Water pump replacement

MLONG98

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1987 CHEVROLET S-10
2.8L
6 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
170,000 MILES

When replacing a water pump, is there anything else I need to replace? I am only replacing it due to noises (similar to a rusty CV ). Also, it wouldn't let me specify exact model, s10 Tahoe Blazer.

Thursday, February 7th, 2019 AT 4:00 PM

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SCGRANTURISMO

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Hello,

You definitely want to replace the water pump gasket. It wouldn't hurt to inspect/replace any coolant hoses going to the water pump (if any), and the thermostat and thermostat gasket. Here are a couple of links to helpful guides for you to go through:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/water-pump-replacement
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-thermostat

Hope this helps.

Thanks,
Alex
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Thursday, February 7th, 2019 AT 5:06 PM

MLONG98

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Cool so just what I assumed. I have done the thermostat and gasket already, I was going to just use gasket maker to save a few.

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Thursday, February 7th, 2019 AT 6:42 PM

SCGRANTURISMO

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Hello again,

Absolutely nothing wrong with that. I like to use the red hi temperature RTV, or permatex The Right Stuff, but any gasket maker should work.

Thanks again,
Alex
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Thursday, February 7th, 2019 AT 9:02 PM