rickwhoo

Changing my water pump this weekend... Plugs and wires too.

don hall

How about the opti?
https://petrisenterprises.com/blogs/...roubleshooting

rickwhoo

When it needs to be replaced, I'll change it then.

don hall

You are looking right at it. Now would be the time to perform a test. If you don't test it now, the only way you will
know if it is faulty is when you are stranded. Your choice.

rickwhoo

Taking water pumps off these cars are the easiest ones I've ever done. It took longer for the coolant to drain than removing the pump... If it ain't broke, don't touch it.

rickwhoo

Doing the rear brakes next...

Nowhere Man

hope you changed out ALL the coolant hoses while you where there. if not when a hose burst your be doing it all again

rickwhoo

Yes, I know... I was a mechanic for many years and have been repairing and maintaining cars and trucks for over 40 years. I never get tired of working on cars. Especially being out of the business!!

mtwoolford

just curious; the front of the engine looks pretty clean (at least compared to mine when I first tore into it); did you clean it? if so, how?

rickwhoo

How would these silicon ones look??? I see them in red, blue and black. My car is white...

rickwhoo

I'm not done cleaning it yet but I'm using rags soaked with a little gas and blowing it off with air to remove the loose dirt. It was a lot dirtier when I first removed the pump.

Nowhere Man

. Tacky and rice boy look

detroitrust

Please tell me you figured out where that oil build up around the water pump is from!! Mine looks the same and I'm about to change the water pump.

A simple cleaning of the radiator area has lead me down a rabbit hole...Im now replacing the radiator, water pump, all radiator hoses, replacing the valve cover gaskets, replacing the manifold gasket, new thermostat, replacing tensioner and idler wheel.

My thinking is I'm in there so lets get this stuff done. If I had the $ I'd put undersized pulleys...

I also ordered a time cover gasket set thinking the timing cover is leaking.

I'm leaving the opti-spark alone. With 30k miles, it might last quite awhile longer.

rickwhoo

It was not oil... on mine... I cleaned it up and put it together, I found it was just normal road dirt and dust collecting all over my engine. In the years of owning it I had a hose leak, thermostat housing leak and replaced the thermostat a few times. Leaving it wet there was allowing the dirt to build up over the years. After seeing that I now make sure to dry the area and blow it with compressed air after all wet work... I thought it may have been coming from the manifold but so far aster 1000 miles it's all as clean as new.

Whaleman

That opti looks original. I would 100% have the optidoc rebuild it. Dan

vette196

I agree, he could turn it around pretty quick

rickwhoo

I have a new Opti somewhere in my garage and I will replace it when needed... No sooner.

vette196

nos?

rickwhoo

No...

Whaleman

OK Rick, but please, for your sake, do not throw away the old original when you install your new Chinese knock off opti. You will thank me. Dan