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Old 04-28-2012, 10:26 PM   #19
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Re: Long water pump vs short water pump

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Originally Posted by kev2809 View Post
i guess i will be using my ugly passenger side brackets then.

the pulley doesnt slide on the shaft at all...i have the nut but it doesnt even come close to goin on because the pulley wont go on enough
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Or you can get a short water pump ($40 or so) and put the alternator on the driver's side. But then you need to make sure the other accessories line up. A two groove PS pump is most likely for the long WP setup only. This gets confusing because mixing brackets and pulleys from unknown assemblies can drive you nuts. What gets really interesting is when you have a box of Chevy, Ford and Mopar water pump pullies. They all have similar bolt patterns but slightly different offsets and sizes. One can go crazy!

If it were me, I'd go to a junk yard and start over with complete assemblies that you know all line up, brackets and pullies.
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