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pizzahut111 04-12-2023 03:42 PM

'94 Grand Caravan 3.3L: Water pump bolt broke!
 
Recently my serpentine belt fell off and got caught in the water pump, tearing up the belt and de-stabilizing the wheel on the water pump.

This led to a large coolant leak; any coolant poured into the radiator cap immediately spewed out of the water pump area.

I removed the belt, drained the coolant, and detached the water pump. Unfortunately, while screwing off the 5 bolts on the water pump, one of them broke:

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/dodgefo...c2e01c8a57.png
The red arrow points to the bolt that is broken and lodged in the housing.

Is it possible to proceed without getting this one out, perhaps adding extra gasket material? I know it's not ideal; but I fear the cost of labor in attempting to remove it will be great.

Thanks in advance!


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