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I have a new small block water pump I purchased from Chrysler 24 years ago. Do you think its OK to use?



good luck. It may work just fine since its was brand new. I had a slightly used one that was sitting for 10 years and it leaked like a sieve when I installed it.

and the starter that had previously worked all of a sudden (after 10 years) didnt work either.

In my case the seals dried out and leaked. maybe the shaft got surface rust on it. on start up, the seal got destroyed.