Things aren't going quickly, but are going well. The one real concern as I prepare to replace the water pump is this short pipe and o-ring (connects water pump and thermostat housing). No replacement o-ring provided and the pipe is corroded similar to the water pump. Is this a typical auto part store part? How would it remove from cast part?
I only see one location for larger o-ring replacement, is there a second location I am missing?
TIA,
Chris
Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart"
In remembrance of my friend ARCHINSTL:
T4WD augury? "Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
I would assume the car sat for extended periods and was likely not serviced frequently. The pic doesn't show it, but the interior of the pipe has similar pitting, hence my concern.
Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart"
In remembrance of my friend ARCHINSTL:
T4WD augury? "Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
I found a thin brass sleeve that fit the bill after a little drilling in the by-pass pipe. JB Weld, tapped the sleeve in, cut off and cleaned it up a little. Should work well and only set me back $5 if you don't count the industrial size JB Weld .
Hard to see in the last pic, but it's "pretty"!
Chris
Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart"
In remembrance of my friend ARCHINSTL:
T4WD augury? "Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit."
T.S. Eliot - "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
"Now and then we had a hope that, if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates."
Mark Twain
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