Am I missing something here?....
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Am I missing something here?....
I just installed a new water pump cause the old one was leaking. the truck is running fine now and temps are doing fine but I still have a small leak. I am wondering if I missed a bolt on the top as that is where it seems to be seeping out. Otherwse did I just not use enough sealant?...
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Power steering is bolted up fine and the inlet hole where the coolant is coming out has a thread already in it from timing cover so my only guess would have to be the one above it but I don't think I had any bolts leftover. Does anyone have a closer pic of the front of their 351m or know where I can get a bolt kit....
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Maybe im wrong I will check again but the recessed hole I believe has the other end of a stud from the timing cover in it or are those 3 lower and does anyone know the size of that bolt?...
Appreciate all the help so far...
Appreciate all the help so far...
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There needs to be a bolt there. There could be a broken bolt there making you think its a stud. Its common for the bolts to break on the water pumps.
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I just went out and stuck a allen wrench in that hole and there is a thread in there. As I recall when I had the pump off on the outer part of the timing cover there was 3 bolt treads sticking out and went into those recessed holes in pump. Is that correct I can't believe I would have 3 broken bolts on the water pump....
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When you say thread, are you talking about the fact that it looks like a stud? If you are, I can't account for the other two but the one hole you you showed a picture of fluid coming out DEFINITLY has a bolt. If your saying that one looked like a stud, and there are also two others, I would presume that you had two others with the head snapped off the bolt.
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In your pic...the hole with the fluid coming out is at 12 o'clock, there is also a hole at 3 o'clock right behind the power steering bracket (the opposite side of the bump in the water pump that the PS bracket threads into) that I dont see a bolt head on. Is that one of the three holes that you think may have a broken bolt? Cause I can tell you there should be a BOLT there as well but I dont see one.
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Well after reading a few other ford posts it looks like I got 3 broken water pump bolts I had no clue about lol guess it is pretty common on these fords damn. Well I guess I will tear it back apart this weekend and redo with new bolts. Will the timing cover need to come off to get the broken ones out if so I might do a new timing cover and chain set while im at it lol. Any place I can get the bolt kit for the pump can't seem to find anything on summit?.............
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That should only have to come off if when you remove the water pump there isint enough thread showing to get a bite on it with vise grips to turn it out.