Prepping The Block
Disconnect battery; remove all existing accessory drive brackets and components from motor.
Remove water pump, scrape away any existing gasket material with a gasket scraper and dress surface with a Scotch Brite® pad.
Clean and prep threads on engine block at water pump and driver side bosses by crank (for power steering kits), use a 3/8-16 thread chaser if necessary. Thread chasers are available at your local auto parts store or tool dealer and are different from a thread cutting tool.
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For bolts into aluminum, use light oil, or anti-seize, not Loctite! For bolts into the steel bracket, use Loctite.
Check for free movement of the lever and pulley after bolting to the bracket! If the lever sticks at any point in it’s travel, check the bracket for any weld spatter, or plating material, and use a Dremel to smooth the area. If the pulley pin is rubbing, it may be pressed in too far. Support the back side of the pulley, and press or tap it in with a hammer, until it has clearance.
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Preparing The Block
Disconnect battery & remove all existing accessory drive brackets and components from motor.
Remove water pump, scrape away any existing gasket material with a gasket scraper and dress surface with a Scotch Briteо pad.
Clean and prep threads on engine block at water pump (3/8-16) and driver side bosses (7/16-14) by crank (for power steering kits). Use a 3/8-16 & 7/16-14 thread chaser if necessary. Thread chasers are available at your local auto parts store or tool dealer and are different from a thread cutting tool.
Apply RTV sealer to one end of the four 3/8-16 x 3” threaded studs and thread studs into the water pump mounting holes and tighten.
The studs can easily be tightened by threading two 3/8-16 zinc coated nuts onto the stud and tighten them against each other to act as a drive nut.
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The Mag-Hytec pan is designed to fit the factory Dodge #727 transmission body as supplied as original equipment. However, in some applications, or because of the use of certain factory options and/or after market equipment, there may be clearance problems between your Mag-Hytec pan and other vehicle components. It is the responsibility of the vehicle owner and installer to ensure that there is no contact between the pan and other moving or fixed vehicle components. Contact with any vehicle component or the modifying of the Mag-Hytec pan voids the warranty. Mag-Hytec assumes no liability, expressed or implied, for damage or injury to persons or property.
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Preparing to Install
Installing the Kit
• Disconnect the battery to prevent accidental engagement of starter motor.
• Drain coolant from system
• If your A/C is intact and charged it must be evacuated. This is best done by a professional garage with proper recycling equipment

Photo-1: Make sure the water pump mounting surfaces are clean and free of old gasket material. Using silicon sealer and new gaskets install the Water Pump (P171) to the block using (2) 3⁄8 x 21⁄4″ SHCS (S260) in the two lower water pump holes and one 3⁄8 x 11⁄2″ SHCS (S250) in the upper center hole
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