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215 vs 300 water pump clearence - was: Buick 300 water pump clearence

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Subject: 215 vs 300 water pump clearence - was: Buick 300 water pump clearence
From: Kevin & Deana Brown <MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 09:20:20 -0600
Reply-to: Kevin & Deana Brown <MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>
Sender: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net
Larry,

Thanks - It looks like my 215 water pump is about 4.3 inches, so I won't
gain as
much as I had hoped.  Right now I only have about 2-inches between the
radiator
and water pump pulley flange.

Kevin

Larry Hoy wrote:

> The 300 pump is 3.625" flange to flange.  Can't help with the 215
Pump.
>
> Larry Hoy
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
> >Behalf Of Kevin & Deana Brown
> >Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 3:34 PM
> >To: MGV8 list
> >Subject: Buick 300 Water Pump Clearence
> >
> >
> >Does anyone know how much additional clearance is gained when
installing
> >a Buick 300 water pump in place of the stock Buick 215 long nose
water
> >pump??  The steel/aluminum fan that I have sticks up too far so I am
> >replacing it with an electric one, but I need more clearance.  I went
to
> >the junk yard today and found a 14 inch Hayden fan, for $25, that
fits
> >the stock MG V8 radiator perfectly.  The fan was installed as a
pusher
> >fan on an '89 Murker (I found out that the hood release for the
Murker
> >is located on the bottom of the steering column - a little tough to
> >find!).  Once I got home I discovered that the fan blade is
reversible
> >so that I could make it in to a puller fan.  Thanks for the help.
> >
> >Kevin

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