Gents:
It's 10:00 at night, the pump is off - yes, it's a 10-post jerk barging in asking for help...Through various internet sources, I've gathered up a procedure, but one thing I didn't see mentioned here is thread sealant for the longer bolts. This fellow about 30 seconds in says to use Permatex teflon thread sealant paste on the threads of the longer bolts as they extend into the water jacket. Certainly something was on the threads to begin with, I can see that - it's a hardened light colored compound, won't even come out with the wire wheel on the grinder.
And I don't have any, and I'd like to get the car back on the road ASAP, I have to work in the morning. But I do have Permatex RTV black, and also some gray RTV thermostat and water pump gasket maker. Has anybody substituted these in a pinch? Or should I know better?
FWIW, I note that this has been a little easier than I thought. However, so far I've
- Loosened the 4 pulley screws on the water pump
- Loosened both serpentine belts
- removed the coolant overflow reservoir
- removed the cover from the fuse block, removed the nut holding the block, and twister tied it to the diagonal fender brace (every inch helps - you should disconnect the + battery terminal as well)
- removed the pulley on the supercharger serpentine just below the tensioner pulley (#9 in the pic above)
- removed the power steering pump - actually just removed the two bolts holding it and moved it out of the way enough to get to the lower left bolt (#4 in the pic above - 13 mm socket through the pulley, screws are at the 1:00 and 7:00 position)
- mentally cussed out the design engineers that can't seem to keep things like that out of the bloody way (and I AM one...)
- mopped up a bunch of antifreeze that didn't manage to find the pan under the car...
And now I need to go back together and I don't have freakin' Permatex thread sealant. How about regular hardware store teflon paste? I think I have some of that. And, if anybody's hanging around that happens to know any torque values for going back together, I'd sure appreciate it. I'll try to note socket sizes and put them here for the next guy...
Thanks,
Tom
