Water pump on v6 leaking again, can I just take off the tension pulley and replace the pump?

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Re: Water pump on v6 leaking again, can I just take off the tension pulley and replace the pump? [Re: graeaglecrawler] #1065716 11/04/13 02:27 AM

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That is correct. I also put it at TDC just in case. The belt shouldn't move off the cam gears, and I was able to get the tension off the water pump enough to replace it.
Making sure no antifreeze got on the belt was kinda tricky, but it's doable.

1986 Pickup extracab longbed "Woody edition"
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Water pump on v6 leaking again, can I just take off the tension pulley and replace the pump?	graeaglecrawler	11/01/13 11:49 PM
Re: Water pump on v6 leaking again, can I just take off the tension pulley and replace the pump?	Elbow_Greese	11/02/13 06:16 PM
Re: Water pump on v6 leaking again, can I just take off the tension pulley and replace the pump?	graeaglecrawler	11/02/13 08:16 PM
Re: Water pump on v6 leaking again, can I just take off the tension pulley and replace the pump?	Elbow_Greese	11/04/13 02:27 AM

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