While i was in the process of replacing my flex fan with a fan clutch set up i somehow managed to strip the threads on INSIDE of the end of the water pump, forcing me to get a new water pump.

My question is, since my shop manual is useless and has literally like 2 paragraphs on the water pump....i need to know what each bolt that holds the water pump on is: how long, what thread, ect.

back when i removed the old AC unit in my haste i didn't take note of which bolt came out of which hole so i mix and matched and made it work, but i would like to try to put them back on properly this time, compensating of course for the missing AC brackets (which were quite thick) with spacers.

So does anyone have a sketch or something with this info? 289 btw

Thanks in advance.

-Jon

 

May cost more than you'd get just going to a hardware store, but this is from the mustang barn catalog

G24139 289, 302 with/ A/C water pump Bolt Set ...........................$20.00
G24136 65-68 289 w/iron water pump, w/A/C water pump Bolt Set ...$20.00

 

Bolt sets come with map of bolt locations too

 

This thread on here says 12-18 ft lbs, which doesn't seem like much at all... it is for a 5.0 which should have the same specs as you.

https://mustangforums.com/forum/5-0l...que-specs.html

If I had my shop manuals with me I would look them up, I know it has other torque specs so it should be there. If I remember right when I installed my water pump a couple years ago the longer/bigger bolts required another 10ft/lbs or more than the smaller ones. Also, did you replace your pump with a cast iron one or an aluminum one? If it's aluminum I think you have to be gentler on it.

Let me know if you need some help