This sounds like the perfect candidate to relocate to Okie acres. Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 28, 2022, at 6:52 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I decided this afternoon to get at the SL600 again, it needs a new water > pump which I got ages ago. I got all the front stuff off, radiator, fan, etc > and all the bolts off the old one. That was all easy surprisingly. > > BUT… It likes about 1/8”(3mm) of sliding right off the front of the engine, > which supposedly it should, but this top cross pipe apparently needs to come > off to get the clearance to slide it out as it feels like it is hanging up on > it. Bugger. This holds the thermostat and sends coolant to each side of the > engine. > > It has 4 bolts holding it in. 2 are easy but 2 are buried behind the > distributor covers but I can see them easily. The water pump is right below > it. So to get that off all the ignition wires (14!) need to come off, the > distributor covers need to come off, then the 2 bolts are accessible. I guess > at this point I should go ahead and get new distributor caps and rotors… > > The front of the engine is really greasy. I guess oil is leaking out from > somewhere. There are gaskets and seals that go bad on these engines, I need > to get in there and see what all that’s about too. > > The old pump shaft is definitely worn so I’m pretty sure (I hope!) that is > where it was losing coolant. It was dripping from in there somewhere so > that’s most likely it. > > But I got the car cheepcheep!!! Fun times!!! >
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