The number that is on the pump housing is the engineering number. It is not the part number. Even though the series of numbers and letters resemble one another, they serve different purposes.
In Ford circles the 8000s refer to cooling system parts. All parts related to cooling are listed under this, radiators, hoses, fans ect. The number 8501 is correct for a water pump.
F1SZ = 1991, Part first used during this year.
S = Thunderbird, Originally used on this car.
Z = Service part
Hope this helps, ---Chuck |