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Re: FW: Aluminum Water Pump

To: "Steve Laifman" <Laifman@Flash.Net>,
Subject: Re: FW: Aluminum Water Pump
From: "Rich Atherton" <gumby@connectexpress.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 15:23:49 -0700
Couldn't you heat the hub and cool the shaft to retain the friction fit.  if you
go far enough, they should just slip together, or apart with a little effort.
Its how they put in cylinder sleeves!

Rich

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Laifman <Laifman@Flash.Net>
To: Fraser,Ron <Ron_Fraser@xn.xerox.com>
Cc: tigers@autox.team.net <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, May 21, 1998 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: FW: Aluminum Water Pump


>Ron,
>
>The Edelbrock HI-Po aluminum pump EDE-8442, for the "K" block already has a set
>back of casting to hub of 5.16 inches. I guess this matches the Manual, but not
>your "corrected" figure published by AE/TE.  If I ever have to take my original
>pump off, I'm going to measure it.   It is a high performance pump and sells
for
>a dear  $150.  You can get a polished one (8847) for "only"  $239!  You can, of
>course, replace the hub with your Tiger hub, but I here that the friction fit
>betweeen the shaft and is no longer as stong if you do this.  Maybe an "Urban
>Folklore Tale"?  I presume you have made the "adjustments" to the TE/AE
>recommendations, and measured pulley alignment.  I wonder how accuratly that
>measurment can be made?  Would you re-adjust your pulley hub if it weren't
>"right on"?
>
>Steve
>
>
>
>
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