Water pump replacement
Tuned
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: central fl
I had the opposite problem with my o2 7.3. I had a short straight hose fitting on the pump very similar to the thermostat housing, with the goose neck in the hose
The new pump I got had the curved neck on it, so I had to get the older model hose.
Since you have to buy a neck you might look into the short one it may be cheaper and then get the hose for the o2.
The new pump I got had the curved neck on it, so I had to get the older model hose.
Since you have to buy a neck you might look into the short one it may be cheaper and then get the hose for the o2.
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Post Fiend
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From: Bonita Springs FL
I noticed the same thing.
If there was a smiley for smacking yourself in the forehead, I'd use it here. Earlier I realized that the thermostat housing I ordered only had two bolts instead of the three that the water pump needs. So I don't have a thermostat housing, but what I have will bolt to the lower part of the water pump. In other words, by mistake, I ordered a lower outlet adapter instead of a thermostat housing. So I canceled my order of the 90* elbow (which I agree, is an absurd price). Tomorrow I'll just run to the Ford dealer and get a thermostat housing and a lower radiator hose that works with the outlet I have.
Is this the correct part (from an '01 Excursion)? https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/mor...370&cc=1372373
Leave it to Ford to unnecessarily complicate the otherwise simple installation of a water pump.
Also what size is the plug on the side of the pump under the thermostat? It's square and in between 1/4" and 3/8".
I need to remove it for my aftermarket water temp gauge.
I had the opposite problem with my o2 7.3. I had a short straight hose fitting on the pump very similar to the thermostat housing, with the goose neck in the hose
The new pump I got had the curved neck on it, so I had to get the older model hose.
Since you have to buy a neck you might look into the short one it may be cheaper and then get the hose for the o2.
The new pump I got had the curved neck on it, so I had to get the older model hose.
Since you have to buy a neck you might look into the short one it may be cheaper and then get the hose for the o2.
Is this the correct part (from an '01 Excursion)? https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/mor...370&cc=1372373
Leave it to Ford to unnecessarily complicate the otherwise simple installation of a water pump.
Also what size is the plug on the side of the pump under the thermostat? It's square and in between 1/4" and 3/8".
I need to remove it for my aftermarket water temp gauge.
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Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Bonita Springs FL
I have it back together. I just need to do a couple more flushes with distilled water and then top it back off one more time.
The oil cooler was not a fun job. First, be prepared for oil to get absolutely everywhere. There is no avoiding it. Do the whole thing with a huge tarp underneath your work area if you care about oil spilling. No matter what way you hold the cooler, oil will leak out of it and drip.
Second, no one told me what a miserable SOB that oil cooler is to put back together with new seals. No amount of manual persuasion would even come close. I had to stand the cooler on end, ready to be pushed together, on the pad of my floor jack. Then I ran a ratchet strap around the top of the cooler and underneath the jack. I pumped the jack up and it eventually was able to push both ends of the cooler back on. I had a piece of plywood between the pad and the bottom of the cooler, and the pressure from this destroyed the wood. So you either need to have a hydraulic press handy, or be prepared to improvise one. You are not getting the cooler back together without one.
The oil cooler was not a fun job. First, be prepared for oil to get absolutely everywhere. There is no avoiding it. Do the whole thing with a huge tarp underneath your work area if you care about oil spilling. No matter what way you hold the cooler, oil will leak out of it and drip.
Second, no one told me what a miserable SOB that oil cooler is to put back together with new seals. No amount of manual persuasion would even come close. I had to stand the cooler on end, ready to be pushed together, on the pad of my floor jack. Then I ran a ratchet strap around the top of the cooler and underneath the jack. I pumped the jack up and it eventually was able to push both ends of the cooler back on. I had a piece of plywood between the pad and the bottom of the cooler, and the pressure from this destroyed the wood. So you either need to have a hydraulic press handy, or be prepared to improvise one. You are not getting the cooler back together without one.
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