franckybosnie

I have a 1989 5.0 . Blew the engine so I replaces it with a 1995 . Installed the water pump , and it began to leak instantly. Changed the gaskey ...did it again ... same thing ... 4 times ....

I realized that the gasket does't fit with the water pump . I added pictures to explain :

- the gasket fits perfectly on the timing cover

- the gasket fits on the outsite of the water pump ... but not on the inside ??!!

- The leak happened 4 times on the same place , where the arrow "#1" is ....

- On the timing cover , there is a 2 threaded holes for a bolt (arrow #2) , AND the gasket has the place fot those bolts, but not on the pump

Please help ..I'm confused!!

fordboyyfm

looks like you got the wrong pump, which pump are you using one off your old motor or one off the new one?

94GTPRO5.0

the water pump off of the 95 is diff then you old one.You need one off of a 87-93

stang8689

Thats what I told him the last time he asked about this

franckybosnie

The one you see is a 87-93 . I went to an auto part store , asked for a 95 water pump ...It doesn't fit at all , not even a bolt ....
The pump you see on the pictures fit on this timing cover ... but I think it leaks because there is 2 "missing" bolts on the water pump .
Look a the picture "timing cover gasket" , there is 2 arrow ... those holes are not accessible with my 87-93 water pump

I'm sorry , it's a little bit hard to explain ...

mjr46

that doesn't look like a fox body timing cover??? looks as if you may have a mismatch on both ends but then again I'll have to look at my spare cover at work and maybe I can take a pic of the pump and or cover you may need with gaskets needed

1992gt400hp

the cover is one like my 351 has... my 5.0 dont gota cover like that... my brothers 86 also has a w/p with those holes in it too tho. maybe your pump was boxed wrong man... take the cover to the parts store and just go thru all the reverse SBF pumps till you get one that works

86GT 93LX

here solve your problem the easy way..if ur block is a 95 block, get a 95 timing cover and 95 water pump end of story. make it all 95.if a 95 pump dont fit u dont have a 95 cover. all 95 only stuff done deal

AdderMk2

he will then have to get a 95 alternator bracket, and a 95 PS/AC bracket...

got any more genious ideas???


What im wondering is... where is the metal backing plate for the waterpump?


*side note* that water pump seems to be a standard rotation pump.... NOT what you want