Dave, sounds like you supply Jim Carter with the adapter plate and I've been in touch with them in the last day or two trying to make sure this is going to work for me. As a little background, my pickup had a 235 in it, but the previous owner had canted the radiator to make clearance for the cooling fan. (It is a 3/4-ton, so the original engine was a 216 before the previous owner changed things.) I ended up having to replace the old 235 block and it now has a 235 block from a '61 Biscayne. Because the water pump wouldn't fit and leave clearance for the cooling fan, I bought Carter's short shaft water pump, a recommended flat back fan and a new radiator since the old one was also shot. The short shaft and 216 fan give me about 3/4" of clearance to the radiator, but it centers about 4-5" from the bottom of the radiator. I'm trying to figure out how I can install a longer shaft water pump given the clearance and how the adapter plate is going to compensate for the additional shaft length and allow me to put a regular 235 cooling fan back on. The short shaft pump was reportedly going to fix my distance problem, but it created another in the process and I no longer have my regular pump. I don't have a photo of the adapter, so I can't get my mind around how it works. I don't want to buy a new water pump and an adapter only to find out it won't fit in my application. Can you post a photo of your adapter plate and what it looks like installed? That would be immensely helpful Thanks. Again, I wish I knew how to post a photo that would show more of what I am talking about.
