Water Pump Housing And Elbow

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02-27-2004, 12:11 PM

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ColinRX7

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Originally Posted by rmaiersg' date='Feb 27 2004, 09:56 AM

You said bung....

But, wouldn't it be bad to weld on the housings since they're cast iron?

No.. I wouldn't imagine so..

It's not like your burning alot of wire for that little hole..

If you were welding a plate on it I would be afraid of it warping..

02-27-2004, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by rmaiersg' date='Feb 27 2004, 12:56 PM

You said bung....

But, wouldn't it be bad to weld on the housings since they're cast iron?

Sorry I meant I was going to remove the nipple on the waterpump housing and weld that shut.

02-27-2004, 12:21 PM

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Or you could counterbore it for a small freeze plug.

02-27-2004, 12:25 PM

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The motor will be out of the car..

Maybe I should tap it, plug it, then run water through the motor with a hose or something for a while? Think that would catch all the shavings?

(with the water pump housing assembly off...)

What do you think?

02-27-2004, 12:26 PM

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Oh yeah and as for polishing..

Should I use a really small grit sandpaper for the finishing touches? Buffing wheel or something? I've never done this before.. I've got it shiny as ****, but not quite a 'glassy' finish.