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Title: Weird Fan Stuff
Post by: PinkPintoRacer on February 24, 2006, 11:44:41 PM
Just another funny question.  I was putting the fan back on and now it dont fit.  I have the pulley on, the spacer then the fan and the bolts barely fit thru, but not enough to grip the threads on the water pump.... I know the easy fix is to get a little bit larger bolts, but I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem and I want to make sure I am not missing something...
Title: Re: Weird Fan Stuff
Post by: Pintony on February 25, 2006, 12:11:03 AM
Yes it is funny how the fan bolts always seem to be a problem when rebuilding an engine or just replacing a waterpump.
From Pintony
Title: Re: Weird Fan Stuff
Post by: PinkPintoRacer on February 27, 2006, 04:26:56 PM
I had to use 2 1/4 inch bolts instead of the 2 inch bolts.......  I guess it is suffering from shrinkage..LOL
Title: Re: Weird Fan Stuff
Post by: 77turbopinto on February 27, 2006, 05:36:25 PM
I can tell you that the t/c 2.3 and the pinto 2.3 have different waterpumps. The center pin is a different size, but the rest of it seems the same.

Bill