Bypass hose
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Some people have had luck cutting it short and slipping it on, then moving it back onto other side. Some have been able to bend/kink it enough to get it on. I've never been that lucky.
Usually it ends up as remove waterpump and re-install
Good Luck
Larry
Some people have had luck cutting it short and slipping it on, then moving it back onto other side. Some have been able to bend/kink it enough to get it on. I've never been that lucky.
Usually it ends up as remove waterpump and re-install
Good Luck
Larry
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Take the belts loose and remove the four bolts that hold the pump on. Depending on what brackets you have mounted to pump you may have other things to remove, but that is the basics. If you don't have gaskets, then silicone will work okay to replace pump with. I make my own gaskets sometimes with gasket stock that you buy at parts store. It's handy to have around.
It takes only a few moments, but it's a pain none the less.
Larry
It takes only a few moments, but it's a pain none the less.
Larry
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I had no problem replacing my bypass hose. Just coat it up real good with WD40 and slip it over the tube on the manifold first. Makes it easier to see that way. It will take some bending to get it, just be patient. And you might want to loosen the hose clamps all the way before you put them back on, that way they don't get in the way.
Can anyone tell me why Ford designed it like this?
Dennis
Can anyone tell me why Ford designed it like this?
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I spent a few hours trying to slide it on, but no luck. Should I put it on the short extension or long extension first?
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Here is a trick an old Ford mechanic taught me a long time ago. You just take a hacksaw and cut about 1/2 inch off the pipe on the water pump side. Now you have plenty of room to get the new section of hose in and still have plenty of pipe to clamp to. You may want to smooth off the cut with a file, then lube the inside of the hose with some antifreeze, fold the hose in half and stick it down in there. A slight pop on the fold and it will slide right into place. I never cut the manifold side, I figure I can always get another water pump.
Even with the modification it is a ten minute job to replace the hose if you have all the tools at hand.
Even with the modification it is a ten minute job to replace the hose if you have all the tools at hand.
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I was just about to put up another question on this when I saw this reply. Has anyone tried this before??? I've tried everything to do this without taking it apart and doesn't seem like anything will work. Let me know if anyone has tried this before.
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I took a small tubing cutter to mine- don't remember which side, but it doesn't matter. I took about a 1/2" off. The trick is to coat the inside of the hose with grease, then fold it in half like "^". Then you push it in the gap of the tubes. What you want to do is put BOTH sides on at the same time. Get them started and push down in the middle. It will slide right on.
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To install hose without cutting either tube:
1. Mark the hose to the correct length, but don't cut the hose yet.
2. Fold the hose in half and tie it with string close to the bend.
3. Cut the premarked hose to length. You should now have a piece of folded hose tied with string.
4.Grease the tubes
5. Iinsert the folded, tied hose in place manuvering the openings of the hose ends started on the tube ends..
6. Cut the string and guide the expanding hose into place.
1. Mark the hose to the correct length, but don't cut the hose yet.
2. Fold the hose in half and tie it with string close to the bend.
3. Cut the premarked hose to length. You should now have a piece of folded hose tied with string.
4.Grease the tubes
5. Iinsert the folded, tied hose in place manuvering the openings of the hose ends started on the tube ends..
6. Cut the string and guide the expanding hose into place.
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