Water pump bolt won’t tighten and leaks

Here is one more IMPORTANT tidbit. If you end up removing the timing cover to repair the bolt hole, there is one timing cover bolt on the driver's side that it is IMPERATIVE that you do not use too long of a bolt in. Otherwise, it will bottom out against the outside of #1 cylinder and crack the cylinder as you tighten it down. I don't remember exactly WHICH bolt it is. One of these other guys will show you, I'm sure. But be careful there!

This one. Here is the layout and bolt lengths. Thanks to @krazykuda

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