I have a 86 F-150, 302ci, 4x4. what i need help on it is my power steering belt broke last sunday so i went yesterday and got a new belt for the power steering and i thought what the hell get a alternator belt also since you have to take the alternator belt off to put the power steering belt on. on my way back from autozone my engine started smoking from the radiator.....would that be the water pump, or the thermistate ( sorry i can't spell ). but what would be the most likely thing that would cause that.......

thank you for your advise

j addy

 

The water pump is driven off a belt also, apparently off the belt that broke. Before you replace the belt, turn the waterpump pulley (the one directly above the crankshaft pulley(very bottom center)) by hand. It won't just spin freely but it should be easy to turn. The reason I'm asking is sometimes the pump will freeze up (not as cold freeze, just very hard to turn) and that could have caused the belt to break. If so, you'll have to replace the pump as well.

I'm in central Ohio and am free most evenings and weekends. If you need help, let me know.

Mark Cantrell
comm-fx@msn.com

 

where at in ohio are you at....i'm in chillicothe but work in grove city ohio.....and thank you very much for your advise

 

I'm in Dublin. That's not 15 miles from your work. I'd be glad to look at it with you. Maybe at lunch or after work some time?

 

that would be great but i live in chillicothe which is about 45 minutes south of grove city........but that would be up to you.......you can let me know in here or you can email me at john_addy_at_work@yahoo.com or if you have yahoo msger you can just shoot me a msg in yahoo.......

thank you for you time.

john addy