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

[Randall]

> 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  

A piece of heater hose and a steel plug should last a LOT longer than a
"couple of years".  Then change the hose every decade or two, when you
replace the other hoses.

Or what I would probably do is cut the tube off flush with the WP housing,
and tap for a plug.

-- Randall