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**Gregski** · 06-13-2020, 11:18 AM

the sooner we identify interferences the sooner we can order parts if needed to remedy them

the stock truck LS water pump posses two challenges in the form of the upper and lower inlets and outlets

UPPER HOSE

our options are to do nothing with the pumps 45° upper hose outlet design and run one of them ribbed upper hoses to redirect it back to the radiator or we could buy a 2007 and newer water pump where the outlet points straight up (decisions, decisions) another option is to replace the pump with a Camaro pump but that solution quickly dominos into spacers and alternator bracket grindage etc, I also heard of guys attempting to rotate that outlet via a tire iron or some other mickey mouse way, I wonder if that is prone to leaks though, your thoughts, suggesions? also the upper hose outlet is 1 1/4 yet on the '54 radiator it is 1 1/2 so we got a coupler adapter

LOWER HOSE

as far as the lower water pump inlet currently at the 9:00 o'clock position, we could hack the inner fender some more, until there is nothing left, ha ha, or we could buy a Mr. Gasket 2670 swivel inlet and simply reclock it, we shall shoot for the ladder

HEATER CORE

which brings us to the last issue on the water pump, and that is the heater hose bypass, see those two nipples pointed straight at the passenger inner fender, well we are not going to run a heater core, so they need to be linked together, fortunately they make a horse shoe shaped rubber hose to do just that

06-13-2020, 11:18 AM	#893
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,810	Re: A '54 named Busty - LS Water Pump Interferences the sooner we identify interferences the sooner we can order parts if needed to remedy them the stock truck LS water pump posses two challenges in the form of the upper and lower inlets and outlets UPPER HOSE our options are to do nothing with the pumps 45° upper hose outlet design and run one of them ribbed upper hoses to redirect it back to the radiator or we could buy a 2007 and newer water pump where the outlet points straight up (decisions, decisions) another option is to replace the pump with a Camaro pump but that solution quickly dominos into spacers and alternator bracket grindage etc, I also heard of guys attempting to rotate that outlet via a tire iron or some other mickey mouse way, I wonder if that is prone to leaks though, your thoughts, suggesions? also the upper hose outlet is 1 1/4 yet on the '54 radiator it is 1 1/2 so we got a coupler adapter LOWER HOSE as far as the lower water pump inlet currently at the 9:00 o'clock position, we could hack the inner fender some more, until there is nothing left, ha ha, or we could buy a Mr. Gasket 2670 swivel inlet and simply reclock it, we shall shoot for the ladder HEATER CORE which brings us to the last issue on the water pump, and that is the heater hose bypass, see those two nipples pointed straight at the passenger inner fender, well we are not going to run a heater core, so they need to be linked together, fortunately they make a horse shoe shaped rubber hose to do just that Attached Images Last edited by Gregski; 06-13-2020 at 11:54 AM.