Follow the hose coming out of the top of the radiator; it feeds the water pump.
You do not need to, but it's highly recommended. If water pump fails after you change the belt, you will have to do the same work as before to replace the pump.
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I was looking at fordparts.com and it shows a water pump gasket
Replacing the water pump for that vehicle is 16.0 labour hours. Engine and transmission need to be removed.
Highly recommend while you are already there. Water pump will fail or leak before timing belt needs replaced again
A leaking water pump means the pump needs replacing or the gasket is leaking. Either way the pump must be removed. Now if the hoses going to the pump are leaking, they either need tightening or replacing. So it depends on exactly where the leak is.
Replacing the water pump and replacing the timing belt are both part of the 60K maintenance.
You need a water pump and water pump gasket (sometimes it comes with water pump but not always). It's a good idea to get to replace crankshaft, camshaft and oil pump seals. Also if money allows replace the timing belt spring and its tensioneer.
If you only took of the parts you needed to to get at the water pump then no. When replacing the water pump you do not need to get far enough into the engine to do anything with the timing.
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