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Old 05-28-2016, 09:14 PM   #602 (permalink)
changzuki
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Centurion - '74 FIAT X1/9 Centurion Full Race DNA
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With summer heat predicted to be up, it was time to give Centurion a look-over. This turned out to be productive - the original 1982 water pump was just starting to seep.... Time to replace it!
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Very easy to get at:
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The culprit caught in the act:
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The old and the new:
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And the new pump ready to install:
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What should've taken just an hour took much more... After a cursory tightening, I spun the pump by hand.... I was scraping the timing cover:
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Nothing a file and some time can't fix:
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And while it was still light out, a heat barrier was installed on the firewall.
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Nearly ready for the summer heat!
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~CrazyJerry

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