Re: [Amc-list] Getting at the water pump - '65 American 330 w/ 196HV

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A thin piece of poster board against the rad saves your knuckles!
Jut hold the blade with a gloved hand.
if that does not work I've used a long 1/2" box wrench and tapped it with a hammer to break the bolts loose.
Can get kind of contorted to pull off.
Safest bet is to pull the radiator if the bolts don't come lose easily.
You need to get that damper out anyway!


--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Bruce Griffis" <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
> Okay, I have 2 replacement water pumps on hand. One off e-bay, appears
> NIB, box states for
> '65 American 196 OHV. Cool! The other from Autobone. I ordered a reman
> unit - and it
> appears just plain wrong.
> 
> Radiator hoses are off. Thermotat's housing and thermostat is off (I
> replaced the thermostat
> and gasket, but didn't seal it properly - so need to replace the
> gasket). Fan belt is off.
> 
> Looking at the front - I have a 4 bladed fan, with 4 bolts holding it
> on. Behind that is the pump.
> I thought the pump was going as I had a coolant leak coming from the
> timing chain cover, and
> a gravelly kind of sound wen running. I'm guessing the leak is from
> the water pump gasket. I'm
> not getting a lot of play when trying to move the fan back and forth -
> and when I turn it, I can
> hear it pumping coolant. Anyway - since I have a new pump, I'll
> replace it since I have to
> replace the gasket anyway.
> 
> Question: do I remove the 4 bolts on the fan to get the fan off the
> water pump? (I'm guessing
> so) Any tricks for holding the fan still while I remove the bolts?
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