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Coolant System Service and Upgrade

I had a small leak on the left front of the engine, and the weep hole was starting to leak coolant. I also upgraded to high-flow pusher fan.

  • Carburators were previously rebuilt, so just set aside

    • Carburators wer…

  • Coolant crossover tubes removed

    • Coolant crossov…

  • Short tube had one mangled end, PO sealed with black stuff

    • Short tube had…

  • Thermostat housing removed

    • Thermostat hous…

  • Radiator removed, fan will be removed an not reused. I cleaned radiator, but did not send out for service.

    • Radiator remove…

  • Now for the lower section, since I am replacing all seals and waterpump

    • Now for the low…

  • Timing belt covers, oil filter, and coolant pump cover removed

    • Timing belt cov…

  • One of my sources of leaks?

    • One of my sourc…

  • Found an improperly placed seal on the right camshaft heatshield, so now I have to remove the cam gear to replace that

    • Found an improp…

  • Improper screw in transmission cover plate

    • Improper screw…

  • Had to use my impact wrench to remove it, cleaned up threads and replaced

    • Had to use my i…

  • Upper left bolt siezed, have to remove left frame member to get access to it

    • Upper left bolt…