Info needed: Ford V8 water pump rebuild kits

[Mike Gurr]

I have been in touch with James Saccoccio at Gotham Auto Parts who, as Lynn says is very helpful. His reply to my enquiry is as below. I have ordered a pair of kits and I will update the forum when I have received and fitted them.

Mike

Hello, and thanks for contacting me. You came to the right place!

The parts available today, specifically the seal assembly, is the style shown as the “optional” version in the illustration below. This simplifies the number of parts you will need to complete these pumps.

A complete kit will include the impeller, which I would recommend you replace, especially if you feel these pumps may have been disassembled at some stage in their life. The center hole of the impellers will become enlarged after being pressed on and off of the bearings shafts and may now create a poor kit when a new bearings is installed.

Complete kits are $44.95 each. Each kit includes:

(1) 8530 Sealed bearings and shaft
(1) 8512 Impeller
(1) 8551 Seal
(1) 8557 Carbon Cross Thrust washer
(1) 8574 Snap Ring
(1) Water pump to block gasket

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[Tom Millward]

One disadvantage of the new type of single pulley water pump is that the output to the radiator bottom hose is shorter than the original and the special shaped bottom hose is too short to make the gap between the radiator and pump.

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