I used the stock water pump and location with only a little trimming to the shroud. A steel elbow gets the lower radiator hose out of the way of the fan and the motor runs cool....no pump adapter needed for my application.
Kept my original thermostat housing, it's an extremely nice design feature of the 261. It wasn't much trouble to find a rad. hose that fit both the housing and my 45 radiator.
I have the 139 tooth flywheel in front of my original crashbox transmission and use a 12 volt system with an alternator. I learned on this site that the six volt starter works even better using 12 volts, over a year of use on my ancient 6V starter now with no problems.
Just my input on the babbit bearing to 261 full pressure swap and the options I chose.
-Mike-
Last edited by sleeve; 09/02/2013 9:48 AM.
