The Ford Barn

klawockvet · 09-15-2023, 06:22 PM

I thought there were reproductions being made but no one seems to know anything about them. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. Anyone know why the reproductions stopped and if they are going to start up again?

Charlie Stephens · 09-15-2023, 06:55 PM

It has been a couple of years and I don't need one but I seem to remember the reproductions were junk. Find an original and have it rebuilt. Remember the '32 was longer and the '33-'34 were shorter.

Charlie Stephens

John · 09-15-2023, 07:07 PM

I came across 2 of the recent reproductions in the not so distant past and each one had a casting flaw. Those repros were just junk. It is good advice to find an original casting.

John

bobbader · 09-15-2023, 08:31 PM

We gotta remember, at some point in time, much of the stuff we're used to being available will not be available. In the case of B water pumps, there already is a small pool of need for them. They only fit one year and they only fit the B head. Many folks with B engines in their Model A use A heads & pumps. It is becoming harder to find places to make short runs of products that WE consider "affordably priced". Then, there's the question of overall quality. All things considered, we continue to be lucky to have the availability of many quality parts at those "affordable prices".

nkaminar · 09-16-2023, 06:17 AM

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I am with Bob Bader on this. Try to find a new water pump for a 1930 car that is not a Model A.

09-15-2023, 06:22 PM	#1
klawockvet Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Klawock, AK/Kanab, UT Posts: 301	Model B water pumps I thought there were reproductions being made but no one seems to know anything about them. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. Anyone know why the reproductions stopped and if they are going to start up again?

09-15-2023, 07:07 PM	#3
John Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 189	Re: Model B water pumps I came across 2 of the recent reproductions in the not so distant past and each one had a casting flaw. Those repros were just junk. It is good advice to find an original casting. John

09-15-2023, 08:31 PM	#4
bobbader Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Huntington, NY Posts: 271	Re: Model B water pumps We gotta remember, at some point in time, much of the stuff we're used to being available will not be available. In the case of B water pumps, there already is a small pool of need for them. They only fit one year and they only fit the B head. Many folks with B engines in their Model A use A heads & pumps. It is becoming harder to find places to make short runs of products that WE consider "affordably priced". Then, there's the question of overall quality. All things considered, we continue to be lucky to have the availability of many quality parts at those "affordable prices".

09-16-2023, 06:17 AM	#5
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,903	Re: Model B water pumps Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I am with Bob Bader on this. Try to find a new water pump for a 1930 car that is not a Model A. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.