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So I just bought a 95 Trans Am from a guy for 2500... needs a handful of things, but I see what it COULD be rather than what it currently is...
Any way, I noticed today that the front plate on the Water Pump is weeping a little bit, not the weep hole, but the actual round plate. Can I pull that off and replace a gasket or would it be better to just get a new pump?
Project 2: I have a decent oil leak at the front of my motor. at Autozone I can get the full kit, water pump gaskets, timing cover gasket, WP drive seal, Opti drive seal for not to much money. I was told that this is something that would be better done by a shop since I could mess up the timing chain and what not... as long as I'm not taking off the chain, I should be fine right? I have read about using a Sharpie cap cut down to get the WP shaft seal over the splines... anything else I should watch out for?
Project 3: While I am working at the front I am thinking about loosing the air pump and hoses that plug into the exhaust manifolds... Is there any reason why I wouldn't want to do this on a stock motor? I plan on headers sometime during the next year or so, and I believe I would need to remove it then any way right? So why not now? I have read on here that a oil pan plug from certain Dodge trucks is the right thread and size for the manifold plugs. again, what should I watch out for?
I know I should probably change the Opti while I am in there just to be proactive, but I just dont have the funds for it right now...
Is there anything I should watch out for while doing these?
Any way, I noticed today that the front plate on the Water Pump is weeping a little bit, not the weep hole, but the actual round plate. Can I pull that off and replace a gasket or would it be better to just get a new pump?
Project 2: I have a decent oil leak at the front of my motor. at Autozone I can get the full kit, water pump gaskets, timing cover gasket, WP drive seal, Opti drive seal for not to much money. I was told that this is something that would be better done by a shop since I could mess up the timing chain and what not... as long as I'm not taking off the chain, I should be fine right? I have read about using a Sharpie cap cut down to get the WP shaft seal over the splines... anything else I should watch out for?
Project 3: While I am working at the front I am thinking about loosing the air pump and hoses that plug into the exhaust manifolds... Is there any reason why I wouldn't want to do this on a stock motor? I plan on headers sometime during the next year or so, and I believe I would need to remove it then any way right? So why not now? I have read on here that a oil pan plug from certain Dodge trucks is the right thread and size for the manifold plugs. again, what should I watch out for?
I know I should probably change the Opti while I am in there just to be proactive, but I just dont have the funds for it right now...
Is there anything I should watch out for while doing these?