How long before water pump dries out? January 05, 2016, 10:51:10 PM I have been in the process of changing the head gaskets on my '85 for a couple months now (between classes and other things I haven't been able to work on it as much as I'd liked). The water pump is still on the engine, but since I drained the coolant I'm wondering if the pump seals have dried out. How long can it go without having coolant flowing through it? Should I just replace it? It's only a year old. Quote Selected
How long before water pump dries out? Reply #1 – January 05, 2016, 11:45:53 PM Id risk leaving it. Water pumps are cheap and easy to swap. If it works, no problem. Quote Selected
How long before water pump dries out? Reply #2 – January 19, 2016, 10:30:48 PM it would pay thought to ....................... one bolt at a time remove and add anti-seize to each bolt.problem with my comment here is that if you learn now that a bolt will break off, your screwed into dealing with a pump that's not broke "now". Quote Selected
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