Re: Ken's 1937 120 Touring Sedan

Posted by Ken_P On 2020/11/16 22:39:24

Well, two steps forward and one back.

Several years ago I bought a supposedly brand new, NOS water pump on eBay as a spare. I decided to install it, as the one on my car was aftermarket and pretty cruddy on the inside.

Imagine my surprise when on the test drive, I started getting a loud growl at about 20 mph in second gear! Brought the car home, at a low enough rpm to preclude growling, and took the belt off. Growling went away. Pulled the water pump tonight, and my "brand new" water pump doesn't have enough clearance between the impeller and the housing. So, it wasn't brand new, or something else was wrong...

I think I'll clean out the old one and put it back together while the new one is out for a rebuild, so I can keep sorting.

Always something.