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I remember when I was in High School, my mom's Mercury Comet with a 260 V8 =
suddenly had water in the oil. My first thought was a blown head gasket. =
So I pulled the heads and discovered nothing wrong. So I took them to my l=
ocal machine shop to have them checked out. The guy at the shop told me th=
ey were true and asked about the issue. After my explanation, he told me t=
o check the water pump housing since those were made from pot metal and it =
was common for the water pump to wash out holes and start pumping coolant i=
nto the oil galleries.
Sure enough, he was right. The moral of this story is to make sure that yo=
u are not creating a problem in search of a better power to weight ratio,
Joe C.
> On February 24, 2023 at 8:56 AM Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>=
wrote:
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> As I=E2=80=99m prepping parts for an engine re-assembly, hefting the =
stock cast iron housing, I realized I=E2=80=99ve seen alloy ones for sale. =
The stock piece weighs 8 lbs with the water pump attached. That=E2=80=99s=
a decent hunk of metal on the forward part of a nose-heavy GT6! I could p=
robably knock off 4-5 lb.
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> Has anyone used the alloy ones - do they seem to be dimensionally acc=
urate? Any failures?
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> Rimmer has them in different styles for the various engines https://r=
immerbros.com/Item--i-307095A
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<p>I remember when I was in High School, my mom's Mercury Comet with a 26=
0 V8 suddenly had water in the oil. My first thought was a blown head=
gasket. So I pulled the heads and discovered nothing wrong. So=
I took them to my local machine shop to have them checked out. The g=
uy at the shop told me they were true and asked about the issue. Afte=
r my explanation, he told me to check the water pump housing since those we=
re made from pot metal and it was common for the water pump to wash out hol=
es and start pumping coolant into the oil galleries.</p>
<p>Sure enough, he was right. The moral of this story is to make su=
re that you are not creating a problem in search of a better power to weigh=
t ratio,</p>
<p>Joe C.</p>
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On February 24, 2023 at 8:56 AM Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.=
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<br>As I=E2=80=99m prepping parts for an engine re-assembly, hefting the=
stock cast iron housing, I realized I=E2=80=99ve seen alloy ones for sale.=
The stock piece weighs 8 lbs with the water pump attached. Tha=
t=E2=80=99s a decent hunk of metal on the forward part of a nose-heavy GT6!=
I could probably knock off 4-5 lb.
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Rimmer has them in different styles for the various engines <a hre=
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com/Item--i-307095A</a>
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