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VFRhugh · 07-31-2016, 09:06 AM

This pump was in a running chassis I bought this spring. The seal looks like the one in my pool pump. It wasn't leaking in the short time I ran the engine. It was squealing but a little grease stopped that. I don't see anything like this on the WWW. Not sure what to do with it. I need a good pump for my current engine project.
Hugh

DJ S · 07-31-2016, 10:40 AM

Just purchase a rebuild kit and rebuild it. Simple and you'll end up with a pump that is reliable.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 07-31-2016, 02:56 PM

Sounds like some MAD INVENTOR was at work. "Maybe" he was a pool man??
Bill W.

Sunnybrook Farm · 07-31-2016, 03:26 PM

The guy might have been fixing some other problem with all of that stuff. You might want to find another pump and rebuild it.

glenn in camino · 07-31-2016, 07:49 PM

The fan looks like it may be an original 2 blade. If so, replace it with an aluminum pepo before it brakes and distroies your radiator.

Synchro909 · 07-31-2016, 10:42 PM

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That might be someone's attempt to fit a ceramic seal to a Model A pump. If it is, I'm not impressed with HOW he did it but a ceramic seal is a great idea. The original pumps were not too flash (stainless shafts are too soft), neither are the so called leakless ones vendors have these days.

07-31-2016, 10:40 AM	#2
DJ S Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Southwick, MA Posts: 598	Re: Water pump mystery Just purchase a rebuild kit and rebuild it. Simple and you'll end up with a pump that is reliable.

07-31-2016, 02:56 PM	#3
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Water pump mystery Sounds like some MAD INVENTOR was at work. "Maybe" he was a pool man?? Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

07-31-2016, 03:26 PM	#4
Sunnybrook Farm Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 409	Re: Water pump mystery The guy might have been fixing some other problem with all of that stuff. You might want to find another pump and rebuild it.

07-31-2016, 07:49 PM	#5
glenn in camino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camino, CA. Posts: 3,086	Re: Water pump mystery The fan looks like it may be an original 2 blade. If so, replace it with an aluminum pepo before it brakes and distroies your radiator.

07-31-2016, 10:42 PM	#6
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,044	Re: Water pump mystery Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) That might be someone's attempt to fit a ceramic seal to a Model A pump. If it is, I'm not impressed with HOW he did it but a ceramic seal is a great idea. The original pumps were not too flash (stainless shafts are too soft), neither are the so called leakless ones vendors have these days. __________________ I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions. Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.