Water pump and front crossover pipe are easily doable DIY. I did it all in about 3 hours. Hardest part was getting the fan off. Don't overtorque the water pump bolts or one can go from righty tighty to righty loosey real quick. Don't ask me how I know.
Check the front crossover pipes under the intake manifold. They're prone to failure, so much so that many consider them a wear item. If you lift up the manifold and see coolant in the valley, don't drive until you've changed them. There's a ton of threads on it here.
Awesome thread! Thanks for doing the work and posting it. Made it a lot easier. A couple or three thoughts:
At Harbor Freight, on the same aisle as the pass through ratchet was a set of torx bits that included a T40.
I used my small floor jack to support the front skid plate while removing...
I'm on my third Beck Arnley in 9 months. Last one had dried crust on every bolt where it was leaking. Poor quality control it appears. If this one craps the bed, I'll have to bite the bullet on buying another brand.
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