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6lucky13 |
05-07-2014 @ 1:41 PM
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What is an appropriate and safe way to support a 1937 engine while in the car for removing the water pumps? I plan on having them rebuilt. Thanks…Kerry
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ken ct. |
05-07-2014 @ 4:21 PM
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A pair of jack stands under the front axle and a bottle jack lifting up the engine w/a 2x6 under the oil pan,this shouldn't be rocket science only common sense. ken ct.
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ford38v8 |
05-07-2014 @ 6:25 PM
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Ken, you could have left off the mean spirited comment.
Alan
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MICHV8 |
05-08-2014 @ 6:30 AM
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Agreed. The last person to possess all existing knowledge was the great philosopher Leibniz (who created calculus at the same time as Newton). So, I assume there are many things Kerry knows that ken ct. doesn't
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joe b |
05-08-2014 @ 6:32 AM
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I agree. So many of us like to ask these questions because usually there is more than one way to skin a cat.
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oldford2 |
05-08-2014 @ 12:53 PM
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Just wondering why you have to jack up the front and put stands under the axle? My floor jack with a block of wood on it slides right under to lift the engine. Then the car is low enough to reach down and change the pump and wrestle those short hoses off and on. John
This message was edited by oldford2 on 5-8-14 @ 12:55 PM
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CharlieStephens |
05-08-2014 @ 1:00 PM
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Ken, Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he was hoping to be able to roll the car around the garage while the pumps were being rebuilt. Charlie Stephens
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Stroker |
05-08-2014 @ 2:10 PM
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6lucky13: Always a good idea to "pad" the jack under the oil pan with a 2x6,2x8. One thought I'd like to add however is that unless you have done this before, you might not know about the "hidden" capscrew inside the hose nipple. This often has a eroded hex head due to contact with the coolant, which can make removal with an 12-point socket "iffy". Use a 6-point on this bolt.
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ford38v8 |
05-08-2014 @ 2:29 PM
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John, you're absolutely right. Working from the topside is easier in my opinion. It's an even bet that Ken has never changed out water pumps himself anyway.
Alan
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MICHV8 |
05-09-2014 @ 6:07 AM
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One valuable trick (I think Alan first suggested this one) is to use short lengths of all thread to hold the pumps in position during the install...
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