need help asap! need new waterpump?
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need help asap! need new waterpump?
Hey guys,
so as you might know from my previous post, i was going to change my thermostat and the right side bolt broke off.
I went through a bounch of trouble becuase when i was drilling my old bolt out, my drill bit broke off and got stuck in the bolt.....so i finally got the drill bit off, and i drilled a new hole.
Here is the thread, it explains better: https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/i-broke-thermostat-bolt-rusted-496929/
It was suggested that i just put a longer bolt in there, and put a nut on the other side and it should be tight.
Well, i went to put the long bolt in and put a nut on it, but there is no space at all for a nut. Am I going to need a new water pump? The bolt wont get tight because the new hole doesn't have any threads.
I have no car for tomorrow so i'm screwed.
What to do?
so as you might know from my previous post, i was going to change my thermostat and the right side bolt broke off.
I went through a bounch of trouble becuase when i was drilling my old bolt out, my drill bit broke off and got stuck in the bolt.....so i finally got the drill bit off, and i drilled a new hole.
Here is the thread, it explains better: https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/i-broke-thermostat-bolt-rusted-496929/
It was suggested that i just put a longer bolt in there, and put a nut on the other side and it should be tight.
Well, i went to put the long bolt in and put a nut on it, but there is no space at all for a nut. Am I going to need a new water pump? The bolt wont get tight because the new hole doesn't have any threads.
I have no car for tomorrow so i'm screwed.
What to do?
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is there enough material around the new hole to allow you tap it and use a slighty larger bolt?
edit: Ideally though in the case of a waterpump, you don't want a premature failure right? so if its even close on having enough material to tap......don't bother......as mentioned below you can find new housings for a dime a dozen.
edit: Ideally though in the case of a waterpump, you don't want a premature failure right? so if its even close on having enough material to tap......don't bother......as mentioned below you can find new housings for a dime a dozen.
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i'm going to try to tap it today after school (i'm at school right now) and i really hope it will work because i hate it when the rex is not up and runnin'.
I want to accelerate damnit! (ford ranger can't do a whole lot of that)
I'll let yall know how it goes, thanks everyone!
I want to accelerate damnit! (ford ranger can't do a whole lot of that)
I'll let yall know how it goes, thanks everyone!
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Originally Posted by theagavejazz
Is it normal for my waterpump to start turning brown every cople of months? I put a new one in September and it's already all brown, the one before that was all rusted also.
on a couple of months?
No, thats not normal, it must be extremely dirty in there, or you are not flushing the cooling system like you should. I'm not questioning your ability, i'm just trying to help. So....do you fill it up with water and run the car, with the heater on full blast?flush it out like that, repeating it until the water drains out clear?
you might want to use coolant system cleaner?
Once the water runs out clear, put water in there again, drive around with the heater on full blast, and drain it out a last time.
Now you're ready to mix coolant and water....
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