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This reminds me of 5-10 years ago a company was going to reproduce
bellhousings for AMC. Everyone was really excited that this new product was
going to come into the market as who couldn't use, or want a new bellhousing.
Anyways, in their arrogance, or sheer lack of research or just don't know AMC,
they made one. Not for the Borg Warnet T-10s AMC used but for Muncie. AMC didn't
use Muncie. So Frank Swygert of AIM magazine wrote the company a nice letter
asking why they didn't do one for T-10, instead of wasint precious resources on
something no AMC used. He got back a email from corporate telling him 'AMC
people were lucky we did anything at all for them' which was sort fo par for
course. I don't remember the company but with that reply, I can only hope that
there is a warehouse somewhere with a million Muncie/AMC bellhousings no one
ever bought. And I hope the arrogant son of a bitch who wrote Frank is in the
unemployment line. You know same thing happened with the Crown timing chain
covers about 8 or so years ago, and granted, sometimes a first run of something
has some glitches. That was worked out however quickly, and hopefully no harm
done to engines.
For what it is worth, have had both long shaft and short shaft and I
mentioned it in original post to Jim who initially asked that question:
" Hi Jim, this is problem as old as AMC. There is long shaft and short
shaft waterpumps. I even believe there is a memo from decades ago talking about
this differences. I don't remember what it said however. Whoever you got that
aftermarket waterpump from you might ask what to do. With stock waterpumps I
used to use a spacer, which sometimes worked. You might have to use a shim or
two. Somewhere on the old amxfile.com website there was a good thread about
different ways to solve this, sort of like if you ask how many ways to change a
headlight 100 different answers though."
Still looks like jury out!
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