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Old 08-19-2016, 09:22 PM   #1
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Were water pumps painted?

Were Chevy truck water pumps painted from the factory?

For come reason I was thinking they weren’t painted.
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Old 08-20-2016, 12:25 AM   #2
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Re: Were water pumps painted?

They were painted
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Old 08-20-2016, 08:02 AM   #3
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Re: Were water pumps painted?

At some point they started painting them. In the 60's and early 70's I don't believe they were painted. I'm positive that my grandfather's 1974 C10 w/350 had a raw cast iron water pump.

Maybe Keith could shed more light on this.

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Old 08-20-2016, 10:56 AM   #4
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Re: Were water pumps painted?

I'm pretty sure production water pumps were installed during engine assembly at Flint and Tonowanda. The engine/water pump assembly were painted at the same time. I don't think service water pumps were painted.
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Old 08-20-2016, 12:36 PM   #5
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Re: Were water pumps painted?

The 76 I bought new, 350, had a painted pump.
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Re: Were water pumps painted?

Yes - they were painted.

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Old 08-20-2016, 05:03 PM   #7
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Re: Were water pumps painted?

Thanks for the help.

Now I know to paint the new water pump Chevy orange.
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