Hey all,
I recently discovered a coolant leak beneath the intake manifold. When I did my manifold install, I fabbed up a coolant pipe because I couldn't get the correct Ford part in time. So I'm thinking that either this pipe has started to leak @ the joints, or the water pump O-ring was eaten away by the glycol and the coolant is leaking there. As far as I can tell, the leak isn't horrible but it's definitely present... I'm currently trying to slow it down w/ a little radiator sealant additive but this is only a bandaid for the real problem.
So my question is - can the water pump and outlet pipe (the one that goes under the manifold) be replaced w/o removing the manifold first? Intuition tells me that if I remove the alternator and pull the water pump that I should be able to wiggle the fabbed coolant runner out of the engine, but I'm just not sure. I really don't want to remove the manifold, I have no leaks from it, perfect vacuum and if I can avoid that labor I will be very happy. My plan is to replace the water pump w/ one for a 1999 GT (so it has the correct nipple and pulley), replace the o-ring, and install the Ford coolant pipe. Thanks in advance :SNSign:
I recently discovered a coolant leak beneath the intake manifold. When I did my manifold install, I fabbed up a coolant pipe because I couldn't get the correct Ford part in time. So I'm thinking that either this pipe has started to leak @ the joints, or the water pump O-ring was eaten away by the glycol and the coolant is leaking there. As far as I can tell, the leak isn't horrible but it's definitely present... I'm currently trying to slow it down w/ a little radiator sealant additive but this is only a bandaid for the real problem.
So my question is - can the water pump and outlet pipe (the one that goes under the manifold) be replaced w/o removing the manifold first? Intuition tells me that if I remove the alternator and pull the water pump that I should be able to wiggle the fabbed coolant runner out of the engine, but I'm just not sure. I really don't want to remove the manifold, I have no leaks from it, perfect vacuum and if I can avoid that labor I will be very happy. My plan is to replace the water pump w/ one for a 1999 GT (so it has the correct nipple and pulley), replace the o-ring, and install the Ford coolant pipe. Thanks in advance :SNSign: