This came about after discovering my 302 firing order was of the 351W/302HO configuration. That led me to research what the differences are between the 302 and HO, and that led me to discover the HO was nothing more than a roller block with better heads and intake, and later a serpentine setup. When the serpentine belt came along, the new belt routing changed the water pump rotation which changed the pump itself, and that forced a change to the timing cover.
I’m sure I’m really abbreviating this, but I think that’s the gist of it anyway. I was on several Mustang forums, Ford forums, Ford Truck, Bronco, you name it. This seems to be an elusive and confusing subject.
So now I go out and look at the front of my engine (my Fox is a former 4, so I have no idea what the motor is), which has had a chronic overheating problem since I got it last year. It’s a roller motor for sure, carbed with electric fuel pump, 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 firing order, with the serpentine setup. I look closer at the timing cover, it’s the earlier cover that takes the standard (clockwise) rotation pump, but the pump seems to be the newer reverse rotation (has only two bolts per port instead of 3). If it isn’t a reverse, that’s even worse, at least a reverse could be installed and made to work with an adaptor “universal” plate. I grabbed a magnet, the pump is aluminum and sticks to the plate, so I know it’s there too.
So where do I go from here? I guess I replace the timing cover for one that is supposed to take a RR water pump, no mechanical fuel pump and no dipstick hole (this motor has one on the driver’s side).
If anyone’s got any experience with this, I’d sure like to hear your stories or advice.
I’m sure I’m really abbreviating this, but I think that’s the gist of it anyway. I was on several Mustang forums, Ford forums, Ford Truck, Bronco, you name it. This seems to be an elusive and confusing subject.
So now I go out and look at the front of my engine (my Fox is a former 4, so I have no idea what the motor is), which has had a chronic overheating problem since I got it last year. It’s a roller motor for sure, carbed with electric fuel pump, 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 firing order, with the serpentine setup. I look closer at the timing cover, it’s the earlier cover that takes the standard (clockwise) rotation pump, but the pump seems to be the newer reverse rotation (has only two bolts per port instead of 3). If it isn’t a reverse, that’s even worse, at least a reverse could be installed and made to work with an adaptor “universal” plate. I grabbed a magnet, the pump is aluminum and sticks to the plate, so I know it’s there too.
So where do I go from here? I guess I replace the timing cover for one that is supposed to take a RR water pump, no mechanical fuel pump and no dipstick hole (this motor has one on the driver’s side).
If anyone’s got any experience with this, I’d sure like to hear your stories or advice.