RE: 58 cooling system ? - the small fitting for the tem

That part for the 1958 and 1959 Thunderbird has been reproduce. I see it on eBay ll the time. The T-bird vendors may have it also.

You need to remove the water pump to replace that part.

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

RE: 58 cooling system ? - the small fitting for the tem

Thanks for the help, I found and ordered one from the birds nest in Portland.

I pulled the waterpump and the rest off last night and managed to get the remainder of the part out with a small cold chisel.

When I go and start cleaning up all the parts I have pulled, is the waterpump supposed to be the standard Ford Blue? I am curious becuause it looks like someone has spray painted the motor and most of the hardlines, hoses, etc. a blue that is darker than a lighter blue that is showing through in various sports.

I was going to paint the generator and powersteering pump black along with the brackets pully and the fan is currently white?

Thanks again for all the help

Bryan

RE: 58 cooling system ? - the small fitting for the tem

Fuz is the expert here on 1958's. The blue engine color in 1958 is not the standard Ford blue - it is a lighter color as you observe. The water pump was painted with the engine, so it is also blue. The generator and all the brackets are a semi-gloss black. Eastwood sells a good engine detail black. The power steering pump is black, but the resevior is a argent color. I used the argent color for wheels from Eastwood. It looks right.

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

RE: 58 cooling system ? - the small fitting for the tem

Alex Is correct in all his info. Did a beter job than I could have.

I only wish we had come up with a formula for the engine color but as of today it still eludes us. The best description is Ford Light blue.

I had mine formulated from an intake manifold and will try and get the formula tommorrow.

Fuz
58's&64's
Sun Prairie, Wi.

RE: 58 cooling system ? - the small fitting for the tem

Ah, so what you are telling me is that I can't just run to the local paint mart and pick up a can of light Ford blue to redo the waterpump etc.

That would be cool though if you could post the info so I can have a local company make me up some.