Sometimes the simplest job turns into a can of worms. That is the case of getting my water pump mounted-
1. The upper pulley (pump) did not line up with the crank pulley.
2. Bought shims for the crank pulley to fix the problem.
3. Wrong- needed shims for the WP pulley instead so bought those.
4. Upper pulley too big- interferes with lower pulley. Order smaller WP pulley.
4a. Large pulley won't come off the WP shaft- too close to firewall & cage structure.
4b. Remove WP bolts to slide WP sideways to get more clearance. Still won't work.
4c. Pull out engine & transaxle mounting bolts, lift & move back. Eureka!
5. Install smaller WP pulley with a few shims- perfect. Now I need two V-belts.
6. Researched size belts needed- no information anywhere. No one agrees on how to measure v-belts. Measured around OD of pulleys with a tape measure: 35".
7. Called Speedway Motors & ordered a set of 1:1 belts. Way too small- returned them.
8. More research turned up a Gates belt that might fit: XL 7345. Bought one locally.
9. Tried fitting belt on pulleys- a little bit too loose but close. Returned it & bought one 1 size smaller: XL 7340.
10. Installed belt on pulleys- a very good fit. Need one more belt and I ruined the old WP to block gaskets.
11. Bought a second Gates XL 7340 and a pair of Fel-Pro 5152 gaskets. Researched Fel-Pro to find out if they recommended using any sealer on them. Lousy Fel-Pro website but finally found that they recommended installing their gaskets dry.
12. Installed gaskets & belts. Correct belt tension in both belts. Gates says these are "34 inch" belts.
13. Original crank pulley/damper bolt now too short for the aluminum crank pulley. Found longer SPS socket head cap screw but it was about 1/2" too long.
14. Used a cut-off wheel to shorten bolt; dressed cut end & torqued bolt into place.
There you have it; a simple job that should have taken less than an afternoon became a saga.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ