Quote: I decided to go with a cheap cast aluminum one from 440 source.
Do yourself a BIG favor right now. Turn that water pump housing over and stuff a finger in the water passages that lead from the pump to the block. Make sure they are not pinched closed where they turn towards the pump. That was a hit-n-miss problem with that housing.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
