im almost possitive someone's posted asking how to delete one.. i cant find any documentation an i know everyone says use the search feature but i cant ever find any good info through that. so excuse possibly reposting the question.
what do i have to do to delete the smog pump on my 87 302? i've never had to do that before, but arent there vaccume lines aand such that need to be plugged once the smog pumps gone?
O.K.,here's how to do it.....remove all of the smog equipment,even the tube on the back of the heads.Plug the holes on the back of the heads,plug the vacuum lines,remove the tube from the smog pipe to the exhaust,seal that tube on the exhaust.Buy a short belt and call it good.You don't need a smog pump eliminator,but if you buy one,it'll save you from having to buy a new belt.Either way,you'll spend a little.The belt is cheaper,though.
so wait the pump is connected to the exhaust? if i take it off will i have to patch said hole? im following you about all of that except that one part. thanks by the way
I haven't seen o a 5.0 in our cars, but in the Vic, the AC and the Smog are on one belt, then the rest on another. WE just pulled the belt, remobed all the smog stuff and the AC when we where there and called it done. Is this even remotely close to what to do?
Yes there is a tube that goes to the exhaust under the car that would need sealed off.
yeh i talked to my dad about it, and he said something about, i think the word he used was either brazed or saudered. Im not liking the sound of that.. can those methods actually work with the temps and the pressure?
I just put a bolt in it and drove to my friend house and had him weld it in place.
It's really no big deal at all.I've seen people flatten the tube that's left on the exhaust and just fold it over.It really doesn't matter as long as you seal the hole,and that's just so you don't have that py exhaust leak noise.
oh ok its a small hole, hell i can do that my self over at my uncle's. he's got just about everything you'd need. im diggin the bolt idea b/c that seems the easiest. the bent pipe idea is good too.
Not to steal this thread, but I was wondering how you guys routed your belts without the smog pump. There appears to be 2 ways that it can be routed. One is similar to the factory routing in which the p/s pump is on the "tight" side of the belt and the w/p is on the "slack" side of the belt. The other way is by routing the belt so that w/p is on the "tight" side of the belt and the p/s pump is next in line. The last method seems to fit the best, but I'm concerned about the w/p bearing durability. Anyone been running either of these setups for awhile?
its in my DIY link,, detailed with what you need to do with all emissions solenoids and each color vac line.
just scroll down the index and locate "smog pump delete"
here is what i come up with when searching for "smog pump delete"
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/search.php?searchid=213098
on the 5.0 i dont know what replacement belt you'll require. By now, most people have to basically cypher the part number and guess it.
To plug the holes in the heads you need plug thingers from a Ford dealership. They cost like 50 bucks. Or you can try messing with bolts or something, maybe you can find one that fits.