[Bob Carriere]

Hi John

They both look very similar...but.....

Can you compared the casting serial numbers....

Do you have a picture of the backing plate..... are they similar....

It seems that they are similar except the rusted one the actual pulley is missing....

The four leaf clover thingie on the rusted pump is only the typical backing that allows the pulley and afn blade to bolt on.....

Part of the complications are that we have a variety of model available and even more variety of pulleys....... some early pumps (up to 1947 ) had bushing..later model ( more desirable) have actual bearings. Some have a moon crescent opening for the water some have one hole some have two holes...... pulley can be wide....double grooved.... deep or shallow dish configuration....

It would be relatively easy with a gear pulley to remove the new pulley and transplant on the rusted one..... or lay them flat on the table and check the overall height...... if the same obviously use the new one. Try doing a trial assembly and see, susing s traight edge, if the pulley grooves line up.

The only concerns I would have about the new pump ...would be to compare the new pulley size to another blitz with an original 216 engine pump configuration.

Have you categorically identified the year of Manufacturing of your 235.... it may be an early cross over model that still had the older 216 pump... in which case you are all set....

By the way.... these old pump are very easy to rebuild and kits are always surfacing on Ebay.

will try to post some pictures of pumps on the weekend..

Boob