I found out my water pump is bad and am changing it myself. I changed the radiator while i was at it and am stuck with a dilema, How do you take off the crankshaft pulley to expose the water pump? I removed the 4 10mm bolts and still cant seem to get it off. Any help?

 

anyone?

 

Those four bolts are all that hold the pulley on, so a little gentle persuasion might be necessary.

 

thx alot, it slid right off when i used the screwdriver to help pry it off...water pump is completely expose but it seems like someone used gasket glue when they put it on. so its not budging or is there something else holding it on

 

If all the bolts are out, then it's just some RTV holding it on. Get some leverage and pry the pump off.

 

any suggestions on what should be used to pry it off? and i notice that the whole housing kinda moves when i did try and take off the wp. should i be worried about that?

 

you should take the housing off and clean it as well. you removed the airpump as well correct?

 

The water pump housing has a second gasket on the back. You should probably replace it too, especially since you're going to be prying things apart. Get a razor blade or thing screwdriver under the pump and work at it. You can also use a prybar to pop it off.

 

ok...so i'm assuming i'm gonna need to take the airpump off to get to the rear housing...hah...more work. oh well....so should i used a sealant or just put the gasket itself on?

 

Some RTV sealant will work fine if you don't have a replacement gasket.

 

Ok, i got the water pump on, but it still seems to be over heating. the radiator was replaced as well, but not by me, my uncle did it then i did the water pump, maybe i'm missing a line or something, i dont know...

 

Are you leaking coolant anywhere?

 

Yea, that litte spout next to where you pour the radiator fluid, but that looks to be the only place,

 

its kinda like its the radiator fluid isnt getting to the engine or maybe i'm wrong,

 

You're leaking from the water pump housing to fill neck location?

 

pictures of where its leaking would be helpful...

did you remember to put back on the washers that are behind the water pump? if you dont have those on the system wont pressurize correctly..resulting in loss of coolant and overheating

i know of one behind the upper left most bolt...cant remember if there are any other ones beside that

 

Its that spoout right next to the radiator cap. Was there something connected to it, I wasnt there when he replaced the radiator. And it doesnt seem to leak from anywhere else but there when the pressure starts building

 

yeap...i put the washers back on,

 

it doesnt start to over heat til i start to rev the engine. then when i stop, it goes abck down slowly

 

and i only noticed two washers, does it matter what bolt they're behind?

 

That's your overflow outlet.

In front of your rad is a bottle that this connects to..

 

would that cause it to overheat though?

 

well, i revved it to 6k-7k rpm and no over heating, took it around the block and still not overhearting, i guess plugging that back up did it...thanx a lot guys

 

Yes. As your coolant heats up, it expands. When it heats up to a point, it'll start boiling. The pressurized cooling system prevents this boiling from happening. If you don't have a pressure cap on your fill neck, or your pressure cap is worn, then this is one of your problems.

 

Musada, that still doesn't fix the underlying problem of your system not keeping pressure.