How much is too much

[bobbader]

Looks like it might clean up pretty well. As per above answer, yes, there's probably wear inside the cylinder head on the boss that the end of the water pump shaft rides on. Only my opinion, but I think you are better off with the collar mentioned instead of the longer shaft. The collar can be installed to give you the desired .003" - .005" endplay whereas there's no way to guess at how much wear there is inside the head. If the new, longer shaft is too long, you'll cause other problems with how the water pump fits to the head.

Keep investigating & asking questions. You'll learn a lot along the way. Good Luck.

[mattgic]

Would the collar be considered a fix or more of a bandaid?

[The Master Cylinder]

Originally Posted by mattgic

Would the collar be considered a fix or more of a bandaid?

Some may call it a bandaid but I have had one one my car for ~10 years so I call it a "repair".

[mattgic]

Originally Posted by The Master Cylinder

Some may call it a bandaid but I have had one one my car for ~10 years so I call it a "repair".

Sounds like a fix to me.