Re: [Healeys] water pumps

[i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>]

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agreed. might as well flush the system with clean water, or before pulling
the water pump, run flushing chemicals though. 2 more cents worth of opinion
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 3:01 PM Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net> wrote:

> Not sure if you can change the water pump with the radiator in or not, but
> you can definiately pull the fan with the radiator in on a BJ8; just did
> it.
>
> But if you're chnaging the water pump, you'd have to drain the coolant
> anyway and to pull the radiator at that point is just a matter of a few
> bolts and a hose or two.  Not much work and cheap insurance against
> accidently putting a wrench through the radiator trying to get the water
> pump out.
>
> My 2 cents, fwiw.
>
> Frank
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=3D"ltr">On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 3:01 PM Frank Magnusson &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:fmags@cox.net">fmags@cox.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">Not sure if you can change the water pump with the radiator i=
n or not, but you can definiately pull the fan with the radiator in on a BJ=
8; just did it.=C2=A0 <br>
<br>
But if you&#39;re chnaging the water pump, you&#39;d have to drain the cool=
ant anyway and to pull the radiator at that point is just a matter of a few=
 bolts and a hose or two.=C2=A0 Not much work and cheap insurance against a=
ccidently putting a wrench through the radiator trying to get the water pum=
p out.<br>
<br>
My 2 cents, fwiw.<br>
<br>
Frank<br>
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