rebuilding my engine. just wondering if anyone has ever replaced there water pump. i got a new one. ive herd you need a special tool? can anyone chime in?

 

nope, no special tool, I pulled carstedts off pretty easy, just unbolted the thermostat housing, pulled the tube out that runs accross to the water pump, its just a o ring seal, and pull the bolts on the water pump and off the block it comes

 

okay sweet. sounds simple. i also got a new thermostat to.

 

Comes off easy, no real reason for changing one, have never seen one go bad.

 

figured i might as well replace while im there

 

Put an electric water pimp in!

 

already got an oem one man lol

 

hmmm, I need to do an electric lol on my buddies car

 

any idea how hard water pump chain will be? lol

 

there is a special tool but its only if your doing it in car and its to keep the timing set. you can buy it from mac tools for 59.00

 

you can do it without, just takes a little more time and some thinking to hold the chain up, but it can be done

 

It's the same one that drives the balance shafts, what exactly do you mean?

 

yes I agree. But I was just letting it be known that yes there is a special tool and thats what its for so in case someone else looks at this thread and doesn't know alot about cars and goes o well there is no tool lets just swap it and mess it up then he wont be miss led.

 

I know thats why you were saying that, I was just putting it out their for the broke guys like me that can't afford the tool, lol

 

i gotcha. it wouldnt be hard to make one

 

Astro Pneumatic GM Water Pump Holding Tool 78625

 

hmmm, 24 bucks, thats affordable, i'd just have to play with it to figure out how to use it

 

Yup

 

ok how would i go about this if i were changing the chain to? like keep in synch with time?

 

Pull front cover, remove timing chain, then water pump/balance shaft chain.

 

Put neutral balance shafts in and you don't HAVE to time it haha

 

is there a tensioner?

 

Of course there is...