Subject: [Shop-talk] ford 3.0L v-6 water pump heater hose fitting

From: "john niolon" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 10:59:30 -0500

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Hi Guys... got a Generac 30kw standby generator... it has a ford v-6 3.0 =
engine.  The water pump has a heater hose outlet pipe... typical metal =
pipe with a bubble flare at the hose end where you clamp on the heater =
hose.. since the generator has no heater this fitting has a rubber cap =
held on by a screw clamp... every couple of years this cap deteriorates =
and either sprays antifreeze every dang where or just seeps till the =
coolant level is below the sensor and the generator will not run (no/low =
coolant fault).. the metal fitting seems to be press fit into the water =
pump (no obvious threads or hex fitting to screw it out.  I =
don=E2=80=99t want to screw it up and it cost me a new water pump...=20

the question... is there another way to seal this metal fitting =
permanently instead of the cap that deteriorates ??  something plastic =
or metal that can stand the heat and vibration and not leak  I=E2=80=99m =
about ready to drive a wooden plug in it !!!  somebody has got to make =
something that will work...

shop content... it keeps the lights on in my shop when it=E2=80=99s =
running (and not leaking antifreeze)

thanks
John
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<DIV>Hi Guys... got a Generac 30kw standby generator... it has a ford =
v-6 3.0=20
engine.&nbsp; The water pump has a heater hose outlet pipe... typical =
metal pipe=20
with a bubble flare at the hose end where you clamp on the heater hose.. =
since=20
the generator has no heater this fitting has a rubber cap held on by a =
screw=20
clamp... every couple of years this cap deteriorates and either sprays=20
antifreeze every dang where or just seeps till the coolant level is =
below the=20
sensor and the generator will not run (no/low coolant fault).. the metal =
fitting=20
seems to be press fit into the water pump (no obvious threads or hex =
fitting to=20
screw it out.&nbsp; I don=E2=80=99t want to screw it up and it cost me a =
new water=20
pump... </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>the question... is there another way to seal this metal fitting =
permanently=20
instead of the cap that deteriorates ??&nbsp; something plastic or metal =
that=20
can stand the heat and vibration and not leak&nbsp; I=E2=80=99m about =
ready to drive a=20
wooden plug in it !!!&nbsp; somebody has got to make something that will =

work...</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>shop content... it keeps the lights on in my shop when it=E2=80=99s =
running (and=20
not leaking antifreeze)</DIV>
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<DIV>thanks</DIV>
<DIV>John</DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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