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Water Pump preventive maintinence #795539 11/13/03 09:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 97 Omaha, NE 1 1998contourV6 OP CEG\'er
OP 1998contourV6 CEG\'er 1 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 97 Omaha, NE	Hey all, Haven't posted in a-while. Saturday i replaced my waterpump with a metal impellar unit from www.spmotorsports.com , new w.pump drive belt, thermostat, temp sending unit for dash under t-body, coolant flush and redline water wetter. well everything was okay after i found out i had installed the wrong t-stat cause it was misboxed. i had to tear it all back apart on monday and after that it works perfect now. My temp gauge stays right in the middle now and never moves before it went from N to A all over. Now it stays between the R and M all the time. and it heats up faster on these cold winter mornings. any one who has not replaced theres yet and suffers irratic gauge readings you should do this to waterpump-$75 w/ shipping t-stat-ford part-$19 temp send unit-$22 waterpump belt-$13 coolant-$10 2 quarts waterwetter-$8 I recommend all these parts for DIY guys and gals, it was worth it to save my engine and fix a annoying problem. 1998 contour se/sport 2.5l/CD4E built 9/97 1998 Contour V6 se ATX Black Bassanni w/o resinators, modified intake box, DMD New headlights w/ silverstar 9005's, blue neons inside, metal waterpump, pioneer head, pioneer 5x7 3 ways,2 10" subs, 800w amp, 17x7.5 motegi mr12 p215/45/17

Re: Water Pump preventive maintinence #795540 11/13/03 09:43 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 21,197 Grand Rapids, MI T todras_dup1 I have no life
todras_dup1 I have no life T Joined: May 2000 Posts: 21,197 Grand Rapids, MI	Tear it all down? 2 bolts and the t-stat comes out. -'96 SE MTX 3L -'98 SVT 1,173 of 6,535 -'05 Mazda 6s, loaded, g/f's ride -Need a 96-00 manual on CD? PM or email me

Re: Water Pump preventive maintinence #795541 11/14/03 03:06 AM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,231 Between the Moon and New York ... S Stevers Hard-core CEG\'er
Stevers Hard-core CEG\'er S Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,231 Between the Moon and New York ...	Originally posted by 1998contourV6: Now it stays between the R and M all the time. and it heats up faster on these cold winter mornings. Wow, mine never goes above the O, but my sender is also original at 135k. If mine is right, and so is yours, I'd almost say that thermostat is set a little "hot". I'm not about to replace mine though -06 GTO Torrid Red/M6 -98 LS with BPU -05 Honda Odyssey EX-L mv .zig ..\for\great\.justice

Re: Water Pump preventive maintinence #795542 11/14/03 05:27 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 7,117 West Palm Beach, FL - Going to... T TourDeForce Hard-core CEG'er
TourDeForce Hard-core CEG'er T Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 7,117 West Palm Beach, FL - Going to...	My temp gauge isn't stamped with "NORMAL". I just have a C at the left side & an H at the right. I musta got a leftover Tempo or Escort face for my SE (Surplus Edition). Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.

Re: Water Pump preventive maintinence #795543 11/14/03 11:15 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 392 Omaha B Baby SHO CEG\'er
Baby SHO CEG\'er B Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 392 Omaha	Clogged pre-cats seemed to make my temperature fluctuate from the N all the way to the A. After getting the pre-cats gutted, chaning the water pump to a metal impellar version, and adding some Water Wetter, my temp gauge never moves off of the N. 1998 SVT

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