- Joined
- Mar 30, 2017
- Messages
- 2,338
- Reaction score
- 822
- Location
- The Netherlands
- My Car
- 73 Grande 351C
71 Mach 1 429CJ
Busy sorting parts I have, parts I miss and parts I'll replace.
I came across this dirty piece (not as bad as it looks and surprisingly light). I don't know the exact name, its behind the water pump and it got 2 holes on a weirdly thin plate.
Here on the left a closer look. On right side of pict, once the plate behind the pump is in place, the hole
disappear in a "secret chamber".
So what do I do to close it if necessary at all? From what I see, it ran many years with the holes.
Are these thin alu plates supposed to be replaced? Do I need aluminium solder it or close somehow with another plate above?
From the markings/patina/rust, I can see its isolated, not in contact with water or oil. Its having a thin black layer, a bit like seen in intakes sometimes. What is this chamber once the water pump plate is in place supposed to do? Aside being the ideal place to hide illegal substances, isolate for temp?
While I got your attention, the pump itself, having no play at bearings or other damage than being very dirty and light rusted
could be used again after a massive cleaning. But I won't anyway as it weights a ton.
So I was looking at a replacement in aluminium... most I've found say "clockwise", but the original seems be ccw and cast iron models do not specify (assuming they are CCW too). What are the implications? Other pulley/rim? Internally?
Anyone knows an alu having same specs as original?
A cast iron
https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/emp-16163/overview/model/mustang
An aluminium
https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/edl-8866/overview/make/ford
Another aluminium
https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/fms-m-8501-c460/overview/make/ford
I came across this dirty piece (not as bad as it looks and surprisingly light). I don't know the exact name, its behind the water pump and it got 2 holes on a weirdly thin plate.
Here on the left a closer look. On right side of pict, once the plate behind the pump is in place, the hole
disappear in a "secret chamber".
So what do I do to close it if necessary at all? From what I see, it ran many years with the holes.
Are these thin alu plates supposed to be replaced? Do I need aluminium solder it or close somehow with another plate above?
From the markings/patina/rust, I can see its isolated, not in contact with water or oil. Its having a thin black layer, a bit like seen in intakes sometimes. What is this chamber once the water pump plate is in place supposed to do? Aside being the ideal place to hide illegal substances, isolate for temp?
While I got your attention, the pump itself, having no play at bearings or other damage than being very dirty and light rusted
could be used again after a massive cleaning. But I won't anyway as it weights a ton.
So I was looking at a replacement in aluminium... most I've found say "clockwise", but the original seems be ccw and cast iron models do not specify (assuming they are CCW too). What are the implications? Other pulley/rim? Internally?
Anyone knows an alu having same specs as original?
A cast iron
https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/emp-16163/overview/model/mustang
An aluminium
https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/edl-8866/overview/make/ford
Another aluminium
https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/fms-m-8501-c460/overview/make/ford
Last edited by a moderator: