TIP: If you plan on using a used water pump, soak it in a bucket of water
over night (at least 8 hours). The seals dry out, and get burned when you
put it back in operation. New or rebuilt pumps seals will have a bit of
lubricant on them from reassembly. Only those that have sat on a shelf for
10-20 years (NOS) or have been used and sat up a long time (dried out)
need to be good wet before installing and putting into service again. You
might be okay to put it on then fill with coolant and let sit 8+ hours
before starting, but I've had good luck sticking a used pump in a bucket
overnight or longer.
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:54:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joe Fulton<piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
But the water pump started leaking. I don't think this car wants to go
back on the road this weekend. I'll search for a 195.6 water pump locally
or put another used pump on it just to get it back on the road. The
engine had very low miles since a rebuild but it sat for over 20 years and
the cylinders got rusty, so I rebuilt it. The water pump was on the
engine and the seals must have been damaged from sitting.
--
Frank Swygert
Publisher, "American Motors Cars"
Magazine (AMC)
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