ok, so i have found several threads, but am still searching,. I need help ASAP! As I need to go back to base on Saturday.

here is the deal, my FIL was driving the dakota 2000 3.9l 2wd automatic last week, and noticed it was getting hot and he lost power steering..... ok, well he babied it home, pulling over and waiting till it cooled off then drove a little bit more then pulled over again


end of the story, the upper radiator hose burst at the plastic fittign for the radiator cap

and he noticed the tensioned looked funny....

we replaced the tensioner today, and the upper hose, and started it up..... SQEEK! EKK!!!!!!

look down, the belt is off, and the water pump pulley is rubbing on the housing.... turned it off, and the fan can be wiggled about an inch back and forth!!!!!!

so i am looking into changign the water pump now.....

have seen a few issues.....

there are pressed on and bolt on pulleys, does it matter which i get?

looking like there is a 1" boss for a heater tube? the old one has it, but pics online of new ones don't? is this reuseable? i have also seen soem stuff online about them needing an o ring?

so far, want to get:

water pump
bolt kit
bypass hose
bypass hose pipe
water pump gasket

 

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/GM...041P/?rtype=10

Comes with gasket, o-ring, and perf. pump.

You can use the old bolts... from the old pump.

Hoses you can get at any parts store, unless its the upper and lower hose get those at the dealership, all the others ****ing suck.

 

already got the upper hoses. they seem to be rpetty standard, they were all the same and no one had them in stock... i did find the 3 pieces @ napa... i'm happy witht he result

i need these parts by tomorrow, can't wait to order them. this is my in law's car and i go back to base on saturday and wont get another chance to get back down here for awhile

 

since i am a goofball, haha, i posted all my concerns in another thread https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...acement-2.html and actually thought it was this thread... i should learn to actually read my updated subscriptions

 

any thoughts?

 

yeah, let us know if you had any problems with changing the water pump....

 

i haven't donme it yet, i need to get everything all planned out, so i can hit the ground running, i only have today to get this done, as i have to go back to my base tomorrow