This came up in another WP thread, so I figured I should add it to my wp thread....again thanks Gary
... The fan shroud will need to be removed before the fan and clutch can come out. I also place a piece of card board between the fan and the radiater. No need to nick the radiater when the fan comes off the water pump shaft. BTW that big nut is a left hand thread. It will tell you that on the fan shroud too.
Fantastic tip Gary TY!
OK Fan is off....used a lil trick called ...blue flame wrench....anyone heard of it...NO really I did..but I also smothered the clutch in this COLD COAT stuff too keep heat away..supposed to be for welding but eh...I thought *** right....and had a running garden hose so once fan loose I hit it with water n cooled it all down.
The cold coat is a thick gelatin like liquid that sprays on kinda nice and sticks well too...here there is some left on fan after washing it down with water to help cool it down...clutch seems fine to BTW
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Ya this is nasty
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Got to play with one of my favorite tools...the RIGHT ANGLE DRIVE...makes my life so easy I tell ya
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After flushing the system previously and having all the scale and rust come out, I was extremely skeptical as to how good of shape the separator plate would be behind the water pump, I expected significant rust/cavitation....OMG NADDA ISSUE AT ALL
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Thought...well lets get these petcock shots in here too as well as my flush thread so first
Drivers side
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Passengers side...
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I'll be updating more as I go of course...with LOTS of pics of course. SOP for me as ya'll know...
Hope the cleanup of plate and install of pump when it gets here goes as well as it the removal does...
On a side note...noticed my ALT pully is SHOT and the bearins are well...noisy and loose, so I'm gonna look at a 3G install maybe ......I have direct replacement 1G now so it's a simple bolt in no change of belt or nothing
Will keep ya posted thanks for reading
AL
EDIT,
Add Gary's tip of cardboard protection of rad from nicks!