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I was just speaking with Parker at Gould Rebuilders today at Hershey; if the rebuild was recent, give them a call as I expect they would make good on the job. When I rebuilt mine I chose a stainless all steel impeller but I have many friends with Packard V8s running the plastic impeller for years and years with no problems.
Posted on: 2018/10/10 17:58
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Unfortunately I was doing the have it rebuilt when you take it off method so it has been a couple of years. I think they used the original impeller. There isn't a list of parts replaced on the invoice, only a note (plastic impeller).
Where did you get the stainless impeller? Is someone making replacement impellers? What about the cast impeller? I understand that you can use one from a Hudson pump. Thanks.
Posted on: 2018/10/10 18:58
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I have no knowledge of what Hudson did, I would have assumed that on the Packard-supplied engine they used the same water pump as the Packard version.
My stamped steel impeller came with a pump I picked up in a flea market somewhere, don't know it's origin but it's been in use on the engine for nearly 20,000 miles and functioning just fine. Again, for your problem I'd go back to Gould, or Terrill if you prefer and get their advice on the problem. They've both been dealing with Packard water pumps for decades, no one is more familiar with them and knows best how to manage their issues. For those who didn't know, Gould Rebuilders is now owned by Parker Roaf of Parker's Packards, a Packard service and restoration business up in Holden, MA. http://parkerspackards.com/index.html
Posted on: 2018/10/11 8:01
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