Is It Possible To Remove The Water Pump From A Series Land Rover Without First Removing The Radiator?
Yes, but remove the cowl and drop the alternator/dynamo out of the way first. Take care when removing – and refitting – the water pump, it is all too easy to puncture the radiator with a stray screwdriver or spanner. The main danger to the radiator is when trying to free the water pump from the clutches of the thermostat hose. This short pipe is notoriously awkward, especially if it is an old one that has grown hard and brittle and is therefore much less pliant. Indeed, it makes more sense to cut this hose than risk rupturing the radiator. The pipe costs only a few pounds, much cheaper than forking out for a new radiator, that’s for sure. The whole operation is easier if a Series 3 radiator is involved as this has the rounded top and an expansion tank, rather than the older Series radiators, which had the large flat topped header tank. Refitting, as they say, is the reverse of removal. When it comes to refitting, you’ll be glad you got a new thermostat to outlet hose pipe; it will be i
