Re: 258 water pump question

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2006-03-12 at 16:07, Doug Dornbos wrote:
> Hi gang
> I am trying to put an electric radiator fan in the 1973 258. My water 
> pump shaft is in the way. It is quite long and in stock form, it has the 
> fan blades mounted to the front of it along with a cone shaped spacer 
> which goes back towards the motor and has a V-belt pulley on it. Is 
> there a short shaft version of this water pump/pulley combination that I 
> can use that will give me more clearance?

Yes, but you'll need the matching pulley. There are at least three
different water pump shaft lengths, and three corresponding pulleys.

Why not put the electric fan in front of the radiator? Or mount it
off-center?