Water pump question
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Water pump question
I picked up a motor, a 5.7L from a '87 Firebird w/ TPI.
It is going into a '92 which is carbed..
While it was out I was planning on putting on a new water pump. They're $32 at Autozone:
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...7_117067_6245_
Is that reverse rotation pump the right one & a good idea?
Thanks!
It is going into a '92 which is carbed..
While it was out I was planning on putting on a new water pump. They're $32 at Autozone:
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...7_117067_6245_
Is that reverse rotation pump the right one & a good idea?
Thanks!
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Re: Water pump question
I'd spend a little extra and get a quality water pump-
GM,edelbrock,stewart or other U.S.made
For $32,that duralast pump is probably chinese junk
that will leave you beside the road with your hood up
Rebuilts often have hub runout,so i don't care for those
either.
GM,edelbrock,stewart or other U.S.made
For $32,that duralast pump is probably chinese junk
that will leave you beside the road with your hood up
Rebuilts often have hub runout,so i don't care for those
either.
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Re: Water pump question
How about this GMB North America?:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/GMB-130-1620/
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/GMB-130-1620/
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Re: Water pump question
GM or Stewart... the Edelbrock pump isn't anything special.
Reverse rotation if you have serpentine belts, standard rotation if you have V belts.
Reverse rotation if you have serpentine belts, standard rotation if you have V belts.
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Re: Water pump question
i may be a bit biased (having worked at a few parts stores past & present, you're welcome to take my opinion with a huge grain of salt), but i've never seen any of the brand new, lifetime warranty sbc pumps fail regardless of its country of origin. The remans, definitely, but on a stock application the sbc water pump's pretty much figured out.
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Re: Water pump question
You can plug the heater connection if your hose routing isn't going to use it.
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I went to ACDelco.com and looked up the part. For the '87 5.7L they used p/n 252-595. I looked on eBay and found a NEW 252-595 for $29! It is on the way. There are different p/ns for the 88> cars- not sure what the difference is. I think I'm going to paint it blue.
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Re: Water pump question
'88 up is a counterclockwise rotation pump meant for
serpentine belt setups and does not have an accesory
bracket tab. '87 cars use the standard clockwise rotation
pump found on most 1976-'87 small block chevys.
Besides the different rotation,the hub bolt circle is
different so the"wrong"pulleys will not bolt on without
modifications-as long as you use '87-earlier belt system
that pump will work fine.
serpentine belt setups and does not have an accesory
bracket tab. '87 cars use the standard clockwise rotation
pump found on most 1976-'87 small block chevys.
Besides the different rotation,the hub bolt circle is
different so the"wrong"pulleys will not bolt on without
modifications-as long as you use '87-earlier belt system
that pump will work fine.
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