for real, total pain. 2 hex nuts 1.5 hrs to remove, 2 beers 1.5hrs to drink. ;-P  priceless
these hex studs seem long..

-----Original Message-----
>From: Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@pobox.com>
>Sent: May 4, 2006 8:10 AM
>To: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: saga water pump 85gl
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>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!
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>At 04:45 PM 5/3/2006 -0700, Joseph Fortino wrote:
>>hello all,
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>>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
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>>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..
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>>Thanks in advance,
>>Joe
>>85gl wasser painin.
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