Over the last three weeks I replaced my heater core, blend doors, water pump, thermostat, and a few other misc fixes.
Like an idiot, I didn't torque the water pump bolts to spec, and there was a pinhole leak a few days later. Picked up a new gasket and re-did the whole process and torqued each bolt to spec. Now she's leaking steady and I can not see where it's coming from but it eventually drips off the timing chain cover (I think). The lower bolts were a little corroded but I have no clue if that would have anything to do with it leaking.
She's a 2002 Ltd 4.7HO, 173,000 miles.
I hate to pull the boob card but I'm hoping my ignorance can be explained away as "Go figure, she's a girl".
I will say this though ~ after doing all the above repairs myself without air tools, on my back on my garage floor, I'm pretty sure my nuts dropped and now dangle as a proper pair.
Help. I am so sick of pumps, gaskets, coolant, bolts & kitty litter.
I do, however, enjoy twisting her petcock...
Like an idiot, I didn't torque the water pump bolts to spec, and there was a pinhole leak a few days later. Picked up a new gasket and re-did the whole process and torqued each bolt to spec. Now she's leaking steady and I can not see where it's coming from but it eventually drips off the timing chain cover (I think). The lower bolts were a little corroded but I have no clue if that would have anything to do with it leaking.
She's a 2002 Ltd 4.7HO, 173,000 miles.
I hate to pull the boob card but I'm hoping my ignorance can be explained away as "Go figure, she's a girl".
I will say this though ~ after doing all the above repairs myself without air tools, on my back on my garage floor, I'm pretty sure my nuts dropped and now dangle as a proper pair.
Help. I am so sick of pumps, gaskets, coolant, bolts & kitty litter.
I do, however, enjoy twisting her petcock...
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