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Old 01-21-2018, 09:45 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by psneeld View Post
Yeah..... I forgot about twins and access...for that reason alone it may be worth it.

But for an engine with good access,......

Just change out the slotted screws with knurled cap screws, hang a hex key nearby, and I always oil soak my paper gaskets that are xerox copies of an original and my impelker changes are near as fast as just the time to get the impeller out .


I changed out the slotted screws for hex head bolts (Cap screws and Allan wrenches work the same), but since I have never (touching wood and whistling as I say this) had an impeller failure since I started with Diesel engines, I really don't see what all the fuss is about.
When you change the screws out, they are metric, 4 or 6 mm (?) on my Volvos.
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