On Jul 16, 3:49pm, RBrown5149@aol.com wrote:
> I recently ordered a replacement water pump and pulley for my TR4A from
> Victoria British. The pump installed perfectly but when I bolt on the
> pulley, it lays up against the pump housing and will not rotate freely,
> almost as if there is a spacer missing but the diagrams show no such part.
Yup, you've got one of the repro pumps.
> I contacted Victoria British and they do not have reports of the parts not
> fitting.
Frankly, they're lying through their teeth. This has been a problem for
about five or six years now. You can either add a spacer (bad fix)
or grind the pump body a bit (better fix). I ended up getting a
good used pump and have been using it for several years now. I'm
not sure what I'll do when I need another one. TRF is also aware of
the problem and there was talk of them making a new batch of pulleys
that fit correctly; I'm not sure if they've actually done it, though.
good luck,
John Lye
rjl6n@uva.pcmail.Virginia.EDU
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