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Re: Waterpump 1984 E350
"ladeeda" <email@lice.blow> wrote in message
news:drtn8502qdd@enews2.newsguy.com...
> Ok got the balancer off
>
> Got the timing chain cover off
>
> got the driverside waterpump bolthole snapped off at the engine
block.
> The side has that 1/4 inch thick circumferance surrounding the hole.
> It is the edge of the block.
>
> It looks like this baby is retired.
>
> Unless I can get JB weld to hold it together.
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> Naw. (MAybe) or liquid weld
>
Search the yellow pages for a wielder who makes house calls, have him
wield in the area that snapped off, grind it smooth,
drill and tap. Then use a liberal amount of anti seize on the threads
and length of the bolt before installing
it. Usually the bolt seizes in the timing cover and the head snaps
off. Late '70s to mid '80s Buick and Olds were bad about this as
well. Never liked the
design, long bolts going through an aluminum timing cover to hold
water pump on.
Whitelightning
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