Ok so I put most of my comments in another thread regarding replacing the water pump in my Sons 2002 envoy. Thanks again to the helpful comments from all of you. I did about everything wrong in replacing it, (took everything off w/o disconnecting the clutch from the pump) I know... not the smartest nut in the tree. In any case I topped that off with handing my son the wrong screw to bolt the shroud back on... he promptly screwed it through the radiator... yeah I know. The top bolts are the same as the shroud bolts... only just enough longer.... in any case one epoxy repair later I think I have it leak free... still no weird noises and the temp is staying right at 210.(straight up) However after reading a bunch more wp threads, including one that talked about seeing bubbles in the coolant return reservoir... also another that mentioned to make sure I used the metal gm gasket ...
So I used the paper gasket that came with the new pump... is that a deal breaker?
Also I am seeing what looks like bubbles in my return tank... Should I go to the trouble and pull the plugs and do a compression check? Is that the best test?
Once again, much like before all advice is very much appreciated!
So I used the paper gasket that came with the new pump... is that a deal breaker?
Also I am seeing what looks like bubbles in my return tank... Should I go to the trouble and pull the plugs and do a compression check? Is that the best test?
Once again, much like before all advice is very much appreciated!