----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry
Sent: 4/28/2004 11:46:14 AM
To: abeck@ica.net;triumphs@autox.team.net;spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Spitfire Water Pump... oops...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spitfires-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:spitfires-owner@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of abeck@ica.net
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 7:44 AM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Spitfire Water Pump... oops...
>
> 1979 Triumph Spiftire
>
> Uh... realized I put the water pump on..er... not quite right. I have
> the bleed hole at the side near the top. So, I need to fix it.
>
> Question:
>
> Can I pop it off and spin it around without draining the cooling system
> (again)?
>
> Can I do it without buying another water pump gasket?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> I guess I don't quite understand the problem. I don't think there is
> any way to install a water pump incorrectly as long as all the bolts go
> into their mating holes securely.
There is a bleed hole at the bottom of the water pump... (or it is supposed to
be at the bottom). With the 3 bolt positions, you could install it with the
hole at the bottom, or on either side.
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