Eeww. Mine didn't look anything like that. I've never seen any of that silicate, either...and I did a full flush on my '99 last year.
I think from the over the years of washing down the motor compartment didn't help matters but I do have pics from the inside of my thermostat housing, where it seats in there, rusty color in there too.
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Originally Posted by F250_
Dang it. When I switched mine over this past spring, I didn't know about the lower hose housing being replaceable, and didn't nbotice it while doing all the work, either. I replaced both upper and lower hoses, belt, stat, stat housing, and installed the Dieselsite filter to boot. I though the only issue I was going to be facing was the heater hoses down the road, but I'm going to have to investigate the condition of my lower housing.
From Joe's pic's below, without going out and from what I remember the last time I was under there, my lower housing doesn't look like neither of those pump housings. My lower housing looks like the hose goes right up to neck of the pump, but theres a stamped housing there. To sum it up, looks just like the top one.
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Originally Posted by Izzy351
Thanks, Pete. I was just going to use a hose clamp. Not all water pumps have the replaceable lower housing. Some are one piece with an extension molded in place with the rest of pump:
When I did my flush and swap a few months back, I got the Delo concentrate for 15.95 a gallon at my local case tractor dealer, was the cheapest around and has the "not in my lifetime" change interval to boot.
Tom
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2001 F250 XLT SC LB 4x4 AT 7.3 PSD 123,000 and counting
Bone stock, for now.......... except for 40 cents worth of quarters under the valve cover and Gauges
Turn the wrenches on friends 1999.5 F350 230,000, and another's 2001 F250 with 185,000
Not to get O-T, but I wonder how many different pump neck configurations there are, different years and such. Just ordering an aftermarket and being sure what one to order..good to know to ask now..
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