This is a long shot, but I'm trying to replace the water pump on my wife's 1988 Toyota pickup. The guy who put the last pump on used a TON of RTV liquid gasket to seal it on, and it might as well be fucking welded in place for all it will move. It's an aluminum engine, so I'm trying not to attack it with a chisel or anything too violent. Any comrades here with car mechanic experience got any tips? I'd prefer not to drop the $400+ the mechanic is going to charge to do it.
Belt driven pump? Have you tried using an angled pry bar and using the pulley on the pump as a pry point? Any way to pull on the pulley, and break the RTV seal? Anything thin and flexible to cut the RTV away? None of the holes along the pump flange intended to be used to thread a bolt into and push the pump housing off the block?
Bugs me when people go hog wild with the RTV. There’s a knack to it.
That's an interesting idea. I'll give that a shot, thanks!