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12-18-2010, 03:25 PM | #1 |
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1949 Mercury flathead water pump
it appears I have antifreeze leaking from the drivers side, I assume it is the water pump, my questions are:
1. Is Ford and Mercury water pumps the same? 2. Do I rebuild or buy new? Thanks, Tom |
12-18-2010, 03:55 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1949 Mercury flathead water pump
Bren,
Merc pumps are different from Ford where they mount to the chassis. I believe there are at least 2 different styles. Someone on the Barn will know where you can get a pump. In my area I rebuild them for local customers. I can tell you they don't come apart as easy as the '37 - '48 style pump. Charlie ny |
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Re: 1949 Mercury flathead water pump
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12-18-2010, 04:19 PM | #4 |
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Re: 1949 Mercury flathead water pump
Don't know much about rebuilding but if you want one rebuilt ready to go here are some from C&G for $190.00: https://secure435.hostgator.com/~dlv...&g=97&t=712&tn=
Or, you can have yours rebuilt with higher velocity impellers by Skip Haney for $200.00 here: http://www.fordcollector.com/water_pumps.htm
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12-18-2010, 04:19 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1949 Mercury flathead water pump
Here are some pictures of the Ford and Merc pumps. The '49-'51 Merc pump bodies are basically the same except the '49 Merc had wide belt pulleys, while '50-'51s used narrow belts.
I don't have any '49 Ford car pumps to show (same as '53 trucks) but they are the same as the '50-'53 except for wide belt pulleys. |
12-18-2010, 04:40 PM | #6 |
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What Old Henry says....$200 is mucho reasonable especially if you get 'George Mitchell' impellers....Skip is the way I'd go for sure. Charlie ny |
12-18-2010, 05:34 PM | #7 |
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Re: 1949 Mercury flathead water pump
I made a tool out of an old impeller to press the seal in to the correct dimensions. There are rebuild instructions on the flathead techno-source site titled "49 - 53 waterpump rebuild by Dave O'Neil". http://www.btc-bci.com/~billben/flathead.htm They are a pain to rebuild but the kits are around 25 bucks if you have the tools & equipment to do the job.
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