| 28 Jan 06
Timing Cover Swap and Acc Brackets |
| Here is the
original 94-95 style water pump and timing cover. You can
also see some of the huge accessory brackets. Its
almost impossible to find aftermarket brackets for this
year because the water pump pulley is very close to the
pump housing and offers very little room for brackets.
Most brackets locate the alternator
above the valve covers slightly because there is not enough
room next to the pump. The pulleys will not line up.
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| The 93 cover
is to the left and 95 to the right. The older style covers
come in several flavors, some have a fuel pump boss (pre
EFI), some have an accessory boss and some no boss at all
like this one. Be sure to pick one that matches your application.
I got this non-Ford brand one off eBay for $20. I
had to "port match" the cover water passages to the pump
a little with my die grinder, no big deal. |
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| The older style
water pumps have an anti-cavitation plate on the back of
them. In truth the newer covers and pump appears to me to
be a better and cleaner overall design . Be sure to get
the right gasket for the pump, there are several flavors
here too! Most timing cover kits include several of them,
along with the crank seal. |
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| Here you can
easily see the difference in the pumps, the earlier pump
with the longer snout offers more room for accessory brackets.
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| This operation
is not for the faint of heart -- capping the unused heater
line. The pump will have to be cleaned thoroughly afterwards.
A 1/2-14 NPC plug will fit without re-drilling the nipple
hole. But, if the hole is messed up or out of round, it
will have to be drilled first. The nipple can be carefully
removed with a hammer and punch and plenty of grease is
used to help keep some of the chips from entering the pump. |
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| A Stainless
steel plug and hardening Permatex seal the the threads.
I did not have any Teflon sealer handy. |
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| Using the older
timing cover allows plenty of room for the alternator and
other accessories. The holes in the Summit alternator
bracket were not large enough for the heads of the bolts
to fit in the counter bore, they had to be enlarged slightly
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| The 95 water
pump pulley hit the bracket, I trimmed about 1/16" off the
pulley in the lathe so it would not rub the bracket.
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| I had to make
a nose cone to properly center the pulley on the water pump
shaft. The center hole and shaft on the 95 pump is larger
than the 93 and below. The pulley must be centered on the
shaft otherwise it will wobble and cause more grief.
Update: I recently changed
the under drive water pump pulley back to the original '95
pulley to try and solve some overheating issues -- but still
needed the nose cone.
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| I suppose I
could have purchased a new under drive pulley set, but I
wanted to use what I had on hand.
I did purchase a Ford crank
pulley from someone on an internet forum.
All the setup lacks now is
some polishing, stainless bolts, and powder coating -- and
a power steering bracket.
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