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#1 What is the original colour (or plating) of the water pump?
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 10:01 am
by paydase
From the pictures here under of my 61 OTS water pump (behind the pulley), difficult to say if it was originally bare cast iron, or plated.
The metal looks to be cast iron.
I have seen restorations where the water pump was painted with POR 15. Would that be correct or not?
#2 Re: What is the original colour (or plating) of the water pump?
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 1:45 pm
by bitsobrits
If the water pump is bare cast iron, it's likely a replacement part that was not painted before installation.
#3 Re: What is the original colour (or plating) of the water pump?
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 8:47 pm
by paydase
Thank you Steve.
Black it shall be!
#4 Re: What is the original colour (or plating) of the water pump?
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:02 pm
by bitsobrits
In the photos it looks as if your engine is Austin-Healey green?
#5 Re: What is the original colour (or plating) of the water pump?
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 10:18 pm
by paydase
No it's a colour artefact when reducing the size of the picture to the authorised 256 kB.
Actually that timing cover below the water pump is made of aluminium, I think.