water pump replacement

Storm911 · 09-21-2002, 10:46 PM

How hard is it to replace a water pump on an EFI 5.0l H.O. on a 86 Stang GT? Thanks

Mustang_289 · 09-22-2002, 02:13 PM

Not too hard - just time consuming getting everything off to get at water pump. Take it real easy with taking the old bolts out - they could be a little tight and rusty - you don't want one to snap... than job gets much harder.

Are you putting on a high-flow waterpump like Stewart?

bigblockcoupe · 09-22-2002, 03:43 PM

it's easy and can be done in under an hour (i've done it in under 15mins) just be careful removing the long bolts that pass through the timing cover into the block they are bad about rusting and snapping off and it's a pain in the *** to fix. I learned the hard way several years ago.

Storm911 · 09-22-2002, 10:49 PM

thanks I just picked up a 86 stang gt for 1000 and it needs one

09-21-2002, 10:46 PM	#1
Storm911 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 9	water pump replacement How hard is it to replace a water pump on an EFI 5.0l H.O. on a 86 Stang GT? Thanks __________________ 1996 Ford Contour LX Fully Loaded 2.5 V6 1986 Ford Mustang GT 5.0L Primer Gray

09-22-2002, 03:43 PM	#3
bigblockcoupe Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: broken arrow Posts: 212	it's easy and can be done in under an hour (i've done it in under 15mins) just be careful removing the long bolts that pass through the timing cover into the block they are bad about rusting and snapping off and it's a pain in the *** to fix. I learned the hard way several years ago. __________________ Rice Haters Club member #68 '93 Cobra 10.20@135 '89 Gt Coupe 12.20@115

09-22-2002, 10:49 PM	#4
Storm911 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 9	thanks I just picked up a 86 stang gt for 1000 and it needs one __________________ 1996 Ford Contour LX Fully Loaded 2.5 V6 1986 Ford Mustang GT 5.0L Primer Gray

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09-22-2002, 02:13 PM	#2
Mustang_289 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 512	Not too hard - just time consuming getting everything off to get at water pump. Take it real easy with taking the old bolts out - they could be a little tight and rusty - you don't want one to snap... than job gets much harder. Are you putting on a high-flow waterpump like Stewart?