Ok, I got the water pump off last night, and since so many parts had to come off, I just kept going. I decided to pull the alternator and take it up the road to Adema alternator. They are great people there, doing things the old fashion way, pen and notepad, not even a computer in sight! But they rebuild my alternators to last, and cheaper than I can get one from the stores. I decided to rebuild it because it had 120K on it, and it's so hard to remove! It was working fine.
I stopped at Borgman Mazda and picked up my new long-nosed crank bolt, Mazda part #B3C7-11-406 (fits a 2001 Mazda 3 but looks identical to the 2 used Capri long-nosed bolts I have). I also went to the hardware store and picked up new Grade 10.9 M6x1.0 bolts for the harmonic balancer, and some thread locker blue.
I cleaned up everything and prepped for the water pump, but I have a question before I proceed. The Chinese made Gates water pump I bought looks great, but the instructions show what looks to be a Dodge Hemi, and there is no specific instructions to help with the Capri. I know how to put a water pump in, but I'm not sure about the O-ring that is included. It would seem to go on the Water Outlet which our lower radiator hose connects to, and has that rediculously stupid pipe joining it from behind the A/C compressor mount.
So, am I right in thinking that the O-ring is for that pipe to outlet joint?
If so, do I just twist and pull it off toward the passenger side?
And then, how on earth would I get the thing back together?
The Factory service manual is no help - it says "Remove water outlet".