make sure you get the pulley! they are discontinued from ford. and yes i just used a hunk of 3/8 steel line for that extention .

 

Sticky? Mods?

 

Ok, here's where I am

I found this off a 88 e-150 straight six from the pick-n-pull with the pressure line for $25. It was the only one I could find with the massive metal bracket attached to the pump in the same configuration as mine.



I'm assuming the dimensions are the same, as I don't have the bracket off my truck to check exactly. Glancing under the hood of my truck mine looks almost shorter, but I think it is just an optical illusion from looking at it from the top. After pulling this though I almost started wondering... rather than pull the entire bracket off my truck, the only difference between the two seems to be the location of the holes where the pump mounts. I wonder if I could save myself some trouble by just drilling out new holes in my existing bracket.

Also, considering this nearly 25 year old pump was probably sitting in the pick-n-pull with the reservoir cap off for quite some time I'd imagine the already grimy internals collected some water. Any good ways to clean out the inside of this pump or should I just install it and flush the fluid out by running/disconnecting the return line a few times.

Anyway, I'm going to wait until I have a day off and it's not pouring rain to try and install this thing.

 

Do you have an Advance Auto nearby? Their reman Saginaw's run $53.99, and you can apply a $20 off $50 coupon online. For $34, that's what I'll do whenever I find a bracket. Might not even bother finding a pump, since the core is only $15.

 

I must have misunderstood in my reading elsewhere. Can you not transfer the pulley from the OEM Ford pump onto the Saginaw?

 

You're talking about this guy? (part# SP17075 if the link doesn't work).

If my pump doesn't work then I'll probably order a reman from them. I wish they included that simple horseshoe adapter bracket that cardone used to.. would make it a lot simpler.

 

Yep, that's the one. The bracket adapter certainly would make things easier, but we're out of luck on that. Looks like the Econoline bracket is our next best option.

 

if your doing the late 70's early pump, like was prevoiusly mentioned in the thread that is no longer available , i belive so, the canned ham style saginaw uses a larger diameter shaft that the ford c2 pump pully wont fit.

 

Here's where I am.

New pump and bracket installed!





The bracket fit like a charm and was really easy to get in. The original pressure and return lines both fit the new pump just fine, although the pressure line seems like it has a little more room past the threads than the one I got from the yard. No leaks though. I had to get a 1" or so longer serpentine belt since the pulley on the new pump is positioned slightly higher than the c2 pump. Fired it up and no more whine! plus it seems like this pump is a little stronger.

 

Glad that it was that simple.
Please let us know how it's working out in a couple of weeks.

 

I'd still love to find a source for these parts, but short term went ahead and ordered an OEM replacement pump for mine. Took the radiator out to change the oil pan gasket, so the easy access pushed me to take care of the steering box, PS pump, water pump, and thermostat while there. If I can find a bracket and pulley in the next week or two I'll return the new pump for a Saginaw instead.

 

So I've run into a small problem with my setup. It looks like my pulley for the Saginaw pump is slightly out of alignment with the rest of the pumps. I originally didn't think it was a problem but ive developed a pretty noisy belt squeal. The pulley is too far to the back end of the engine bay by maybe 1/2" so a spacer for the pump would only make it more out of alignment. I need the pulley slightly closer to the radiator end of the bay. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

 

What would happen if you put the pulley on the shaft the other way around?

 

Good question... hmm I might have to rent the pulley puller and try that out

 

I find the noisy power steering on old Fords endearing... not sure if I'd want to get rid of it. Mine isn't overly noisy though, just a light whine when under load. Reminds me I'm in an old pickup!