bolts are pritty easy to break.
Mar 24, 2010 | 11:39 PM
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Do replacement pumps come with new bolts, or is that something you'd have to find?
Mar 24, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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Nope. But you can get stainless WP bolt kits to get rid of the steel bolts that rust up.
Mar 24, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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From: Jacksonville FL
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zxwut?
Do replacement pumps come with new bolts, or is that something you'd have to find?
My new pump did not come with new bolts. Wish It did though.
Mar 25, 2010 | 07:24 AM
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Its easy if the bolts don't break !! If they do your in for a long day or so ...Lew
Mar 25, 2010 | 10:30 AM
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I agree with Lew. There have been a few postings mentioning broken bolts. If you have time, I'd soak them for a day or two first.
Mar 25, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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Thanks for the input guys! Ill start soaking the bolts tonight and put the pump on tommorow.
Mar 26, 2010 | 03:50 PM
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You can get new water pump bolt kits at Oriellys in the Help section.
Mar 26, 2010 | 04:06 PM
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when I went looking for WP bolts Advance Auto had them, AutoZone didn't
Mar 26, 2010 | 05:30 PM
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From: South Florida
When you start taking everything apart, make a note of which bolts go where.
Mar 27, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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Good point about bolt location.
