I'm going to put this as straight forward as I can, sir...

Stop the stupid crap. Continuing to push buttons will be met with you not being here any longer.

Stupidity has never been an accepted excuse here... keep that in mind.

 

Just to be nice. There are two ears on the pump. Tapping/prying them will eventually free it. You may end up breaking the ears. If you do get it off and the ears are broken remember the trouble you had when the ears were intact.

Regards

Jean Marc Chartier

 

Might as well throw in my $0.02 worth.

If you're going to replace it - get a bigger hammer!

Who cares if you break the darned thing?

(And, as an independent observer, I've found jbrew's advice to be generally on the right track. You don't want to hear advice like this? Try a different forum.)

Sorry, Rockpick, if it seems I'm "fanning the flames". I DO have problems with people who seem to ignore another point of view.

- Jack

 

If you don't agree with someone's point of view, just acknowledge it and move on - thanks but no thanks works very well. The OP didn't agree with my point of view in regards to repairing stripped out plug holes and that's his privilege. I'm guilty as anyone from time to time, but let's not be so pushy here. State your case and leave it. It makes for a much less tense atmosphere.

Now, can we all just be friends?

 

Let's go back to the water pump thread now... okay? Thanks, guys.

From my standpoint, this issue has been put to bed... don't wake it up! Again, thanks for your cooperation, fellers'.

 

Quote from Matts ford
"and your better off not arguing with jbrew. and i'm serious about that."

I find this thread and your attitude pretty disturbing, so I will try to
Set the Record Straight

You may not be a newbie when it comes to auto repair but you are a newbie to this site. Being the newbie comes with some discipline and respect, especially for the Senior Members who have contributed a great deal of personal time to help out those of us who request and require assistance in fixing our FORD Truck's.
I myself, know that I am a pretty good DIY'er especially when it comes to Jeep and Dodge. (my family owns plenty of them and I had a Jeep Cherokee that I racked up 260k on before I finally blew the engine) In saying this, this does NOT make me an expert on Jeep & DODGE vehicles, or any other vehicle.

I finally bought a used F150, 4x4, 5.4V8 and required assistance. It had some issues when I bought it and thought I could figure it all out on my own. WRONG !!!. Thankfully, with a web-search, I found this site and some very knowledgable member's, ESPECIALLY J-BREW.
(In no way am I kissing up to Brew or anything else that may come into your mind, but I will defend him and all the other senior members on this site.)
Because of these members and their guidance and advice, I have a 98 F150 that runs awesome and better than I expected. Yes, I bought the parts and did the work but I could not of done it without this site and the advice of the contributing member's. (there are plenty of excellent members on this site, for sure)
Now back to your origanal post, with the plug issue. I read it carefully and JBrew, JMC & glc all gave you good advice and direction.
Jbrew, on his own time, sent you more than you asked for by emailing you the Ford proceedure. All he asked in return was confirmation that you recieved it. You say you confirmed it but he didn't get it. I think you should have taken the few extra steps to make sure Jbrew knew you got the info. You could have posted a comment in the thread you started thanking him for the info. How do I know this, Jbrew sent me some info including Ford proceedures with DIAGRAMS to help me through my CEL code problem.
The 1st time he sent it. it didn't open up, so he re-sent it with instructions on how to open it up. I did confirm that I recieved it and then posted a reply on my thread, thanking him for the info and the time & effort.

You need to realize, that ppl on this site are here to help you and everyone else who requests it. The Senior Members are using their personal time to help us out. They have saved us huge $$$$$$, saved us from alot of wasted time and parts, and helped us FIX our own Trucks, which to me is the greatest reward, because I can say I did it myself with help from my friends on F150online.

My advice,
ask for help, swallow your pride at times, don't be stubborn, disrespectful or have a bad attitude, follow the advice (it will not always be right), confirm if the info helped you or not, re-ask questions if you need more help and most importantly, Thank the members who helped you out. .

Regards,
TJKinCNY

 

I wrote my reply before seeing your last post, actually I wrote it before reading page 2 of this thread, my bad, sorry. :o
I hope that what I said will help Mr. V or anyone else who needs help, understand how this forum should work.

TJKinCNY

 

My apologies to those who were offended by my posts.

Talk about starting out on the wrong foot.

On my tombstone could be inscribed: "He never played well with others."

That notwithstanding, I do appreciate receiving sound advice from those who know more about a topic than I do.

 

On that note, welcome to the site.
You will find that for the most part the members are great, and very knowledgable. We have a pretty good time on here and alot of fun at times.
I've been on a few auto repair forums, and in my opinion there is none better than this one.

By the way, did you get the water pump off yet. I have done alot of maitenance and repair to my 98 F150, 1/2 of it was preventitive knowing the previous owner didn't believe in that kind of "stuff".
I have not had to replace the water pump yet, thankfully.
When you do get that PIB (pain in the butt) off, let us know how you did it so we can reference the proceedure. It really helps when people reply with their fixes because we can use the search tab at the top of this site and complete our repairs as you did, especially if you had a little trick to doing it. Water pump removal is just one example.

Good Luck,
TJKinCNY

 

what do you need the waterpump off for? replace or to take it off to work on your truck? if your replacing it then take out your sledge hammer and beat the end of it. it'll help us know what to help you out with(trying to keep it in 1 piece, break it,etc).

 

Its rare water pumps go out on modulars. My van with 206k on it has the original so does my truck with 113k. I almost never hear about them failing.

 

yeah, if you don't gotta worry about the pump being broke then just smash it out... I had to pry one with a screwdriver once because the oring was so tight. Never had one I couldn't get out anyway. Just be careful not to jack up the sealing surface

 

The "bigger hammer" approach seems to be the preferred method, doesn't it?

And, Mr V, I'll echo TJKinCNY's thought - welcome to our happy band of nutcases. One of us usually comes up with a valid solution, I've found.

- Jack

 

255,000 on my water-pump. I have a few new Ford pumps on the shelf I've collected from dismantled crate motors over the years. Everything is still tight, not sure if I change it or not. I'll wait for e-fans I guess.

 

I agree. A "bigger hammer" can forward a positive outcome..



For pump removal of course

Yea, TJKinCNY is a pretty cool dude. Put a bit of time and thought into his posts - Good ones.