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steved0x · 02-19-2015, 08:41 PM

You most definitely need something to get at the rightmost water pump bolt, I used a set of wobble extensions from harbor freight, the shortest 1/4" one was perfect and was inexpensive.

If you don't know when your motormount was last done this would be the perfect time to do that and lowering the engine down is supposed to make it a lot easier to do the WP and having the coolant hoses detached for draining makes it easier to do the mount (search for pedros garage water pump diy) Thermostat is also a good one to do at some time.

Edit: I see you are doing mount and tstat at same time already...

02-19-2015, 08:41 PM	#2
steved0x Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: FL Posts: 4,144	You most definitely need something to get at the rightmost water pump bolt, I used a set of wobble extensions from harbor freight, the shortest 1/4" one was perfect and was inexpensive. If you don't know when your motormount was last done this would be the perfect time to do that and lowering the engine down is supposed to make it a lot easier to do the WP and having the coolant hoses detached for draining makes it easier to do the mount (search for pedros garage water pump diy) Thermostat is also a good one to do at some time. Edit: I see you are doing mount and tstat at same time already... Last edited by steved0x; 02-19-2015 at 08:44 PM.