Water Pump Rebuilder

[GASoline71]

I simply hate the parts store stock short water pumps. They have become a generic "one fits all" pump with the ugly knob that sticks up on top with the 3/4" pipe thread. So us SBC guys have to put an ugly plug in there. Just detracts from the appearance of the front of the engine if you ask me. You can see from the pics of what I mean. The orange pump is the one off of my engine now. It is a parts store special that only after about 2,500 miles is leaking coolant from the weep hole. Plus it's ugly as a mud fence. The unpainted pump is the one I want to have rebuilt. They do have the same fan hub, so that will work with what I have.

I can't even remember back if when I bought my 1972 GMC C15, if it had an original pump in it, or a reman. Anyhoo... I've been pack-ratting a couple of old water pumps around for 30 years and want to use one on my rig now. The one short pump I have is a "608" pump with a date code that puts it October of 1965 I believe. I don't care about the date code, but just the fact that it doesn't have the ugly knob sticking up on top.

So I told you all that... just to ask you this... I'm looking for a decent water pump rebuilder close to Seattle, WA or to the North. I don't mind sending it off somewhere. But it would be nice to just drive somewhere local. Anybody have any info on something close? I found Flying Dutchman Pump Rebuilders out of Oregon, but it's just a bit too far south for a drive.

Gary