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Mykedynamics wrote:
Have any of you 360 owners developed a coolant leak of your water pump or timing cover? I have been in some serious temp fluctuation and have started to drip a little in morning when cold..any thoughts...should address immediately? Not losing much coolant but don't want something to explode while driving
Have any of you 360 owners developed a coolant leak of your water pump or timing cover? I have been in some serious temp fluctuation and have started to drip a little in morning when cold..any thoughts...should address immediately? Not losing much coolant but don't want something to explode while driving
I lost a water pump in my 360 at about 70k miles,,,, IIRC Been a while.
Also, if you are at that kind of mileage, put a timing light on it and check the timing chain. My 76 had plastic over metal gears, the nylon came off the metal. Ran a lot better after I put a new timing set in it.
Make sure you put a new thermostat in,,, if you have to do the water pump.
Check the chain BEfore you do the pump!!!!! since you're going to be in there. lol
Don't ask me why I remembered to tell you this.....
Hoppe
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rehoppe wrote:
Also, if you are at that kind of mileage, put a timing light on it and check the timing chain. My 76 had plastic over metal gears, the nylon came off the metal. Ran a lot better after I put a new timing set in it.
Also, if you are at that kind of mileage, put a timing light on it and check the timing chain. My 76 had plastic over metal gears, the nylon came off the metal. Ran a lot better after I put a new timing set in it.
Yeah, I didn't like that they used nylon covered gears, but it was supposed to make the timing gear quieter. What I used to do was go to a performance shop (Summit will sell online) and buy an all steel double roller timing chain set to replace the nylon covered one. It will last almost forever, so you won't have to worry about it again for a very long time.
rehoppe wrote:
Check the chain BEfore you do the pump!!!!! since you're going to be in there. lol
Don't ask me why I remembered to tell you this.....
Check the chain BEfore you do the pump!!!!! since you're going to be in there. lol
Don't ask me why I remembered to tell you this.....
Um, I won't ask, but I can surely guess.
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JDMopar wrote:
The easiest way to check the timing chain is to pull the fuel pump off of it. It's on the passenger side of the timing cover, right under the alternator. You can stick your finger in the hole, and see how slack the chain is. It will probably scare you when you find out how sloppy it is....lol. Your water pump may be leaking out the weep hole in the bottom of the shaft housing. If you change it yourself, be careful not to break the bolts that are to the far left and right of the water pump. They go all the way thru the timing cover, and into water jackets in the block. They are bad to rust up and break when you attempt to remove them. Work them back and forth as you remove them, and have patience. Buy an Edelbrock double row timing chain from Summit or Jegs to replace the crappy plastic covered gears on the factory chain. You won't hear a difference in noise. Be sure to drain the oil, and make a wire hook to reach up thru the drain hole in the oil pan, and dig all the remnants of the plastic gear out before refilling it with oil. Hope this helps, and good luck.
The easiest way to check the timing chain is to pull the fuel pump off of it. It's on the passenger side of the timing cover, right under the alternator. You can stick your finger in the hole, and see how slack the chain is. It will probably scare you when you find out how sloppy it is....lol. Your water pump may be leaking out the weep hole in the bottom of the shaft housing. If you change it yourself, be careful not to break the bolts that are to the far left and right of the water pump. They go all the way thru the timing cover, and into water jackets in the block. They are bad to rust up and break when you attempt to remove them. Work them back and forth as you remove them, and have patience. Buy an Edelbrock double row timing chain from Summit or Jegs to replace the crappy plastic covered gears on the factory chain. You won't hear a difference in noise. Be sure to drain the oil, and make a wire hook to reach up thru the drain hole in the oil pan, and dig all the remnants of the plastic gear out before refilling it with oil. Hope this helps, and good luck.
Spot on.