Whiterabbit94

Never mind,I figured it out- operator error!

Another example of "gut inclination" being trumped by physics! Your thoughts make good sense to me. And it is true that a new water pump is not very expensive compared to a new engine; and also not hard to install when the engine is out of the car. Thanks for your thoughtful replies.

That is my gut inclination- will save a few dollars as well. Thanks for the replies.

First the thanks: I used ideas from this site to finally get the crankshaft pulley bolt out, the engine is out of the car and I was struggling to get that bolt out. Included is a pic of what worked: Now my question: the car is a 94 Loyale, overheated multiple times until finally it just stopped (daughter's car - new noise = turn the radio up!) I have a used long block to install in the car and am considering placing the dead car's water pump on the replacement engine. The water pump is about 300 miles "old", However I was told that it may have warped with the repeated overheating and likely will leak. Any merit to this claim? Again thanks to all who share their insight and helps-