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Water pump replacement

Dayron84

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Ok guys...as usual I cause myself more headache than is necessary. While I had the radiator out I figured I would go ahead and replace the water pump since I had easy access. Not knowing the water pump is attached to a plate and not directly to the front of the engine. I have a new water pump and a gasket but I do not have a gasket for the plate. Could I use an rtv or do I need to wait and order the gasket?


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Daves86

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FYI make sure to torque the bolts, else you'll get to do that job again. I used 35 lbs/ft and all went well (not so true with 25 that I used first time around).
 
Dayron84

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Ordered new radiator hose set on eBay. Everything looks good except the hose going from surge tank to lower pipe. This is definitely the wrong hose. Is this a hose I could get locally without having to order? Would really like to get this buttoned up this weekend


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Dayron84

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I’ll be refilling antifreeze once I’ve got this back together. Any particular antifreeze I should use? It had green in but I’ve flushed it out. We use the fleet charge at work with all our diesel trucks.


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Ajax MD

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juanprado said:
These old school gm diesels were plain green antifreeze from factory.
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I've been immersed in the 5-ton world for the last year where DCA is the norm. Do the GM diesels need any supplemental additive in the coolant, or just run straight green like a gasoline vehicle?
 
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