[ROVERNET - UK] 3500s water pump rebuilds

Peter King peter at king-co.com
Wed Mar 5 19:38:20 GMT 2008


The Buick pump fits, but the pulley shaft is short, requiring a change  
of pulley/fan setup.

pk



On Mar 5, 2008, at 12:02 PM, Geff McCarthy wrote:

> Doesn't a Buick 215 pump fit?????
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] On Behalf Of LANCE G  
> LACERTE,
> LANCE G LA CERTE
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:31 PM
> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] 3500s water pump rebuilds
>
> Peter,
>
> I'm sorry you're having such a time trying to find a replacement pump.
> Unfortunately I did this replacement many years ago and I just  
> looked into
> the engine bay and realized that the radiator obscures a direct
> view......but, I'm sure that the pump I bought had a threaded shaft  
> (which
> was then shaved) and I used the original pulley and viscous fan  
> clutch/fan
> assembly which I assume came with the car (I was the 3rd owner, and  
> from the
>
> manual pictures it looks like it was all OEM).
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Lance
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter King" <peter at king-co.com>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 10:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] 3500s water pump rebuilds
>
>
> Hi Lance,
>
> I've done some research into what's currently available, and so far,
> all of the available pumps have a short shaft that would not
> accommodate the pulley and fan clutch.
>
> You mentioned that you had the shaft shaved. I checked the GMB pump
> picture at the GMB site Gavin listed  -this is the direct link to the
> pictures of the pumps:
>
>   http://www.gmb.net/html/products/waterpumps/ 
> 2007_WP_PictureBook01.pdf
>
> - and see that their pumps look to have longer shafts, but there does
> not appear to be sufficient space after the flange for the pulley and
> clutch, and the end of the shaft is not threaded as it is with the
> 3500s original.
>
> Did you replace the original pulley and fan clutch and fan, or use
> replacements?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
>
> On Feb 25, 2008, at 10:06 PM, LANCE G LACERTE, LANCE G LA CERTE wrote:
>
>> Peter,
>>
>> Here may be a much easier and MUCH cheaper solution that worked for
>> me.  TRW
>> part # for water pumps that fit P6B and SD1 is FP1318---this is the
>> 'short
>> nose' for a Buick   GMB makes a pump with an even nicer casting than
>> the
>> TRW.  The GMB #  130-1420.
>>
>> I used these numbers probably about 8 years ago, but I imagine they
>> are
>> still good (or can be cross referenced).  I took my water pump in to
>> make
>> sure that it was a perfect match.  I actually found the GMB model at
>> a local
>> Checker (probably also at Auto Zone/Pep Boys, etc.) As it turns out
>> the
>> output shaft on the new pump was about 1/2 inch longer.  I took it
>> to a
>> local mechanic with my original pump and he shaved off the shaft to
>> match
>> the original pump length for about $25.   If memory serves me right
>> I paid
>> under $50 for the GMB pump and it has worked great ever since.
>>
>> Lance    '70  3500S
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Peter King" <peter at king-co.com>
>> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 9:53 AM
>> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] 3500s water pump rebuilds
>>
>>
>>> Hi all. Can anyone tell me whether rebuilding a 3500s water pump  
>>> is a
>>> do-it-yourself option, or something that needs to be sent out? Are
>>> rebuild kits available?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>>
>>> peter king + company
>>> 21 drydock avenue
>>> boston, ma 02210
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