power steering pulley
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power steering pulley
I have a 78 F 150 4X4 300 six. I need a power steering pulley, the bad one I have is marked as this; EOTC-3D673-BA with the ford marking. Anyone know where I can locate one.
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Thanks. The problem is I live in rural Alaska and there are no junk yards with in 200 miles of here. I found on locally off a early 80s v8, it looked like it would fit but the offset was wrong and the belt would not line up.
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It don't have to look like it's off the dealer's floor. ;)
But yeah, that sucks about the wrecking yard situation, my best advice
involves memorizing what yours looks like from the side (noticing offset
in fraction of an inch) and just go looking for one close enough. Mine was
a quarter inch and found my spare on a 400(?) in a big ol' Ford car too.
I did quite a bit of looking before I found one and of course, had to buy
the whole pump to get it.
I have a new water pump on the shelf and when that sucker is on my
360FE I have to shim one of the rear power steering pump studs so
the pulley is square with everything. I use two layers of street-sweeper
broom-straw.
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Pulley does not come with the pump, it was sold by itself and is a Ford dealer part only. The pump can be purchased from any auto parts store.
EOTZ-3A733-H .. P/S Pulley / Marked: EOTC-3D673-BA / Obsolete
Last MSRP: $110.40 - Dealer net cost: $66.24.
Applications: 1980/86 F150/250 4WD & Bronco 4.9L without A/C.
No Ford dealer or obsolete parts vendor has any.
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I had one heck of a time finding a pulley for my 400! All of the local parts stores said the pulley was discontinued by the one manufacture they bought from. I ended up buying an aluminum one from Amazon.
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Ford used a lot of different PS pulleys. I usually start by getting the correct part number and then start doing internet searches. I have had pretty good luck finding correct PS pump pulleys on ebay. Searching by only the engine size and year of the truck doesn't always get the right pulley. Part numbers do work better.
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You might know this already, but the pulley you currently have is not for a 78 F150. It is from a truck in the 80's. I think that is why ND was trying to direct you to the 80-86 forum.
Ford used a lot of different PS pulleys. I usually start by getting the correct part number and then start doing internet searches. I have had pretty good luck finding correct PS pump pulleys on ebay. Searching by only the engine size and year of the truck doesn't always get the right pulley. Part numbers do work better.
Ford used a lot of different PS pulleys. I usually start by getting the correct part number and then start doing internet searches. I have had pretty good luck finding correct PS pump pulleys on ebay. Searching by only the engine size and year of the truck doesn't always get the right pulley. Part numbers do work better.
You are making a confusing thread, even more confusinger
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The fact remains that the original poster may or may not be aware that the pulley on his 78 F150 is not the original one for his truck. Based on experience, it isn't much fun guessing which truck should have which pulley. It amazes me how many different pulleys there are for these trucks.
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No harm done, lol. Feel free to read most of my posts with tongue in cheek, and a bit of dry humor.
The original poster is 5ish years older, btw.
And the pulleys vary that much? I had no idea. Maybe this thread could be useful, next time it is necroposted, if you could share some of what you have discovered.👍
The original poster is 5ish years older, btw.
And the pulleys vary that much? I had no idea. Maybe this thread could be useful, next time it is necroposted, if you could share some of what you have discovered.👍
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Jklnhyd. Oh man, I am I ever loosing it. I never even realized how old the original post was and I was commenting like it was a new post. If I could just find somebody else to blame for my stupidity.......no such luck--this one's all mine.
Regarding different power steering pump pulleys on Ford trucks. I took a look through the parts manual and it lists 7 different pulleys for the 73-79 F100-F350 trucks with 300 engines. Some change from year to year, some for AC equipped trucks, some specific to F250's only, etc. Physically, I don't know what the difference is between each pulley. I first ran into this power steering pulley nightmare when searching for a power steering pulley for a 390 a few years back. I ran across pulleys for 360/390 engines from different years and some would not work at all on my 390. It is possible to find a pulley that works on a truck in the junkyard and sometimes they are a perfect match. Sometimes they sort of fit and you do funny things like having to position it abnormally on the pump shaft to get the pulley to line up. I do original restorations on my trucks so I am fussy about having the right pulley and everything that goes with it.
Regarding different power steering pump pulleys on Ford trucks. I took a look through the parts manual and it lists 7 different pulleys for the 73-79 F100-F350 trucks with 300 engines. Some change from year to year, some for AC equipped trucks, some specific to F250's only, etc. Physically, I don't know what the difference is between each pulley. I first ran into this power steering pulley nightmare when searching for a power steering pulley for a 390 a few years back. I ran across pulleys for 360/390 engines from different years and some would not work at all on my 390. It is possible to find a pulley that works on a truck in the junkyard and sometimes they are a perfect match. Sometimes they sort of fit and you do funny things like having to position it abnormally on the pump shaft to get the pulley to line up. I do original restorations on my trucks so I am fussy about having the right pulley and everything that goes with it.
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I recently replaced my ps pulley (1979 f250 4x4 w/AC) and the only place i found it was JBG. And it only had one listed for 77-79 351m-400, so i was a bit anxious when ordering it.
I got it, and it fit perfectly.
My original pulley had spun out, and in hindsight, was way too loose when i replaced my ps pump. I would be leary of a junkyard pulley
I got it, and it fit perfectly.
My original pulley had spun out, and in hindsight, was way too loose when i replaced my ps pump. I would be leary of a junkyard pulley
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