In another session in the evening I scraped off the gasket surfaces and installed the water pump. That took a long time, due to the tenacity of the old gasket. I tried to be careful with the razor blade not to damage the metal surfaces. Once done I transferred the thermostat to the new pump, but used the new O-ring seal that came with the pump. (I made sure to install the jiggle valve up.) The two slightly-longer pump mounting bolts must go in where they came out, at the bottom and bottom-right of the water pump where the thicker bosses on the pump are else they'll bottom out in the holes and not clamp. I wire-brushed the rust off of the one very long bolt that goes through the body before reinstalling it. The new gasket had a small tear most of the way through at one point, that was very distressing to find. At least it was at the top and not the bottom, so any leak will be very visible. I used Permatex anaerobic sealer to goop the torn area before reassembly, it should be fine. I got the pump and thermostat housings assembled, and the radiator feed fitting partially installed before I had to quit again.
This job is turning out to be very slow! -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
