Water Pump Restrictor Plate

[morbid]

And here's the equivalent in the Sears Craftsman brand.

That's the one I have

[BrApple]

And here's the equivalent in the Sears Craftsman brand.

oh my god I am so going to buy one of those, seriously ... has to be pretty handy

[TomNJ]

Now that I am approaching 97K on my '98 E1 SVT, I decided to replace the WP for PM (my son is now driving it) & purchased a Prestone (GMB) pump with an iron impeller. However, after reading this post I'm going to get a Ford XS2Z-8501-EA come Monday & return the Prestone.
Thanks for the informative info!!

[TRicker]

your not gonna get much pressure out of the water pump if you just remove that, lol. that is what keeps the impellar sealed up to something (as close to sealed up as it can get without rubbing that is) replace the pump