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#1 |
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Paso Robles, CA
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Short or Long Water Pump?
Could anyone help?
On a small block, I'm going with electric fans and eventually an Old Air system, but for now it's just the p/s and the alternator that I have to run. Would I need a new p/s bracket and alternator bracket if I switch to long water pump? I have a newer large damper. Will that cause a conflict? |
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Glowing since 1978
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Lusby,MD,USA
Posts: 532
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Old Air recommends keeping the stock mechanical fan with clutch and a shroud for their units. The best location for the alternator and p/s pump is drivers side. Makes for a cleaner A/C compressor install. I don't know about the conversion to long pump though but do know that they need to know short or long pump when ordering the A/C unit for the pulleys to line up. I'm pretty sure the brackets for the p/s and alternator need changed do to the pulley location changing. Since I believe cars with 350 from the mid 70's on had long pumps the brackets should be available readily in the junk yard.
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66 Chevy C30 Stakebody Dump, PS,PB, 327cu in 71 Corvette Coupe 454 4 speed 69 Chevy C20 Custom Camper |
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Location: Chesapeake, Virginia
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I think the brackets will need to be changed. Our trucks came with the short pump w/ the PS brackets mounted to the block and engine mount. with a long pump the PS bracket is mounted w/ the wp and block. The long pumps deput in late 60s in the GM cars and trucks in 73 I believe. Except w/ vettes.
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1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm ![]() |
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#4 |
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Location: Rockville,In. USA
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The brackets will need to be changed if switching to a long neck water pump as will crank & water pump pulleys. The larger 8" harmonic balancer will not affect choice of water pumps or pulleys.
GMCPaul |
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