Steve,
Below, you describe the exact pump I purchased from Summit racing.
I did not spring for the polished model, I painted mine dark Ford blue to
match the rest of my engine.
The back side of the edelbrock hub is tapered to a diameter larger than 1
inch.
The fan and pulley won't sit on it properly unless some lathe work is
attempted.
I started to pull the hub off and make the mods, but it was on really tight
and my steering wheel puller was not happy trying to move it. I did some
calculations and decided there was enough room to press the hub on far
enough to put the pulleys in line. Then I made and pressed on a 1 inch
diameter cylinder. This made for a nice close fit with the pulley and fan.
My parts slip on easily and have almost no radial runout. Work real good,
last long time :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Laifman" <SLaifman@socal.rr.com>
To: "Kathy and Erich Coiner" <kathy.coiner@gte.net>
Cc: "Tiger List" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: Cooling System Success at Last!
> Erich,
>
> I don't know if you found it, or not, but Edelbrock makes a special high
> performance aluminum water pump for the Hi-Po 289 which is the correct
> "shorty" overall length for the Tiger, fits the 260 aluminum chain cover
> design, and has high performance flow. There is a great section our
> their web site (http://www.Edelbrock.com).
>
> This is NOT an inexpensive pump, with high po impeller, and comes even
> more expensive if you opt for the polished one. Just a thought, for
> those who want the "very best".
>
> This is hot linked in our TigersUnited.com "Online Resources", under
> "Commercial Links, Performance Parts", and other categories for over 250
> Tiger related sites..
>
> The hub will need pulling, reversing, and repressing to the original
> Tiger distance from back to front (as Rootes had Ford do). The correct
> offset is defined in the Rootes Tiger Workshop Manual, General
> Specifications, in both the original and the TigersUnited.com pages, for
> the same reason Rootes and you did it - to get the blades back far
> enough from the radiator..
>
>
> That Derale "symmetrical" fan spacing sounds like just the "ticket" for
> those that want the feeling of being pursued by the cops, or the whine
> of a powerful supercharger. (9-)
>
> Glad to see you tried the lower valance sheet metal guide, and it is
> working well for you. It did for me, and my pump was not changed.
>
> Steve
>
> Kathy and Erich Coiner wrote:
>
> >This past week I found a silver bullet that has taken my Tiger from a
beast
> >that runs at 220 on the hiway if I try to go over 65 mph, to a cool cat
that
> >sits on the Thermostat at 80 mph on an 85 degree day.
> >
> >What is that magic bullet you ask? The answer is a new water pump. I
> >replaced the stocker with an Edelbrock. --------
> >Erich
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> Steve Laifman
> Editor
> http://www.TigersUnited.com
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