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Michael - Roseland FL - 12 Aug 2006 19:52 GMT

Should the hole in a late model V8 water pump face up down or does it
even matter? I have seen them installed both ways. Its not like you
can put oil in the hole with the pulley installed anyways.

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N8N - 12 Aug 2006 20:05 GMT

> Should the hole in a late model V8 water pump face up down or does it
> even matter? I have seen them installed both ways. Its not like you
> can put oil in the hole with the pulley installed anyways.

Down. It's there so that if the seal fails it can let water drain out
so you have an early warning that the WP is about to fail, and also so
that while you're limping home the bearing only has a little water in
it as opposed to being completely full.

good luck,

nate

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midlant@earthlink.net - 13 Aug 2006 00:13 GMT

Unless you're loaded with options, it's the easiest water pump to
change of any car I've worked on. (Try the German Ford V6, as used in
Capri / pinto.)

Karl

> > Should the hole in a late model V8 water pump face up down or does it
> > even matter? I have seen them installed both ways. Its not like you
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> nate

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