#%*! Italians

Published on April 29, 2009 in SUAR by taro. Closed

Excuse me while I let loose a stream of obscenities over here. I just spent the last four hours cleaning and installing the new water pump, gaskets, associated fittings, and then I discovered that the water pump does not fit. Actually everything fits except the fan. The first thing I did was compare the pumps and the usual dimensions matched. Not used to working on car with mechanical fan, I did not realize the end of the shaft does not fit in the depression on the back of the fan! Needless to say I am super annoyed. And having installed the pump, I cannot return it. I’m going to have to get a new pump, gasket, take everything apart again. It’s past midnight and I’m having a beer. &!^%@#^!@$# (Oh, the pump was made in Italy)

4 Responses to “#%*! Italians”

Feed for this Entry
  • risu
    April 29, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    Can’t you just forego the mechanical fan and just drop in one of the electrical ones and matching shroud off one of your many FX16’s? It would also reduce drag on the motor.

  • taro
    April 29, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    The thought crossed my mind, but the FX ones don’t fit, I checked a while ago, too thick. AE86 need a very thin fan if switching to electric. Also need to change out inlet fitting to one with thermoswitch, which like a fool I threw away with the other FX.

    • risu
      May 1, 2009 at 3:33 pm

      Will one fit on the outboard side? There is an OEM FJ-80 auxiliary electric fan that is set up for “blow” and not “suck” that was designed to go on the outside of the cooling stack.

  • root
    May 4, 2009 at 9:01 am

    Since there’s no A/C or oil cooler, there’s all the space in front, for the FMIC! One of these weekends I’ll go junkyard foraging.

Comments are currently closed.