i use the UPR ajuster with no ajuster, my KC clutch was too tight to use the threaded insert in the firewall grommet.. works fine ..
a mechanic spending 8 hours on your water pump is RETARDED... water pumps should be ran with a constant power into a relay from a ignition source.. should of taken a couple of hours at most..
dont get discouraged with your stang man.. ive broken lots of stuff on my stang and only hated myself till i fixed it... (dropping a phillips bit into my intake while car running it smoked the motor w/ BRAND NEW PI heads, ground NEW 4:10's till they were useless from a self install, broke heater core by breaking off inlet ect ect ect..) its a part of modding man.. its all metal.. it can be fixed into a pretty nice car