Water pump flange fell off

Agree with General, email them pics of pump and damage, be nice but if they don't do what's right you can post emails and pics of them being dicks.

Noobz347 said:

There is no way I would reuse that pump.

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Yea.... I think that's a good idea.

This is really disappointing. I had their pump on my future parts-to-order list, mainly because there aren't too many water pump options for SN95s. Now I'm second guessing that potential purchase.

This is the kind of stuff that really ticks me off about aftermarket parts. I've never heard of this happening on a factory pump.

Does Edelbrock still make a Fox Body water pump? I used to run their pumps on my 460s back in '90s and they were really good quality at that time.

WhiteCobra95 said:

Does Edelbrock still make a Fox Body water pump? I used to run their pumps on my 460s back in '90s and they were really good quality at that time.

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Lmr looks to have foxbody Motorcraft water pumps for $60.
I see no reason to use any other (when it comes to 86-93)

Edelbrock still makes water pumps and they are still pricey but like WhiteCobra95 my experience with them has been really good. Still running the one I bought for the T-Bird over 25 years ago.


I have a Motorcraft on the Coupe and I have had zero issues so I would probably just buy another one.

I would absolutely NOT do this.
Call the company and if they don't handle it, find a big name place that still sells it, buy it, put this one in the box and return it.
I've seen serpentine belts come off and take out AC and power steering hoses.
I can only imagine the carnage from the fan coming off too at 5000rpm while you are driving.
I'm also not sure of the shear strength of 10-32's or if they really make grade 8 versions. As an electrician we use them all the time and if you pull on them, they are strong, if you side load them they can be bent or broken.

This is a pointless gamble and you may spend the rest of the time you own the car wondering when the fan is going to fly off and if and when you forget, that's when it will happen.
I've broken a belt when driving, it's kinda scary for a moment as you really don't know what's going on, especially since the steering barely works.

I agree 100% - call FlowKooler and ask them what's up with this! This type of failure is completely unacceptable for their price point, let alone any water pump, and completely undermines the air of quality they promote for their products. I'm really curious to see what they do to rectify this - it will definitely have an impact on what direction I go for water pumps in the future.

The only way I would run that pump is if I was switching to an electric fan and the hub could somehow be TIG'ed in place. But I'm not much of a welder, so I would have to check with the techs in my lab at work to see if that's even possible with a water pump.

This is like deja vu. I had the same thing happen last fall, but going down the road. The parts store I got it from replaced every part that was affected. New fan, fan clutch, water pump (of course) and payed for a re-core on the NOS radiator that was in the car. Just the re-core was 950.00. That company should do the same. I wouldn't trust fixing it because the fitment isn't correct to begin with. Make them replace it.

When I got the new water pump for mine, I ground two small spots on the front side in the corner where the flange meets the shaft and welded the flange on. Being press fit, I didn't want to drill a hole and put a set screw or pin in and weaken the flange in that spot. I felt that would guarantee a crack would start from that spot and just have another failure.