point taken. just that all the ones i've seen have the belt running under the pump pulley.just goes to show how blinkered i can be.

thanks for opening my eyes/mind

stuey

Serpentine systems do not necessarily require a reverse rotation pump. It depends on just how the belt must be routed.


Lawrenceville, GA

hi

re timing cover   Duck was looking at a serpentine system which stirred the one grey cell, does a serpentine system require a reverse rotation water pump?    or is it the timing cover that gives the direction ie  the dam at the end of the outlet in the timing cover? then the question is could a timing cover be designed which had a dam both ends of the outlet that would allow you to gind/remove whichever you didn't want

or have i totally misunderstood water pump operation??

on a learning curve

stuey

I will buy a thermostat housing, timing cover, and water pump at the exact moment they are available. Really missed that boat the first time and I've been kicking myself ever since.

My name is Greg and I am addicted to Y's.

I too am looking forward to purchasing an aluminum timing cover, apparently there is a pent up demand.

Don W 

Again John, let me say thanks for all that you are doing. Look forward too the timing covers!

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Nice to see the timing cover will be available in the future. Have to save my pennies for one.

John (or anyone) have you ever considered modifying the timing covers for water flow as the Fase II Argentine covers are.
Here is a link to previous post I did and did get much response.

http://www.y-blocksforever.com/forums/Topic55718-3-1.aspx

Just wondering your thoughts or if someone have done some experimentation.

marv

Greg, we have done the first operation on the intakes we have. Still need to do 2nd op on about 28 more. Than back to heads.

We will be shipping some heads soon but we still don't have enough castings to cover everyone.

We are converting the core boxes for the heads so the sand cores can be made @ Edelbrock. This will save time on future orders and the other core shop was beating the boxes to death. Unbelievable how core shops and foundries treat patterns and core boxes! They seem to consider them sacrificial. 

Finally got the timing cover pattern to a new foundry on Thursday so sometime this summer we will get some castings.

While in Santa Fe Springs I finally got to see the new lathe I bought in December! Just loaded the old one on a flatbed so we finally have room for the new one.

http://ford-y-block.com 

20 miles east of San Diego, 20 miles north of Mexico

John, I know you were working on manifolds a week or two ago, are you back on heads now? (not that I want to get pushy, or anything) It seems I`m going faster this spring than last fall. A pair of those heads would REALLY wake things up.    (just dreaming)

Greg Dietrich Mt.Morris Il

CNC porting sounds good to me John, lets see the y-blocks wake up with a real GROWL!!!

-Gary Burnette-