Topic: Water Pump Bolt Kit Paint

[ChrisV289]

So I finally opened up my new water pump bolt kit from AMK for a 65 289 w/ alt and AC.  Directions are nice and explain which bolts go where...My questions is it says that all fasteners are painted with the engine except for 3 bolts that are mainly on the passenger side of the car....which I assume hold the AC brackets to the pump....Is that correct?  Would they have not been painted?

[Ivygreen65]

Alternator bracket bolts.

[ChrisV289]

There is one at the very top of the pump that isn't painted that would be where the dog ear is for the AC....too high for the alternator....

[rockhouse66]

There is a bolt at just about 12:00 o'clock that is unpainted that goes through the A/C bracket.  There is also an unpainted bolt at about 6:30, near the water hose connection, that goes through the adjustment slot in the A/C idler.  I think the 3rd one goes where the alternator adjuster bracket attaches to the water pump (as mentioned earlier).