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Old 03-06-2014, 12:53 PM
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Here for a second try at this topic. Can anybody verify these parts and suggest what I may do?
For 1996 I6 2wd, there is a leak where pressure hose tube goes into the nut. There may be a leak where the nut screws into the port, as well. I am attaching a photo of the new parts.
It shows on the hose end a bevel fitting that might fit to a recessed bevel for tight seal. On the pump side, however, the fitting is flat. It looks like the seal depends on o-rings and washer. I also don't know what the extra o-rings are for. The nut is also not deep enough to seat against the hole in the port.
The pump and hose I have now are both from autozone, changed about a year ago.
Both amazon and acdelco say these are the right parts.
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Im replacing my pump on my 5.0l xlt. its just metal to metal pretty simple man. i have no idea what the gaskets go to. other then possibly the inside if your swaping the resivor out for a new one. theres some gaskets there im guessing. as for the line it just threads on metal to metal on both well actually 3 of my pumps i got laying around.
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Thanks for the reply. Had the question since it's leaking and parts don't seem to fit.
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It's a swivel fitting. The nylon ring and/or o-rings make the seal, not the flare and seat as it doesn't seat.
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Thank you for the reply. I wondered if that may be the case. Acdelco fitting nut is very hard to turn, I guess it means tighter seal. It'll be tricky finding the first thread.
This isn't part of the conversation, but: I also use autozone pump and this winter, it really whined at cold start (north NJ, many days good degrees below freezing). I was using Lucas stop leak/noise fluid because that's what I bought for the noisy original pump. Changing the fluid to the lighter fluid (brand name has purple in it), made it a lot less noisy on cold start. For me, Lucas stop leak did not do much, either for original pump whine or new pump low temp start. Hope this helps somebody.

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thats a common issue.... most of us ditch the FoMoCo pump and go with a Saginaw (GM) pump...

they put them on the vans..... way better pump...
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These are from my 1996 service manual. It shows how the two nuts go together as well as O-rings and a plastic/teflon washer.
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