Re: 1937 120 Water pump Packing nut - How tight?

Posted by bullsh--ter On 2023/11/11 12:38:44

I have just finished putting a new packing in my water pump. The shaft was worn and the packing was very hard and brittle. I had the shaft built up and remachined and got plumbers 1/4 inch packing string with graphite and packed it in. As road conditions are not good for driving I let it run for 1/2 hour and it appears to work fine. I wont drive it till the spring to know for sure how this will last but the machining was my only cost as I made my own gaskets and scrounged plumbers packing from a friend.