Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Water pump.
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Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Water pump.

Tightening and loosening them power steering pumps is real pain. The
bracket with the slot and bolt for adjustment is on the bottom of the
pump connected to the engine. You have to get under the car to loosen
and adjust the belt tension properly putting pressure on the bracket
rather than on the pump body itself. I hate to say this but popping the
belt on with the starter is not a good idea. The belt has cords in it
like a tire and you may have stretched and torn them internally leading
to belt failure at the most inopportune time.
"Doc"
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Got the water pump on the Gremlin today. It wasn't all that bad but I spent a 
lot of time trying to figure out how you loosen the power steering pump to 
get the belt off. I gave up. Just pulled the fan off and got the belt off that 
way. To put it back on I got the belt on the pulley as for as I could and hit 
the starter and it popped on. I know there has to be a way to tighten the belt. 
I think I loosen every bolt on the power steering unit I could find. Is there 
a hidden bolt that I didn't see on a 6. Wish I was going to Kenosha but can't 
make it. I just hope it is nice weekend after next the Street Rod Nationals 
come to town. Over 10,000 of those things will be here. A lot us without 
streetrods ride around the outside of the fairgrounds just to be seen. They actually 
set up chairs just to watch the cars go by. The local car shows schedule for 
the Friday and Saturday nights are big too. You know with all the streetrods 
and the 1,000 plus "Classic Cars" it is kind of nice to know I will have a one 
of a kind car there. Actually it makes me feel good to have one of the out of 
towners in their $50,000 cars come up and tell me that my way less than cherry 
$1,500 Gremlin is a really unique car and it is something to hang on too.
Terry

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<FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Got the water pump on the Gremlin today. It wasn't all that bad but I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how you loosen the power steering pump to get the belt off. I gave up. Just pulled the fan off and got the belt off that way. To put it back on I got the belt on the pulley as for as I could and hit the starter and it popped on. I know there has to be a way to tighten the belt. I think I loosen every bolt on the power steering unit I could find. Is there a hidden bolt that I didn't see on a 6. Wish I was going to Kenosha but can't make it. I just hope it is nice weekend after next the Street Rod Nationals come to town. Over 10,000 of those things will be here. A lot us without streetrods ride around the outside of the fairgrounds just to be seen. They actually set up chairs just to watch the cars go by. The local car shows schedule for the Friday and Saturday nights are 
big too. You know with all the streetrods and the 1,000 plus "Classic Cars" it is kind of nice to know I will have a one of a kind car there. Actually it makes me feel good to have one of the out of towners in their $50,000 cars come up and tell me that my way less than cherry $1,500 Gremlin is a really unique car and it is something to hang on too.<BR>
Terry</FONT>

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