Like some others posted here earlier, I was having trouble finding a new waterpump for the '76ish 2F/F(rankenengine) in my Pig. I was asking around for a '76 Cal spec with the extenal oil cooler outlet. Dealer said "no longer available." (WTF!?), Napa tried but failed, finally found one at Ram auto in West Sac...
Made by Airtex. They're in Fairfield, Il, but the box says made in Japan. Box also says AW9190. That might be a part number.
It's got a cast aluminum housing(!). IIRC, the old waterpumps were of cast iron.
The pump looks to be the right size and shape. The supplied gasket looks familiar.
It's shiney and weighs about a third of a cast iron pump. The pulley flange looks just a teensy bit bigger; worst case scenario, I swap flanges.
Gonna try it on for size later today, anybody else have one of these aluminum pumps? Any obvious drawbacks of an aluminum pump on a cast iron engine that I'm missing? Like maybe don't torque it down so tight? TIA.
Made by Airtex. They're in Fairfield, Il, but the box says made in Japan. Box also says AW9190. That might be a part number.
It's got a cast aluminum housing(!). IIRC, the old waterpumps were of cast iron.
The pump looks to be the right size and shape. The supplied gasket looks familiar.
It's shiney and weighs about a third of a cast iron pump. The pulley flange looks just a teensy bit bigger; worst case scenario, I swap flanges.
Gonna try it on for size later today, anybody else have one of these aluminum pumps? Any obvious drawbacks of an aluminum pump on a cast iron engine that I'm missing? Like maybe don't torque it down so tight? TIA.
