International Water Pump install

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vandalbill

Discussion Starter · Jul 29, 2011

Hi guys, I'm new to this forum but I'm hoping you can all give me some help.

I have seen a lot of info on the IH pump swap. I have a 94.5 F250 that I want to perform the IH water pump swap on. All the info and swaps I have seen show 96-97 trucks. From looking at these trucks & pictures it appears that my truck has a different radiator. My outlet for lower hose is on the drivers side thus the Cummins Ram lower hose does would not work.

Has anyone done this swap? Any ideas? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Bill

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preith

· #5 · Nov 12, 2011

vandalbill said:
Hi guys, I'm new to this forum but I'm hoping you can all give me some help.

I have seen a lot of info on the IH pump swap. I have a 94.5 F250 that I want to perform the IH water pump swap on. All the info and swaps I have seen show 96-97 trucks. From looking at these trucks & pictures it appears that my truck has a different radiator. My outlet for lower hose is on the drivers side thus the Cummins Ram lower hose does would not work.

Has anyone done this swap? Any ideas? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Bill

Dragging up a slightly older post but I'm also installing an International pump on a 94.5. Has anyone else tackled this? I'd be eternally grateful for some sort of suitable replacement p/n...

I too thought about using a 96-97 hose and reversing but it doesn't look it's molded quite right to work, and what's that fitting for?

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preith

· #7 · Nov 12, 2011

Patrick Feeley said:
I don't recall ever seeing anyone do the swap on a 94. The bottom hose is still the problem. Cheers!

I guess I'll have to be the first.

I think I have it nailed down. Was hoping to avoid piecemealing something together with couplers but I don't see an alternative. I'll be using an IDI and 96-97 lower hose - could have used a 96-97 hose only (with couplers) if the pump outlet wasn't 2.25", but the IDI hose was only $10 anyway. Will post some pics when done

The thought crossed my mind using a later radiator as I'll be replacing mine anyway but as best I can tell the core support is different and I don't want to deal with that degas tank either.

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preith

· #8 · Dec 18, 2011 (Edited)

Ok, I'm a little embarrased to show this but here's what I end up doing/using:
Napa p/n 8076, qty 2 - 90 degree, 2" ID (listed as Ford but I have no idea for what model originally)
Napa p/n 8103 - '94 IDI lower hose [VIN K], same as the Powerstroke's [VIN F], but with a 2.25" step to fit over the International pump inlet
Speeday p/n 917-1763-2.00 - 6" x 2" hose connector (double clamped the straight section)
Speeday p/n 917-1764-2.00 - 3" x 2" hose connector

It took alot of trimming and checking but the end result fit quite well. I could not use the 96-97 lower hose because it was 1.75" ID and not 2" like the 94-95, and it didn't have enough length/depth on the waterpump side if that makes sense.

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preith

· #11 · Dec 19, 2011

Diesel_Aggie said:
Why not upgrade to the 95.5-97 radiator? Saves quite a bit of weight, they are less leak prone and I got about $50 for my old 94 radiator as scrap metal. I've done it on the 1996. Thought I did a writeup but can't find it. You need a salvage radiator, radiator brackets, RH battery tray/degauss bottle/washer fluid bottle assembly and appropriate hoses.

For that very reason. Personally I did not go with a later rad because I did not feel like salvaging all the necessary parts you list, plus I'd rather not deal with that degas tank either.

On a somewhat related topic, my radiator was due for a replacement anyway so I picked up a Spectra unit pretty cheap. Everything I had read showed they were produced in Canada but when it arrived I was dissapointed to find mine was Chinese. Regardless I'm impressed with the design/construction, it's aluminum and lighter than the original. Also I found an IDI guy on this board who bought the identical one for his and has 2 years of daily driving on it now without any issue. Here's his pic:

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