New Member/Couple questions

[EvanR]

Found this form very useful over the years.
I've got a 72 k10 with a newish crate 350.
My water pump recently cracked into several pieces.
Need new water pump pulley and cant get it anywhere in town.
So i was thinking why not upgrade to serpentine belt.
Anyone have any good luck with these, gripes moans or complaints/Good brands.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[hamjet]

Wow, what caused the pump to break like that. looks like all fresh break like something hit it hard. from what I see the pulley looks fine, is it defective on the bottom? Not sure on switching to serpentine, but it won't be cheap.. nice truck by the way.

[7tee]

I'll have to say that I've never seen one like that but then I haven't seen everything. This had to be a bad casting. You could check on the past posting's for further info. on serpentine set ups...

[EvanR]

In total the fan cut through my lower radiator hose, hit somewhere and broke the rivets off a blade. The pulley got crushed in somehow and the belt wont fit in on one side.

[hugger6933]

A serp setup from a S-10 or C/K series truck 90-94 is the best ticket for you and should also be the most economical. Some aftermarket set ups can run up to a couple thousand bucks. Jim