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I have a 1993 Cadillac sedan deville the water pump is leaking what do i need to remove to get to water pump...please help
Hello,
This is something you really don't want to try on your own. There are too many things that can go wrong for you. I have commonly run across professionals that inadvertently leave old gasket material inside the engine, causing the engine to over heat and you don't even want to overheat this aluminum engine because it is unforgiving and will literally melt on you!
Also word of warning, don't ever put stop leak into one of these engines either.
I realize money is an issue with people with this economy, but there are things you can do on your own and then there are things that if you make a mistake, you have a major problem. The latter being true with this engine.
I would suggest calling around to service centers (not a dealer) and see the best price you can get.
I haven't done one of these pumps for 15 years.
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Rob Painter
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Alarm system questions cannot be answered on this forum. These systems are not what I can answer. Without being physically at the vehicle and not knowing what kind of electrical service has been done on the vehicle, there is no possible way to give an accurate answer over the internet. My expertise is in Ignition/key based anti-theft systems. These issues include GM VATS (resistor chip in key blade) PASSLOCK (MRD)-ignition lock rotation based, no special ignition key and the PKIII Transponder (computer chip in key) systems. These systems are not alarm based and are integral with the starting of the engine. This is why I cannot diagnose alarm problems without physically looking at the vehicle: Alarm systems are a completely different annimal than ignition key/lock based anti-theft system. Many alarm questions come from vehicles 10 years old, and since older, many hands that had been involved over the years.I am an expert in all GM factory (ignition/key based)systems. Alarm system questions pose to many situations beyond my knowledge as to what has been done to the vehicle over the years. Some guy may have actually wired the stereo into the alarm system. Who knows? Over my past 30 years in vehicle wiring repair, I have seen unbelievable wiring disaters done by guys that consider themselves "mechanics." I have seen stereos and alarms intalled using surgical tape. I have seen modules burn up, un-fused circuits, wiring jambed between the doors and even lamp cord used for a starter kill. To answer alarm questions over the internet without examining the vehicle is like asking; What does it take to remove a dent?
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