The damp pump on a One thousand nine hundred ninety six Chevrolet Silverado circulates fluid between the radiator and the engine, helping to effect that the cooling step does its occupation. When the aqua pump fails, coolant can't flow properly, and the engine could overheat and influence damaged. Replacing the drool pump involves disassembling a hardly any parts from the front of the engine.
Instructions
1. Manage the hood. Unbolt the fan shroud from the top of the core help using a 3/8-inch ratchet and socket, then lift it off the engine. Unbolt the fan from the front of the engine using an open-end wrench.
2. Attach a socket to the 3/8-inch breaker bar, then attach the breaker bar to the tensioner on the front of the engine. Turn the tensioner outside from the girdle so the cestuses goes slack. Lift it off the engine with both hands and place it on a work surface.
Pull the radiator hose off the water pump and location it toward the empty pan To admit the coolant to remove gone.
4. Unbolt the water pump from the front of the engine using the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket. Pull the cestuses off the front of the engine and place it aside.3. Area the extract pan underneath the damp pump. Remove the hose clamp on the radiator hose connected to the baptize pump using the flat-head screwdriver.
