Actually, I've been thinking long and hard about dumping the water pump
and substituting an electric one. It's big, heavy, and in a lousy place.
Imagine a little dragster pump down at the inlet.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Malaboge@aol.com [SMTP:Malaboge@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 1997 7:36 PM
> To: rjl6n@virginia.edu; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Axle update and other fantasies...
>
> In a message dated 97-12-02 10:43:23 EST, you write:
> John sez-
> <<
> At 08:58 AM 12/2/97 -0500, Chip Bond wrote:
> >The brother of our very own John Lye works in a foundry in New
> England.
>
> Actually, he's working at an art school (RISD) with an active
> sculpture
> program and as such, he's got after hours access to a foundry and all
> the
> associated mold making supplies including lost wax and lost foam
> materials.
>
> Mostly because he'd like to put a Weber head on his Europa, and he'd
> like to keep his casting skills intact.>>
>
> How 'bout keepin the ole casting skills up with something a little
> easier, to
> wit, water pump housings. I hefted the one for my TR6 motor and
> thought to
> myself, hmmm, lots-o-weight, up high and up front. Three good reasons
> to
> recast this thing in aluminum. While we're at it, how bout that little
> hefty
> chunk that bolts to the side of the block to mount the alternator ?
> That
> puppy has gotta weigh a pound and has no complex parts.
>
> Any takers??
>
> Never one to leave it alone...
> Nick in Nor Cal
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