'69 Ford 3000 Water Pump

[zombie]

Good deal. I was doing everything I could to avoid having to pull the front apart. Mine has a loader on it. Did you get it all up and running?

 

[SoGeorgia]

Good deal. I was doing everything I could to avoid having to pull the front apart. Mine has a loader on it. Did you get it all up and running?

Nope! Have to take it back apart to fix the radiator now

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I have found removing too much is faster than not removing enough.

The nice thing is these kinds of jobs should be the last time it will have to be done in our life time. :thumbsup:

 

[Soundguy]

I have found removing too much is faster than not removing enough.

The nice thing is these kinds of jobs should be the last time it will have to be done in our life time. :thumbsup:

yep.. noting like damaging a multi hundred dollar rad trying to install a 75$ water pump..

 

[zombie]

Normally that's my attitude too, but after looking at the hardnose on mine, I was bound and determined not to have to pull all that off lol.

 

[3000disaster]

It's ironic that I have found this thread as it seems we are in the same boat with "The best
all purpose tractor" out there!

Saturday am,Drove 1 hr , purchased water pump , started on tractor after halftime of Alabama game.

I removed my water pump after finally getting a stuck carriage bolt, drilled, hammered, and chiseled off. Took the better entire 2nd half to get all hoses, water pump off.


Replaced pump this morning, put a new belt on as well, adjusted generator
Reinstalled radiator, changed oil, filter, breather oil. Put water and coolant back in and the **** thing was leaking! Cranked tractor, pump and hoses all fine, undo everything again.

Removed radiator again, found leak around the where the lower radiator hose attaches, small hairline fracture against the base of rad. Ran to parts store got some JB Weld and coated the crack at the base, I hope this works!!!

Will check it tomorrow!

 

[Gale Hawkins]

It is time to drop it off at a radiator shop and get it checked out and fixed right. I have got to the point if an old radiator gets pulled I have it checked. It normally cost $25 for a pressure and flow testing and well cleaned on the outside.
The 800 series was bad about vibration cracks I remember.

 

[Soundguy]

i'd solder it.. not jb weld it.

that's an expensive machine to loose to a leaky rad that you may not notice.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Ford Tractor Radiator - EONN8005MD15M