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Subject:Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
From:Neil N
Date:Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:25:05 -0700

....

"(clamp obviously on hose beforehand)"

Or I had clamp on pipe, slipped pipe under pulley onto hose, then slipped
on the clamp.

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> I recall running that pipe under pulley to be kind of a pain. IIRC, I
> installed the RH hose to elbow at head, positioned pipe under pulley and
> onto hose, clamped it. (clamp obviously on hose beforehand).
>
> If the old big pipe to pump is not rusty, I'd suggest a good weldor could
> patch up that cut for not too much money.  .... assuming you can line up
> the parts.
> As for the big pipe and pump, I attached the big pipe after pump on.
>
> Neil.
>
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 2:09 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Well, I've tried every way I know to pass the "U" shaped part of the cross
>> over pipe under the crank pulley but no go. The old one came out easy
>> enough, but I can't get the new one through.  Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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> Neil n
>
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