Water Pump and Pulley

[MrHall1]

Ok guys Im not the guy that was born with a wrench in his hand........... But I wanted to know is it easy to change a water pump and pulley? and if so how easy? any thing well help me before I try this on saturday!!! Thanks

[RacerX]

It's messy, but, easy. Drain as much coolant as you can. Before you even loosen the tensioner to take the belt off, break the four bolts on the water pump pulley loose just a hair.

[babbage]

drain coolant from petlock first

then remove 4 bolts holding on the pump wheel - pull radiator shroud if you need more room.

Then remove belt.

then remove bolts that hold in - pump pull it straight out.

I hope you are replacing it with an EMP Stewart water pump - better than OEM. light coat of lube on pump o-ring...

Flollow reische refill and burp procedure!

There are lots of threads on this howto. Blackened300a did a good writeup.

[babbage]

beat me to it!

[Granddaddy Marq]

My daughter and I put a water pump on her 4.6 Couger in 30 min. And then spent 2 hours changing the oil filter. EZ stuff, just don't change the oil.

[MrHall1]

Thanks guys for all your help, just one last question....... Where can I get the water pump pulley and water pump from?? I have found lots of water pumps but not sure of which pully I need.

[fastblackmerc]

Thanks guys for all your help, just one last question....... Where can I get the water pump pulley and water pump from?? I have found lots of water pumps but not sure of which pully I need.

You reuse the old pulley... they do not go bad. There are 2 different water pumps... a short neck and a long neck.

[babbage]

This is the correct (better than OEM) pump. (read: get this one)

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/emp-ste50046s/overview/