As mentioned here, I still had some leakage after performing the valley plate repair. Crossing into the 140k territory, I wanted to get ahead of some things (alternator, belt, idler, radiator, tensioner, thermostat and water pump) before they chose to fail on their own. Weather was good today with rain coming tomorrow, so this morning was a go.
Prep:
Going with the radiator removal and belt-related stuff seems like the way to do it. Everything is out of the way and the only tight spots are during the fan shroud removal and twisting the alternator past the vane pump.
The Leak:
Upon removal of the water pump, I found that the gasket material had failed around the 5 o'clock position. The material on both sides of the gasket was just flaking away.
Post Alternator Swap:
With the vane pump pulled out of the way, you can see that there really isn't much room. Having the radiator, water pump and tensioner removed really makes this easier.
Check and Reassembly:
Serviced up with no leaks. Reassembled and took for a short drive to get ZPC and all that happy. Replacement of most of the belt-driven components resulted in an idle and drive far quieter than I have experienced maybe since purchase 70K+ ago. Very happy with how the day turned out. About 7 hours all in to fix one thing that was broke and a bunch that wasn't yet.
Prep:
Going with the radiator removal and belt-related stuff seems like the way to do it. Everything is out of the way and the only tight spots are during the fan shroud removal and twisting the alternator past the vane pump.
The Leak:
Upon removal of the water pump, I found that the gasket material had failed around the 5 o'clock position. The material on both sides of the gasket was just flaking away.
Post Alternator Swap:
With the vane pump pulled out of the way, you can see that there really isn't much room. Having the radiator, water pump and tensioner removed really makes this easier.
Check and Reassembly:
Serviced up with no leaks. Reassembled and took for a short drive to get ZPC and all that happy. Replacement of most of the belt-driven components resulted in an idle and drive far quieter than I have experienced maybe since purchase 70K+ ago. Very happy with how the day turned out. About 7 hours all in to fix one thing that was broke and a bunch that wasn't yet.

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