Rookie mistake while bolting water pump back up

Can't help sorry but curious as to what you did next. Where you able to fix it?

 

Not a mechanic by trade but... I'd find the chip, empty coolant, remove the bolt, clean chipped area with brake cleaner, wait for it to dry then put the chip back with the strongest epoxy... what does everyone think?

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Trying to imagine what happened here, usually the bolt would go into a threaded hole in the block. Did the block crack before the bolt broke? One way to hopefully avoid something similar would be to always use a torque wrench... buy a 1/4 drive for the hard to reach spaces.

I would also look into epoxy. Not sure it works great in an area where it is paper thin between two pieces. I have seen where grooves were cut in the parts to let more epoxy grip the two parts and even overlapped the sides. Seems like a worthwhile attempt.

 

Gen 3 water pump is held on by 5 bolts. Problem is: there's two different lengths of bolts, which is trouble waiting to happen. This is best avoided, and I have seen other instances where they kept a whole group of bolts the same, likely just to avoid mix-up. Too bad they didn't consider this here.

I'm always grateful for reports like this, and 'try" to make a mental note, to not fall into the same trap. One thing you can do: get a mechanic's marker pen, mark both the longer bolt heads and the adjacent shoulder of the pump, as a reminder.

Another good strategy is to NOT use something like a power ratchet to reinstall these bolts, just do it by the hand. If you've got an overlong bolt you'll likely figure it out before something breaks.

 

Op reports he JB Welded it and it held