Posted By: JS23U
Flow Kooler 1679 pump - 04/15/10 09:41 AM
Hi,
I installed a Flow Kooler 1679 pump in the original iron water pump housing on my 440. While the blades look quite modern I wondered about the distance between the blade tips to the machined surface in the iron housing. The instructions tell you to add more gaskets to have clearance but I'd need minus gaskets. The distance is about 5mm (more than 3/16") even without a gasket. I learned that this gap is very important for the performance of a water pump, with optimum being under 1mm (a little more than 1/32"). Has anyone made this experience with a Flow Kooler pump? Did they do this because otherwise flow would be too much? Haven't driven the car yet...
Thanks
Jens
I installed a Flow Kooler 1679 pump in the original iron water pump housing on my 440. While the blades look quite modern I wondered about the distance between the blade tips to the machined surface in the iron housing. The instructions tell you to add more gaskets to have clearance but I'd need minus gaskets. The distance is about 5mm (more than 3/16") even without a gasket. I learned that this gap is very important for the performance of a water pump, with optimum being under 1mm (a little more than 1/32"). Has anyone made this experience with a Flow Kooler pump? Did they do this because otherwise flow would be too much? Haven't driven the car yet...
Thanks
Jens