I"m puting a 1958 261 in place of my 1952 216. I
have a couple parts that I am concerned about changing
over. 1st is the water pump. Has anybody had any
experience with the following water pump Adapter
Plate? I just cut the below description out of the
catalog:
When placing a 1955-62 in-line six cylinder in a 1954
and older truck some do not want a modified short
shaft low water pump. If you prefer the high position
216 water pump in the stock location, this adapter
plate is for you.
Note: Requires drilling two 5/16" diameter holes in
front engine block 3/4" deep and then tap threads.
I know there are modified water pumps out there, but
I think there are 2 problems. 1) it doesn't put the
fan center of the radiator and 2) if it goes out on
the road, your not going to get one from just any
NAPA.
I am also wondering about the harmonic balancers.
The 261 balancer has the thin belt pully. It appears
to be part of the balancer and can't be changed. I
want to keep the wide belt. My generator and water
pump are the wide pully. If the above adapter plate
works as advertised, can I just bolt on the 216
balancer. The 216 balancer has the grooves fhe hand
crank and looks quite a bit different.
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