Also the water pump cover gasket. My '97 had a leak there, but it was a very minor seepage, so slow that I never got around to replacing it. Sold it and the gasket is still on my work bench. I'd suspect the side tank or the water pump shaft seal based on the amount of coolant you describe. Either should be pretty easy to spot depending on where the puddle is located.
I found the leak, the gasket on the water pump housing went bad. Im still going to replace the waterpump and all the gaskets, as well as flush the system. However, I believe the waterpump is still good. Ranger has the same concern as I had initially, it is not clear whether Mechrys is speaking of the water pump body seal or a crossover seal here. If it is the water pump body seal, its easy, if its the water pump housing seal or crossover seal, that is a big job, we have a member right now STEVE doing the crossover seals.
Oh, OK guess I just don't payenough attetion to the details decribed. Well, he said " I found the leak, the gasket on the water pump housing went bad ". I'm assuming he's talking about the crossover manifold. The pump itself is a cake walk. I agree, the statement Mechrys made was not clear, as to whether this was a crossover seal issue or water pump body seal, big difference in difficulty. Take the two long mounting screws out of the passenger side cooling fan, unplug the wiring connector, crawl back under and use the screwdriver to pry open the plastic clamp holding the wire loom to the back of the fan.
From topside pull radiator hose aside to lift fan up and out. Lay fan down with blade assembly facing up. Next, You Should disconnect the battery cables and maybe cover the terminals so you don't accidently arc the socket wrench on them when removing the two mounting bolts on that side of the alternator.
Locate the upper and lower mounting bolts and remove them completely. Push the handle toward the front of the car and carefully slide the serpentine belt off of the alternator pulley. Using your right hand, reach down and hold the belt steady near the bottom of the tensioner and take the left hand and deliberately slide the belt toward the firewall side to get it slid back out of the way of the alternator.
Careful not to unravel the route of the belt. Crawl back under and remove the battery wire and the wiring plug from the alternator. Use you 15mm open end wrench to remove the two mounting bolts. The best way to fix leaking hoses is to replace them, but if you don't have time, a stop leak product might work for you. Car companies often use the same engines in different cars. They also slightly alter the styling and sell the same car by two different names amongst other tricks to help offset development costs.
Our system selects the most applicable video for your car based, in part, on these characteristics. The video displayed may not look exactly like your car, but may be relevant enough for you to get a good idea how to do it.
Getting Started - Prepare for the repair. Share on. Full list of part and tools. I bought my new radiator from Rock. Price was similar and I'm pleased with the unit. GM Reman 4. Cadillac Jim Posted January 8, Ranger Posted January 8, A radiator is not one of the things that I would insist on staying with OEM. Posted January 9, BodybyFisher Posted January 9, Posted January 10, BodybyFisher Posted January 10, Ranger Posted January 10,
0コメント