I have always been leery of certain types of NOS parts - mostly things
that could be affected by corrosion or deteriorate with age. Water
pumps and other things with bushings/deals are among those things I am
suspicious of.
Jan & Roger van Hoy wrote:
Just to be a bit contrarian, I bought a NOS water pump that had been
sitting on a shelf for many years, and soon after installation it had
to be rebuilt.
The pump it replaced, a NORS part, was significantly more cheaply made
than the MoPar part.
--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56 Plymouth,
'66 Plymouth, '41 Dodge
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Jones" <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] WANTED SOURCE OF WATER PUMP FOR 1957 DODGE 325 HEMI
Be careful of re-builders. They can and do mix up parts. Also, the
housing can be scoured or enlarged by the impeller when the bearings
went bad, and this will effect the efficiency.
NOS is well worth it, as you know ALL the parts are new.
Some years ago, NAPA offered NOS cheaper than re-builts. Don't know if
they are still doing it, but after several Mopar re-built pumps failed
on my Li'l Red Express, I put one of NAPA's and it's still on there.
Ray
On Sep 8, 2008, at 8:46 AM, John Teske wrote:
Fern:
There are rebuilders around also.
John
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