[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by Half-Inch Stud

Tom, You make some GReat observations, however, I offer to point out some rationale:

Real good of the fella to put the AC Compressor on the right-side where it belongs. Why all the bracket changes...i dunno but i do favor the 68-70 AC bracketry. The poor Chevy croud has their AC pump on the Left side. The worst is a long stretch of Fords having every accessory bolted to Timing cover bosses, making maintenance a bad bad feelin.

So, in Summary i think the AC, PS, Water Pump arrangements are fine, whereas the Alternator could have been hung low. If the Alternator location was low then the water pump wrap could have been 9:00-3:00, and likely broke 10x more waterpumps upon TH400 upshifts.

Had a 1982 Ford 5.0L Mustang, Water Pump went Bad.
EXACTLY as you said, had to remove every part of the FEAD System as everything was bolted to the water pump.
So I may bad mouth the GM Guy for making changes every year.
Not wasting much typing on the Ford FEAD Mess.

Tom V.