[Mgb-v8] Fwd: Shortened water pump

[Carl Floyd]

Maybe this article will help:

http://www.britishv8.org/Articles/Shortie-Water-Pump.htm


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <graytesla at aol.com>
To: <barrie at look.ca>
Cc: <mgb-v8 at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 1:57 PM
Subject: [Mgb-v8] Fwd: Shortened water pump


> Barrie,
>
> First, thanks for the quick response. However, I'm still not sure my 
> question was understood.
>
> I've looked at the picture of the?modified water pump and?a 3 inch thick 
> unit?would indeed benefit my application.
>
> As you stated it appears that the body of the water pump has been machined 
> on its "engine side" and that the protruding nose of the shaft have been 
> machined off. The water pump pulley mounting flange has been pressed 
> toward the body of the pump and the overall change offers a considerable 
> savings in length.??
>
> Now for the difficulty.??Since the pulley?mounting flange has been moved 
> toward the engine and with the pump body itself machined to reduce its 
> overall thickness, the pulley, when mounted, would be in a different plan 
> than the crankshaft drive pulley.... unless I'm missing something. Such a 
> misalignment would induce drive belt flip off.? Can you enlighten me 
> further? I am trainable.
>
> Darius
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barrie Robinson <barrie at look.ca>
> To: graytesla at aol.com
> Sent: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 6:48 am
> Subject: Re: [Mgb-v8] Shortened water pump
>
> Darius,
>
> No change to pulley.? The unit is just made shorter by machining the body 
> back and machining out for the bearing and cutting the axle back and 
> retaining the thing onto which the pulley is bolted.?? See photo
>
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