Waterpump fun

[Epixstar]

my thermostat went and my waterpump was leaking out the weep hole so i decide just to do them all at once. Everyting up to the water pump came off easy until i got to the pump. I read everyones advice on them sprayed it down with pen lube a day before and a hour before, But of course three heads still broke off. I got the pump off and there is about a 1/4 inch or more of the stud still sticking out. what will be the best way to go about this

 

[schmoo]

tap on them with a hammer straight in several times.
then heat the studs with a torch (not red hot) and
melt a birthday candle into the threads. then put
a big vicegrip (not a fake one) on and try to turn
the stud in and out gradually increasing pressure.
don't strip it or you won't be able to weld a nut on
which would be the next try.

 

[Epixstar]

i used jb weld and put a nut on there gonna give it a day to dry, heat it up and give it a go

 

[Big Jim M]

i used jb weld and put a nut on there gonna give it a day to dry, heat it up and give it a go

DON"T forget to TAP on it straight IN to loosen up the rust..
Big Jim

 

[martin]

try the acetone and tranny fluid penetrating oil thing.

 

[Epixstar]

The jb weld on the nut did not work to well. Its kinda cold so it could be that. I end up getting it with Pb blaster a hammer a torch and some new vice grips and about a hour of work. Its too cold up here i need my heat.

 

[Epixstar]

i put coolant in the truck and let it run with the cap of for around a half hour till the gauge read around normal. I still very little heat kinda luke warm at best so i drove it around for a while and still no heat all. are air bubbles that hard to get out of the system? or could it be something else?

 

[IMenriched]

i put coolant in the truck and let it run with the cap of for around a half hour till the gauge read around normal. I still very little heat kinda luke warm at best so i drove it around for a while and still no heat all. are air bubbles that hard to get out of the system? or could it be something else?

Prolly a plugged or bad heater core.....mine really can cook you out

 

[Epixstar]

are they hard to change. way to cold to drag the hose out and try to unplug it

 

[holyford86]

pretty easy, and the heater cores are pretty cheap too

 

[Epixstar]

20 bucks for the part 50 bucks if a shop blows it out. About 15 outside today i needs me heat.