The Ford Barn

gmanrides · 10-04-2014, 09:55 PM

I recently purchased a 51 Merc Flathead engine to build for a future project. I have a question about the water pumps. It seems these are different from all the rest and harder to come by. My question is will any other Ford pump mount to the block and work? The tabs for the motor mounts are irrelevant to me. It does have the thin belts on it and from what I have read the other pumps use a wider v-belt. It might be easier to change the crank & gen pulley. I also have to find a bellhousing for it. Thanks for any input.

10-04-2014, 09:55 PM	#1
gmanrides Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Ashland City, TN Posts: 130	1951 Mercury Flathead I recently purchased a 51 Merc Flathead engine to build for a future project. I have a question about the water pumps. It seems these are different from all the rest and harder to come by. My question is will any other Ford pump mount to the block and work? The tabs for the motor mounts are irrelevant to me. It does have the thin belts on it and from what I have read the other pumps use a wider v-belt. It might be easier to change the crank & gen pulley. I also have to find a bellhousing for it. Thanks for any input.