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Title: Modifying Water Pump Adapter, Bad Idea?
Post by: mbrunson427 on June 26, 2017, 08:31:48 AM

I'm getting all the parts/pieces in a pile so I can do this water pump change out and electric fan setup. I realized this weekend that I'm going to have nowhere for the heater core supply fitting once I put the CVR pump on. I thought about drilling and tapping the passenger side adapter for the heater core barb fitting. Bad idea?

Title: Re: Modifying Water Pump Adapter, Bad Idea?
Post by: sixty9cobra on June 26, 2017, 02:29:49 PM

I had the same thought. Jay said to drill and tap the adapter and add a fitting.

Title: Re: Modifying Water Pump Adapter, Bad Idea?
Post by: mbrunson427 on June 26, 2017, 04:00:47 PM

It seems like a simple deal......but then i started having this fear of starving that side of the engine or something. The neighbor is a machinist, I'm going to hand it to him tonight and tell him to go for it.

Title: Re: Modifying Water Pump Adapter, Bad Idea?
Post by: jayb on June 27, 2017, 08:13:30 AM

I think you'll be fine doing that, you are basically just duplicating the factory water routing.  No problem, in my opinion.  Can't say I've ever tried it, though...