[alfa] re: time for water pump replacement

["Kyle Chenier" <kylechenier@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've done this twice on my '87 spider -- the first time took a day 
(including long lunches). the second took the larger part of a month.  it 
involved putting on and taking off at least a dozen times because the bottom 
of the pump that covers that ridiculous oil hole kept leaking. turns out the 
plug in the pump itself was a manufacturing defect, but 17 quarts of oil in 
a month meant lots of off-and-on of the pump. the job can be done fairly 
easily, but make sure to examine the new parts.

also, i'm not sure about your year, but on mine they're a LOT of tiny nuts 
on the studs holding it on -- as usual some are dang near untouchable.

best of luck.

kyle in houston

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