Bypass Tube
Bypass TubeRemoval
1. Drain the engine coolant below the bypass tube.
2. Remove the bypass hose from the bypass tube.
3. Remove the bolt and remove the bypass tube from the water pump.
4. Remove the heater hose from the bypass tube.
5. Remove the bracket bolt and the bypass tube.
Installation
1. Install a new O-ring seal on the water bypass tube.
2. CAUTION: Do not cut the O-ring seal during tube installation or engine coolant leakage may occur.
Clean the O-ring sealing surface on the cylinder heads and lubricate the O-ring seal. Use Premium Engine Coolant E2FZ-19549-AA or B, in Oregon F5FZ-19549-CC, in Canada CXC-10 meeting Ford specification ESE-M97B44-A.
3. To install, reverse the removal procedure.