Re: Ken's 1937 120 Touring Sedan

Posted by Ken_P On 2020/4/27 21:05:57

Hopefully fixed some of my water pump woes. I thought I couldn't find any packing in my installed, leaking slightly, water pump. I realized that I was expecting the packing to be in a cavity around the shaft, like steam valves I'm familiar with from work. Instead, it's in the packing nut and seals against the pump body. It was also rock hard, so I couldn't initially pull any out when I was working on the car the other day.

Pulled the old packing out with a 90 degree pick and some needle nose pliers. Quite a mess. Appears to be a mix of graphithc packing, plain old string, a mystery metallic substance that almost feels like lead, and silver silicone. See pictures. I installed the packing out of my spare water pump, for now. Not ideal, but it should preclude further floor puddles for the time being.

I also installed a new fan belt. I got a smooth fan belt from vbeltsupply.com. It has a smooth cross section, no teeth, so it should run quieter. It is size C43 in their classic belt line, and it was a whopping $6. I'll report back once I get the car on the road. Tried to use some thinner to run the paint off with no luck; I'll hit it with a scotchbrite pad once I get the engine running again.

Now, once I get my parts back from the machinist, I can finish manifolds and king pins.

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