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With the valve covers off (waiting for the second VC gasket)should I re-torque the head bolts? [/color]
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Cleaned up water pipe valley (could use a little paint but not necessary)
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Passenger side water pump mating surface (needs light sanding)
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Driver side water pump mating surface(needs light sanding)
Seems a little pitted towards the bottom right.
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I hope you got the truck going fhuzz ..? ..

David, I hope to get it going pretty soon but a list of potential 'makes-sense-to-do-now' jobs seem to be popping up <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> .

Whats with the 'rust' on the V6 blocks ... So was thinking it was just 'my' Monty ... But all the pic's "I" see seem to be rusty at the pump ... ????????

From what I can tell, the water pump and lower intake gaskets were leaking accelerating the corrosion of those areas... throw in a possible leak around the rad cap neck and it makes for a whole lot of rusty engine components on an otherwise rust free truck (thanks to a yearly oil spray).


There is definitely a slippery slope involved in working on this truck...
"...now that the valve covers, dizzy, a/c components, etc. are out of the way, I have easy access to install the genII brake booster..."
"...and now that the rad, fan, alternator, p/s and water pump are out of the way, I have easy access to getting the genII UCA's installed...wait, since I need to lift the front end to get the UCS's swapped in, maybe a body lift would make sense..." <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> I could be here for a while.

Last edited by fhuzz; 05/29/10 04:08 PM.
'89 Monty LWB auto, 3rd row seating, 95SR rear + coils, genII UCA's and calipers/rotors, dual bouncies.