In between a bunch of family stuff this weekend i found a brief 2hr gap to try and get the water pump and timing belt changed. Took about 20msn to rip it all apart and prep it for the new pump, pretty simple compared to many cars ive worked on in the past. But then Murphy reared his ugly head. The timing belt kit i got seems to be second hand or returned, as the pump is an NB unit, and some wingnut has cut off the side mounting tab to get it to clear the alternator bracket. All of that to no avail though, as the NB pumps don’t have a thread in that side for the tensioner.
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Rubbish, and there goes my productive time for the weekend… so i did some other things instead.
Firstly a quick block off plate for the coolant idle valve thingy:
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Then secondly a simple Toyota COP mounting plate:
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Finally did a bit of further automotive archaeology, and this car is a bit ideosyncratic. Whoever built this engine (or at least did the last timing belt and water pump change) was somewhat paranoid about bolts coming loose:
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Every bolt is absolutely slathered in Loctite red and required a ton of cleaning up of the threads.
On the other hand that cardboard gasket looked like this:
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Shipping cardboard and gaffer tape… really?
Anyway, now to wait for more bolt on parts, that will hopefully bolt on.
Also for the lols. What happens when you are ordering parts at 3am while trying to settle a teething baby:
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That would be two front sway bars… and no rears.