Originally Posted by 88fordranger
The pump that is on it MAY be original since it says motorcraft on it. However I really dont see how a new water pump would cause this problem to stop. The engine is not really over heating either, it stays at 1/2 way up on the temp guage and every now and then goes to 3/4 way up. It is not boiling over/steaming
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I had the same problem with my 2.9l bII, the top hose collapsed and i was kinda in the middle of nowhere and had to limp back to civilization, it was caused by a blockage in the radiator, additionally i had to replace the water pump cause it was fried, now if that was from being 20 yrs old or the 3 mile drive with it collapsed ill never know.
so have the cooling system flushed,
if that doesnt work have the water pump checked.
hope that helps
