Wanted - supplier of Ford water pump kits

[Mike K]

Be a tad careful with NOS water pump kits . Sometimes the grease in the bearing has gone hard / dried out with age and the bearing fails in quick time . Also , there are low quality replacement bearings around , made in Taiwan or India , they only last a few months if your lucky . The bearings tend to be a generic size and fit many makes e.g., the bearing OD is often 1 3/16" and in many cases has a 5/8" shaft at each end .

I used a Chev kit in my series 1 Land Rover , I had to modify the Chev impeller , but it works OK .

There are two companies in Melbourne that do rebuilds . One in Eltham and one in South Melb. They usually charge about $140 for a rebuild plus more for any extra unforseen work .

Mike