Water pump???
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From: The Top of Utah
Our L83 and L98 C4s have the standard coolant routing, as opposed to the LTx "reverse cooling", but our serpentine belt driven water pumps rotate in the opposite direction of the "V" driven water pumps.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Glen Burnie MD
Originally Posted by Billdavis83
I have an 85, it has the reverse rotation water pump to go along with the serpentine drive correct? Anybody have any recommendations on a water pump to run?
If you want a stock replacement pump, I have a low-mileage take-off that I can sell you dirt-cheap.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: High Plains Drifter Fayetteville, AR
Corvette have a short snout, reverse ROTATION waterpump. I went with a flow-kooler brand pump when I did mine. New pump dropped temps 10* over the old pump. Flowkooler is a higher volume pump than stock. Appeared to be a very nice pump, but it's only a water pump afterall.
http://www.flowkooler.com/pump.php?p...688&pid0=TS330
http://www.flowkooler.com/pump.php?p...688&pid0=TS330
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From: The Top of Utah
Originally Posted by Billdavis83
Ok, which is it, REVERSE rotation of STANDARD rotation. Need unanimouty here.
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Living in the ne part of the country, we do not have alot of hot summer weather. I use an airtex pump. It is a gm pump in the box with the casting number ground off. $50 instead of $200 from gm. Never a problem......yet
Racer
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Mesa Az
I put a flow kooler pump on my 88 about 6 years ago. No problems yet. I made the mistake of buying a cheapy for my 77. Lasted a year. Learned my lesson and only buy factory or high performance replacement parts.
