The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop 216....repair kit for water pump?

does anyone offer a rebuilt kit for the 216 water pump...jim carter asking 85 bucks for a new one

butch,

I am 93.5% sure there is no rebuild kit, but you might hunt around mainstream parts stores for the new one as this pump might not be a true 'specialty' item...you might save some $$$$.

Stuart

thanks stuart..........i have everything running nice now.....then i took the truck out for a spin and came back after the test run and of course there always has to be something wrong......i saw a few drops of coolant under the water pump then i cranked it up again and saw coolant coming out the shaft on the water pump.........a 2 mile drive there was about a teaspoon of coolant on crossmember.......thanks again i think you are right..........i will have to replace it........

butch

butch,

Kragen lists a rebuilt pump with a 5/8" pulley for $50.99. It has a one year warranty. Item #58125.

Stuart

NAPA also sells the same as Kragen for about the same bucks.

thanks guys............i think i will order one tomorrow...i saw a rebuid kit on ebay for 15 bucks.......then of course 10 bucks for shipping and handling.......25 bucks to rebuild might as well add 25 more for new..........

butch

butch,

I am 99.9% sure there is no rebuild kit, just had to “one up” ya Stu! I’ve been looking for a kit for over a year Butch, they make more money by selling you the labor than the parts so the only way now is to either buy new or rebuilt.
I bought one last summer from Rock Auto and the price was about the same as a rebuilt ($67.79 now) and the casting and pulley were very nicely made. And I AM……a picky SOB!
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1326697,parttype,2208
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

its been about 2 years since i put a water pump on my 49 3600, it has the 216 and i want to say a brand new one was around 50.00 give or take a little.

I went with a new pump from my local parts store (no core,a spare to rebuild, new pulley, etc.). Looks great but when I went to put the fan back on I discovered that the pulley shoulder under the fan was squared off instead of round like the original and interfered with the rivets on the fan. A little grinding took care of the problem but be careful. If I had used it like it was it could have led to fan blade failure.

Yes Don's right on that. I did have to touch the pulley in four spots with the dremel for rivet clearance. That said, The pully and hub is a single piece machined from a casting, which in my opinion is a better design than the hub and pressed pulley that it originally had. It runs much more true than before.
Denny G