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MikeG · 01-13-2008

Thanks for all of the replys/info. All the hints/helps are ecactly what I was looking for. Had heard about the different bolt sizes and trying to make certain the right bolt goes back into the right hole (my Chilton book even shows a diagram covering that specific problem - but the idea of taking a bolt from old to new, back to old to new was super! A normal half-witted shade tree wrench turner shouldn't get them mixed up - should he??!!!). Also the info on leaving the lower hose on, don't install the new lower hose until the pump is on - thanks!

With the temp forcasted to have a HIGH of 8 on Thurs. I'm thinking more and more of letting my mechanic, who doesn't have any ZR-1 experience, but is a great Chevy man!, do the job. We've talked of pull the radiator anyway just to pull it and blow the fin area clean, flush with clean water, leak check and finish it off with adding new anti-freeze (it's 2 yrs old and a bit diluted from the trip back from Eureka Springs in Oct. I also have to pull the Pwr Steering Radiator - it's leaking also. All of that should give us some more room.

01-13-2008	#12
MikeG Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 77	Re: HELP! Changing the WaterPump Thanks for all of the replys/info. All the hints/helps are ecactly what I was looking for. Had heard about the different bolt sizes and trying to make certain the right bolt goes back into the right hole (my Chilton book even shows a diagram covering that specific problem - but the idea of taking a bolt from old to new, back to old to new was super! A normal half-witted shade tree wrench turner shouldn't get them mixed up - should he??!!!). Also the info on leaving the lower hose on, don't install the new lower hose until the pump is on - thanks! With the temp forcasted to have a HIGH of 8 on Thurs. I'm thinking more and more of letting my mechanic, who doesn't have any ZR-1 experience, but is a great Chevy man!, do the job. We've talked of pull the radiator anyway just to pull it and blow the fin area clean, flush with clean water, leak check and finish it off with adding new anti-freeze (it's 2 yrs old and a bit diluted from the trip back from Eureka Springs in Oct. I also have to pull the Pwr Steering Radiator - it's leaking also. All of that should give us some more room.