From: Kirk Thompson (mosen_temp@mosen.net)
Date: Sat Aug 28 2004 - 11:30:17 PDT
Hi all.
I need some advice, etc. on a few things.
1970 Kaiser Jeep M109A3 shop van (M45 series?) with a White LD-465-1C
non-turbo.
Here's what happened:
Driving the [newly aquired] M109A3 back home from Las Cruces and it started
to get hot. Pulled over, anti-freeze spewing. found out the bottom hose had
a small hole and it looks like the high pressure steam had done a little
"rubber mining" because of the way there was nice slot carved out of the hose.
I went back into town and found a hose, replaced it, filled the radiator
and found out the bottom of the radiator had blown out.
Now, in my mind, three things could cause the overheating: dead pump, bad
thermostat, non-pressurized cooling system (hole in hose and/or bad
radiator cap).
Since I have to replace the radiator, I thought it would be prudent [and
proactive] to replace the water pump as well since I would hjave access to it.
I Know of a M35A2 out in the woods a 10 miles or so behind my house that
someone trashed and abandoned and was wondering if the water pump and
radiator (make, engine, and year unknown at this point) from it would fit?
Are the water pumps & radiators standardized across all the M35 series engines?
Questions:
Cross-engine Radiator and water pump compatibility.
How do I determine if the pump failed?
If I replace it, can I use RTV (or something) as a gasket or should
make/order/acquire real gasket?
Any thing else that I might have missed?
Thnx!
-K
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