Re: 16th and 17th Series V-12 Water Pump Removal

Posted by Tim Cole On 2009/7/12 9:29:52

Hi Dave:

That's interesting about the eights because I was looking at a Packard letter that said the radiator had to come off.
Although Packard manuals are not always accurate.

To tell you the truth, I've never tried this because, by the time the water pump is shot, the rest of the cooling system should be completely disassembled and cleaned anyway.

The big problem is working around that radiator. Someone else told me it can be done.

However, even a shield doesn't guarantee that the fins won't get marred.

The next big problem is that when the bolts bust off you're going to pull the nose anyway and to avoid breaking the bolts, well, off comes the radiator.

I had a 180 come in for a water pump and the bolts were rusted into the block. That was a pretty scary situation but they did free up.