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justcuz · 08-31-2008, 01:44 AM

No you should not have any trouble with it. I glue the gasket to the pump with gaskacinch. Let it dry, then put axle grease on the surface were the pump and block meet. Put the 2 top bolts in loosely, install the bottom ones, run em in finger tight, then wrench em. Does your alternator upper bracket come off the top of the pump? Make sure you put the right bolt in there.You can remove the pump without the gasket sticking to the block and scrape the gasket off the pump on the bench if you ever have to replace it. I don't like bending over the core support scraping gaskets that may end up in the block.

08-31-2008, 01:44 AM	#88
justcuz Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alta Loma, Ca. Posts: 930	Re: The 283 Rebuild Begins No you should not have any trouble with it. I glue the gasket to the pump with gaskacinch. Let it dry, then put axle grease on the surface were the pump and block meet. Put the 2 top bolts in loosely, install the bottom ones, run em in finger tight, then wrench em. Does your alternator upper bracket come off the top of the pump? Make sure you put the right bolt in there.You can remove the pump without the gasket sticking to the block and scrape the gasket off the pump on the bench if you ever have to replace it. I don't like bending over the core support scraping gaskets that may end up in the block.