Water pump Rebuild?
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From: Orlando Florida
Water pump Rebuild?
What is going on here? I bought a water pump from ecklers. I installed it and there is a 3/8 inch gap now between the the two a/c compressor mounts. Then I put the old one back on and the gap goes away. So I compared the two by setting them both on a level surface and I can see that the new one seems to be thicker in the monting areas. I can also tell that it would put the alternator out of alignment as well. Is this a case of cheap chineese crap? It came in a ac delco box but doesnt have any gm markings on it. Is there some one who can rebuild my original water pump?
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What is going on here? I bought a water pump from ecklers. I installed it and there is a 3/8 inch gap now between the the two a/c compressor mounts. Then I put the old one back on and the gap goes away. So I compared the two by setting them both on a level surface and I can see that the new one seems to be thicker in the monting areas. I can also tell that it would put the alternator out of alignment as well. Is this a case of cheap chineese crap? It came in a ac delco box but doesnt have any gm markings on it. Is there some one who can rebuild my original water pump?
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It is a small block pump. Its just that the areas where it mounts is a little thicker then the original which makes the accessories that bolt to the pump out of alignment by 1/4-3/8 of an inch. Corvette America carries a rebuilt with the same casting number 813, looks like that is what I need.
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i think you should have went to napa..i wouldn't recommend anything from ecklers even if we had to buy all our eqpt online..they screwed me and i will call them again when they are the only place left. in fact i'll sell my vette when i have to depend on them. your gonna pay for your pump twice just in UPS charges..they probably make more on delivery charges than they do on sales
