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To better assist you do you have the 3.0L or the 4.0L engine…..what is the 8th digit of your VIN.

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Please let us know if what the final fix was for your car so we can better assist others. Thanks!

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It's a 3.0 supposedly flex fuel

Response from einreb
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Hello –

Thanks for the info………

Sounds like you did the hard part….the radiator and the fan shroud. Though you didn’t have to remove the radiator…..my suggestion since you have it off is to either have it cleaned out or replace it. You do have 120K on the vehicle……..good preventative maintenance. You might also compare the price of having it cleaned out to replacing it too. At Auto Zone you can pick one up for about $240 and if you go to the Radiator Barn (link below) it is only about $139. Again, I like doing preventive maintenance. It is drained, removed, you are there…..
Also I would replace all of the hoses. They too have 120K on them.

http://www.radiatorbarn.com/search.php?product=radiator

Not sure if you have done this before but also take either the new water pump or a piece of cardboard and poke holes in it right where the bolts go. As you take them out put them in the same spot. They are different lengths and you don’t want to get them mixed around.

For the fan…….you need to remove it first. You can try going to Auto Zone (AZ) or O’Reilly’s (OR) and use their tool check out program and get the tools. Many times they have the correct tools that fit your model. You check them out, remove the fan, install the fan and bring the tools back. A good deal.

If you are unable to do that, you need to find a way to brace the pump from spinning while you remove the fan. I don’t show how yours is but on some there are holes on the water pump housing that the fan is connected too that you can use a couple of bolts and slide through a tool or something to give you leverage to hold the water pump so you are able to turn the fan nut.

Removal (Ranger)

1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove air cleaner duct. Drain cooling system. Using Fan Clutch Holder (T96T-6312-B) and Fan Clutch Wrench (T96T-6312-A), remove nut retaining clutch fan to pulley. Remove fan shroud and cooling fan as an assembly.

2. Loosen water pump pulley retaining screws. Rotate drive belt tensioner clockwise and remove accessory drive belt. Remove water pump pulley. Remove by-pass hose from intake manifold. Remove A/C compressor and bracket as an assembly, and support with wire.

3. Remove lower radiator and heater hose from water pump. Remove 12 water pump bolts. Remove water pump.

Installation (All Models)

Clean all gasket surfaces. Lightly oil threads of bolt and stud, except those with Teflon sealant, before installation.

See Fig. 6.

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