Water Pump Replacement Questions
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From: South Sioux City, NE USA
Water Pump Replacement Questions
OK people, here's the deal. I need to replace my water pump. The original factory pump finally gave out after 135,000 miles, you think Ford could make these things last a little longer.
Here's my question: Once I have the old pump off, how much more work is it to replace the timing set? This is on an '89 F250 with the 5.0L. The main reason I ask is, I don't want to have to do all of this again in 6 months if the timing chain goes out. If it is just going to be about another hour of work, I think it would be good insurunce to just go ahead and replace the timing set.
Thanks.
Roger Lane
Here's my question: Once I have the old pump off, how much more work is it to replace the timing set? This is on an '89 F250 with the 5.0L. The main reason I ask is, I don't want to have to do all of this again in 6 months if the timing chain goes out. If it is just going to be about another hour of work, I think it would be good insurunce to just go ahead and replace the timing set.
Thanks.
Roger Lane
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From: houston, texas (now Berli
Water Pump Replacement Questions
That depends on the state of your bolts holding the timing cover in place (especially the ones next to the coolant passages). They have a tendency to get stuck and then it might take quite some time to get them out (if you have a torch!). I got some pictures on my webpage (see sig) on how it might look if you get two stuck bolts.
If you're sure that's not a problem, it's not a big deal and could be done in an extra two hours I'd say.
If you're sure that's not a problem, it's not a big deal and could be done in an extra two hours I'd say.
