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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 06:27 AM
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lol, fan removal tool?
just use an air hammer with a good blunt bit.

those auto parts store loaner "wrenches" are a joke
Or a BFH hitting a 1 7/8 wrench to shock it loose


Agree on the parts store wrenches..
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 06:29 AM
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I picking up a pump from the dealer today. I have to have it for Saturday sorry clay.

Darin I have the stuff to do the filter.

I'd live to do the IH filtered pump but I don't have 350 to drop on a pump
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 07:42 AM
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Just picked up my pump 127.38 out the door. It's nice having a buddy that works at the dealer
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by fordpride
...T stat neck is only a couple months old...
That doesn't mean it won't distort when you remove it. Maybe not but chances are good.
Originally Posted by fordpride
...Res cap ?
Originally Posted by Talyn
Ignore the res cap, i dont think he realized you had a 97.
97s don't have one?
Originally Posted by Talyn
You can be cool like me and just leave the fan off too.
In southern Louisiana with a 203* stat that could get a bit steamy I'd bet.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 08:20 AM
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I drive at 200-210 with a leaky radiator and no fan in 100 degree weather here in Tennessee.
Hauled 10k and didn't go over 210.



Replace the Water Pump bolts with socket headed cap screws.
You will NOT regret it.

Easier to torque, and less likely to break.



97's do not have a radiator cap.
I've heard people call them Res Caps.

Unless the Degas bottle has some sorta weird *** cap on it I don't know about.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by fordpride
Just picked up my pump 127.38 out the door. It's nice having a buddy that works at the dealer
You need a buddy that works at the IH dealer......
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Talyn
I drive at 200-210 with a leaky radiator and no fan in 100 degree weather here in Tennessee.
Hauled 10k and didn't go over 210.



Replace the Water Pump bolts with socket headed cap screws.
You will NOT regret it.

Easier to torque, and less likely to break.



97's do not have a radiator cap.
I've heard people call them Res Caps.

Unless the Degas bottle has some sorta weird *** cap on it I don't know about.
Yeah my 96 has no rad cap either. It has a degas bottle cap though. I'd love to remove my fan but just aren't sure. It hits 100 all the time in Texas too but where I am is constant HIGH humidity.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by redman84
Yeah my 96 has no rad cap either. It has a degas bottle cap though. I'd love to remove my fan but just aren't sure. It hits 100 all the time in Texas too but where I am is constant HIGH humidity.
It's only 59% humidity here right now, but its usually 80-90%

I'm in the Mississippi valley, so its always humid here.

Lots of people are scared to run no fan.

Did you see how big our radiator is?
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 08:42 AM
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Degas bottle == reservoir (thus, res cap).

I would think retaining the fan would be in order if you run the engine while parked a lot, or encounter stop-and-go traffic frequently.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by madpogue
Degas bottle == reservoir (thus, res cap).

I would think retaining the fan would be in order if you run the engine while parked a lot, or encounter stop-and-go traffic frequently.
I was really worried about that actually.

But I'm still having my motor cool off while sitting in traffic.

I'm not doing a lot of it though.

I'd just put an electric fan in if I did that.

These things are so big, its just extra weight out front.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 09:16 AM
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I'll keep my fan I tow 8-10k weekly

What are the chances of the bolts breaking?
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 09:41 AM
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I've done two WP's and never broke one.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 09:51 AM
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I broke one bearly tightening it.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 09:52 AM
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Two things Mike:

Maybe this you already know, but make a cardboard template with your new pump (like an stencil) and mark the holes for the bolts, then when you pull each bolt, put in the same place that is in the motor, in the template, I have been told that they have different lenght.

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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 09:53 AM
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3 of them are longer and they are obvious where they go.
 
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