Water pumps

[bart78]

A guy wants me to come and look at a bunch of T parts. He said he had some water pumps for them. I know these were aftermarket. What is the best thing to look for on them. I don't want to buy junk. I have never messed with a water pump for a T.

[V8COOPMAN]

The vast majority of Henry's 15,000,000 T-bones left the factory without a water pump and performed just fine on the "thermosyphon" principle. Kinda like those 24" rims you see on some cars now-a-days.....just not a necessary item to get the car down the road just fine. DD

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

My old T guy that got me into Ts said
" a water pump on a T is just another place to leak !!"
and thats been pretty much true.
The thermosyphon has worked just great for years .......

[bart78]

I figure they they work fine without them. I'm wanting a model a roadster body the guy has. But to buy it I have to buy all his car stuff. That includes T parts and a 27 touring body. He thinks they are neat. And to some neat is worth more money. Are some worth more than the others. He has a lot of nos parts. And this is some of it.

[Buckelew]

Some of us may be willing to help you out with some of those parts, Bart. If he gives you time, please let us know what's there...

[bart78]

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I will let y'all know what I find. I know he has some aftermarket coil springs for the front ends of T's. And he said he even had some nos rear ends. I think from the way he talked they are Ruxtle rears. Not for sure. He went to a auction at a ford dealership that had closed down in the late 50's. And he said they still had tons of nos T parts and A parts. There will be lots of digging. It's all in a few old shops.

[J Franklin]

At a swap meet a few years back I bought a very nice one fully restored for $100. I probably paid too much and did not need it, but it looks great.

[Kelly mt]

My 26 had a water pump that kept leaking. I pulled it and found the thrust area was worn badly and the internal spring was rusted into several pieces. So look inside if possible.

[dean_dorholt]

Waterpumps look nice hanging on the wall. Henry never put one on at the factory.
Dean

[redmodelt]

Ya but a hell of a lot of people did after the car left the factory!

[bart78]

I hope to get by that guys place soon. Things have been pretty hectic lately. A guy I know that messes with antique tractors. Is going to be getting me some pictures of a quite a few T's that are sitting out on a place. Could be promising I was told he did not have much interest in them.

[Steve Jelf]

If a T is overheating it's not from lack of a water pump. As others have said, it should run OK without one. I would take the price of a water pump and put it toward fixing whatever in causing the overheating. The two main causes are: Rust and crud in the cooling system; a worn out radiator that doesn't radiate anymore. The cure for the first is cleaning. For the second, it's replace or recore.

[William L. Vanderburg]

The first 2500 Model T's had water pumps on them FROM THE FACTORY, the rest did not. End of story.....

[Willie in Houston]

There is a guy by the name of "Royce" that might want a few to add to his wall collection.

[Robert/Texas]

I took the water pump off of my '27 after repairing it several times. It runs better and cooler without it.

[32 chevy vett]

The only time my T boiled over was when I shut the engine off. With a water pump. I took that off five T's ago and never boiled again. I do add anti-freeze.

[Royce P]

I don't have any on my wall. I cut them in half with a band saw and then throw them away.

Originally Posted by Willie in Houston

There is a guy by the name of "Royce" that might want a few to add to his wall collection.

[Steve Jelf]

Royce, I hear they make good wheel chocks.