I've been looking at the new water pump hose that my crate engine came with, and it looks kind of squashed. It doesn't look ideal. But I'm not sure if it's serious enough to be worth the bother of pulling off the water pump to change it out.
Would you bother to remove the water pump to swap out this hose for a nice, straight one?
I just don't want it to start leaking there after the whole engine is put together!
If it is questionable to you, I'd replace it.
That way, it would put your mind at ease...
Besides, it's a lot easier to replace, before it's fully assembled.
KaptnKA S
Washington...The land where rust is like the family pet...Ya learn to live with it and clean up after its mess... KaptnKAOS
that will probably be ok. and bobby ford has a great way to replace those from readign what he wrote. in 72bumbblebees post about his intake removal. if you think that one is iffy. you should see the over length one i left on my truck for so many years. mine bulges outward badly. it was too long when i put it on.
I'd suggest trimming about 3/16 off one end, loosen the clamp and massage the hose over the nipple further beofre trying to replace it. Looks like the hose is just too long and is a bit squished between the nipples.
To tell you the truth, I would have to take it apart just to turn the clamps the same way...
While I had it apart, I would go with a trimming a bit off (it should fit tightly without being crushed) if it passed other visual inspections, replace it if not.
Hi KaptnKA S, Fordman, Jamie, ToughOldFord, and Robert, thanks for replying!
I'll go ahead and put a new, shorter piece of macaroni in there, and make the clamps face the same way! I guess it's easier than I've been thinking. It's just four bolts and the pump pops off--right?
plus all of the other stuff on the front of the engine. alt power steering a/c if its on there. heres what bobby had to say how to do it without removing everything.
BobbyFord wrote:The intake/water pump by-pass hose can be installed with the intake and water pump in place. Simply fold the hose in half and stuff it down over the hose nipples.
And thanks for supplying BobbyFord's advice there. I think that would be a great idea if I had more stuff mounted up on the front of the engine, but at this stage, I can still just pull the pump off. There isn't much hooked up to it. Even those March pulleys are just finger-tight and can be removed easily.
I took a photo of the area again today from a different angle, and it's even more telling than the first photo; this was not a happy hose.
It looked pretty manged after I removed it.
Here's how it looked under the pump:
The engine with no pump--it looks naked!
The removed pump.
And the new hose (right) next to the old one (left).
Would you recommend using gaskets between the pump and the engine, like Proformance Unlimited did? Or would using The Right Stuff or RTV be just as good? The local NAPA doesn't carry the gaskets, hence my question.
You can see how much thicker the old hose (left, with the green stripe) is as compared to the new one (right). Is the old one a higher quality piece of hose? Would you recommend I seek out something better than what I plan to use? My new hose is USA made from NAPA, but it doesn't look as hearty.
After seeing that side shot, I'm glad that you are replacing the hose.
It looks like the old hose is bulged from the clamp forward, just making it look larger.
If you look at where the flat part of the hose starts to curve out...
that line and outside line of the new hose look to be exactly the same size.
That engine is really lookin' great...
KaptnKA S
Washington...The land where rust is like the family pet...Ya learn to live with it and clean up after its mess... KaptnKAOS
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, it couldn't hurt to fix it.
