⚙️ Dorman 23744 Water Pump Fitting: Reliable Solution for Efficient Water Pump Operations Review

Pre-ordered hoping to break the screws but none broken. Heat with a small burner, allow to cool, then spray on Sea Foam Creep Lubricant and allow to set. They were easier to loosen than any other timing cover bolt.

None of these will fit my 2000 Ford Explorer 5.0 302. Incorrect length. No matches. Contact Lowes and they have all the right size 5/16 stainless steel screws. You may need to glue a locking washer onto the pair for a perfect fit, but that's not a problem.

Only one of the three bolts worked, the other two didn't fit my 1992 5.0. Since I need the rest I finally went to Homedepot and bought the remaining 8 pump screws. Don't bother, just follow them into town and learn the rite there.

Whether you are replacing the water pump or timing cover on an old Ford product, make sure you buy these replacement bolts before you start with the continue work. Project. My 24 year old screws were rusty and brittle. The installation of new screws simplifies assembly and extends the service life by another 24 years.

Dorman, like most aftermarket companies, attempts to make products for the widest possible application with one part number. However, they do not work on my 1984 Mustang GT 5.0L. although they are listed. I usually want to physically compare the original to the replacement, but that's not possible with this online store. Well, I'll use them for everything.

- These screws are of "good" quality. However, they don't seem to be as durable as the original hardware. They are NOT the right length for the 5.0 V8 Crown Victoria water pump and accessories. I had to buy two sets to get enough screws of the right length for the Crown Victoria. Apparently the Crown Vic has some of these that are longer in places. I assume they were made for the 5.0 Mustang.

None of the three parts worked. Instead I used one of these to track threads in a block. The longest bolt was bent - it appears to have been made by welding a nut to a threaded shank, and where it was welded appears to have been heat bent. And not that it mattered much, but the packaging looked like it'd been hanging on a rack in the sun about ten years longer than the '97 Explorer existed. It was smashed in a Revain shipping box and three screws were loose.