Cliipped water pump fins.

[Schevyii63]

Today I got the truck back together with a new convertor, and a exhaust housing. Took it for a test drive. Truck has crazy power now, Got back home 10 mins later and I have coolant leaking out of the head gasket in between #4 and 5 exhaust ports. I have a week to get this fixed for the pulls. Funds are short for good studs, or elec. water pump. I'm going to stick a new head gasket in it. And cross my fingers till next month when I have funds for studs. Since clipping the fins is free. Anybody know how to do this or have pictures?

Thanks Robert

 

[Trapper]

On my 12v I did every other one. It seamed to do the trick.

 

[Schevyii63]

On my 12v I did every other one. It seamed to do the trick

Do you just clip the whole fin off? Or trim them back?

 

[rileydsking]

i clipped every other too. esed a cutoff wheel and some needle nose pliers to take the whole blade off. truck still ran cool around town too.

 

[Schevyii63]

Ok sounds easy thanks for the info guys.

 

[JFlagg]

I don't think clipping your water pump fins is going to help your leaking headgasket... its leaking because the head is lifting, not from coolant pressure.

 

[Schevyii63]

Just got the head off. Has blown the orange ring around the coolant port. When I built the engine I put all new freeze plugs in with hyd. mounting flange sealant. Today was the first day this engine seen high rpms. I just want to be able to pull this weekend and not push the gasket out at the track. My head is going to be studded next month. I just stuck so much money in this thing these past couple of months. Between blowed front spiders gears, new valve body, convertor, and exhaust housing. It just never ending.