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Old 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?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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Nope nothing to a WP.

Scale 1-10 Id say a 2
 
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Old 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.
 
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Old 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?
 
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Old 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.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 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.
 
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Old 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
 
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Old 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.
 
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Old 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.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 03:50 PM
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You can get new water pump bolt kits at Oriellys in the Help section.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 04:06 PM
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when I went looking for WP bolts Advance Auto had them, AutoZone didn't
 
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 05:30 PM
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When you start taking everything apart, make a note of which bolts go where.
 
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