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Old Aug 12, 2022 | 04:47 AM
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Water intake
1993 Ford F-150 XLT 5.0 engine. New water pump,new radiator,new radiator cap,new serpentine belt,new thermostat but water still not rotating. Builds pressure in hoses. Any ideas?
 
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Old Aug 12, 2022 | 04:57 AM
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Make sure water pump, is reverse rotation, thermostat bad, in wrong way(spring should point toward engine, when put in thermostat housing.
 
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I to am thinking wrong direction waterpump.
 
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Why did you change all of that stuff? Was it circulating with the old water pump?
 
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