88 Coupe 4.9 Swap Thread (Page 27/69)
josef644 DEC 12, 03:17 PM
Its down and out for finishing up of things that need to finished out of the body.



I will start on the water pump inlet tomorrow after work. It' supposed to be in the 70's here tomorrow so I should be able to be a lot done before it gets dark the next few days.

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josef644 DEC 14, 07:49 PM
I received my 'Formula' decals for my doors, and my coolant filler on then UPS truck today.

Weather has been nasty here, no work done. 45 dew point and temperature, so fog is the word for two days now.
josef644 DEC 18, 05:12 PM
Cought this guy here in my garage today:

and here he is with a BFH:


I do 'Santa' here for Christmas parties and such for the children. I never accept money, its just for grins. Great fun to see them all smile.

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josef644 DEC 23, 09:01 PM
Just a test to see if my new hard drive is doing all it is supposed to do:
josef644 JAN 02, 03:35 PM
Removed the water pump,balancer and the timing cover today so I can install the new water pump inlet housing. I'll post some photos later tonight. Wasn't to bad at all. I had to find a small balancer remover as mine was to large to work. My block still had pretty green anti freeze in it.

There are 4 or 5 different size fasteners that hold this all togeather. I took a photo of the way it is so I could get it all back togeather the way it was:

Left side

Right side

Timing Cover removed

Water pump side of the timing cover

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arte444 JAN 03, 10:35 AM
I'd spend the money and get the lifetime warranty water pump, as you can see its not that fun to do. Also using some brush on gasket sealer helps so the water pump doesnt leak. This keeps the gasket in place better too.

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1988 Notchback 4.9 V8, 5spd Isuzu, Spec Stage 4
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1992 Honda Accord LX (196,000 Miles) 5spd

josef644 JAN 03, 10:48 AM

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Originally posted by arte444:

I'd spend the money and get the lifetime warranty water pump, as you can see its not that fun to do. Also using some brush on gasket sealer helps so the water pump doesnt leak. This keeps the gasket in place better too.




Whats the best way to do this? Timing cover on the engine first, then the water pump, and lastly the inlet housing. Or inlet and waterpump on the timing cover , then all of that on the engine?
Dan_Seattle JAN 03, 12:00 PM
That's good progress Josef. I did all the same with mine while the engine was out. I would recomend the new lifetime water pump as well. It's really nice to see the whole front of the engine look new. Also did the oil pan gasket, front and rear main seals and anything else I could buy a new seal for.
josef644 JAN 04, 12:05 PM
I went and picked up my new water pump this morning NAPA lifetime warranty. $58.00 more in the 'Kitty'. Its 32* in my garage right now. I have no heater so I am gonna stay inside for the next few days. We are gonna have a cold snap here for the next 6 days. Lows in the low 20's with wind chill factor of 13* for two nights. Might not get anything done here this week.
arte444 JAN 04, 01:54 PM

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Originally posted by josef644:


Whats the best way to do this? Timing cover on the engine first, then the water pump, and lastly the inlet housing. Or inlet and waterpump on the timing cover , then all of that on the engine?




I don't really remember what order they go on. I've always done the waterpump last. I believe there is only one way to do it though