The 'E' Type Forum

In my continuing saga of getting my e type on the road again after a catastrophic engine failure I acquired a temporary replacement engine
The engine is a 4.2 from an 81 XJ 6
I understand that the water pump from my series 2 4.2 will fit
I noticed that the water cavity on the engine on the 81 is slightly different shape however my series 2 pump fits perfectly
If not then I will need to modify an 81 pump to fit my drive pulley without protruding to far
Any thoughts
Mark

Meant to say
Will a series 2 water pump work on an 81 engine if the cavity on the engine is slightly different or do I need to adapt the 81 pump by shortening the pulley shaft and pressing the series 2 pulley onto it
It would be easier to just install the series 2 pump
Can anyone confirm this
Any help appreciated
Mark

When I converted a V8 E back to XK engine I shortened the S3 pump shaft to clear the picture frame and machined off the rearmost vee from the pulley to let it sit further back.

thexkeprocess wrote:Meant to say
Will a series 2 water pump work on an 81 engine if the cavity on the engine is slightly different or do I need to adapt the 81 pump by shortening the pulley shaft and pressing the series 2 pulley onto it
It would be easier to just install the series 2 pump
Can anyone confirm this
Any help appreciated
Mark

Hi Mark,
What you need is the late model 3" series 2 pump C28414
The inlet has the correct turn as well.
Regards,
Doug