mustangfxbdy

my water pump was leaking at the same spot and i also noticed it was also leaking out the hole in the bottom in the water pump so i just replaced the water pump..... piece of cake one of the easiest water pumps ive replaced...

mattdel

[*]Drain cooling system, then remove upper radiator hose at engine.[*]Remove fan and clutch assembly from water pump shaft using fan clutch holding tool No. T84T-6312-C and fan clutch nut wrench tool No. T84T-6312-D or equivalents. Position fan and clutch in fan shroud.[*]Remove fan shroud and fan/clutch as one assembly.[*]Loosen water pump pulley bolts.[*]Remove accessory drive belt by rotating tensioner away from belt by using pulley retaining bolts only.[*]Remove water pump pulley, then disconnect radiator lower hose, heater hose and water pump bypass hose at water pump.[*]Remove bolts attaching pump to front cover. Remove pump.[*]Reverse procedure to install, noting the following:[ul][*]Tighten to specifications.[*]Following installation, fill and bleed cooling system.
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5.0stanger

The cover has dowels, no need for the extra hassle to line it up...it will only go on one way.

turbosha

mine didnt have dowels, and it came off my stock 90' longblock.

thedude

Nice! Thanks for the instructions. This should be cake.

mattdel

for someone that has never done it, expect a good 2-3hr job here, with the right tools. the water pump pulley is very hard to keep from moving while you try to unscrew the fan & clutch. i highly recommend going to your ford dealer with the part numbers listed above and buying those tools. they will come in handy MANY times.

EDIT: Those part numbers are Autozone numbers, not Ford.

new2v8s

i just did this like 3 days ago.my timing chain cover rusted out and started leaking anti-freeze. lets see if i can remember what you need. most bolts are 11 12 13 14 and 16 andan 18 somewhere and some of those are going to be deep sockets. its pretty simple stuff. remove and replace. so far no water leaks. did have an oil leak but found out i left a bolt loose. but fixed it and runs like a peach agian. you shouldnt have any problems. this was actually my first time working on something like that. good luck.

Mowin8603

again, im someone who just replaced the timing cover and water pump gaskets on my car. but i didnt have to remove the water pump pulley? oh and after you drain the coolant and start working on taking the bolts out and you would like a little more room, take the radiator out. its extremly simple. to bolts on the top where those two brakets are and then pull up. at least thats how mine came out.

ya i have heard that RTV isnt really needed, its a safe bet to use it anyway but i have also heard to use High Tach Gasket sealer. havent tried it, but adder recamended it so its gotta be perfect!

oh and it took me about 6 hours to do the gaskets, but me and my buddy were working really slow lol.

let us know how it goes!