Water pump questions

[ZEN50]

I think they are all the same kit made by Carpenter

[1984GTTurboVert]

That's good to hear. I'll be sure to soak everything down with PB Blaster and be super careful. I love the car but absolutely hate how brittle and touchy everything is.

I might go with these bolts instead of the $100 kit from LMR - That's pretty aggressive pricing. $100 is more than the OEM pump itself...wtf?

https://www.npdlink.com/product/bolt-kit-water-pump-dacromet-coated-incl-7-special-bolts-3-lock-nuts-grade-8-bolts-incl-illustrated-installation-diagram/204822?backurl=search%2Fproducts%3Fsearch_terms%3D water%252Bpump%252Bbolts%26top_parent%3D150000%26y ear%3D

Go pick up some Free All instead of PB Blaster for this job, works better for this kind of job.

[ITdude87]

Go pick up some Free All instead of PB Blaster for this job, works better for this kind of job.

Ordered everything yesterday.

Motorcraft pump, gasket, hardware kit, and all new hoses and clamps (may as well).

All of the bolts look pretty clean since the car has relatively low miles, but I did snag a can of Free All just in case too.