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Thanks guys. I will heed your advice
in the future. I just had no clue that a cast iron part would just
separate over time – I was amazed (read novice). I guess there is a
lot of stress on that pump from the pulley and belt. Maybe the guy put
too much tension on it when he put it back together. I think I am at a
disadvantage because I have to rely on someone else to do this work and I can’t
see “other” issues. I guess I will have to let him know that
I need to know if anything looks like it should be addressed. Or I will try
doing more of the repairs myself ….. maybe with a helper who knows
cars. I know I can do it…the things I have attempted have been
successful… it’s just getting in there with the right tools and
knowledge. One of the things I love about these older cars is their
simplicity. I open the hood of my newer daily driver and just shut it
because it is way too complicated with all the computer controls and pollution
control. So I am going to replace this pump tomorrow. Wish me luck! Mister Ed ’68 Crown Convertible From:
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Behalf Of amynstevec@xxxxxxx Hi Ed, Just from experience, sometimes it's better to replace
everything on cars when they get this old. This particularly seems to be the
case when an old car has not been used regularly or has not been used at all
for extended periods of time. They're just machines and their parts wear out. Steve Coan '58 Crown Hardtop So I had the timing chain replaced on the ’68.
Seemed to go well. Drove it home. Took it out for the weekend and noticed
a red oily substance on the ground – seemed like transmission
fluid. Opened the hood, transmission oil sprayed all over the front of
the bay. Made sure that there was plenty of fluid in the trans and took
it back to the repair guy. Bottom of radiator was rusted where the trans
oil cooler connections were. Abandoned that and put in a separate Hayden
after reading the club archives. Everything seemed cool but the
timing. Got a timing light and adjusted the timing. Took it out and she
was running great. Even the passing gear was kicking in nicely (required
some adjustment after I installed the new carburetor before the timing chain went
in). I was sitting at a light and smelled some antifreeze. Got it
home and opened the hood andthere was antifreeze spr ayed in the front of the
bay. It was idling a little high so I went to rev the engine a little and
BAM….antifreeze flew up everywhere and I heard a thunk. I
immediately turned off the engine and looked under the hood. The fan was
laying against the radiator, still attached to the hub, and it appears the cone
shaped part of the water pump housing just completely separated from the mounting
plate! I could see the impeller! What the f*?!. Do these
things actually happen on their own? Or is this something improperly installed
by my repair guy? Is this an easy fix? HELP Mister Ed ’68 Crown Convertible (I’m temporarily not worried about the speedometer!) |
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