LT1 Water pump Help!
LT1 Water pump Help! Hey guys a buddy of mine has asked if I would do this for him. He said that he would kick some funds my way. What all is intailed in changing the waterpump, cap/rotor in this car. Its a 94 Fleetwood, which I think is a LT1??? Any tips suggestion, or tricks. For those of you that have changed one of these, how long did it take you?
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Took me an Hour in my Z. I took out the Radiator also, you might not have to do that. It's not that hard to do, just drain the Block, take the Belt and Crank Pulley off, and have at it..
No bull ****, got witnesses... 
I have no AC, so it takes me a whole 5 min to have the Coolant drained, and the Radiator out of the Car.
And I change Plugs in 30 min, did it the other day at the Fire Station.
When you build your own Motor and drop it in yourself, you learn a few tricks and how to get to everything.
I have no AC, so it takes me a whole 5 min to have the Coolant drained, and the Radiator out of the Car.
And I change Plugs in 30 min, did it the other day at the Fire Station.
When you build your own Motor and drop it in yourself, you learn a few tricks and how to get to everything.
Probably half a day..no offense toward you bud. These things are a bitch for a rookie, and if you don't have that much experience with one, you are in for a fun day of learning, swearing, throwing tools, and definately some bleeding..
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Originally Posted by the_merv
Well the difference between you an me is that I am the Chief Mechanic for my Car, so I know what is all done to it and how it goes. 
And I still did it in a hour..
And I still did it in a hour..
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Originally Posted by the_merv
Probably half a day..no offense toward you bud. These things are a bitch for a rookie, and if you don't have that much experience with one, you are in for a fun day of learning, swearing, throwing tools, and definately some bleeding..
I will stock up on extra tools and bandaids
You guys have any idea what a shop would charge to do one of these?
Will I need any extra crap other than the pump, cap/rotor, and coolant?
Thanks again guys
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Took me half a day the first time doing it. I kept the radiator in, so it was kinda a pain to maneuver around it. In fact the only things I pulled off were the alternator (replaced it at the same time) and the pump on the driver side that connects directly to the waerpump(AIR or vaccume pump, or something). Its not too bad. the longest part for me was getting the old gasket cleaned off the block.
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Originally Posted by the_merv
No bull ****, got witnesses...
I have no AC, so it takes me a whole 5 min to have the Coolant drained, and the Radiator out of the Car.
And I change Plugs in 30 min, did it the other day at the Fire Station.
When you build your own Motor and drop it in yourself, you learn a few tricks and how to get to everything.
I have no AC, so it takes me a whole 5 min to have the Coolant drained, and the Radiator out of the Car.
And I change Plugs in 30 min, did it the other day at the Fire Station.
When you build your own Motor and drop it in yourself, you learn a few tricks and how to get to everything.
Your headers must have good plug access. Or are you running open heads?
you must have little hands or something. or just wow. of course ive never built a engine nor would i be able to in the near future. did you remove a lot fo the stock bs and reroute ****? i tried several times to change the plugs in my lt-1 and never was i successful in one sitting, one of the rear plugs is a nightmare and never could get it to go in right. bitch would pop out sometimes. finally said the hell with and pay to have it done.