Well guys im at the end of my rope.
The situation is still severe. As of now i went to change the thermostat, well the bolt came out hard and almost stripped towards the end of it.
So, thinking i am doing the right thing i get a nice shiny new bolt, slap her in, about 3/4'z of the way i am meeting resistance, and i am using a torque wrench set at 70 or 80 pounds i believe. well the next thing you know it snapped.
Guys this mission is overcoming me.
I cant pay to have this done no more on principle.
I need to accomplish this on my own, the bolts all the way around the water pump are tight as they need to be. there is still alot of water coming out, almost as if there is a bolt missing but this is impossible as i checked the old and new pump and am 100% certain all the bolts are on.
So today i do this,
-Tap out the broke bolt from the thermostat
-replace fix and seal thermostat and housing
-pull the bottom hose off the water pump and reseal it with gasket juice
Does anyone else have any other recomendations?