On my '85, I had to cut about the last 1/4" off an allen wrench to get one
of those bolts loose. You should be able to remove that pipe without
removing the pump, though I don't remember if there was much play in it.
Hopefully enough play to slip a gasket in, because working with the union
hose behind the crank pulley is one of my *fondest* memories of the water
pump job!

At 04:45 PM 5/3/2006 -0700, Joseph Fortino wrote:
>hello all,
>
>seems after looking i found the drip coming from the tube off the water
>pump itself
>not the crossover tube but the other one that connects to the pump, on the
>bottom
>missing gasket. DOH,, RTV will not make as a gasket Joe.. hehe
>
>Question: has anyone replaced this without removing pump, seems like yes
>at this point
>just want to get a good bond after putting a new gasket on and using some
>RTV..
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Joe
>85gl wasser painin.