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rotorwrench · 10-05-2014, 05:51 AM

Mercury cars used the wide and low mount pumps to work with the special engine mounts that they use. Any of the Ford car, truck, or Mercury pumps will fit the block. The truck pumps and 1949 Mercury pumps were wide belt. The others were narrow offset sheave type. Early type pumps from 37 thru 48 can be made to work on the 8BA type block with some modifications but they would rub on the late type distributor housing unless the engine was coverted for the ealy type distributor too.

10-05-2014, 05:51 AM	#3
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,425	Re: 1951 Mercury Flathead Mercury cars used the wide and low mount pumps to work with the special engine mounts that they use. Any of the Ford car, truck, or Mercury pumps will fit the block. The truck pumps and 1949 Mercury pumps were wide belt. The others were narrow offset sheave type. Early type pumps from 37 thru 48 can be made to work on the 8BA type block with some modifications but they would rub on the late type distributor housing unless the engine was coverted for the ealy type distributor too.